When the solar got here out this week I knew it could deliver with it good issues. Boy, was I in for a nice shock! I believe it’s protected to say I used to be surprised, delighted, and completely honored to be Freshly Pressed by WordPress this week!
(Thanks WordPress!)
These items typically occur once you ‘don’t really feel prepared’ as there are just a few modifications/additions I had been planning for this weblog, however because it at all times goes…..you simply go together with it! A favourite quote of mine from a Paul Arden ebook says: So in that vein, I ‘mounted up’ a Fb web page for IPOM you can like (or I hope you’ll!) it’s right here, or simply to the proper on the sidebar – thanks a lot!
I’m past thrilled to satisfy all of my new (and fabulous) IPOM readers and proceed to share the journey with all of you – thanks for becoming a member of me in my pursuit of discovering extra with (just a bit) much less, and a most hearty welcome! Granola is a favourite of mine.
Not within the hippie-patchouli-incense manner both (although all of these issues are lovingly mounted squarely in my DNA)…however the yummy, nutty, clear consuming breakfast manner! I like to grocery store. I like markets, and I like coloration. A great grocery retailer is my glad place, at all times has been. I keep away from the middle aisles as a lot as potential (save for pasta, pasta sauce, and boxed snacks for my cracker loving 8 12 months previous), and this implies the cereal aisle. My dad joked to me years in the past as a toddler that the cardboard field processed cereal is available in had extra dietary worth than the sugary refined ‘dessert’ the field contained. I’m positive there could possibly be (just a bit) fact to that – however regardless, I keep away from meals from a field as a lot as potential in favor of cheap bulk staples and contemporary, colourful, inspiring meals…as a result of (IMO) it’s simply higher.
A type of low-cost staples is oats. Enter a straightforward, handy, scrumptious different to bagged granola and boxed cereals. This actual granola is made with 100% clear, 100% pure, and 100% accessible substances. You received’t really feel too full after consuming this, as you don’t want lots (a bit goes a good distance). It’s chewy (nice for conscious consuming), and also you don’t wish to rush this, it’s simply that good…….and I promise, your entire household will adore it!
Tailored from the Silver Hills cookbook, 1996
(4) cups sluggish oats
(1/2) cup shredded coconut
(1/2) cup slivered uncooked almonds
(1/2) cup uncooked sunflower seeds
(1/2) cup uncooked pumpkin seeds
(1/2) cup cocoa nibs (optionally available)
(1/2) tsp salt
(1/2) cup actual maple syrup
1 tbsp actual vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 250 levels. Mix all dry substances collectively in a big mixing bowl. Add vanilla and maple syrup and blend effectively together with your arms – don’t be shy! Bake in a deep baking pan (you too can use a cookie sheet) and bake about one hour, or till dry. Ensure to combine the combination just a few instances whereas it cooks to forestall burning and promote even cooking.
Serve with chilly milk or yoghurt, and a few added hemp seeds, cranberries (as proven) or with some other actual ingredient you need. This may maintain in a container or glass jar indefinitely and the recipe can simply be doubled – and also you’ll doubtless be making it typically!
