I've had the same thing for breakfast for seven years

Almost every day, for the past seven years, I have eaten the same thing for breakfast. 

Oatmeal.

I know, it is weird.  How can I eat the same thing, nearly every day of the week, for seven years?  I've spent the past seven years trying to answer that question too.  As far as I could figure out, it is cheap, easy, filling, and very comforting, which meets all the requirements I have for breakfast (as well as any other meal).  Also, eating the same thing almost every day for the past seven years has really indulged my crazy person side.  Really, doing the same thing every day for seven years cannot be normal.  I mean, I am perfectly okay with it, but then again, I am a lawyer, which means that I am slightly crazy. 

Let's not forget, it is also tasty.  I wouldn't the same thing everyday without it tasting good (okay, maybe that is a little bit of a lie, but really, I promise, this is good.  I do oatmeal right.)

First, I get  bulk rolled oats from Whole Foods.  None of that over-sugared instant packets for me.  I'd like to say that I am all humble and I just don't love sweet stuff, but the honest answer is that I don't eat prepackaged oatmeal because I am a breakfast snob.  I've watched nearly every episode of all 14 seasons of Good Eats, I get food snobby.

Next, I throw some cinnamon in there.  At this point it may seem that I put cinnamon in everything.  No, I don't.  Just in breakfast foods.  I'm slightly weird, but I do have taste buds.  Finally, I top it off with the boiling water.  Originally, heating up the water separately was a holdover from the fact that I lived in a microwave free apartment for four years, but at this point it is habit.  Also, since the water is hotter, the oats absorb it better, which means better oatmeal.

What I've learned from this over the past seven years by eating the same thing nearly every day, and in the past 10 minutes by forcing myself to confess this to the internet, is that I am slightly crazy, incredibly weird, and really, very okay with that.

The Quaker Oats Quaker may be silently judging me, but I don't care.

Recipe - Breakfast Burritos

With the advent of Pinterest and the change in my husband's work schedule, I have become really interested in creating freezer meals.  Freezer meals are bites that can be cooked in a large batch at one time and then portioned out for individual servings throughout the week.  I like it for two reasons (1) since my husband and I don't get to eat together every day, we can still eat the same meal and mentally share that, and (2) a lot less dishes to clean on net, since I am only cooking once as opposed to five times.  I've mastered the one pot meal in college because I hated doing dishes that much.

One of the most popular recipes that I have seen on Pinterest I have seen has been the make ahead breakfast burrito.  I swear I've seen ten different varieties of the same darn burrito, but none ever seemed that great to me, nor did they seem that healthy.  In light of that, I developed my own spin on the burrito, and I must say, it is really tasty and filling.

Breakfast Burritos

Total time:  30-45 minutes (depending on how fast you can fold a burrito)

Servings:  about 16 burritos, depending on how full you make them

Ingredients and gear:

• 1 qt of egg whites
• 8 whole eggs
• 2 C shredded part skim cheese (I've used mozzarella and Mexican blend)
• 2 small cans on diced green Chile peppers
• 2 packages of large whole wheat flour tortillas (in the picture I have the white flour tortillas because I went grocery shopping at a small store this week)
• 1 pound bag mixed pepper strips,or another vegetable if you so desire
• desired seasonings (salt, pepper, garlic, paprika, cayenne, whatever you want)
• aluminum foil - torn into squares that are about the size of the tortillas

Directions

1. Put the eggs, egg whites, Chile peppers, peppers (or other veg), and seasonings into a large skillet.  Whisk until the entire skillet is well mixed and the whole eggs are broken.  You can do this in batches, but I don't because I don't want to double my work.
2. Cook the eggs on medium, scrambling the mixture as it cooks.
3. Once the eggs are cooked, set up your assembly line.  You can use my method as a guide (see picture below).
4. Assemble the burritos:  Put a spatula full of eggs on the bottom third of the tortilla, sprinkle with some cheese, and fold the burritos.  Here is a good video that shows exactly how to fold a burrito.  Mine never look that good.
5. Wrap in foil and place in the freezer.
6. To reheat, remove foil (or don't and see a really awesome light show in your microwave), and heat up for 3 minutes on high.  Then flip the burrito over and cook for another 2 minutes.  Time varies by microwave.

• Eggs on the left, work space in the middle, bowl of cheese to the right, and tortillas waiting on the right.  When assembling, I place a tortilla on the foil and then fold the burrito in the foil.