My cholesterol is ok . . not bad . . not great. I recently had a calcium coronary scan and found that I have one artery that’s 50% blocked but the doctor said they don’t usually do anything for a 50% blockage. He said that even though y cholesterol isn’t bad and has improved over the last 2 years, some would still recommend a statin type med and I said no .. not taking that. We talked about options and decided to try oatmeal every day and red rice yeast supplements and re-do my bloodwork in 3 months. So, or 2 weeks, I’ve been having steel cut oats for breakfast. I love oatmeal and cooking it in the pressure cooker is quick and easy. I usually make enough for 3 or 4 days and keep in the fridge and reheat it each morning. I add fruit and less and less honey except that one morning, I threw in a few chocolate chips!
Oatmeal
This morning, Vince said “Are we having oatmeal . . again?” Hey dude . . you have a 50% blocked artery too!
I said no . . we’re having a treat and what a treat we had! The lady who has the Pressure Cooking Today website with all the yummy pressure cooker recipes, also has Barbara Bakes and there are lots of baked goodies there. I am not much of a baker but last night clicked on the Barbara Bakes site because she’s going to have the pecan pie granola recipe there today, which is what we’re having tomorrow morning with Pumpkin Steel Cut Oats . . back on the oatmeal regimen.
While at Barbara Bakes, I found the recipe for Peaches and Cream Ebleskivers! Oh, yum! I had buttermilk. I had whipping cream and I had peaches! I knew what we were having for breakfast today.
Ebleskiver Fixings
Batter and chopped peaches . . ready to go.
Ebleskivers
Here they are . . peach filling in the middle . . kinda like little pancake balls.
Breakfast
I probably just ruined 2 weeks of eating oatmeal . . peach ebleskivers with maple syrup and whipped cream . . and bacon. It sure was good! Maybe my headstone should read “She Loved Bacon and Sugar!” 🙂
Joyce says
Yum! Those look good. I have an Ebleskivers pan, but I have never actually made them. I need to do that. I also eat steel cut oats. I often add cocoa powder to make “chocolate oats”. This week I added pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice. It’s good with just the spice too, but the pumpkin puree stretched the servings out to an extra day. I don’t think I ever eat oats “plain”.
L says
I recently bought a new-looking ebleskiever iron skillet at a garage sale. Never knew anyone made electric ones. Way to go Judy, using your solar power to make your ebleskievers.
Susan says
I’m in the same boat. There is one non-statin drug, but it’s $240/mo., so forget that! I eat oatmeal and drink OJ all the time anyway, and I used to use red yeast rice for hot flashes, so maybe I’ll go back to that. I tried the statins for 4 years, and for 3 there were no problems, but then the problems began and I quit and won’t go there again. I figure I have to go sometime, I’m going to enjoy life while I’m here. So bring on the bacon and sugar! LOL
Pat says
Eat real food including real butter and bacon just watch how much. The FDA is changing guidelines to reflect this. We even drink whole raw milk which is legal in SC. We cut out processed food and our blood work shows the difference. Those statins are scary.
PattiLynn says
I take a statin, but my levels were still too high. So, my doc put me on fish oil caps. Although I like salmon and tuna, I wasn’t eating near enough to take in enough Omega 3. Thankfully, my levels are now in a normal range – but no change in my meds.
I saw a recipe for baked pumpkin oatmeal not too long ago. It sounded really good, wish I’d copied it. Maybe, I’ll google…
Sharon McCurdy says
I must be the only one who has never heard of ebleskievers or seen a pan for them. But then again, cooking is not my think. I only eat to live, not live to eat. Yes boring. LOL
Sharon McCurdy says
Not my thing!
Phyllis says
I love steel cut oats. Am getting used to using the Cuisinart electric PC but don’t have many recipes yet. Found the one at site you mentioned, but did not sound like enough for the 2 of you for multiple days. How much water and oats do you cook at a time?
Hope your Mom has had a good day today.
Joan says
HI, Judy,
I’ve made Ebleskivers for years, but I have never seen an electric Ebleskiver pan before. Do you love it? Where did you find it? I apologize if you answered these questions recently. I just had surgery and am finally feeling well enough to catch up with the Adventures of Judy, one of the highlight of my current drug-clouded days! If I can’t be up and active, at least I know Judy is!
Joan
Linda in NE says
The statins are scary drugs…plus not always effective. My brother’s doctor tried him on every one on the market plus some drug that was supposed to work in the intestines to lower cholesterol…can’t remember the name of it. NONE of them worked but they all made him feel like he had the flu all the time and they were expensive. Finally his doctor told him to have two alcoholic drinks a day…distilled liquor, no beer or wine…because research was showing it might help. We will see.
A couple I know who have been using lemon grass essential oil say it works. My bottle of doTerra oil arrived today. I’m going to give it a shot once I read up on the dosage.
Barbara @ Barbara Bakes says
I think I’ll probably need the same headstone 🙂 Glad you loved the ebleskivers.
Dar in MO says
Judy, Your rainbow sweater for Addie is wonderful. She will love it!! On the oatmeal front, I printed the Carrot cake steel cut oatmeal from the pressure cooker recipe that you reference awhile back and made it. I loved it and now I make enough and freeze in individual portions of muffin tins (also like you taught me long ago). I don’t have it every single day, but now that it is colder, I will have it 4 or 5 times a week. I vary the extra ingredients from time to time. My computer is not working at home, so if I find something on the Pressure Cooking site, it costs me more to print a copy, but I’m building up my library for my newly purchased InstaPot cooker too! Thanks for all your ideas. I want to learn to make kombucha too – it is $4/bottle at our local grocery store. That is too high to buy it often, and I really love it! I’ll be checking your older posts to learn how and where to get a scoby (sp?) to try to make it at home.
Helen Baczynski says
Look into taking niacin – my husband is now taking it. He couldn’t take statins.