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Porridge, Oatmeal, Hot Cereal...Gruel? Depends on your Childhood

Porridge, Oatmeal, Hot Cereal...Gruel? Depends on your Childhood

Either way, I have loved it for as long as I can remember

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Enid Grace
Feb 06, 2024
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Much of my Irish heritage comes through in the foods I find comfort in. Perhaps most of all is the simple Irish oat. I have such affinity for it - so much so that I have a tattoo on my shoulder featuring a stem of Avena Sativa - Irish Wild Oats complete with hyper detailed spikelets.

Wild Oats

Some of you may know that the egg, to me, is the perfect food.…

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