Oatmeal Meat Substitute recipe

This is a great tasting meat alternative. . .I buy the oatmeal in the large container at Aldi's. . . and it's a very cost effective meal. With our expenses skyrocketing, I need every low cost recipe I can find and tolerate.


1 cup rolled oats (long cooking oatmeal),

1/2 teaspoon salt,

1/2 teaspoon sage,

2 eggs beaten,

2 tablespoons butter [margarine can be substituted for butter],

1 beef bouillon cube.

Mix the oats, salt, sage and eggs; form into four flat patties. Fry in the butter until browned on both sides.

In a kettle or saucepan, boil 1 qt. water and add bouillon cube.

Pour mixture over patties; simmer, covered for 30 minutes.

Where's the Calgon?

Mom's in ICU -- had to start dialysis today. . . can't get her off the vent, can't keep her BP up, etc.

I've been eating poorly, not sleeping well, not exercising at all. . . Gotta figure out a better way to cope/deal with all this.

In the meantime. . . we've been spending WAY too much money on fast food, etc. So, we have to meal plan, and plan stuff to eat on the run, or at the hospital. . .

I have been crocheting with free yarns, that were given to me a while back by a lovely online friend.