I remember a few years ago the "all natural, whole foods, all organic" food blogging community went bonkers over soaked oats. Basically all you did was add oats to a glass bowl or container, add double the amount of water (or thereabouts) possibly add some lemon juice or something acidic to help break down the oatmeal... and 8 hours later = soaked oats.
But why in the WORLD would you "soak" your oats?
Well, some nutritional experts (especially those in the Sally Fallon/ Weston Price camp) say that soaking grains is the more traditional way to prepare them for cooking. They also...
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