4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats (not instant)
1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds
1/2 cup chopped pecans - or sliced almonds
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp sea salt
2 Tab oil - canola or olive or sunflower
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1/3 cup cranberries or raisins or dried apples or all three
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside. Combine oats, seeds, nuts, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the oil, honey, syrup and vanilla. Pour this mixture over the oat mixture and toss together, making sure all the ingredients are coated .
Spread evenly onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and move granola around using a heat proof spatula or wooden spoon. Spread out again evenly onto baking sheet, place back into oven and bake for another 10-15 minutes. Depending on how crispy you like your granola but be careful not to get it too dark or you will get an unpleasant burnt flavor and no one wants that!
Remove from oven and allow to cool to room temperature. Remove from pan and add the dried fruit to the mix. Store in an air tight container for up to two weeks.
It's yummy! Enjoy!
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We are cutting down trees where the driveway and the cabins will be, burning the limbs and shrubs and keeping the logs for firewood. It was a busy weekend and at the end of the day we enjoyed the evening around the fire talking with our new, and most awesome neighbors, and dreaming of the future.
Thank you Wendy for the frame.
Soon there will be a driveway that cuts in off the road and up this hill to the left. Home sweet home is a coming.
"I dreamed of a place where all parents are strong, wise and capable. And all children are happy and beloved."
Saguaro cactus can live up to 150 plus years, grow to 50 feet and weigh up to 4800 pounds. They are quite the sight on the hills and landscape.
Walnut Canyon National Monument ~ and the cliff dwellings that were occupied more than 700 years ago and are unique as they are the only known such remains of the northern Sinagua culture.
