Monday, June 28, 2010

Roasted Red Potatoes

1 lb red potatoes (quartered)
2 T diced onions (optional)
2 T butter (melted)
1 T honey
1 tsp dry mustard
pinch salt
pinch ground black pepper

Preheat oven 375 degrees. Combine honey, mustard, butter, salt, pepper in skillet adding onions last (burn easily). Combine potatoes and glaze in a bowl until potatoes are coated. Spread potatoes in a single layer on cookie sheet and bake 35 minutes.

Monica's Granola

14 cups rolled oats
2 cups wheat germ (can substitute freshly ground flour or 2 extra cups oats)
2 cups coconut
2 tsp salt
1 1/4 cup brown sugar
Combine ingredients in bowl and stir well. Then in blender, mix 1/2 cup honey, 1 cup oil, 1 cup warm water, 1 tablespoon vanilla. Blend and pour over dry ingredients and mix together. Pour onto ungreased cookie sheet (might need 2 cookie sheets). Bake 250 degrees until golden brown (for crunchy approximately 2 hours, for chewy about an hour and a half.)

Not-Fat Granola

5 cups oats
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/3 concentrate apple juice
1/2 cup dry milk
1/3 cup honey
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup dried fruit

Mix sugar, juice, honey and heat until sugar disolves. Combine other dry ingredients in bowl and pour liquid over dry mix. Spread on cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes.