Thursday, December 30, 2010
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Holy Crap Granola
Been in the Granola making mode. Have made our own granola at various times.
This year, it started at Justin & Shelli's wedding. Shelli's sister, Staci made a whole lot of granola which we were given to use for our breakfasts the week before the wedding. Really enjoyed it for breakfast, and on ice cream.
Later this fall, we got the idea, well let's make some granola again.
Used to make some before, most recently in March. http://kingofgreen.blogspot.com/2010/03/granola-recipe-experiment.html
Went through the cookbook recipe again. Searched 4-5 recipe books on the shelf.
Came up wit a template recipe. Figured actual ingredients were less of an issue.
Rather the ratio of dry to oil, water, and sweetner.
So we made a batch. At the same time Greg was going to go on a ten-day backpacking trip, so some granola made into his load.
Meanwhile aftert the first batch a newspaper article came out in the Hamilton Spectator newspaper
http://www.thespec.com/living/familyparenting/article/278705--as-long-as-it-doesn-t-taste-the-way-it-sounds
So that peaked our (my) interest in Holy Crap granola.
Research led to these sites
http://holycrap.ca/http://www.facebook.com/HolyCrapCereal?v=wall
http://holycrapcereal.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/dd4-page-bw-handout-nov2010-for-gi-market-2.jpg
http://holycrapcereal.wordpress.com/2010/11/26/nutritional-information-and-frequently-asked-questions/dd4-page-bw-handout-nov2010-for-gi-market-32/
http://www.kidsinvictoria.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=3738925&start=15
http://daniellenicosia.wordpress.com/2010/11/17/holy-crap/
http://sustainablecoast.ca/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=266:holy-crap-cereal&Itemid=116
Then some basics about chia seeds- good for vegetarian males, blood pressure, etc.
http://www.mychiaseeds.com/Articles/VegetarianMenSolution.html
Btw here's the broad outlines for 2 large cookie sheets worth of delicious granola
7 Cups rolled flakes. This could include Oats, wheat, spelt, rye, kamut, and probably more. Oats are the least expensive.
4 Cups Small dry cereals. This category could include: Wheat germ, 12 grain cereal, flax seeds or ground flax, oat bran, sesame seeds, buckwheat, steel cuts oats, corn meal, bulgur, chia seeds(if you want Holy Crap type)
Amaranth seeds - do not put too much more than a tablespoon in as that ends up being a lot of seeds. Too many and the granola has a sandy feeling.
2 cups of sunflower or pumpkins seeds.
Mix then add
1 Tbsp vanilla
3/4 c oil
1 1/4 cup water
2 tsp salt
3/4 c liquid or melted honey (but brown sugar, jam or other sweetners can be used)
Mix well, Preheat oven to 250 degrees F
Place on trays
This year, it started at Justin & Shelli's wedding. Shelli's sister, Staci made a whole lot of granola which we were given to use for our breakfasts the week before the wedding. Really enjoyed it for breakfast, and on ice cream.
Later this fall, we got the idea, well let's make some granola again.
Used to make some before, most recently in March. http://kingofgreen.blogspot.com/2010/03/granola-recipe-experiment.html
Went through the cookbook recipe again. Searched 4-5 recipe books on the shelf.
Came up wit a template recipe. Figured actual ingredients were less of an issue.
Rather the ratio of dry to oil, water, and sweetner.
So we made a batch. At the same time Greg was going to go on a ten-day backpacking trip, so some granola made into his load.
Meanwhile aftert the first batch a newspaper article came out in the Hamilton Spectator newspaper
http://www.thespec.com/living/familyparenting/article/278705--as-long-as-it-doesn-t-taste-the-way-it-sounds
So that peaked our (my) interest in Holy Crap granola.
Research led to these sites
http://holycrap.ca/http://www.facebook.com/HolyCrapCereal?v=wall
http://holycrapcereal.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/dd4-page-bw-handout-nov2010-for-gi-market-2.jpg
http://holycrapcereal.wordpress.com/2010/11/26/nutritional-information-and-frequently-asked-questions/dd4-page-bw-handout-nov2010-for-gi-market-32/
http://www.kidsinvictoria.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=3738925&start=15
http://daniellenicosia.wordpress.com/2010/11/17/holy-crap/
http://sustainablecoast.ca/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=266:holy-crap-cereal&Itemid=116
Then some basics about chia seeds- good for vegetarian males, blood pressure, etc.
http://www.mychiaseeds.com/Articles/VegetarianMenSolution.html
Btw here's the broad outlines for 2 large cookie sheets worth of delicious granola
7 Cups rolled flakes. This could include Oats, wheat, spelt, rye, kamut, and probably more. Oats are the least expensive.
4 Cups Small dry cereals. This category could include: Wheat germ, 12 grain cereal, flax seeds or ground flax, oat bran, sesame seeds, buckwheat, steel cuts oats, corn meal, bulgur, chia seeds(if you want Holy Crap type)
Amaranth seeds - do not put too much more than a tablespoon in as that ends up being a lot of seeds. Too many and the granola has a sandy feeling.
2 cups of sunflower or pumpkins seeds.
Mix then add
1 Tbsp vanilla
3/4 c oil
1 1/4 cup water
2 tsp salt
3/4 c liquid or melted honey (but brown sugar, jam or other sweetners can be used)
Mix well, Preheat oven to 250 degrees F
Place on trays
Bake 1 1/2 hrs. Stir every 30 minutes.
After
Addd 4 cups dried fruit.
Addd 4 cups dried fruit.
Dried fruit raisins, cranberries add color but are more expensive, dried coconuts
other options: Can chop dates, apricots, figs
Dried currants are good
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other options: Can chop dates, apricots, figs
Dried currants are good
Add 2 Cups of nuts such as; almond slivers, walnut pieces, chopped cashews, chopped peanuts, etc.
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Saturday, December 25, 2010
Friday, December 24, 2010
Hoya Christmas Pyramid
Using an existing green plant is even better
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Friday, December 17, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Snow & the Seed Catalog
We're happy to not be in the SNOWMAGEDDONin London, Ontario which is reeling under a metre of snow that's fallen in the last day or so. While Hamilton and Stoney Creek had just a light dusting of flurries, here in Hagersville, we got about a couple of inches.
What should appear but the William Dam seed catalog.
Gardening can be a lot of fun, relaxation, - a fine hobby, but it can be a lot of work too.
Maybe we should cut back next year? But when you start looking at all the new varieties...
then well, maybe we could try growing some of those.
Ah the challenges of gardening- they always start with the seed catalog. Spring can't be that far away. . . .
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www.lawncarehamilton.com
www.lawncarehaldimand.com
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Friday, November 19, 2010
Yum Yum Pepper
- Smooth Red Pepper Soup
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Thursday, November 18, 2010
Flowering Kale Flowering Cabbage
Some Flowering Kale and Cabbage in the Garden,
Grown from seed, having survived the Attack of the Cabbageworm
Friday, October 29, 2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Fall Color in Climbing Hydrangea
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Saturday, October 16, 2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
Toadstools
I suspect that a tree was removed from this lawn sometime in the past year or 2. The fungus organisms decaying and decomposing the roots have popped up their fruiting (reproductive) structures= mushrooms, because of the weather conditions.
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Friday, July 16, 2010
Salad potluck
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Saturday, July 10, 2010
Sweet stevia
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Friday, July 2, 2010
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Young chickadee
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Sunday, June 20, 2010
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Mount Rainier Washington State
Greetings from Craig
These are recent views of Mount Rainier in Washington State, where I used to live. The 14,500 ft. Mt. Rainier puts on a show from time to time and anyone who has seen it peeking out around Seattle will appreciate these pictures. I know people were pulling over on the freeway to take pictures, driving the state police and ET crazy.
This signals that a dry streak is about to come to an end and the Seattle drizzle is about to restart.
Those are called "lenticular clouds" They're caused when the air flow is just right so when it flows over Mt. Rainier , the air gets pushed upward where it cools and condenses into clouds. Depending on how smooth the flow is, you can get some amazing clouds formations as we've seen so far today.
It's usually a sign of rain within 24 hours because typically the moist flow that precedes a storm around here is the perfect set up for these clouds.
This one is from a friend in Gig Harbor :
This signals that a dry streak is about to come to an end and the Seattle drizzle is about to restart.
Those are called "lenticular clouds" They're caused when the air flow is just right so when it flows over Mt. Rainier , the air gets pushed upward where it cools and condenses into clouds. Depending on how smooth the flow is, you can get some amazing clouds formations as we've seen so far today.
It's usually a sign of rain within 24 hours because typically the moist flow that precedes a storm around here is the perfect set up for these clouds.
This one is from a friend in Gig Harbor :
And one is a similar phenomenon over Mount St Helens :
A bit of natures' beauty!
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Saturday, May 29, 2010
He said She said
He (the gardener) said, " Isle of yew, too."
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Watching the trains at RBG
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Who ate the cat food?
This picture is not very clear. Our adopted cat Joey finally came out of hiding. At least we thought he did because the cat food we left on the verandah was disappearin
g each night. But why was the water in the water dish always muddy.
I said, raccoons are known to wash their food. There's been a raccoon eating the cat food.
No, No. It's the cat.
Well the cat started to come around, came in the house, ate some cat food. We even saw it eating out of the dish if we were still up and watching.
But last night, a creature with a mask and a striped tail showed up at the door.
Guess we'll try to control the table setting for the cat food.
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