LIFE IS SO GRAND RIGHT NOW! I have finally put on my big girl socks and MOVED OUT. It sounds more final and official than it really is. I've lived away from home on my own before and done lots of travelling, so it doesn't feel like too much of a stretch... but everything does feel new and exciting and darn weird when I realize my old room back "home" no longer exists. Yikes. To cope with any potential feelings of overwhelming unfamiliarity, we make the things that are familiar. The things we can't go for a week without, or even a day. The things like, homemade granola. I've been making homemade granola for yeeeeeeeears and with some fresh fruit and yogurt, it's my favourite everyday breakfast. I have been thinking about MY FIRST BAKE IN THE NEW KITCHEN and getting stoked and making a big deal about it. Then I realized that without thinking about it, I started making granola because I just can't live without that stuff. So I guess that's my "first bake", and I feel like that is completely appropriate. Also I haven't set up my NEW MIXER yet... I smell a future blog post. Of course I'm not used to this new oven entirely and I put a little too much faith in it (and, true confession, started doing yoga while it was baking) and I kinda burnt it. Definitely still edible... but a little extra toasty let's just say... whoopsie daisies! A reminder that not all ovens are created equal! Making this easy recipe (even though I almost burnt it, haha!) brings me much comfort.And much tasty snacking for the week :) It also helps me and the new kitchen get acquainted with one another, like "Hello, I am Larissa and we are going to make some weird and wonderful stuff together, okay? Let's do this." So here is to figuring out new ovens and new routines and new bus routes and making the very first batch of good ol' granola in my new home! <3 Happy Days. Good Ol' Granolathis recipe is extensively adaptable, and you can/are encouraged to use whatever you have on hand or like! here are the basic ratios: (This recipe is good for one sheet pan, I normally double it and spread it out over two pans. However, this is a good starter amount)
THE DRY:
ADD INS:
Happy Baking :)
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When you want to eat something like chips and dip but you want it to feel super healthy. YOU MAKE THIS! Also known as: I think I will be a bird in my next life because I really love eating seeds of all kinds. Baking with seeds makes me happy and this recipe makes me especially happy because you can use whatever seeds you have on hand, along with a large helping of super-good-for-you flaxseeds. Homemade crackers full of crunchy healthy seeds, and a mashed up bean dip topped with feta and cilantro to feed your healthy munchy fix. This is a tasty snack BUT it's also something you can feel good about because:
I like to have both whole flaxseeds and ground flax on hand to use for different purposes. Obviously if you buy whole flaxseeds you can always grind them yourself, but I use both kinds frequently so I buy both... Like I said, I am a bird. For all seeds (and nuts!), it's a good idea to keep them in the fridge or freezer so they last longer and don't go rancid. Switch up the seeds in the crackers depending on your preference/what you have on hand, same deal for the beans in the dip! If you have time and patience you can roll out the crackers and cut them into desired shapes... or you can be "rustic" like moi and just bake one giant sheet of cracker, breaking it up into shards after it's baked and cooled. Rustic it is. Flax Seed CrackersRecipe adapted from "Beauty Foods" by Caroline Artiss
Bean + Feta Dip
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