december

happy december!

lately

starting new sweaters

making headbands

living room hangings

learning to knit

eating lots of granola

carving pumpkins!

mom's homemade granola recipe:

7 cups oats

1 cup coconut

1 cup wheat germ

1 1/2 cups sliced almonds

1 cup diced walnuts or pecans

1 cup sunflower seeds

1 cup pepitas or flax seeds

1/2 cup oil

1 cup (or more) pure maple syrup

1 tablespoon vanilla

craisins, or raisins, dates,etc. (added after baking)

preheat oven to 250. mix wet and dry ingredients. combine. pour onto 2 greased baking sheets. bake for 1 hour 30 minutes. stir every 15 minutes, and switch the 2 pans between the top and bottom baking racks.

cool on pans. sprinkle with craisins.

eat all up.