People go on cruises so they can have luxurious accommodations, travel to exotic locations, enjoy endless pampering, experience non-stop entertainment and activities, and eat decadent and delicious meals 24 hours a day.
Not so the Skamarakas family. The one and only reason we ever go on a cruise? It is pictured above. What the hell, you say? You go on cruises to eat oatmeal with fruit in it? This, my fellow Americans, is not oatmeal with fruit in it. It is COLD oatmeal with fruit in it.
Yes, the one and only REAL reason we ever go on a cruise is so that my husband can eat Bircher’s Muesli. It’s an item not found on the local diner menu, because honestly, they probably, like me, never heard of it. Until we went on a cruise.
And they have it on nearly every cruise on which we’ve ever gone. Jim loads up a big bowl of it every morning, and quite frankly, the ship could pull a Titanic on him, hit an iceberg, and sink to the bottom of the ocean. As long as he has a tummy full of Bircher’s Muesli, my husband is going down a happy man.
So, on Monday, it will be the 14th anniversary of my husband’s 29th birthday. I’d love to make him some Bircher’s Muesli for breakfast on Monday morning, but the recipes for this dish are so varied!
If anyone has braved making this dish, I’d love to know your tried and true recipe. I’d hate to have to book another cruise to help celebrate Jim’s birthday with his favorite meal.
Hey, wait a minute….
