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  • Savory Steel Cut Oats with Beans, Avocado & Bell Pepper Picture Book Recipe

    Mar 13, 2021

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    Bruce Tretter
    in Blog

    Last post showed how to put together a fully-flavorful, energy sustaining sweet one bowl meal with cooked steel cut oats, nut butter, fresh fruit and kefir.  As I mentioned in earlier posts, steel cut oats are richly versatile and can…

  • Steel Cut Oats with Nut Butter, Fresh Fruit & Kefir Picture Directions

    Mar 12, 2021

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    Bruce Tretter
    in Blog

    Like I mentioned in the last two posts, steel cut oats are fully flavor and can be used in a wide variety of easy-to-make sweet or savory meals. As a guy living by himself right now, I’m a big fan…

  • How to Cook Steel Cut Oats to Make Them More Easily Digestible, Especially For Those in Phase 1 IBD-AID

    Mar 9, 2021

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    Bruce Tretter
    in Blog

    First, what is IBD-AID? The first part, IBD, is irritable bowel disorder, which translates in practical terms to a painful gut brought on by inflamed intestines. I’ve had it. It’s uncomfortable and recovery takes – and took me – a…

  • Stove Cooked Steel Cut Oats Picture Book Directions

    Mar 6, 2021

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    Bruce Tretter
    in Blog

    Steel cut oats cooking directions and nutrition

  • How to Take Scrambled Pancakes From Simple to Exciting!

    Feb 27, 2021

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    Bruce Tretter
    in Blog

    Incredibly easy to take improvised scrambled pancakes from simple to exciting!

  • Scrambled Pancake Picture Directions

    Feb 24, 2021

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    Bruce Tretter
    in Blog

    The other day I wanted something a little different for breakfast with flavor and substance to power me through a good late winter Hickory, NC, group bike ride. Here’s what I came up with. I call it scrambled pancake because…

  • Cacao Coffee & Whipped Cream

    Feb 20, 2021

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    Bruce Tretter
    in Blog

    This piece is really about improvising on the fly to meet the flavor you want at a particular time. Here’s an example. This morning I woke up wanting some chocolate in my coffee. I love those two flavors together –…

  • Food Brings People Together: Apple Cherry Pancake

    Feb 15, 2021

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    Bruce Tretter
    in Blog

    Food sure does bring people together, and I’ve had a lot of fun sharing what you can find on this site with new friends I’ve made since moving to Hickory, NC, last summer. Yesterday, I made the apple cherry pancake…

  • Frigid Weather Remedy: Instant Cereal from Simple to Exciting!

    Feb 12, 2021

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    Bruce Tretter
    in Blog

    The weather guess for Valentine’s weekend and into next week is hardly heart warming. Though we can’t change the cold outside, we sure can make the most of what we eat to keep us warm inside and do it quickly,…

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I help people feel comfortable making a meal on their own – even if they’ve never boiled water – through Gotta’ Eat, Can’t Cook picture book recipes and help make roads safe for all with Breitz! “6 Feet, Thanks!” performance wear. Naval Intelligence Officer veteran, BikeWalkNC VP, dad of 3, avid cyclist, scrappy runner.

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