Brunch with good friends

We invited some friends over for brunch the other day.  I enjoyed it so much that I want to do this every month.  I discovered that breakfast is my favorite meal to prepare.  I started with looking for egg dishes because we had a bunch of eggs a friend gave us from her farm.  I also knew I wanted to make steel cut oatmeal in the crock pot since it turned out so well the last time I made it.  I did some research on a few dishes to make sure they were easy to prepare and delicious, of course and here are two dishes I made...

Steel cut oatmeal in the crock pot
I had done the double boiler method in the crock pot and that worked out great but I wanted to make a double batch, which wouldn't fit in my dish if I did the double boiler method. So, despite others saying it would burn in the crock pot, I decided to try it this way.  It didn't burn and the consistency turned out great.  Of course it helped that I was making it in the early morning rather than overnight, that way I could stir it every 30 minutes. 
Spray crock pot with cooking spray
Mix together the following in the crock pot
2 c steel cut oatmeal
5 c water
3 c milk
1 c half and half
2 tbsp butter
1 apple cut in small chunks & peeled
1/2 tsp vanilla extract (could have used more)
1 tsp of cinnamon (could have used more)
Cook on low 5 hours or high for 2 1/2-3 hours (I started on low for 4 hours but switched to high the last hour thinking it wouldn't be done in time)

Mini crustless ham and egg tarts

Preheat oven to 350
Spray a muffin pan with cooking spray
Place 1 piece of ham in each cup, the ends will stick up above the cup
Crack 1 egg inside each piece of ham
Top with 1 cherry tomato, I cut them in half
Sprinkle Parmesan cheese
Sprinkle chives, parsley or basil
Cook for 18-20 minutes (done when insert a knife and it comes out clean)