Granola- Its best made at home

My personal opinion is that most conventional boxed cereals (the most profitable sector of the food industry) are not suitable for human consumption and should be used as packing material, much like Styrofoam.

As we get back to school and busy with work, breaking the fast from a good nights sleep should be done with a wholesome meal.  One of my favourites for the fall is homemade granola with fruit from the summer that I have dried (any will do).

8 cups of rolled oats

1-2 cups ground flax or hemp or bran

1.5 cups unsweetened shredded coconut

1 cup almonds

1 cup walnuts

1/4 cup sesame seeds

1 teaspoon of cinnamon

Mix in a bowl and melt

1 cup butter or coconut oil or a combo

1/2 to1 cup maple syrup

1 tablespoon of vanilla

Add to oat mixture & stir.  Spread over 2 cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes at 350, turn/ filp/ stir oats bake for another 10 cool. Return mixture to bowl.  Add:

2 cups of chopped dried fruit

Toss & store in an air tight container. 

putting up fruit

The Vancouver area didn't get as much or as quality fruit as last year, but we should still take advantage. In general the fruit was small but sweet.

This will be the last weekend for blueberries and it is time to hunt down the orchards and put in your order for apples and pears.

Excellent sources for ordering:

Garside farm
UBC apple festival (October 16-17)
Clover valley farms
Annies orchard
Silverhill apple orchard