 These cool mornings are making it all about hot breakfast in my kitchen this week. And one of the things I love more than anything else is hot oatmeal. And I really like this little variation. It's kind of a pumped up version of oatmeal. And I'll show you how easy it is. And then you can discover on your own how satisfying it is on a chilly morning. So I've got one cup of water and I'm making one serving, but if you wanna make two servings, you can just double the recipe. Half cup of rolled oats, not the quick cooking oats. These are the rolled oats that take about five minutes to cook. So I'm gonna put those in the water and then I'm going to add some really aromatic, warming spices to the oatmeal so that it gets those good flavors while it cooks. I'm going to put in three whole cardamom pods. You can find these in the spice area at the grocery store. And you can just drop these right into the water if you want. But I like to put them in these little tea bags that I happen to have in the pantry. You don't feel like you need this because they're not difficult to pick out of the oatmeal after it's cooked. So three cardamom pods and then three whole cloves into my little bag. And then I'm going to just tie it. And then I'll just drop it into the pot. I'm also going to add a quarter teaspoon of ground cinnamon. And then I'll just give it a quick stir. But there's one more ingredient that makes this so delicious. And that is fresh apples. I've just got a small honey crisp here, but you could use any kind of apple that you prefer. So just chop it up and add it to your oatmeal mixture. Give it a good stir. Then I'm going to put this over high heat, bring it to a quick boil, and then I'll turn it down so it's just gently boiling. I'll put the cover on it while it cooks and let it cook for five to seven minutes until it's nice and creamy. Once the liquid has been absorbed by the oats, you can take it off the stove and I'll pull out that little tea bag with my aromatic spices in it, set that aside. And then I'm just going to put this serving of warming oats right into my bowl. And I'll embellish it a little bit with some special toppings. I'm going to sprinkle some walnuts over the top. I probably got a couple tablespoons here and a little bit of coconut. And there you have a hot breakfast for a chilly morning. I'm Sue Dodin sharing Good Food for Good Life 365.