Mmm... my house smells divine! I have my favorite granola in the oven! I'll post my recipe (my own modification of a Sue Gregg recipe) at the bottom of this entry.


Today there is snow on the ground again, I have all my does bred but one, and she will come into heat again next Sunday. On Monday nights I lead a women's Biblestudy and that has been a real blessing to me. It requires me to keep my nose in The Word! I love it.
My husband is feeling yucky again, and it's because he started chewing again. He gets ill every time! I say my prayers...and he blames it on me! he he.
The children and I are doing a study on King David's life, and we switched our science to "Exploring Creation with Botany". These two changes have made a huge difference in our enjoyment of learning!
We are planning our first homeschool co-op meeting for early spring. The children are SO excited. They are really looking forward to the whole thing. We are going to do sewing, baking, nature sketching, and health & nutrition with the girls, and small engine repair, archery first aid & CPR, carpentry, camping, etc. with the boys. That's just the tip of the iceberg for our "wish list" of things. Ought to be grand! So much to learn and to teach...soapmaking, cheesemaking,horseback riding,gardening, oh, it's gonna be tons of fun.

So, here's my recipe for:
Health Nutty Granola

• 16 cups whole rolled oats (I like thick)
• 1 cup each: raw pecans, cashews, almonds, and walnuts (all chopped roughly)
• 1/2 cup each: raw pumpkin and sunflower seeds
• 1 cup organic flaked coconut
  
• 1/4 cup wheat germ
• mix in a microwavable bowl the following:
• 1 1/4 cup cold-pressed olive oil
• 1/4 cup coconut oil
  
• 1 cup raw honey
• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
• 1 TB vanilla
• 2 ts sea salt
  

Mix those ingredients and heat in the microwave 30 seconds, stir, and repeat.
Mix all ingredients until coated thoroughly.
Press into a large baking dish firmly (you will ned two pans or more if they aren't as huge as mine. thank you Tara)
Bake at 300 for 20-40 minutes -or- put in the oven on lowest temp and leave for a few hours.
*When you take it out of the oven, add 1/4 cup of flax seeds.
Keep in tightly lidded container in the fridge
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Sprinkle over homemade raw yogurt  with berries and you have a great breakfast that's super easy, and nice enough to serve to company.

**You can add some more oils and maple syrup and honey, mix it in batches in the Kitchenaid, and press REALLY firmly in the pan, and then you will get granola bars! When they cool cut them into rectangles. They won't last long.