Crunchy Munchy

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How about a yogurt parfait layered with some crunchy goodness. We loved this recipe for homemade granola growing up and it still hits the spot.

Granola

3 cups uncooked oatmeal
1 cup untoasted wheat germ
1 cup unsweetened coconut
2 T. cinnamon
2 T. brown sugar
1/3 cup honey
1/3 cup canola oil
1 tsp. vanilla

Mix the first 5 ingredients together in an oven safe pan. (I use a jelly roll pan)
Combine honey, oil and vanilla and microwave for 30 seconds. Pour the honey mixture over the dry ingredients and stir until well coated. Spread out to bake.

Bake at 300 degrees for 30 min. stirring approx. every ten minutes. Cool completely.
Place in an air tight container.

We add raisins, dried cranberries or blueberries at the table.

Nuts and seeds are great too. Walnuts would be especially good but with ds's nut allergies, we stick with dried or fresh fruit.

Another great yard sale find!

Just last Friday I found a darling table & 4 chairs for $40 at a yard sale! They caught my eye because my friend has wanted a table that she can paint and I figured for $40 it was a steal. The chairs became my passion after I got them home. I kept looking at the lines and thinking how well they would go in my own dining room with a coat of black paint on them.

I am showing you a picture of the table out on my carport. One down side to all the yard sale shopping I have been doing is that, much to my husbands dismay, we are beginning to look like Sanford & Sons!!!!!

The Five Minute Mantel

Well, I only had about five minutes to work on a summer makeover for my winter mantel. The truth is that I procrastinated until hubby called and said he was on the way home from work. I'm not totally happy with it and it really doesn't look lighter, but here goes...



BTW, can you tell I'm not into symmetry? And it is so traditional! Although I have a good bit of traditional decor in my home, I am also contemporary too...this certainly doesn't show that at all.


edited to add:
I decided to try something else and think I like this better. What do you think?

Fall Mantel Needs Summer Makeover

This is my fall/winter mantel. I haven't changed it in that long. Just today it crossed my mind that we really have at least two more months of summer here, so I'm working on a lighter summer look. Come back tomorrow and hopefully it'll be ready. My walls are not green like they appear in the picture. I don't want green walls. Go away green walls. Sisters and dh---stop laughing. The walls are *not* green.

P.S. Am I the only one who has to get out the Windex and a dust cloth before I take pictures to post?

Happy 4th of July

Freedom is never free.

The Declaration of Independence
Listen to a reading here.






Hope you have a wonderful 4th.

How about a summer salad and a little Caviar

This week I made my dh a delicious salad using the olive oil and garlic method outlined in this video. Do watch the garlic if you are not used to it. Dh enjoyed it, but my daughter thought it was "spicy."

As a part of our Independence Day celebration our sister Beth will be making a Guacamole Salad that she saw on Barefoot Contessa this week.

edited to add: The Guacamole Salad was so delicious. It is sure to be a favorite from now on. We would love to hear from you if you try it.

Since we are good 'ole Georgia girls we include this recipe for Georgia Caviar. Great for a summer BBQ.

Georgia Caviar
1 pound dried black-eyed peas, cooked (I used canned) make sure you rinse and drain
2 cups chopped bell pepper (about 2 large)
1 1/2 cups chopped onion (about 1 large)
1 jar pimentos, drained 2 ounce
1/2 tsp. tsp. minced garlic
16 ounce jar of chopped jalapeno peppers
16 ounces zesty Italian dressing
Tortilla Chips

Mix all ingredients. Refrigerate overnight. Serve at room temperature with chips.
Makes approx. 7 cups
Georgia Cooking-Kathy Haynes

Happy Cooking!

In our last post, Victoria wrote about Dumpster Diving. I found this article on dumpster diving at the Blissfully Domestic blog interesting.