Coffee-mate: It's not just for coffee anymore

Some will consider me insane for suggesting that you should buy an artificial coffee creamer product and use it in a manner inconsistent with its labeling, but stick with me and you will be treated to pleasures known only to a rare few.

What's the great innovation? I was crazy enough to pour coffee creamer over a bowl of quaker oatmeal. When I tasted how delectable that was, I didn't stop there. I poured the same creamer over quaker grits. And that too was delightful.

And how did I envision such insanity? I recalled that when the wife and I used to brunch at Salish Lodge the steel cut oats were bathed in real cream. And then I considered how little creativity there was in hot cereal flavoring, while noting that there was an explosion of flavor occurring in coffee creamers, despite the fact that I drink my coffee black. So bringing together flavored coffee creamer with oatmeal or grits opens up a whole world of flavors that perhaps we hadn't considered.

Enjoy!