Oatmeal Without Occasion
Oatmeal for breakfast is like porridge on a rainy day. Or chicken soup on a cold-stricken day. Well, I had a cold-like symptom today, but I managed to taste the sour sweet blueberries, comforting bananas, and tangy crunch of my apple. Because oatmeal is like porridge, it soothes my stomach and works like a light and filling bowl. Only I need not wait for a rainy or sick day. I tasted the scintillating sour tang of the blueberries alone before the oatmeal. Then the Cosmic Crisp apples took a fresh twist on the tang that adds a bit of crunch to my meal. Bananas melt to a gelatinous coat that dissolves in my mouth. I like to taste a few bites of fruity pieces before they become soaked in simmered oatmeal. The oatmeal simmered and thickened enough to cool where it met up with bananas that were the bones of a chicken soup. They drew out the soggy grain with coated, clean sweetness, like cornstarch in a Chinese stir-fry dish. While I like my...
