I tried a new granola recipe and love it! In fact I have a batch in the oven right now! What I love about it is not only the way it tastes, but it’s also a little clumpy and I love clumpy granola! I’ve made it with out the raisins, because I don’t have any on hand right now and made it once without almonds, and it still tastes great! We like it in a bowl with milk, layered with yogurt and fruit for a parfait or even just by itself as a snack!
Jan 172013
After all the Christmas parties I’m restocked on gift-bags, tissue paper and bows! This makes me happy as re-using wrapping materials allows me to hardly ever spend money on wrapping paper!
Me and the little girl went to the library yesterday and I came back with some books I’m very excited about! The Homemade Pantry has 101 recipes for scratch-made foods! I also borrowed Julia’s Kitchen Wisdom, I’m excited about reading this classic cook book and can’t wait to see what I learn from Julia Child! Last night I started reading Thrifty – Living the Frugal Life with Style. I’m always excited to see a frugal book that’s not just about investments, interest, mortgages and all that stuff that’s over my head and bores me to tears!
What are a few frugal things you’ve been up to lately?
Jun 202011
Cereal is a perfect breakfast because it’s so easy and fast in the mornings. But if you look at the ingredients usually sugar is one of the first 2 ingredients. So here’s an alternative. This granola recipe only uses honey, instead of sugar, and it’s chock full of fiber. Just make up a batch every now and then and you have granola ready to go for many breakfasts to come! You can also use in it making peanut butter power pucks, or a yummy parfait.
Ingredients:
- 6 cups of old fashioned oats
- 2 sticks of butter
- 3/4 cup of honey
- vanilla, maple flavoring, almond extract, cinnamon, or any flavoring you would like
- Add-ins: raisins, craisins, chopped dates, sunflower seeds, coconut, chopped nuts or whatever else sounds good to you.
Melt the butter. Then mix all the ingredients, except the add-ins. Bake in a glass 9 by 13 pan at 350 degrees F, stirring occasionally. Bake until granola is light brown. Let cool then add dried fruit and nuts. Keep in an airtight container.








