Apple Pie Oatmeal

Apple Pie Oatmeal
1 cup steel cut oats
1 cup apple juice
3 cups water
6 small apples, peeled and cut into bite size pieces - approximately 3 -4 cups
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Mix all together in a crockpot and cook on high for 2-4 hours until apples are soft and oatmeal is thick.  Stir several times during the cooking.
Refrigerate and reheat for breakfast. 

I add a little brown sugar when I eat it - or could add a litte butter.  It makes about 8 servings but can be eaten over several days.  A friend of mine freezes her oatmeal in individual servings for a quick hearty breakfast.  Don't see why you could not freeze this - will probably try that.

Butternut squash soup

 

 

Roasted and Curried Butternut Squash Soup

I found this recipe here
I pretty much followed it exactly - I used my blender to puree it and used vegetable soup base. I did not add any salt or pepper - but still tasty. 
I had to cook the squash for 1 hour 10 minutes before it was soft enough to scoop.