On a recent cruise, I made an effort to eat more sensibly than I usually
do on a cruise. (It worked... I didn't gain any weight at all on the 11
day vacation)

One of the things I tried and liked was "muesli", a hodgepodge of oats,
bran, dried fruit and nuts. There was a bowl of the basic mixture and
then you could add berries, etc.

Anyone have a good recipe for the basic muesli mix?

George L

On Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:49:24 -0600, George Leppla
> wrote:

>On a recent cruise, I made an effort to eat more sensibly than I usually
>do on a cruise. (It worked... I didn't gain any weight at all on the 11
>day vacation)
>
>One of the things I tried and liked was "muesli", a hodgepodge of oats,
>bran, dried fruit and nuts. There was a bowl of the basic mixture and
>then you could add berries, etc.
>
>Anyone have a good recipe for the basic muesli mix?

This is the best deal around, an excellent product:
http://www.amazon.com/Bobs-Red-Mill-...eywords=muesli
I buy this regularly... it should be kept refrigerated or it will go
rancid (contains nuts), a good reason for my second fridge.

In article >,
says...
>
> On a recent cruise, I made an effort to eat more sensibly than I usually
> do on a cruise. (It worked... I didn't gain any weight at all on the 11
> day vacation)
>
> One of the things I tried and liked was "muesli", a hodgepodge of oats,
> bran, dried fruit and nuts. There was a bowl of the basic mixture and
> then you could add berries, etc.
>
> Anyone have a good recipe for the basic muesli mix?
>
> George L

My Norwegian DIL's methos is, soak raw rolled oats and sultanas
overnight in orange juice, then add seeds/ nuts before serving it with
yoghurt. It's delicious.

Janet

Looks easy to duplicate.
Anyone have a good recipe?

>This is the best deal around, an excellent product:
>http://www.amazon.com/Bobs-Red-Mill-...eywords=muesli
>I buy this regularly... it should be kept refrigerated or it will go
>rancid (contains nuts), a good reason for my second fridge.

Pringles CheezUms wrote:
>Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>>This is the best deal around, an excellent product:
>>http://www.amazon.com/Bobs-Red-Mill-...eywords=muesli
>>I buy this regularly... it should be kept refrigerated or it will go
>>rancid (contains nuts), a good reason for my second fridge.
>
>Looks easy to duplicate.
>Anyone have a good recipe?

Buy some and attempt to duplicate it... easy to do, ingredients are
listed and I seriously doubt it much matters how much of each you use,
approximately more or less of each is fine; "whole grain rolled oats,
wheat, rye, triticale and barley, along with sweet and chewy dates and
raisins, sunflower seeds, almonds and walnuts"... however I seriously
doubt you can make your own less expensively that $2.85/lb price.

On 2/22/2013 5:49 AM, George Leppla wrote:
> On a recent cruise, I made an effort to eat more sensibly than I usually
> do on a cruise. (It worked... I didn't gain any weight at all on the 11
> day vacation)
>
> One of the things I tried and liked was "muesli", a hodgepodge of oats,
> bran, dried fruit and nuts. There was a bowl of the basic mixture and
> then you could add berries, etc.
>
> Anyone have a good recipe for the basic muesli mix?
>
> George L
>

I think it can be as simple as rolled oats and fruits. A popular way to
eat rolled oats in certain European countries is to soak it overnight in
milk. That's it, man! I think that's a goofy way to do it but that's
Europeans for you. They're a 100% natural kind of people.

On Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:49:24 -0600, George Leppla
> wrote:

>On a recent cruise, I made an effort to eat more sensibly than I usually
>do on a cruise. (It worked... I didn't gain any weight at all on the 11
>day vacation)
>
>One of the things I tried and liked was "muesli", a hodgepodge of oats,
>bran, dried fruit and nuts. There was a bowl of the basic mixture and
>then you could add berries, etc.
>
>Anyone have a good recipe for the basic muesli mix?

Take the assorted grains that you like.. . . [rolled oats, puffed
rice, chia, flax, wheat berries. . . ]
Add the assorted nuts that you like. [walnuts, almonds, pine nuts,
pecans, peanuts, sunflower or pumpkin seeds. . .toasted or raw ]

Toss in the assorted dried [or not] fruits that you like. [raisins,
chopped dates, apricots, figs, cherries, craisins. . . . ]

Bran, wheat germ. . .

Toss together in the amounts that appeal to you. Some will soak in
milk or yogurt overnight. I like it crunchy so I add the milk,
[cow, goat, coconut, almond. . . ] or yogurt in the morning.
Kefir is supposed to be good for you & some folks like their muesli
with it.

A shake of cinnamon feels good some mornings-- a bit of cardamom on
others-- and a grate or two of nutmeg never hurt anything. Every so
often it gets a squeeze of honey.

There are no rules.

Jim

On 4/23/2013 8:52 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 2/22/2013 5:49 AM, George Leppla wrote:
>> On a recent cruise, I made an effort to eat more sensibly than I usually
>> do on a cruise. (It worked... I didn't gain any weight at all on the 11
>> day vacation)
>>
>> One of the things I tried and liked was "muesli", a hodgepodge of oats,
>> bran, dried fruit and nuts. There was a bowl of the basic mixture and
>> then you could add berries, etc.
>>
>> Anyone have a good recipe for the basic muesli mix?
>>
>> George L
>>
>
> I think it can be as simple as rolled oats and fruits. A popular way to
> eat rolled oats in certain European countries is to soak it overnight in
> milk. That's it, man! I think that's a goofy way to do it but that's
> Europeans for you. They're a 100% natural kind of people.

That message was posted on Feb 22nd, I not sure who dug that up, but it
did get good responses. I made the muesli just as you suggested, and I
added raisins, craisins and walnuts.

Becca

Ema Nymton > wrote:

-snip-
>That message was posted on Feb 22nd,


I guess that explains why I didn't have the original in my
newsreader-- I'm surprised it was still on the server.

>I not sure who dug that up, but it
>did get good responses. I made the muesli just as you suggested, and I
>added raisins, craisins and walnuts.

So George-- did you make some?

You got me poking around and I'm going to make some Alton Brown
inspired granola.

Jim

On 4/24/2013 9:19 AM, Ema Nymton wrote:
> On 4/23/2013 8:52 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>> On 2/22/2013 5:49 AM, George Leppla wrote:
>>> On a recent cruise, I made an effort to eat more sensibly than I usually
>>> do on a cruise. (It worked... I didn't gain any weight at all on the 11
>>> day vacation)
>>>
>>> One of the things I tried and liked was "muesli", a hodgepodge of oats,
>>> bran, dried fruit and nuts. There was a bowl of the basic mixture and
>>> then you could add berries, etc.
>>>
>>> Anyone have a good recipe for the basic muesli mix?
>>>
>>> George L
>>>
>>
>> I think it can be as simple as rolled oats and fruits. A popular way to
>> eat rolled oats in certain European countries is to soak it overnight in
>> milk. That's it, man! I think that's a goofy way to do it but that's
>> Europeans for you. They're a 100% natural kind of people.
>
> That message was posted on Feb 22nd, I not sure who dug that up, but it
> did get good responses. I made the muesli just as you suggested, and I
> added raisins, craisins and walnuts.
>
> Becca

I'll ask my Swedish step-mom about it. I'll just casually throw it into
the conversation. "What do you think of getting a bowl of say... oats
and letting it sit in milk overnight and then say... eating it... hmmm?

BTW, how was it? I've tried it but it wasn't my thing. People have told
me that it's good but maybe I'm not a very natural person. Maybe instant
Quaker Oats ain't the best thing to try it out with.

On 4/24/2013 2:55 PM, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
> Ema Nymton > wrote:
>
> -snip-
>> That message was posted on Feb 22nd,
>
>
> I guess that explains why I didn't have the original in my
> newsreader-- I'm surprised it was still on the server.
>
>> I not sure who dug that up, but it
>> did get good responses. I made the muesli just as you suggested, and I
>> added raisins, craisins and walnuts.
>
> So George-- did you make some?
>
> You got me poking around and I'm going to make some Alton Brown
> inspired granola.


Becca made it for me as she wrote in the above reply. Pretty good!

George L

In article >,
says...
>
> On Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:49:24 -0600, George Leppla
> > wrote:
>
> >On a recent cruise, I made an effort to eat more sensibly than I usually
> >do on a cruise. (It worked... I didn't gain any weight at all on the 11
> >day vacation)
> >
> >One of the things I tried and liked was "muesli", a hodgepodge of oats,
> >bran, dried fruit and nuts. There was a bowl of the basic mixture and
> >then you could add berries, etc.
> >
> >Anyone have a good recipe for the basic muesli mix?
>
> Take the assorted grains that you like.. . . [rolled oats, puffed
> rice, chia, flax, wheat berries. . . ]
> Add the assorted nuts that you like. [walnuts, almonds, pine nuts,
> pecans, peanuts, sunflower or pumpkin seeds. . .toasted or raw ]
>
> Toss in the assorted dried [or not] fruits that you like. [raisins,
> chopped dates, apricots, figs, cherries, craisins. . . . ]
>
> Bran, wheat germ. . .
>
> Toss together in the amounts that appeal to you. Some will soak in
> milk or yogurt overnight.

my DIL soaks muesli in orange juice overnight; surprisingly good !

Janet UK

On 4/24/2013 5:00 PM, Janet wrote:

> my DIL soaks muesli in orange juice overnight; surprisingly good !
>
> Janet UK


Janet, I have seen people soak muesli in orange juice while I was on a
cruise, but I have never tried it. There are a couple of cruise ships
that get a lot of Europeans and it is interesting to see what they eat
for breakfast in the buffet. Some eat miso soup, rice and pickles while
someone else is eating buttered dark bread, covered with sliced
cucumbers, and others are eating kippers or herring. I eat cereal,
because I love it, and we do not eat it at home. I find that a real treat.

Becca

On 28/04/2013 6:14 PM, Ema Nymton wrote:
Janet UK
>
>
> Janet, I have seen people soak muesli in orange juice while I was on a
> cruise, but I have never tried it. There are a couple of cruise ships
> that get a lot of Europeans and it is interesting to see what they eat
> for breakfast in the buffet. Some eat miso soup, rice and pickles while
> someone else is eating buttered dark bread, covered with sliced
> cucumbers, and others are eating kippers or herring. I eat cereal,
> because I love it, and we do not eat it at home. I find that a real treat.


I usually eat porridge or cereal for breakfast at home. That's a good
reason for me not go out for breakfast, and especially not to go to
breakfast buffets. No point in spending a lot of money of a wide
selection of stuff you don't usually eat and don't really need.
However, when travelling in Germany and Denmark the hotels usually had
an amazing breakfast buffet and I opted to heart hearty at them and skip
lunch. I think the hotel in Lubeck Germany had the widest variety of
food. There were juices, cold cereals, yogurts, fruits, several styles
of eggs, bacon, sausage, liverwurst, breads, rolls, sweet rolls,
croissants, a great selection of cheeses, smoked fish and gravlox, even
pickled herring.

The only time I have ever seen a breakfast buffet like that here in
Canada was at a very nice restaurant, and it was very expensive. The two
times I had a breakfast included in a Canadian hotel it was bacon,
sausages, creton, plastic cheddar and waffles with crappy syrup and
orange juice.
The only breakfast buffet I ever had in the US was a sort of Mexican
place near Denver. Sugar city... pancakes and waffles with cheap syrup
or highly sweetened fruit toppings, whipped cream, ice cream, crappy
commercial muffins, toasted white bread. The tastiest thing I had then
was menudo, though I had trouble chewing the gristly meat.

On 4/28/2013 5:38 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> I usually eat porridge or cereal for breakfast at home. That's a good
> reason for me not go out for breakfast, and especially not to go to
> breakfast buffets. No point in spending a lot of money of a wide
> selection of stuff you don't usually eat and don't really need.
> However, when travelling in Germany and Denmark the hotels usually had
> an amazing breakfast buffet and I opted to heart hearty at them and skip
> lunch. I think the hotel in Lubeck Germany had the widest variety of
> food. There were juices, cold cereals, yogurts, fruits, several styles
> of eggs, bacon, sausage, liverwurst, breads, rolls, sweet rolls,
> croissants, a great selection of cheeses, smoked fish and gravlox, even
> pickled herring.


On a lot of cruise ships, there is a good selection of pickled herring
and smoked fish on the breakfast buffet. I really enjoy this as it is
something that we don't have at home.

And usually, there is a selection of dark breads and something similar
to Stollen.... again, things I don't normally get to eat at home.

All that, followed by an early morning Bloody Mary in the hot tub.
That's the way we like to start the day on a cruise.

George L

On 28/04/2013 6:46 PM, George Leppla wrote:

> On a lot of cruise ships, there is a good selection of pickled herring
> and smoked fish on the breakfast buffet. I really enjoy this as it is
> something that we don't have at home.
>
> And usually, there is a selection of dark breads and something similar
> to Stollen.... again, things I don't normally get to eat at home.

The first time I was in Denmark there was something that looked
interesting.... Wienerbrot? When I tried that I thought I had died and
gone to heaven.

>
> All that, followed by an early morning Bloody Mary in the hot tub.
> That's the way we like to start the day on a cruise.
>

I am nothing close to a teetotaller, but I do not start the day with
breakfast followed by a drink.

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In article >,
says...
>
> On 4/24/2013 5:00 PM, Janet wrote:
>
> > my DIL soaks muesli in orange juice overnight; surprisingly good !
> >
> > Janet UK
>
>
> Janet, I have seen people soak muesli in orange juice while I was on a
> cruise, but I have never tried it. There are a couple of cruise ships
> that get a lot of Europeans and it is interesting to see what they eat
> for breakfast in the buffet. Some eat miso soup, rice and pickles while
> someone else is eating buttered dark bread, covered with sliced
> cucumbers, and others are eating kippers or herring. I eat cereal,
> because I love it, and we do not eat it at home. I find that a real treat.

One of the things I love about international hotels, is the range of
breakfasts they provide for different nationalities. I always eat a
different one from British. In one place we were the only Europeans;
all the other guests were Japanese and they had the most enormous
Japanese breakfast spread, much of it unguessable. Not knowing what goes
together for breakfast I just tagged on behind a Japanese chap and took
the same as he did. His wife must have noticed, because the next day she
intercepted me, smiled, and took me round for her choice; then we all
sat together for breakfast. Neither side spoke a word of each others
language but we had a lovely time. Great breakfast too :-)

Janet UK

On 4/29/2013 5:58 AM, Janet wrote:

> One of the things I love about international hotels, is the range of
> breakfasts they provide for different nationalities. I always eat a
> different one from British. In one place we were the only Europeans;
> all the other guests were Japanese and they had the most enormous
> Japanese breakfast spread, much of it unguessable. Not knowing what goes
> together for breakfast I just tagged on behind a Japanese chap and took
> the same as he did. His wife must have noticed, because the next day she
> intercepted me, smiled, and took me round for her choice; then we all
> sat together for breakfast. Neither side spoke a word of each others
> language but we had a lovely time. Great breakfast too :-)
>
> Janet UK

You are a lady of adventure, Janet, I like that.

Becca