Cream of Wheat

No wonder so many people think they hate Cream of Wheat. Most people get the "instant" Cream of Wheat. I recently tried some out of disparity since we are still living without a stove and instant Cream of Wheat has to be one of the most horrible tasting hot breakfast foods out there. Don't buy it, seriously you will be disappointed and fooled into thinking Cream of Wheat is disgusting.


I make some oh so yummy Cream of Wheat. You can ask close friends of mine, they know. My good friend April used to leave her boyfriends house early on cold mornings when I told her I was making Cream of Wheat, its that good. I learned how to make it from my mom. She would make is for us when we were kids on cold snowy mornings. The trick is to use half milk and half water, let it boil and then stir in the Cream of Wheat. You have to constantly stir it while its cooking or you will get disgusting clumps. Once it's thickness looks good, not too thick, add a pat of butter and brown sugar. Not too much brown sugar, by now I know how much is enough based on the color. Then serve it up and pour in a little half and half so it just circles the bowl, mmmmmm, it helps cool it off and thin it out making it the perfect thickness. It is best served with English Breakfast, Irish Breakfast or Earl Gray tea. You can't beat a breakfast like that on a cold soggy morning.

That is what I was craving this morning for breakfast if you couldn't tell. I can't wait until we have our stove installed. Its Cream of Wheat season.