A Traverse City working mom's food invention was a while in the making, but the caffeinated oatmeal is now available in stores, and seems to have been worth the wait.
Excerpt: Like any busy working mother, Marcia Wittig wanted shortcuts. So one morning, she poured her coffee into her oatmeal. Seven years later, BolaJoe was born. (Get it? Bowl of Joe.)
The locally produced "Hearty Oatmeal with a Coffee Kick" is now for sale around the state, but it didn't come without some labor pains.
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Source: The Chicago Tribune
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