I made granola. You can too!

I'm excited. I made granola. It was easy. #excited

I will do it again.

Trust me, if you try it, you'll probably want to do it again too.

You get to customize yours however you'd like and you get to cut the mystery ingredients that are in the packaged stuff. It's crispy and so fresh, unlike any store bought granola I've ever tried.

Here's how to do it.


Ingredients
1 cup oats
1/2 cup almonds
1/3 cup of coconut flakes
2 tbsp melted butter (note you can use coconut oil or something lighter if you'd like)
1 tbsp light brown sugar

Place your dry ingredients in a bowl and combine (oats, almonds, sugar, flakes) Then pour the melted butter over the mix and combine until everything is moistened. Place on a cookie sheet. Spread the mix out evenly. Bake at 350 for about 10 minutes or until you see the oats darken. Enjoy

The Mommy Cookie

Snow day!

Snow day.

Snow day?

It's all kinds of hot chocolate and snowman fun on the first day. The second day is a relief too, no work, more time to rest. But by the third day it's a little ridiculous. You're trapped inside!

To ease the monotony, I decided to collect a few of my favorite things (cinnamon, pecans and coconut) and put them into a cookie. A "Mommy" cookie. My 5-year-old doesn't like nuts so anything with nuts in it she declares a "mommy" thing. And promptly loses interest. And that is how you get a preschooler to retreat from a treat. It gives me uninterrupted pleasure.

And mommy knows just what to do with her things. I'll show you.

Step one: Get your milk ready.

Step Two: Admire your handy work. 

 Step Three: Appreciate the flavors.

REPEAT

Ingredients
1 stick of butter (1/2 cup)
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 large egg

1 1/4 cup of all purpose flour
1/2 cup pecans


1. In a large bowl beat your softened butter for 30 seconds, then combine sugar, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon.
2. Add egg and beat until combined.
3. Slowly mix in the flour until everything is well combined. Toss in the pecans and mix.
4. Spoon onto a baking sheet. Cook for 10-12 minutes on 350 degrees.