Granola

Granola

1 cup raisins

2/3 cup peanut butter

2/3 cup honey

½ tea cinnamon

1 tea vanilla

4 cups oats

2 apples shredded

½ cup coconut

Pour boiling water on raisins and let stand until ready to use

In a saucepan combine the peanutbutter, honey, cinnamon and vanilla until heated through.

Place oats in a roasting pan and pour peanut butter mixture over oats. Mix in apples and coconut mix thoroughly until all oats are covered.

Bake at 300 degrees for 30-40 minutes. Drain raisins and mix into granola. Turn off the oven and leave granola in the oven for several hours until dry.

Take your time and make sure that all the oats are well coated with the peanut butter-honey mixture.

Don’t limit yourself to what type of dried fruit you use, everyone’s likes are different. I tend to use whatever I happen to have in the cupboard at the time. I’ve tried the granola with different combinations of nuts, dried apricots or cranberries, dried figs, peaches or banana chips

French Dressing

French Dressing

1 can tomato soup

1 cup sugar ( I used 2/3 cup and it was sweet enough)

¾ cup oil

½ cup vinegar

1 small onion

1tea dry mustard

salt and pepper

Can be mixed in a blender or with a wire wisk.

Greek Salad Dressing

Basic recipe Wisk together: 1/3 cup of water 1/4 cup red wine vinigar 2T lemon juice 2T of fresh chopped oregano, parsley and garlic 1t dry mustard salt and pepper to taste 2/3 cup olive oil

I refer to this recipe as the basic recipe because I use it as the base often substituting different ingredients according o my mood. For example: balsamic vinegar for red wine, honey for sugar, ginger for dry mustard. Have fun and be creative.

I always make a double batch because it works great as a marinade too. Currently I have some venison steaks marinating for tomorrows dinner. All I did was add some extra worcestershire sauce, garlic and salt and pepper to it.