And so it begins...

Advent begins at our house with "The Art of Advent" and a big bowl of gingerbread baked oatmeal.

Gingerbread Baked Oatmeal

4 eggs

3/8 cup brown sugar

2 cups milk

1 cup melted butter

1/2 cup molasses

4 tsp baking powder

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp cloves

1 1/2 tsp ginger

 6 cups rolled oats

Combine eggs, sugar, milk, butter, and molasses, mix well.  In a large bowl mix dry ingredients.  Add egg mixture and stir well.  Pour into a 9x13 pan and bake at 350 F/180 C for 30 minutes.  Or, keep the dish in the fridge overnight and pull it out just before breakfast to help make breakfast fast and easy (that's the way we like it!).