Comments on: Fig and plum porridge

By: bridget

bridget — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:52:38 +0000

Great recipe. My Dad ate oats every morning in Ireland and lived for 92
years

By: Sophie

Sophie — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:13:38 +0000

In reply to Kevin Hall. Oh yes, a bit of nut butter is great and definitely the crunchy stuff for a bit of texture. I like almond butter for the flavour (and mainly because it's what I tend to have in)

By: Kevin Hall

Kevin Hall — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:55:42 +0000

Porridge heaven for me is a massive dollop of organic wholenut crunchy peanut butter, pop in the microwave, the peanut butter melts leaving the porridge crunchy and full of delicious flavour! Packs in some protein for you too!

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By: Kerry

Kerry — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:17:42 +0000

I know this is an old post but I had porridge with fresh figs this morning and thought I’d google to see if anyone else was eating something similar – and your blog post came up!
I love the idea of carrot cake porridge and will certainly be trying this. My standard is like Kathryn’s: banana, sultanas, pecans, allspice, flaxseed, maple syrup. Delicious.
A tip for the addition of flaxseed – I’ve heard that flaxseed shouldn’t be cooked because it loses much of its nutritional value so I always add this at the very end. Also seeds are not easily digested, apparently, so the flax should be ground for the maximum nutritional benefit.
Great post. Thanks.

By: Lucy

Lucy — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:24:03 +0000

As with most people I think the carrot cake porridge is one that caught my eye…I will have to try that one out and the apple one.
I too have eaten uncooked porridge, it’s so much quicker when you’re in a rush in the mornings. Although the same amount of uncooked porridge doesn’t feel me up as much.
I’ve had a quick look at the Thermos idea (as that might be just what I need when I’m in a rush on a Winter’s morning), there are some wide mouth ones out there, but whether they’re wide enough, without actually seeing them, I don’t know. Also on average they seem to say that they only keep things warm for 6 hours. I sleep longer than that! Although having just seen that some of these posts are 2 years old, have you found that elusive wide mouth thermos?
I was slow to come around to porridge and it’s only in the last year or so that I’ve become a big fan. My favourites include banana porridge with frozen fruit, as I just love the velvety texture the bananas give it. Or porridge with various fruit and nut combinations (cranberries, dates, sultanas, mixed nuts and coconut). Chocolate porridge if I’m feeling naughty, or a recent experiment was mocha porridge (for a much needed caffiene boost). I just love the fact that it’s so versatile.
I just wanted to say it’s a great blog and has definitely given me some good ideas to try out. Thank you.

By: Sophie

Sophie — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:26:35 +0000

Hi Rachel, thanks for the photo compliment. I use a Canon 40D for most of my shots (probably has a different model name in the US)

By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:32:15 +0000

This is besides the point, and I apologize for it, but what kind of camera do you have? Love the picture quality.

By: shauna

shauna — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:27:50 +0000

hiya Sophie! I’ve been googling “porridge the night before” and look who showed up in the results! this looks so very very tasty :)
Did you ever find the elusive perfect thermos? i can only find tall, skinny latte shaped ones… oh for a stumpy fat one that you can get a spoon into!

By: fluttrgrl

fluttrgrl — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:52:06 +0000

I am eating your carrot cake porridge right now. I loved the sound of it when I read about it yesterday. Then as I put it on the stove I wasn’t so sure about the peachy colour it turned. But now as I eat it, it is wonderful! Thanks for the creative idea!