Showing posts with label extras. Show all posts
Showing posts with label extras. Show all posts

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Guacamole

4 ripe Haas avocados
2 tbsp lime juice
1/4 onion, minced
1 tbsp ground cumin
1 1/2 tsp garlic salt
2 tbsp cilantro, minced
3 tbsp picante sauce

Place all ingredients in a bowl and mash up completely.  Need to verify taste several times with tortilla chips to make sure the seasoning is to your liking!  Adjust as needed! 

Don't plan on eating anything else, because you will find yourself falling in to the bowl with a bag of tortilla chips.  Enjoy!

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Megan's Granola

WOW!  I am not much of a granola fan, but I do love this.  Once again, I went to allrecipes.com to find a recipe.  We have made this a few times, and it just seems to get better.  Today, I made the sauce by 1.5 times, to have a little extra 'stick' to the granola.  Nuts are optional, I just added a little extra oats and sunflower seeds instead of the nuts in one batch.

Ingredients

  • 8 cups rolled oats
  • 1 1/2 cups wheat germ
  • 1 1/2 cups oat bran
  • 1 cup sunflower seeds
  • 1 cup finely chopped almonds
  • 1 cup finely chopped pecans
  • 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 3/4 cup honey
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups raisins or sweetened dried cranberries

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line two large baking sheets with parchment or aluminum foil.
  2. Combine the oats, wheat germ, oat bran, sunflower seeds, almonds, pecans, and walnuts in a large bowl. Stir together the salt, brown sugar, maple syrup, honey, oil, cinnamon, and vanilla in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then pour over the dry ingredients, and stir to coat. Spread the mixture out evenly on the baking sheets.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven until crispy and toasted, about 20 minutes. Stir once halfway through. Cool, then stir in the raisins or cranberries before storing in an airtight container.