We love granola, though I rarely make it. After playing around with this recipe a couple of times recently I wondered why not. It’s fairly simple to throw together and it’s certainly much more inexpensive to make your own than to buy a store-bought version. Also, as you’ll see in this recipe, by making your own you can avoid the incredible amount of sugar and other sweeteners traditionally...
Posted by
Kim Wilson on Feb 21st, 2012 in
Baked goods |
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I hosted a whole foods gluten-free Pampered Chef party recently and I was able to get a lot of really cool stuff following the sale (with all the great hostess credits and discount offers). I’d only been to two other parties in my life and I’d only gotten small items (like the garlic press, silicon scraper and lemon juicer). It always seemed like good quality stuff, but I’m such a tightwad that...
Posted by
Kim Wilson on Feb 13th, 2012 in
Baked goods |
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Holidays always inspire more baking. Yesterday afternoon, after we finished lunch, the little ones and I went to the kitchen island and made a batch of “cookie cutter cookies” in honor of Valentine’s day. There’s probably some more appropriate title for this kind of cookie, but it eludes me right now. I used as a base for this recipe the “Moon Cookie” recipe in my Everyday...
Posted by
Kim Wilson on Feb 6th, 2012 in
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The suggestion for this recipe came from Jana of Write On, Jana. She said she makes it for her children’s classmates. It sounded like a bit hit with the kids (and they get some awesome hidden nutrition at the same time!). I’ve also had a couple outings with some friends who love the pumpkin chocolate chip muffins at a local bakery. I figured it would be wonderful to develop a wholesome...
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Kim Wilson on Jan 30th, 2012 in
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I had such a craving for this cake in the last couple of weeks that I finally made it last week, and it didn’t disappoint! You can’t miss with a nice dense cake with sweet, fruit topping. I think the last time I might have had it was when we served it at our children’s adoption party. This cake is made with soaked grains, so it has increased nutritional content and improved...