Network Magazine winter 2015 | Page 23

Steel Cut Oats Porridge There’s no better way to start a cold Winter’s morning than with a bowl of steel cut oats porridge, slowly simmered with vanilla and cinnamon and topped with sweet ripe banana and steaming hot milk. I love the creamy and chewy texture of steel cut oats and warmth and goodness that you get from every mouthful. Steel cut oats are less processed than rolled oats and also have a lower GI. When serving this porridge, it’s important that you accompany it with extra steaming hot milk to pour over, so that eating it is a purely delicious comfort food experience. I’m a banana fan through and through, so I often top mine with lots of banana, but you can finish them off with other seasonal fruits such \