Three Bears Porridge

Now that it's getting chilly in the mornings, it's nice to sit down to a steaming bowl of porridge for breakfast.

This makes enough for one mama bear, one grade school bear, and one baby bear.

Three Bears Porridge
3/4 cup rolled oats (not instant)
1 1/4 cups milk
small hand full sultanas
2 tsp sugar
pinch cinnamon
pinch salt
Combine all ingredients in a heavy bottom pan and simmer over low heat, stirring frequently, until thick and creamy and porridge-like.
Top with cream and brown sugar or whatever else takes your fancy.
Yummmmm

Making Mustard

The other day DH was looking in the fridge for the mustard, which we seem to have used up and I had failed to replace. Instead of just adding it to my shopping list, I thought "I can make this", and I did.

This recipe makes a nice mild sweet seeded mustard. If you would like it a bit more bitey, try using brown mustard seeds as well as yellow ones. Indian grocers are a great place to find less-expensive bulk bags of mustard seeds (and other spices for that matter).

New Forest Mustard

3 tblsp yellow mustard seeds

2 tblsp apple cider vinegar

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp ground ginger

1/4 tsp garam masala

honey to taste

Place the mustard seeds in a bowl and cover with water. Leave to soak for 2 hrs, then drain and rinse.

Place the mustard seeds plus all other ingredients in a small glass jar and shake gently to combine.

Done! how easy was that.

You can also grind the mustard seeds to a powder if you prefer smooth mustard. I have seen a video in which whey is added to the finished mustard to increase it's fridge life but I haven't tried that so can't vouch for its effectiveness. This mustard should only keep for a couple of weeks in the fridge, but it is so easy to make you can whip up a small batch as needed. The jar pictured is how much you get using the above quantities.