Use that Food Storage (Oatmeal!)
I'm one that actually likes hot oatmeal for breakfast. BUT, not every day. Since we're storing so much oatmeal, I'm thinking that I can only have so many bowls of it and make so many oatmeal cookies! (OK, maybe there's no such thing as oatmeal cookies!)
I happened to find a fabulous blog that had listed a fabulous Honey Raisin Granola recipe that looked SO yummy I HAD to try it!
The result? SIX pounds of YUMMY Honey Raisin Granola, a house that smells just as yummy, and a silly "Wiggles" song that I can't get out of my head! (Crunchy, Munchy, Honey Cakes... HA! Now YOU'VE got it in your head! hehe)
Just because I wanted to see if it's worth the price of the ingredients, and my time, I added it all up. Guess what? IT IS! :) The total cost per pound of granola turned out to be about $3 - MUCH cheaper than buying a box of it! (Though I do remember begging my mom to by CWPost - remember that? YUM!)
Here's a link to the blog where I found it. Funny thing is, it's written by a gal who lives not more than 3 miles from me! In fact, she lives on a sailboat in Apponaug Cove! Too Cool! I've actually made another recipe from her blog, which was to die for! (Reeses Peanut Butter Cup Brownies) How did I find it? She's the mom of another Stampin' Up! Demo who lives in Vermont, and I love her work, so I check out her website quite often.
A couple of things I modified for my recipe. First, I didn't add coconut. That's only because I don't like it! (With every bite that Ric takes, he says "Needs coconut" - but that doesn't stop him from taking more bites!) Also, I couldn't find the "Date Sugar" so I emailed Donna and asked her about it. She said that I could probably find it at a health food store (Whole Foods), but I could substitute raw sugar or even regular sugar. I used brown sugar. It's Sunday, so I wasn't going to go to the store. It turned out perfect anyway! The other thing - I think that the next time I make it, instead of cooking it for a full hour, I'll reduce the time a little...and that's only because my oven seemed to over cook it a little. So instead of turning it over in the oven every 15 minutes, I'll do it for 15, 15, 10, and 10.
So yummy - and a GREAT way to use that oatmeal in your food storage! (By the way, 11 cups of Oatmeal is almost ALL of a regular size oatmeal can - just dump it all in!)
I happened to find a fabulous blog that had listed a fabulous Honey Raisin Granola recipe that looked SO yummy I HAD to try it!
The result? SIX pounds of YUMMY Honey Raisin Granola, a house that smells just as yummy, and a silly "Wiggles" song that I can't get out of my head! (Crunchy, Munchy, Honey Cakes... HA! Now YOU'VE got it in your head! hehe)
Just because I wanted to see if it's worth the price of the ingredients, and my time, I added it all up. Guess what? IT IS! :) The total cost per pound of granola turned out to be about $3 - MUCH cheaper than buying a box of it! (Though I do remember begging my mom to by CWPost - remember that? YUM!)
Here's a link to the blog where I found it. Funny thing is, it's written by a gal who lives not more than 3 miles from me! In fact, she lives on a sailboat in Apponaug Cove! Too Cool! I've actually made another recipe from her blog, which was to die for! (Reeses Peanut Butter Cup Brownies) How did I find it? She's the mom of another Stampin' Up! Demo who lives in Vermont, and I love her work, so I check out her website quite often.
A couple of things I modified for my recipe. First, I didn't add coconut. That's only because I don't like it! (With every bite that Ric takes, he says "Needs coconut" - but that doesn't stop him from taking more bites!) Also, I couldn't find the "Date Sugar" so I emailed Donna and asked her about it. She said that I could probably find it at a health food store (Whole Foods), but I could substitute raw sugar or even regular sugar. I used brown sugar. It's Sunday, so I wasn't going to go to the store. It turned out perfect anyway! The other thing - I think that the next time I make it, instead of cooking it for a full hour, I'll reduce the time a little...and that's only because my oven seemed to over cook it a little. So instead of turning it over in the oven every 15 minutes, I'll do it for 15, 15, 10, and 10.
So yummy - and a GREAT way to use that oatmeal in your food storage! (By the way, 11 cups of Oatmeal is almost ALL of a regular size oatmeal can - just dump it all in!)
Labels: Random Musings
posted by Marni @ 6:32 PM
1 Comments:
At May 29, 2008 11:48 PM ,
Donna said...
Hi Marni!
I just got a note from Emily. Said she heard of me through you! How cool is that?
Just thought I'd say hi and see if you're up to getting together for coffee sometime at Dunkin'? Or even Iggy's, or we could throw shells at each other from across the bay! hehe!
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