Whole Wheat Cereal

In my opinion, cracked wheat cereal is easier to prepare, but Wayne actually prefers it cooked whole. To do that I have to put the crockpot on a timer so that it can cook several hours and be hot - but not mushy - at breakfast time!

Place 2 cups of whole wheat and 4 cups of water plus a little salt in the crockpot around 9 PM. Set it to turn on at 1 AM on low. Then at 6 AM it's done. Using a slotted spoon (it usually doesn't absorb all the water), take out your serving and dollop it with brown sugar and milk. Put the rest into the fridge and save for another use. (We either heat it in the microwave for breakfast another day, use it in bread dough, or add it to a casserole/stew for dinner.)

(You can also cook wheat by simmering it for 4-6 hours on the stove.)