BIRCHERMUESELI

It has been a slow week when I post a recipe!

Actually we are pretty busy with our church assignments. I have been busy with my new Stake calling and it has been an honor to be active in this. Have met some wonderful young single adults and it is always a very moving experience, It has been a particular honor to bless the grandchildren. Madeline and Cheryl are next in line in April and then Sarah when we visit Bryan and Kristina in Michigan when we visit in April.

We are going back to be at the blessing of Al's new baby in the Bloomfield Hills ward. I wanted to do this before the baby weighs 50 lbs. It will be great to see everyone back there. We are going to see Jon and Kaley for Jon's graduation from law school and to give the baby blessing another try, this time without the Apalachicola oysters!

Well the picture is of a souped up bowl of Birchermueseli from the Internet. I learned about this on my first mission to Switzerland years ago. It is a great thing to prepare and Al doses this on Saturday night so that on Sunday morning everyone has a filling bowl full without a lot of Sunday morning fussing.

Birchermüseli (named after Dr. Bircher of Zürich)

This is a dish made from rolled oats and plenty of fruit and you can feel how healthy it is when you eat it. We used to live on this on our missions in Switzerland and after a Bern zone conference fast, we would head down to the Bärengraben Restaurant for a big bowl of this topped with whipped cream.. you can of course omit the latter but it is really good.

1 ½ cups of Quaker rolled oats
1 ¼ cup of milk
¾ cup of plain or fruit yogurt
1 Tbsp lemon juice (or take a small lime and squeeze it; I took a small lime that grew on Rick and Gemina’s front yard)
¼ cup orange juice
Mix well
Two unpeeled apples grated or shredded
10 Strawberries sliced if you have them
½ Banana sliced thinly
1 cup halved seedless grapes

My Variations: You can try a lot of things with this

If you do not have the seedless grapes, half cup of raisins. I use Kefir Milk instead of milk or yogurt.
I like to add a handful of chopped nuts (unsalted) either hazel nuts,walnuts, pecans or whatever you have around.. can get them in bulk at Costco.

Refrigerate overnight in a container (lasts a long time)… serve with a whipped cream topping and it is heaven and healthy

Well anyway it is good and the kids usually love it!

Alles Gute, Dad