Serves 8
8 cups milk
4 cups old fashioned oats
4 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
Pinch of salt
1 vanilla bean, scraped
1/2 cup sugar
sugar, cinnamon, cloves,
salt and vanilla seeds and
cook 1 minute.
Divide oatmeal between 8
ovenproof dishes and top
with about 1 tablespoon of
sugar, shaking the sugar
evenly across the top of
each dish.
Brulee with a kitchen
torch, or broil on high for
about 8 minutes, or until
tops are golden brown and
caramelized.
Serve immediately.
BRULEED OATMEAL WITH VANILLA BEAN
Bring milk to a simmer in a
saucepan and stir in oats.
Cook over medium-high
heat for about 5 minutes
or until most of the liquid
is absorbed. Stir in brown
HOLIDAY SPICED COFFEE
Serves 8
32 green cardamom pods
4 6-inch cinnamon sticks, broken into thirds
24 black peppercorns
8 cups strong brewed black coffee
Optional: half and half and sugar
Combine cardamom, cinnamon, peppercorns
and coffee in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
Remove from heat and let steep
for 15 minutes.
Strain and serve with half and half and
sugar on the side, to taste.
90 | SWEET PAUL . HOLIDAY 2010
