I have many fond memories of growing up...climbing trees...eating oatmeal (or pretty much anything) slathered in thick fresh cream from our cow...playing trampoline ball with my siblings... eating bread fresh out of the oven. My mother made pretty much everything from scratch, and I blame my current robust health on her excellent cooking. She even made granola for us.
So when I saw a recipe for the "Ultimate Granola" in my quinoa cookbook, I knew I had to try it. It's packed full of tasty yet healthy ingredients, like almonds, walnuts, quinoa, oats, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, cranberries, and has a hint of cinnamon for a bit of extra flavour (like all that other stuff isn't enough).
Making it was super easy - just mix everything together and throw in on a baking sheet - and it looked so pretty and smelled so nice when it came out of the oven.
After it cooled, I tried to take it off the baking sheet. Maybe I did something wrong, or maybe it's supposed to take half an hour and scratching up my favourite baking sheet to pry that stuff off. I had my doubts about the recipe after that, but of course I still had to try it.
And it's good! A bit of a jaw workout, perhaps, but delicious and healthy at the same time. I keep a bucket of it in the living room (weird place, I know) so when I feel the munchies coming on I've got the solution right at hand.
3 comments:
Speaking of home-made goodness, you forgot the weiners sliced open with mashed potatoes and cheese on the top :)
Did your granola turn out crunchy or chewy? If it's good, send the recipe! I use Mom's, which I love, but am always up for something new.
Jennie
Oh I forgot about those! Mmm, the memories. :)
This granola is both crunchy and chewy... but I guess if I had to pick one or the other I'd go with chewy. Is is good, though. I'll email you the recipe.
My apologies...the granola is actually deliciously crunchy.
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