Good morning! The sky looks so heavy and full. James was sitting outside with me, and he could smell rain.
I’m glad I have one smart furchild. 
I woke up around 5:50 AM, which was so lovely. I haven’t been getting up early (like I used to), opting to stay up late and work. But I really enjoy being the first one awake, walking around the house in the dark, and watching the sun come up outside my window.
I made a special breakfast:
Baked Banana and Goji Berry Oatmeal
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup oatmeal
- 1/2 cup + two tablespoons rice milk
- 1 sliced banana, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon Goji berries
- 1 tablespoon chopped almonds
- 1 tablespoon ground flax
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
Directions:
- Pre-heat oven to 350.
- Mix together all ingredients except brown sugar.
- Pour mix into greased single-serving ramekin.
- Bake for 25 minutes.
- Top with brown sugar and bake for another 5 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
So, so delicious. It was fun to eat a “special” weekend-style breakfast on a weekday.
It actually tasted a lot like banana bread.
Full day ahead! Better get cracking.
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This looks great! I can’t wait to give it a try.
I am currently suffering from oatmeal envy, as I sit here eating my pumpkin oats (which are tasty) I am wishing I was eating that oatmeal. I think I will fly to FL today so you can make me some. Ok? Sound Good?
Ps. Although Maggie isn’t the smartest, she has other talents
(Like being adorable)
Have a great day!
Awww…great doggie pic
He looks very wise!
That baked oatmeal looks great. We’re having stormy weather here in PA too– it woke me up last night with the house shaking!
Have a great day!
I love being the first up too (although it isn’t hard – my hubby would sleep in until 2pm if he didn’t have class or work!) – but the smell of rain? Definitely one of my favorites.
Very fun oatmeal creation. You have such cute plates and stuff for placing it, too
i’ve never heard of baking oatmeal. what a neat idea. it sounds (and looks) delicious!
Wow, the baked oatmeal looks amazing. Send me some! Hahah. You’re pretty thrifty using the online timer hahaha.
That sounds awesome! I might have to make microwave banana bread oatmeal and lament not having an oven to make that
i kind of like being the first one up too. But only if I get to make a cup of tea and sit and read/relax/do devotions while the sun comes up. Not if I have to rush around to get to work early. then it’s not so fun.
I’ve never had baked oatmeal. I need to try!
Yum that looks good
I love baked oatmeal!
ditto on the oatmeal envy! i’m bookmarking this for the weekend.
Yum, I am so going to have to bake my oatmeal here soon
Love tehe puppy pic. I’m gonna have ot star this post to try that recipe weekend.
I’ve never thought of baking oatmeal but that looks delicious! Maybe tomorrow…
If it tastes like banana bread, I’m all over it!
I agree…sometimes it’s fun to make a weekend-style breakfast during the week. I think it’d be a perfect Monday mood lifter.
I want those oats!! I’d heard of this kind of baked oatmeal with peaches, but bananas are so much more accessible.
Do the goji-berries plump up like raisins when you bake them like that?
they kind of melted… i was thinking raisins would be a good sub!
yum, that looks great! I love the brown sugar on top.
James is so cute.
Baked oatmeal? GENIUS! I will be trying this STAT!
Yum that looks FAB!!!! James is too cute
I also have one very intelligent furbaby & one…umm…special furkid 
Delicious looking breakfast!
We just got a TON of rain in DC… it’s finally sunny out
I’ve never had baked oatmeal and this one looks so good. I’m going to make it this weekend. YUM!
That OATMEAL looks amazing dude!
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Holy moly! Looks scrum-diddly! I’ve been a longtime lurker, delurking now
I live in the Orlando area as well! 
Hahaha, lucky! Your dog is the exact opposite of my dog. My dog is a bernese mountain dog and tries to hide in the closet if a huge storm comes
Hope you have a good thursday!
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ahhhh I like how you enjoy waking up first, I should try to enjoy it more. Instead, since I’m scared of the dark I panic at each little sound and walk around thinking why is it so stinking cold today
That looks fabulous! I think I would sub raisins though, Goji berries have a strange coffee taste to me!
that’s so interesting! i really wanna try that
That oatmeal combo sounds fantastic!! I havent had oatmeal in a few days and I miss it a lot! Perhaps I’ll whip up a bowl using your recipe tomorrow :O)
BAKED oatmeal? Sounds pretty awesome to me, I’ve never thought of baking oatmeal before. Have a great day!
Your oatmeal looks really good – it sounds like a good breakfast to have baking while you’re doing some yoga or showering, or journaling your thoughts while the sun rises
I love weekend-style breakfasts on weekdays. Or any day!
The oatmeal looks delicious! Yumm…..banana bread!
Love that pic of James.
ive never baked oatmeal before but i love the way it looks, like a big meal! volume eater right here.
I love eating weekend-style breakfast during the week too
ah, that looks amazing
Looks liek a great dish!
oh the looks marvelous! will be trying it saturday! i’m thinking chocolate covered goji berries would be even better
baked oatmeal? I will have to try that!
That looks delicious! Yay goji berries, love’em. Your furbaby is toooo cute!!
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Where did you find fresh goji berries?!
they were dried and from whole foods
Sounds soo good. I love the pics of your furbabies
I’m having total oatmeal envy right now. This morning I mixed a packet of plain Quaker Oats with a low-sugar apple cinnamon one, and it just didn’t do a thing for me. blah.
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looks great!
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I wish it was raining in my city – instead of snowing
It was -25 C today.
YUM!!!!!!!!!
This may be an actual bowl of oats I can stomach!!!! I’m challenging myself soon.
Oooh, that looks delicious! I have to try baked oatmeal sometime. The idea of warm oats + caramelized bananas makes me drool!
This sounds great! Huge fan of oatmeal and looking for other options in the morning! Thanks!