You may think I'm joking but I'm not. "The Quaker man on the box was probably a nice enough guy, but I hated that smiling face on the box looking back at me, almost mocking me." I can't write more about it here, it's too painful, you'll have to click here to read my encounters with this dish.
Many of you have written how interested and intrigued you are by the peanut punch so here is the recipe. There's a kid version and a spiked adult version and since I am an adult, you know which one I made (evil grin).
Peanut Punch
Ingredients
2/3 cups of chunky or smooth peanut butter
3 cups whole milk, cold
4 tbsp sugar or to taste
2 sprinklings of ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp freshly grated nutmeg (extra to garnish if you like)
Method
- Put all the ingredients, milk first, into a blender and whiz for 1 minute or until smooth
- Serve over ice or as is. Or, pour into a jug and chill some more then serve
- For an adult peanut punch, spike with Baileys or other Creme liquers; these are added to the ingredients before blending.
- Skim milk can also be used but for the real creamy goodness, use the whole milk.
92 comments:
I'm a big fan of cream of wheat, with that slightly burnt sugar taste!
ummmm...simply yummy....I simply can't resist those pics, as if I want to have the dishes from them only....lovely recipes & you're inspiring me to have a cuisine section in my blog too...have a nice Sunday!!
Cynthia, hmm warm and tasty. Lovely pics
I think I will love that sago porridge. It looks like the sago sweet we make :D. I don't know how they all taste, but they look absolutely yummm...
wow...such a great version of porridge. In my family, only those with rice will call porridge..
Given a choice, I always prefer savoury breakfasts but you make these gruels look so delectable.
wow, yummy yummy. Though i am not a big fan of porridge, after seeing ur pics i just wanna have it. definitely will try it...
wow, yummy yummy. Though i am not a big fan of porridge, after seeing ur pics i just wanna have it. definitely will try it...
I love Oatmeal and I love Cream of Wheat. Load it up with apples, raisins, or banannas and I'm in heaven. Cant get Certain Someone to touch the stuff. Is Sago like Tapioca? Another favorite.
I looooove quaker oatmeal...I absolute favorite. I prefer them a lot more than Chinese porridge tho. Hehe.
I LOVE hot cereal for breakfast! It's so comforting. Growing up, my great-grandmother, grandmother and my mom would cook cream of wheat, oatmeal, and cornmeal pop (porridge). As an adult, I mostly cook oatmeal simply because it's healthier.
I am with you Cynthia, I can't stand these either... it is the texture that gets me...
I do like a Kerala version of the rice porridge called Kanji, but with something spicy to go with it, like mango chutney, that is yummy... but I stay far away from the sweet ones...
Well, "behind every successful man stands a woman", they say. Hmm...
When one of my sons celebrated his 40th birthday he told his friends about me, his mother, and how I had forced him to eat porridge every morning. Then a man stood up and said: "Behind every successful man stands a porridge cooking mother":)
I love porridge :-)...can easily have all those of yours...lovely :-D
This is so gorgeous btw we make similar thing but with rice or tapioca pearls and this reminds me of that.
i like porridge - sago took some getting used to, because of the texture, but we had all those growing up. My favourite would have to be cornmeal porridge, it doesn't have the potential sliminess, and has such an interesting flavour with brown sugar. Mom used to make this for us at night if we were studying until we claimed we were too old for porridge.
Mom always sent us off to school with a big bowl of porridge "sticking to our ribs". My daughter won't touch the stuff but she loves cream of wheat.
Well, I can't say that I'm a fan. But as usual, your photos are lovely, and the spoons add interest.
Maybe this is a meal for colder climes (not ours)???
Your column was cute, too.
Oh Cynthia I join in with you.
I hate porridge ( at least you like sago)
Like your mom my mom loves it with a pure passion, you know beeing it healthy. You can be sure she habes her portions atleast three times a week.
When i go back home for holidays and when my daughter sees her having it for breakfast, she is having the same expression ;-)))
They all look nice, but that's because of your photography :) We've never eaten porridge for any meal at home - my dad tried it for a while to lose weight but ended up eating it with cream so he gave up!
Hello Cynthia, i've always seen you on so many other blog comments pages but its the first time i actually came over today. I absolutely love what i see. U have a wonderful blog, and i will be seeing you often.
And i've just bought myself my first packet of barley and wondering what to do with it. Porridge seems like a wonderful thing. Thanks.
Your account of your childhood encounters made me laugh! By contrast, I have only happy recollections - my dad used to make it for me when I was little, and I use to have it with lashings of creamy milk and with glucose scattered over. And sometimes with golden syrup, too! No, it probably wasn't great for my teeth with those extras, but it tasted wonderful...
Yes, porridge... you either love it or hate it. There are no grey areas with porridge. I tried Sago as a child and thought it was the most disgusting food EVER. That was a funny post!
Haven't had porridge for a very long time but they all look so yummy..
Beautiful pics! Lovin' the various ways to make the porriage. I like the simple kinds, with (maybe) raisins and cinnamon. I don't know about the sage...
:)
If you give me Porridge like these, I would have them for breakfast, lunch and dinner!! YUMMO!:))
Had to comment after I saw the green plantain flour for babies. In Kerala, the part of India I am from, this is one of the starter foods for babies. My mother tells me that I had it as a kid. My FIL made it very lovingly for my first born and even packed about 2 kg of the flour to travel across the oceans to me. My son does not like it and when I tasted it I did not like it either. So I camouflage it with some fruit puree and he eats a bit of it. Its the stuff that makes you strong apparently.
But such similarity in traditional foods across such distances! Especially when this is not a common food in the rest of India.
I am not a porridge fan, but like a version of savoury oatmeal porridge I make which full of veggies and black pepper!
Btw, never knew there was a way to drink peanut butter. Will try this out, the kid version for the kid in me.:)
But have you tried cooking the cream of wheat with a fresh bay leaf? A Bajan cook taught me that one, and it completely changes the character of the porridge-- very yummy!
~jen
I'm impressed with that peanut punch - how about a little rum in there too eh?!
Cheers
David
Your story about porridge and your dislike for it made me smile...
I love the idea of making the quaker oats into a dessert - a nice and healthy way to have a sweet ending to a meal.
I really like porridge and enjoy reading your post. Nice pics.
I don't quite like oats..maybe cos i dunno the way to cook it.
I love all your porridges, and that peanut punch will definitely be on my to-do list. Thanks!
I love oat porridge. So comforting.
You know, as a child I HATED porridge too but in college I downed the thing daily. I don't know why the change of taste but yummy! I love mine with raisins and honey! and I like mine thicker, less watery too.
Sorry Cynthia, but I love a bowlof smooth and creamy, Cream of Wheat, especially on a cold winter day, and yes it does stick to your ribs!!Oatmeal would be second. I have never heard of sago porridge, what does it taste like? I wonder.
when i was a kid, i disliked oat porridge.. preferred the congee instead! LOL. the sago porridge looks great and different!! lovely write up too!
I'm a porridge freak! I especially like cream of wheat porridge, tapioca porridge and oat porridge... Yummy!
Cheers,
Rosa
I can still struggle with the overwhelming gloopiness of porridge sometimes, but other times it really does hit the spot. Glad to have finally discovered your blog, Cynthia, and will pass it on to my West Indian friends to get a little online taste of home!
Hey Cynthia,
I missed reading your blog. I love porridge too, it's great on cold days, brrrrr!
oh i love that sago porridge!!! makes me miss our local food even more :-)
I am not a big porridge fan, but you make it look so good!!
I grew up in Nigeria for a few years and I remember my breakfast being porridge of all kinds!! Ahh memories of youth. Must try recipes :o)
Hi Cynthia.....All ur recipes during my break are amazing...Loved the new appearance of ur site....This Porridge makes me feel like home(in india)....Great pictures....
should i keep telling you that your pictures are just great? i have to..:).. what if you don't like the mocking face of the quaker man...just show him what wonders you have done with his stuff!thanks for the peanut punch recipe!
I'm glad you posted the peanut punch recipe! I'm going to make that. Spiked, of course. :)
So you hated the Quaker Oats guy, did you? He is kind of creepy looking. I'm sorry he mocked you.
All of the porridges look good. I really want some cream of wheat now. With milk and sugar. And maybe just a little lumpy.
Excellent warm and yummy yummy one lady !!!
hey cynthia love all but my favourite is plantain flour porridge(you did mention it)but grandma made us eat ALL.
I recently redisovered oatmeal and I have been enjoying it. The cream of wheat, corn meal and barley porridges are looking nice and tasty. I will have to try them.
That sago porridge looks similar to the sweet sago payasam we make, Cynthia. I can totally identify with you because the very sight of oatmeal used to make me gag! Still not a fan of oatmeal, but love sago payasam. :)
ooh girl, they all look so good, especially the cornmeal one! yum.
I love oatmeal and actually had that for breakfast this morning!
Though I cheat and have instant.. imagine that!!
I really like porridge. Enjoying by reading your post. Nice pictures.......
Porridges are really a torture for me..:)
Now you torture me with that all lovely pictures..:)
Wow...wow...!!
I never heard about peanut punch, but I really love , For sure in winterI made to impress guest ...;)
Hi Cynthia, I do like porridge and grow up with it. Thanks for the peanut punch recipe. Your pictures great as usual!
Cynthia, your pictures are just lovely. I, too, have not been much of a porridge fan. I think Cream of Wheat is icky. But I got this great cookbook this weekend and in it was the most delicious porridge recipe. I was out of town this weekend so I didn't read your blog until today. What a funny coincidence!
well, i love porridge, but cooked in water, not milk, and salt, not sugar. the porridge gods have been kind to me.
oats porridge has been my staple breakfast throughout my college days!!
You know, as I was having a cup of cream of wheat last week, (my mom wouldve been proud) and I, for the first time in my life looked at the directions on the box and thought- my mercy, how could anyone eat Cream of Wheat like this? Milk or water, cream of wheat and salt? Youve got to be kidding! No wonder kids dont like cream of wheat, thick salty mush!
You have to add sugar, and vanilla, and nutmeg and cinnamon and a clove. I think I could get a few converts. I got my cousin to have and like cornbread. Im ready for the next challenge. Thank you for the choka recipes!
I've never tasted sago, so that's the one I'd choose!
I love shredded chicken porridge with century egg! Or simple plain porridge with either salted egg or fried dace with black beans. Yum yum...
loved cream of wheat as a kid - am i weird? The sago porridge looks divine!! Maybe you can try the "adult" version of this by adding rum towards the end of the cooking process :)
Hi Cynthia dear! Every one of your 'porridges' (we called it 'hot cereal' when we were kids, and my kids hate it *all* to this day!) looks wonderful to me. Well, ok, all except the oatmeal -- one food I wouldn't eat if it were the last thing on earth and I were starving on a desert island... you know what I mean. But you even managed to make that look inviting!
Cream of wheat however... mmmm... my fav... try it with a little salted butter and brown sugar ;)
And I have a bag of those white pearls to try one day soon, too :)
The photos are simply mouthwatering! :)
I have tried all kinds but the cornmeal. I wonder how that would be...
Though the pics are great as usual, i am not a porridge person, unless i have no option left...if it has to be it, then at the most i tolerate the quaker man....
mmm...lots to choose from and i am confused :D
All that porridge--all that fiber--and so many different, yummy kinds. I don;t eat enough of this stuff.
Thank you for the punch recipe.
I'm very temped by your Cornmeal porridge!
I love the sago one the most, although you manage to make all the porridge look so delicious, nice photos, Cynthia!
How perfect for this time of year, so comforting! And the punch looks interesting - I would be putting Baileys in mine too! ;)
wow, those look like healty bowls full of lovely stuff Cynthia! nice collection girl:)
have a great weekend!
Cynthia I'm hungry :) these are very interseting and delicious. Hugs
Ilove porridge..Mmmmmmmmmm..Yummy !!I enjoyed reading ur writeup..and I can imagine small Cynthia sitting with a bowl of porridge and planning some tricks to finish the bowl..Here my 2 naughty kids do tricks daily with their food.
Ilove porridge..Mmmmmmmmmm..Yummy !!I enjoyed reading ur writeup..and I can imagine small Cynthia sitting with a bowl of porridge and planning some tricks to finish the bowl..Here my 2 naughty kids do tricks daily with their food.
Thank you,Cynthia
I had good Valentine's.
I hope you too.
Big kisses.
hi this is the first time at your blog. It was so much fun to read through the porridge section. like all of them :), but my kids and hear hubby, cant even come close to it. I guess may be i grew up with these porridges.
I loved cream of wheat as a child.
Peter, Sreelu, Shilpa, Laavanya, Bee, Keva, Sig, Sunita, PoojaV, Lori Lynn, Happy Cook, Lynda, Ivy, Chris, Asha, Minti, Helene, KJ, Val, Daphne, Dhanggit, Deborah, Emiline, Deepa, CS, Kevin, Bren, Rama, Seena, Sylvia, Odete, Superchef, Toni, Linda, Sia, Urban Vegan, Flo, Nora B, Mansi, Eda, Kesmeseker & Maryann - thanks for sharing all your porridge thoughts with me :)
Kalyan - now that's the kind of inspiration I like to learn about.
Jackson - so I've heard
Glamah16 - yeah sago is tapicoa; same thing different name
Karin - I love that :)
Chennette - same here, it was always about building the body and making it strong.
Bellini Valli I like that, sticking to the ribs :)
Sra - now that's funny :D
Fork full of spaghetti - now you make it sound so enticing!
Anita - you are so right about traditional similarities across distances. I am constantly in awe of such discoveries.
Jen - haven't tried it yet but I can jsut imagine the flavour!
David - of course! :D
Precious Pea - I've always found the instructions on the box to be useful.
Proud Italian Cook - it tastes like a more liquid version of cream with tiny soft beads :)
Rosa - ah! the porridge Gods love you! :D
Valentina - and I've missed yours too! When are you coming back?
Sukanya - it is so good to see you again! Welcome back!
Nanditha P - I heart you!
Mary - what a conincidence indeed
Bee - I hear you
Willowtree - I knew you'd understand
WMW - I like the sound of that porridge
Alpa - no darling, not weird at all! And I LOVE the idea of adding some rum :D
Coco - try it with raisins, brown sugar, cinnamon and milk.
Shella - :D
Kate/Kajal - I am so glad that you came over, welcome! and thank you!
Archana, Nithu, Aparna, EMWK, Annemarie, Anuzi, Nicisme & KF - I really appreciate all of you taking the time to visit and share your thoughts, they are welcomed and truly appreciated. I do hope that you all come back to visit whenever you can and I look forward to visiting your blogs.
i was never served porridge on a daily basis and when it was on the menu I insisted that it be served with buttermilk and salt - tasted much better than that milky sweet concotion!
BUT what was forced on me everyday was a boiled egg....there were many times they "fell off' the plate....other times i would drown them in ketchup and moon over them till the school bus came and i HAD to gobble them down. Then my mother got tired of forcing me and told me i would never be served them again. so i didnt eat eggs for the next 10 years - now i like them just fine! your "desserts" look really enticing though....good thing you didnt find out whether you like them or not now!
Your column on it was fun. I was a more stubborn child and ended up getting toast rather than that grey gelatinous stuff. Although with floating some whole milk around it and a pile of brown sugar, it wasn't bad sometimes, far better than instant.
Miri - isn't it strange these happenings. I am generally a savoury person but some how or the other I can't think of having the porridge made savoury only sweet.
Ummmm, eggs were always fried in our household.
Pearl - I liked toast only when I felt like it but I think I would have much preferred it to the porridge! :D
I like very much bad not reed english. please, traslator in blog. Excuseme, congratulations.
Hi Cynthia, me and my brother used have the cream of wheat porridge when we were kids, lot of childhood memories linked with it as we used to lick the cup clean and had bits and pieces of the porridge on our noses:))
Omg, cream of wheat is my favorite!! But in general, I am obsessed with porridge of any kind. I love, love, LOVE it. All of these look SO GOOD!!
OMG! Even simple dishes like porridge looks so tempting under your lens.
Rosemaria & RV - a very warm Caribbean welcome to both of you. Thanks for taking the time to stop by and comment. Do come back when you have the time.
Dana - Ah ha, so whenever you visit, I know what to feed you :)
Kribha - thank you dearest.
I know the trauma, at least from a distance. My younger cousin would do anything she could to dispose of, or better yet, avoid the porridge. We had the backed-up sink and dogs with discerning tastes as evidence. Me, my issue was about consistency; no matter what kind (plantain was my least favorite) I refused to drink anything that looked like "pap", the runny stuff given to the youngest children who were still bottle-fed. My favorites remain cornmeal porridge cooked with cinnamon leaf and a touch of coconut milk, and hominy corn porridge. Grace Foods now sells individual servings of oats porridge that has that distinctive "cooked at home taste" -- to die for. Preparing porridge is an artform; the men who sell it on the side of the street in Kingston know what they're doing for sure.
I love your site! I will be back!
wow wow..so many to choose from..my god..all your pictures have come out so well...
I'm with you, girl! I was forced porridge as a child and hated it. Now, I can't get enough of the stuff! I usually have it on Saturday morning for breakfast with some apricots, cinnamon and vanilla mixed in. Sago is one of my favourites, too :-)
nice pictures Cynthia, i loved sago porridge.. i just cant wit to try them all.
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