Granola, Oh, Granola

 

 

 

3 cups old fashioned oats

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/4 cup honey

3 Tbsp. brown sugar

1/4 cup sliced almonds

1/4 cup golden raisins or dried cranberries

salt

 

 

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

 

2. In a large bowl mix oats, vegetable oil, honey & brown sugar. It's easier if you use your hand.

 

3. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Spread oat mixture on parchment paper evenly.

 

4. Bake for 15 minutes, stirring every five minutes. When 15 minutes are up, add sliced almonds to oat mixture and return to pan for another 7 - 10 minutes, making sure to stir every five minutes. Make sure that you do not allow the granola to brown too much.

 

5. Remove from oven and allow to cool for about 15 minutes before you add the dried fruit and stir. Sprinkle some sea salt or pinch of cinnamon.

 

 

Note: This is a great snack. Wonderful on yogurt and sprinkled over ice cream as well.

 

 





Cauliflower Cheesy Bread

This is good. Experiment with seasonings to jazz it up.

 

1 cup cauliflower, grated

1 egg, beaten

1 cup shredded fresh mozzarella

1/2 cup cheddar or any other cheese

 

 

1. Preheat the oven to 360 degrees.

 

2. In a medium bowl mix the grated cauliflower, egg and shredded mozzarella until well blended.

 

3. Line a cookie tray with parchment paper and spray lightly with vegetable spray. Pour the cauliflower mixture into the lined pan and spread out into a rectangle shape.

 

4. Bake for 30 minutes. Once time is up, remove from oven, and flip the cheesy bread. Sprinkle cheddar cheese over the bread. Sprinkle your seasonings over the cheese (I used salt, pepper, garlic powder & rosemary), return to oven and bake for another 10 minutes.

 

5. Remove from oven and let sit for about 10 minutes before slicing into quarters. You can serve with marinara sauce or eat it on its own.



Balsamic Chicken and Roasted Vegetables

 

2 boneless chicken breasts, each sliced in half to make four breasts

3 medium carrot, sliced

2 cups of broccoli florets

1 medium sweet potato, sliced

10 spears of asparagus

1/2 red onion, quartered

salt & pepper

 

Marinade:

1/2 cup balsamic vinegar

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

1 Tbsp. brown sugar

2 cloves garlic, minced

3 Tbsp. fresh rosemary, chopped

2 Tbsp. thyme or oregano

4 leaves sage, chopped or 1/2 tsp. dried sage

 

 

 

1. Preheat the oven to 365 degrees. Salt and pepper both sides of chicken breasts and place in a baking dish. Arrange onions around dish and set aside.

 

2. Drizzle some olive oil in a large baking dish. Arrange vegetables in the dish -- I kept the vegetables separate. Sprinkle salt & pepper and tosh vegetables.

 

3. Mix marinade ingredients together. Spoon half of marinade over chicken breasts, making sure to coat both sides. Spoon the other half of marinade over the vegetables, making sure to coat all sides.

 

4. Place both dishes in the oven and bake for 30 minutes. Serve immediately.