This article will be interesting to all oatmeal lovers (like me - maybe it's a Scottish thing). There's a pretty fancy recipe for "Oregon Orchard Oat Brulee," and some other interesting info. Opening paragraph:
Extra credit if you already know what a spurtle is.
It takes a lot of haggis--I mean, hubris!--to challenge the Scots in the field of oatmeal. This year, though, a team from Oregon-based Bob's Red Mill, home of specialty grains and flours, is competing in the 16th Annual Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Championship in a small Scottish town.
Extra credit if you already know what a spurtle is.