A Cutting Lesson

This one is for Sarah.

I use a lot of peppers in cooking, some sweet and mild and some hot and some even hotter.  Here is an easy way to slice the pepper while holding the stem so that you can partially avoid the heat in the seeds and membrane.

Holding the green stem, use a very sharp knife and slice diagonally.

Repeat until the flesh is cut from the bone.

Discard the stem, membrane and seeds. No muss and fuss.

Easy hot breakfast

How many of us dream about a hot breakfast that requires no input from us in the morning? Although the Grillmaster usually cooks us breakfast every morning, here is a quick and easy way to have a hot cooked breakfast with no morning work.

Be sure to use steel cut or regular oatmeal.  Instant or quick cook will not be so good.  Add the oatmeal and water according to package directions into a Pyrex bowl.

 Place this into your slow cooker.  Add sufficient water to the slow cooker and around the bowl so that it comes within one inch of the top.  Turn on the slow cooker for about 8 to10 hours.  Cover and go to bed.

Your oatmeal will be cooked and delicious when you rise in the morning.

Add nuts, fruit, milk or sugar as you desire.  Enjoy.  

PS cleanup is really easy too.