Delicious Homemade Granola

    Ingredients

2 tablespoons of coconut oil
1 / 2 cup sesame seeds (optional)
1/2 cup of honey
1 tablespoon vanilla
2 cups of oat meal (big flakes)
1/2 cup sliced ​​almonds (walnuts, pecans or Brazilian nut)
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup of raisins
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

 Preparation:
- Mix well all the ingredients, except the honey.
- Pass everything in a large baking sheet, so that the mixture forms a layer.
Toast at 250/300 degrees F, opening  the over each 10/10 min and stirring. About 1 hour until crisp and lightly toast. Add the honey and mix  well.
- Let cool and store in a container

----Ok, now you have a Delicious Homemade Granola which you can serve on the top of yogurt, fruit salad, ice cream or even eat alone.

 

  

May the Lord bless you always

                          Ruth F. Byrnes ❤

 

 

 

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..."See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. ²⁹ Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. ³⁰ If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? " (Mathew 6.28-29)

Gingerbread People

 

Ingredients:

5 cups of whole wheat pastry flour

2 tsp ground ginger

2 tsp ground cinnamon

2 tsp ground cloves

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp sea salt

1 cup butter

2/3 cup honey

2/3 cup molasses

1 egg

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. 

In a medium bowl, mix the ginger, cinnamon, cloves, baking soda, and salt with the flour. Set aside.  In a large bowl, cream the butter, honey, and molasses together. 

Add the egg and mix well.  Add the dry ingredients to the honey molasses mixture in three batches.  

Mix well after each addition, stirring until smooth.  Divide the dough in half and chill for 1 hour. Roll out the dough (1/8" to 1/4" thick).  Cut out gingerbread people with floured cookie cutters.  

Decorate with raisins and nuts.

Bake for ten minutes or until slightly brown around the edges.

Remove from cookie sheet and cool on wire rack.

These are great plain, but we also like to make a thin icing with confectioner's sugar, vanilla, and water to decorate with (just put the sugar in a bowl and add water until you have the consistency you desire).  

Sprinkles and other candies are also fun.

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Fonte: http://www.artfulhomemaking.com/2011/07/gingerbread-people.html

Roasted Chicken

By Lori  

This is a staple in my home.  I make it about every four days and use it on top of salads, sandwiches, stir fry and soups.  When I am done taking all the chicken off, I use the bones, skin and drippings to make a yummy broth.

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.

1 whole chicken

Take out the innards and give to pets or throw out.

Place the chickens in a large baking pan. 

Rub olive oil all over them.

Salt and black pepper them liberally. 

Season with garlic powder and thyme or you can use any seasonings you like.  Leave marinating for some hours.
 

Put in heated oven  and  cook 1 and 1/2 hours. 

Set on counter and cover with tin foil for 20 minutes.

Enjoy!  I eat the skin and all.  You can make mashed potatoes and use the drippings to make great gravy.

 

Source: http://lorialexander.blogspot.com/2011/03/roasted-chicken.html

Dear Lord

Bless the work of my hands this day....