A bowl of oatmeal with blueberries and bananas - Vladislav Noseek/Shutterstock Oatmeal is typically eaten as a breakfast dish; it's easy to make, nutritious, and you can elevate even the blandest ...

Oatmeal boils over because the starches in the oats thicken the cooking liquid into a gel that traps steam bubbles until they spill over. Tricks such as balancing a spoon across the pot don't really ...