Comfort Food Craving
Hey y’all! Happy Wednesday!
My morning was productive—I perused the blog world, wrote for a little over an hour, and then around 11, Ryan and I suited up in multiple layers to take the dogs out for a walk. Our “warm” weather (and by warm, I mean 40 degrees) has disappeared and been replaced with typical January weather—twenties and windy. Oh well—it was fun while it lasted! It was bright and sunny this morning though, so we wanted to get out while we could.
We walked the dogs around all the hills in our neighborhood (and there are some STEEP ones!) for about 3.5 miles, and then headed home for some lunch.
All that blustery weather got me craving something warm and comforting, which meant…oats for lunch!
I had waffles for breakfast, so don’t worry—my meals aren’t that repetitive! 
I contemplated making another bowl of savory oats, but was craving something warm and sweet, so I followed my cravings, making a big bowl of…
Sweet Potato Oats!
I peeled and chopped one sweet potato, placed it in a microwave-safe bowl with about an inch of water, and microwaved it for 4-5 minutes, stopping to stir every minute or so. Once the potatoes were nice and soft…
…I got to work on the oatmeal, combining 1/2 a cup of oats with 1 cup of vanilla hemp milk for the ultimate in creaminess. I microwaved my oats for about 2-3 minutes, until they were delicious and creamy:
I stirred in a teaspoon of Chia seeds (go Omega 3’s!), and topped the oats with the sweet potato, plus a drizzle of agave nectar and a big shake of cinnamon.
Lunch never tasted so much like dessert!
Obviously this meal is lacking in greens, but we’re going to hot yoga/dinner in State College tonight, and I think we’ll probably hit up Green Bowl, so I’ll be able to make up for it then!
I should also probably note that I snacked on *a few* chips and hummus while I was cooking. And I finished the meal with a ball—he looked so lonely in the refrigerator all by himself.
And yes, if you’re thinking, “Wait, does that mean that Anna and Ryan single-handedly ate all those balls in just THREE days?!?”
Yes, friends. Yes it does.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: those are some DAMN good balls.
I had a few requests for the actual guacamole recipe from last night, so here you go! Obviously you could alter it if you like a little more heat, less cilantro, etc. I’m a cilantro freak, so mine is always full of the stuff!
Chunky Guacamole
1 avocado, pitted
1/3 cup red onion, minced
1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
juice of 1 lime
In a bowl, scrape the avocado from the skin with a large spoon and mash with a fork until desired consistency is reached. Add remaining ingredients and stir until everything is incorporated.
Enjoy with chips and a margarita!
optional additions: minced garlic, chopped fresh tomato, salsa, minced jalapeno pepper, cayenne pepper, or black beans.
Yum!
Hope your Wednesday is going great! See you tonight!
I am a cilantro freak too…it makes everything taste better!!
The oatmeal looks amazingly good! Love cilantro and made some tasty guac in the Vita-Mix over the weekend with avocado, cilantro, celery, tomato, jalapeno, garlic and lime juice – mmmm! Reducing the avocado and adding celery makes it light guac to me
That is a really neat oatmeal recipe- thank you for sharing!
Glad I found your blog! We have a few things in common. Yes, I eat meat, but I am newly married, and I used to live in PA
I live in Michigan now, and I want to move back.
your oatmeal looks great by the way
Oooh sweet potatoes and oatmeal! What a lovely combination!
My guacamole is similar but put some diced tomato in there too
Yeah, it’s back to being cold here too
Those are some yummy looking sweet potato oats.
this looks SO good! i need to go get some sweet potatoes STAT!
Great idea on the sweet potato – oats combo!
Great combo…I wouldn’t have thought of sweet potatoes and oats.
I can’t wait to make some guacamole now!
Hehe, I love how you group “perusing the blog world” in with your other productive activities. This is one of those “You know your a blogger when..” kind of things.
Cool oat recipe! You make sweet potatoes look gooooood.
I LOVE oats for lunch. They keep you full all afternoon, and if you add the right toppings, there’s no need for dessert! Such a good idea to add sweet potatoes!
Have fun at State College!
Savory oats? Sounds… interesting.
K, you stole my heart.. sweet potatoes are my fav food, so on top of oatmeal… YUM YUM. Looks really fabulous!
yum those sweet potato oats look delicious!!!!!!
love your oatmeal/sweet potato combo. two of my fave things in one!
hmm I have been craving sweet potatoes… you sweet potato oat combo sounds awesome.
You know, I was just looking at my squash/potato bowl thinking “what am I going to do with all of these sweet potatoes?” You have helped me answer this question. Many thanks.
Wow, that looks/sounds fantastic!
Also, I’m of the impression that “cilantro freaks” are good quality people.
That is interesting. Wish I had a microwave – would make things easier
Sweet potato oats sound really good!! YUM!
Sweetpotatoes+mayo
The oats look SO good!