It is monday morning and I really needed extra sustenance after a very early start. My sons are currently emptying our French house and planning to return today with a van full of the things we didn't want to give away. They had a bit too much excitement late last night when the chimney caught fire and the 'pompiers' spent two hours putting it out. Unfortunately for us the chimney was damaged and now has a big hole which will have to be fixed before the house sale can go through. Nothing ever seems to work out as simply as we hope and after more than four years waiting to sell the place this feels like the last straw.
Anyway - back to the porridge. Plain carbohydrates are never enough for me in the morning and I usually add all sorts of extras to porridge to make a meal of it.
Simple organic porridge oats cooked slowly on the aga with some defrosted blueberries and summer berries, a small handful of sunflower seeds, some ground chia seeds, a hefty sprinkling of cinnamon and light touch of ginger. The extra zing of ground ginger is really warming and good for the digestion too. Lots of healthy proteins and the cinnamon to help reduce the glycaemic effect of the oats and I will be ready to face anything for several hours.
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