This newest granola recipe has a flavour profile similar to Pineapple Almond Muffins, which have proven very popular recently. Both the granola and the muffins are also wheat free (and gluten free depending on the purity of your oats). Pouring almond milk over a bowl of granola in the morning or as an afternoon snack is delicious way to get energized. Granola also can serve … Continue reading Pineapple Almond Granola
No-bake, chocolatey, and delicious. What more could a half-Swedish snack-aholic ask for? Apparently chocolate oat balls are also quite popular in Sweden; according to Gregg, “these things are everywhere in Stockholm.” My version of chocolate balls includes chai spices instead of coffee. Usually Swedish chokladbollar recipes call for oats, butter, cocoa, sugar, butter, and coffee. But like my mother and grandmother, I don’t do coffee … Continue reading Chai Chokladbollar {Chocolate Oat Balls}
One year for a big holiday meal I bought an uncured ham. Afterward we had a huge amount of leftover ham, and I had to find creative ways for us to consume it all. Though I don’t serve ham for holidays nowadays, I still buy it in smaller portions so that I can make these recipes, which are family favourites. They should prove handy ideas … Continue reading 4 Dairy Free Recipes for Leftover Ham
Oatmeal cookies are wonderful, anything pumpkin is irresistible, and date squares done right are sweet bliss. Put them all together and you get these deliciously chewy pumpkin oat bars. Decadent, thanks to dates, nuts, pumpkin, and autumnal spices, these bars also keep well. If fact, the bars taste better on the second day as the spices infuse each bite with the rich aromas of fall. Made … Continue reading Pumpkin Spiced Oat Bars
Recently I started making no-knead bread for the first time. Why? First of all, I work in the evening. Being able to throw together some dough in mere minutes after I come home is therefore quite appealing. Second, I have lost the kneading paddle component of my bread machine–for the second time. So waking up to fresh bread, courtesy of the timer function on the … Continue reading No-Knead Honey Oat Bread (without a Dutch Oven)
I am on a quest for easy weeknight meals that everybody likes. These hearty rice bowls are exactly what I am after. Traditional enchiladas require tortillas and cheese and often sour cream. Rice bowls are much, much simpler than a baked casserole, but they still have the Tex-Mex seasonings that I crave. Apart from the rice, the enchilada part can be made in one pot. … Continue reading Chicken Enchilada Rice Bowls
Swirls and Spice 