Oat & Vegetable Omelette

Mummy decided to be creative again and
attempted to sneak in more oat into her diet.

Oat & Vegetable Omelette

Ingredients
1 egg
2 tbsp oat milk
2 tbsp blended oats/baby oat
11/2 tbsp cheddar cheese
1/3 cup frozen veg (as desire)
Olive oil

Method 

Beat all the ingredients together  (except the olive oil ) and pan fry at medium heat in olive oil .

She loves it and finished the entire Oat Omelette .

Sugar free Apple & Raisins Baked Oat Cake

I have been flipping through my recipe books recently for more inspiration and this simple sugar free recipe caught my eye.  Apple, raisins and cinnamon , how lovely !

Apple & Raisins Baked Oat Cake

Ingredients 

2 regular sized apples

1/2 cup raisins

2 cups of rolled oats blended to breadcrumb consistency (see pic)

1 tsp baking powder

1 cup fresh milk

1 egg (beaten)

2 tbsp olive oil

2 tbsp water

Cinnamon powder

Method 

Peel and cut the apples into cubes . Put apples, raisins, water and a pinch of cinnamon into a saucepan and cook for about 10 min till the apple softens. Add more cinnamon if you like.

After cooking the apples, you can choose to mash it but I wanted a smooth consistency so I blended the cooked apples in a processor and then mix it with the raisins.

Put the blended oat, baking powder , egg, milk and oil in another bowl and mix well.

Add in the apple and raisins mixture and mix well again .

Scoop the mixture into well greased moulds and sprinkle some cinnamon on top.

Bake for 30-35 min at 170 degrees. Remove from oven and let it cool and a yummy snack is done !

Baked Salmon in Rosemary & Oregano with Yoghurt Mash

I was planning to bake salmon for lunch and was thinking an oat crumble will add some crunch and variety . 

Baked Salmon in Rosemary & Oregano with Yoghurt Mash

Ingredient

Salmon

2 tbsp blended oats

1/2 tsp cold unsalted butter

1/4 tsp rosemary 

1/8 tsp oregano

Sprinkle of black pepper

Method 

Sprinkle rosemary, oregano and black pepper over the salmon and coat it well.

For the oat crumble,rub in chopped cold unsalted butter into the oats till it resembles breadcrumbs.

Place the salmon skin down on a baking tray and add the oat crumble on top.

Bake for 20 min at 180 degrees. The baking time is dependent on the size of salmon.

Yoghurt Mash 

Ingredient 

1 small potato 

1 sweet potato

Some yellow onions (chopped)

1 sprig of spring onion (chopped)

3-4 tbsp Greek yoghurt

Method 

Steam the sweet potato and potato.

Mash them and add in the greek yoghurt ,spring onion and onions. You can adjust it accordingly based on LO's preference.

Oatmeal Cake aka Porridge Fingers

It is breakfast time again! With mummy not working today,  let's explore another variations of oat based brekkie. This time round we tried a soaked oatmeal version.

Oatmeal Cake

Ingredients

5 tbsp of rolled oat/baby oats (I tried 3 tbsp rolled oats & 2 tbsp oat flour)

5 tbsp of fresh milk

Handful of blueberries

Mix the above ingredients in a bowl and let it soak for about 5 minutes.

Press the mixture down firmly into the bottom of the bowl and bake at 180 degrees  for 10-15min until it turns into a firm little cake.

Once cooled, cut it into wedges or fingers.

On hindsight, I may try another version with all or mainly oat flour as my toothless LO seems to find some difficulties with the texture. 

Having said that, she finished most of it after a while Hahahha. But first, all the blueberries were targeted !

Easy Banana Yoghurt Oatmeal Biscuits

Was surfing the web and chanced upon Racheal Ray's oatmeal cookies and had to try it out.  I just love her simple recipes.

Here is the original recipe which I adapted.

Decided to make 2 versions,  one for baby so texture must be mushy and Greek yoghurt is my choice.  For hubs, he loves choc so that's an obvious combination too!

Banana Yoghurt Oatmeal Biscuit (makes 12)

Ingredients 

2 Bananas (mashed)

1 cup rolled oats 

3 tbsp Greek yoghurt

 Method 

Put the rolled oats in the food processor and grind it till it is oat flour .

Mix in the mashed bananas and greek yoghurt.  

Scoop the batter onto the baking sheets and bake at 160 degrees for 25 min or until Brown.

Note: For the chocolate chip version, just replace the greek yoghurt with 1/4 cup chocolate chips and bake for 15 min.

Both are equally yummy and I can't stop sneaking into the kitchen to grab some.

Fluffy Banana Oat Pancakes

Was cracking my brain as to what to prepare for both hubby and baby and decided to disguise healthy oats in a banana loaded batter. Hahahah,  that's one good way to make hubs eat healthy too! No sugar,  no oil,  no salt!

Fluffy Banana Oat Pancakes (makes 10 small pancakes)

Ingredients 

1 egg

2 ripe bananas 

2 tbsp fresh milk 

5 tbsp oat powder 

3 tbsp plain flour 

1/8 tsp baking powder 

1/4 tsp cinnamon powder

Pinch of nutmeg

Method

Put all the ingredients in a blender and mix well into a batter.

Scoop the batter and cook in a non stick pan at medium heat. Flip it to ensure even browning.

Serve with fruits or youghurt .

These are so yummy that I did not even top it with maple syrup for hubs.

  

Here's lil sunshine tearing up the pancakes into smaller bits without my help. My little girl is growing up so fast!

Salmon & Beetroot Oat Patties

I have always wanted to introduce beetroot to LO but the strong earthy scent makes it really challenging for her to accept so I decide to musk it with salmon and other veg in a pan fried patty. Who can resist yummy patties and I LOVE the colour !

Salmon & Beetroot Oat Patties

Ingredient (makes 8 small patties)

1 slice salmon 

1/2 potato 

1/2 cup baby oats/ blended rolled oats 

1/3 cup spinach (chopped)

1/3 cup beetroot (chopped)

1 egg

1/2 small onion 

1 small garlic

Parsley (optional)

Method 

Steam potato, beeteet, salmon till they are cooked.

Put all the ingredients into a food processor and blend it till your desired consistency.

I decided to blend the rolled oats as I wanted a smooth texture .

Form into patties and pan fry till it turns brown.

For the adults, I added salt and black pepper and it was pretty nice.

Potato & Oat Patties

Today is another busy day making last minute preparation for lil sunshine's birthday so i made a simple lunch of potato & oat patties.

Potato & Oat Patties

Ingredient (makes 3)

1 tbsp baby oats

1/2 potato

1/2 carrot (shredded)

3~4 broccoli florets 

1 chunk pumpkin 

1 garlic clove (chopped)

1/2 onion shallot (chopped)

1/2 egg (light beaten)

Olive oil

Parsley to garnish

Method

Steam Potato, pumpkin and broccoli. Once cooked, mashed and set aside.

Mix in onion, garlic, Baby oats, mashed mixture, carrot and egg and stir well.

Pan fry mixture and garnish with parsley.

This is great for a quick snack or side dish too.

Oaty Veggie Scrambled Egg

Lil Sunshine was down with the sniffles so I wanted to make something fun and colourful for her to "play" while she eats.

Oaty Veggie Scrambled Egg

Ingredient

1 whole egg

1 tbsp breast milk/ any milk

1 tbsp carrot (grated)

2 tsp baby oats/Rolled oats

1/2 tbsp spinach (chopped finely)

1 tsp cheddar cheese (as desire)

Method

Whisk egg and milk and add in carrot, spinacha, oat and cheese. Mix well and pan fry with olive oil.

Since I wanted to let her practise her pincher grasp, I made it slightly chunky and dry instead of the usual runny scrambled eggs we are used to. :)

Banana, Applesauce & Strawberry Oat Fingers

Another late night in the office resulting in me having to prepare something really quick for lil sunshine so I did my all time favourite, oat fingers! This time round, i decided to make a different flavour , combining the sweet banana and applesauce with slightly sourish strawberries.

Banana, Applesauce & Strawberry Oat Fingers

Ingredients 

1/2 banana 

2 tbsp applesauce 

1 big strawberry (chopped)

5 tbsp baby oats/rolled oats (may adjust based on texture)

Method

Mash banana and mix in applesauce, strawberry and oats. The amount of oats should be adjusted based on the consistency of the mixture. If it appears too soft and watery, add in more oats.  Form into fingers and bake at 170 degrees for 15 min. Cool and serve.

This is a very versatile snack and my usual quick Fix.

You can make all sorts of fruity combination but keep banana as the base. Or make pumpkin base with spinach, cheese, corn, herbs etc for other variation. Just need to adjust oats accordingly as some combination can be more liquid.

My Other variations - Pumpkin & Cinnamon & Banana Blueberry

Have fun!

Chicken Oatmeal Patties

Some mummies were asking me if they can pan fry raw oats instead of baking so I decided to give it a try. I love the texture of oats along with the crunch of water chestnut. 

Chicken Oatmeal Patties

Ingredients (makes 6)

1 egg

1/2 cup baby oats

1 piece of water chestnut (diced)

1 Chicken drumstick (cooked and minced)

1 tbsp shredded carrot

Handful of garden peas

Method 

Mix in all ingredients, form into patties and pan fry at medium heat until both sides are cooked.Cool and serve.

Since my 11 mth old baby is still toothless, i tend to smash my peas before mixing so that is really optional. Akso, she loves greek yoghurt so that will be her fun dip for the patties.

Healthy Banana & Yoghurt Oatmeal Muffin

I love oats and yoghurt and the idea of mixing them into a muffin mix just sounds ideal for my little one. :)

Most of the recipes i have seen required sugar and since i am way against that, more banana mash will probably do the trick, and it did !

Healthy Banana & Yoghurt Oatmeal Muffin

Ingredients (makes 6)

1 cup baby oats/ rolled oats

2 ripe bananas

1 egg

1/2 cup Greek yoghurt

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp cinnamon powder

Handful of chocolate chips (for tots or adults)

Method

Mix all the ingredients (except choc chips) and blend it in a food processor. I used favorite my handheld blender. Mix in the chocolate chips into the batter as desire. Pour the mixture into muffin cups. Bake at 180 degrees for 25 min or until brown. Cool and serve.

Snack time ! Pumpkin & Cinnamon Oat Fingers

What is the best thing about a lazy Sunday ? Loads of snacks of cos!

So i decided to make another variation of the versatile oat fingers for my lil sunshine.

Pumpkin & Cinnamon Oat Fingers

Ingredient :

150 g pumpkin

4 Tbsp baby oats

1/4 tsp cinnamon 

Method:

Steam pumpkin and mash it. Add cinnamon powder and oats and mix well. Form into fingers and bake for 15 min at 170 degrees.

Love the gorgeous orange. I'm in love with pumpkin as you can tell. hahahah

My happy baby enjoying her healthy, mushy and oh so yummy snack!

So while i try a new variation for baby girl, i must not forget Daddy so i made some Yam crisp in olive oil using my favourite turbo broiler. Will probably make these for Penny when she is older since its a healthy snack too. When you can't beat a family of snackers , you just have to make healthy snacks and JOIN IN !Woohooo !

Afternote : some mummies have been asking me where i bought my baby oats. So here is a picture of it and you can probably find it at NTUC Xtra or finest.

Oat Fingers , Sweet Potato Shapes & Avocado Tofu Pasta

Fruity Oat Fingers

Ingredients 

3 Tbsp Of rolled oats (blended if prefers finer oats)

Half a banana 

Handful of blueberries 

Method

Mash the banana and mix in oats and blueberries . Form into fingers and bake for 15 min at 170 degrees.

Sweet Potato Shapes

 (Just to make it fun and good teaching aid !)

Mould steamed sweet potatoes into shapes that you fancy and dust it with wheat flour to hold the shape . Baked for a few minutes for shapes to harden.

Avocado Tofu Pasta

Steam tofu in chicken stock for more flavour. Cook a handful of baby pasta.

Mix mashed tofu, avocado and pasta. Serve with some cheddar cheese and basil for flavour.