Wonder Oven--Banana Bread Oatmeal

I made baked oatmeal for breakfast. I used this recipe: http://budgetbytes.blogspot.com/2011/12/banana-bread-oatmeal-367-recipe-046.html  

After mixing up the recipe, I greased my smaller pot, added the oatmeal mixture then put it in my larger pot. Add hot water and bring to a boil. 

I made bread in my Wonder Oven using a large can and I noticed it left rust on my large pot. Then I got a special pot at a restaurant supply store, put I still had rust at the bottom of my large pot. So I came up with a solution. Do you notice the dish rag in my larger pot? It seems my pots rust when they come in contact with each other, so if you have this problem, just put a dishcloth underneath.

 

Here it is the next morning. I woke up to a hot breakfast magically cooked for me! It slid right out of my pot. I found the ingredients tended to layer out when cooking, the bananas seemed to float to the bottom a bit, Next time I will transfer it to a large glass bowl, give it a quick stir and serve, but this way you can see what it   looks like. Yummy! And it tastes a lot like banana bread. Add a little milk or yogurt if you like or eat it plain. 

Wonder Oven Monkey Bread

First you need a large can like a juice can or a #10 can, cinnamon and sugar put into a ziplock bag, and biscuit dough.

Cut each biscuit into 4 pieces. 

I like using my kitchen shears for this job.

Put the dough pieces into a plastic bag with cinnamon and sugar. Toss to coat.

Fill up your can with dough, cover with foil and put in a pot of water. Turn on your stove and boil the water.

Once the water is boiling, put the lid on for a minute to get the lid nice and hot.

Here's my wonder oven, can you see the little "nest" in the center where my pot will go?

Put the pot into the wonder oven, adjust it a bit by pulling up the sides so the foam bean bag will surround your hot pot and keep it hot.

Put the lid on! Here is my wonder oven lid.

Then put a cover on your tote and go about your business.  In 2 hours you're have warm bread.  In 3-6 hours you'll still have warm bread, it won't burn because there is no added heat aside from the boiling water.  It will eventually cool. A friend boiled water and 12 hours later still have warm bath water. What if you did this before a long road trip and you stopped later on or once you got to your destination for a nice warm treat. Maybe a trip to the beach or camping? Picnic? Imagine Thanksgiving and you're trying to make mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, turkey, ham, stuffing... what if you made one and put it in a Wonder Oven? You wouldn't have to worry about it until you needed it. Your dish would stay warm and ready to eat until its time to eat.   

Wonder Oven Week

Its Wonder Oven Week! Tori Trevino asked me, "what can this thing really do, anyway?" So I am taking it as a challenge. I am going to use my Wonder Oven everyday, maybe even twice a day!

http://thermalcooker.wordpress.com/category/thermal-cookers/wonderbox/

http://peaceofpreparedness.com/Resource%20Library/Cookers/No%20Power%20Recipes%202011.pdf

http://www.laytoncity.org/downloads/LCCC/PrepFair/WonderOvenCooking.pdf

What is a Wonder Oven? Video explanation

Here is a video where I nervously tell you all about my Wonder Oven. I mention boiling water but its really anything hot. All it is is a strategically sewed bean bag with special Syro-foam pellets that keep hot food hot and cold food cold--for up to 12 hours or more!  Its cheap, its easy, I love it!

Provident Living Classes for 2013

January 28th at 10AM--Wonder Ovens
Let's get together a make wonder ovens. Here are the things I need you to bring to class:

Sewing machine
Scissors
Fabric--cotton or flannel--4 yards. The fabric is the same for both kinds--the only difference is the amount of filling.
Thread to match your fabric

You'll need to have order your styrene pellets from me--deadline for the order is January 21st. Large size is 10.50 and small size is 7.50. We will be sewing, and putting together our wonder ovens at this meeting.



February and March we'll hear from 2 guest speakers on 2 different methods of organizing our recipes and food storage. Do you know how much wheat you have?  Do you know HOW much wheat to store? Do you have enough ingredients in your house to make ______?  Megan and Stephanie both have amazing ways of organizing their recipes, their food stuffs so they know what they have, what they can make and what they need at the store--saving time and money

February 25th at 10AM--Guest Speaker Megan Smith
Mark your calendars!! Megan Smith will be coming to teach us, she lives in the Cypress Stake. She writes a blog called: My Food Storage Cookbook. I love her recipes and she is going to share her organization genus with us. Check out her blog. You don't want to miss this!

March 18th at 10AM--Guest Speaker Stephanie Autry
Mark your calendars!! Stephanie Autry from Cypress Stake, Bridgeland Ward will be coming to teach us all about how her methods for having and using her food storage. You don't want to miss this!


April and May we'll take some time to learn new skills. Do you know how to make really yummy rolls?  Did you know you can store raw tortilla dough in the fridge and make fresh tortillas for dinner quickly and easy?

April 15th at 10AM--Bread Rolls
Gretchen Juergens is going to teach us all how to make her delicious bread rolls. If you’ve been to many RS meetings you’ve already tried them—they are really soft and yummy!

May 20th at 10AM--Tortillas

Come and learn how to make tortillas.

If you're interested in coming to any of these classes please use this blog to contact me.