Tasty Oatmeal The Microwave Way! - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup water
1/2 cup rolled oats
1 dash salt
2 tablespoons brown sugar
cinnamon (I must use a teaspoon)
2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
1/4 cup dried cherries (see Notes below)

Preparation

Combine ingredients in microwave safe dish/pot. Nuke 2 mins 20 sec. Stir. If still \"water-y,\" nuke 10-15 seconds.
***Note #1: I often use whatever fresh fruit I have on hand -- chopped apples, cut up bananas, fresh peaches, etc.
***Note #2: I also like to use dried fruit such as raisins, cherries, blueberries, etc. When using dried fruit, I like to nuke the fruit in enough water to cover for appx 2 mins, depending on the size of the fruit and it's estimated moisture content.
***Note #3: After nuking dried fruit, do not drain if there is any water left. Add the other ingredients to the pot and go from there.
***Note #4: Other than the water and oats, I don't actually measure the other stuff, just adding a handful of this and some of that.