Day 4 - Porridge

This morning I made porridge.  I have my old favourite porridge recipe that my grandfather "Bill" used to make, but I thought maybe, just maybe Jamie Oliver might have something to offer here... and the recipe in the book, is a little faster and simpler...so why not eh?



We decide to forgo the toasted almonds, so save 8 minutes.  I set the temp and set the time

... and Jamie suggests that if it isnt runny enough, just add a splash of water....well I ended up setting the timer for another 4 mintues, then upping the temperature and another3 and another 5 minutes, before deciding it was good enough.  I dont think I like it super stodgy, but I do like it at least as thick as the above picture looks like it is!

On the whole we were all happy with the end results, and my favourite part was not having to clean up the microwave from the jug boiling over!!  I will probably make it this way again.

Result = Sucess

Day 2 - a little bit of museli

I had some oats and a handful of chopped walnuts to deal to so I thought, my first experiement in the Jamie Oliver Homecooker could be a bit of toasted Museli...

I flicked open the book to find their recipe...as a starting point!




I didnt have any seeds, runny honey, dried fruit or nuts apart from a few walnuts....

So I heated the homecooker to 175 (as directed) and tipped what I had plus a big old squirt of maple syrup, set the timer for 20 minutes and walked away.

At the end of the 20 minutes the machine beeps and turns off and keeps beeping until you come back...or a while anyway, havent tested the length it goes to to ensure your return as yet.
When I came back, mine looked nothing like the picture above!?!?!  But it looked fine, maybe next time, I will time it a little shorter or possible make it a little cooler, we will see!

I have tipped it into my museli container and considered Test 1 a success!