Re: just starting out:

[Guest guest]

,

Regarding your granola recipe; Are you putting in raw oatmeal? Also, if you

use coconut oil to moisten, isn't it going to clump and give the granola a

strange texture when it cools?

Jafa

<jessclaire@...> wrote:

Welcome to the list, !

Katja had some great suggestions--I'll definitely second the " get rid

of the packaged cereal " advice. It's terribly expensive to boot. If

you MUST have a grain-based cold cereal, you can easily make your own

granola by mixing oats, nuts, dried fruit, coconut flakes, cinnamon

and then pouring a mixture of coconut oil and apple juice or maple

syrup over the dry ingredients to moisten. Then spread the cereal out

on a baking dish and bake at maybe 300 until it's dry. Since you

homeschool, this could be a project for the whole family.

I recommend NOT telling your family how healthy the new food items

are! Just begin to sneak in better quality food a bit at a time. Do

you have access to raw butter? A good pasteurized alternative is

KerryGold butter from Ireland--it's delicious and grass-fed.

The bone broth recipes are good, too--and btw, you can just save bones

(yes, take them off the plate after everyone has eaten!) and freeze

them until you have a bagful. I never buy a chicken just for broth--I

roast it, eat it, and then use the bones for broth.

You also should begin to phase out sugar. Try switching to honey

(don't give honey to the baby, though), real maple syrup, and

sucanant.

Sounds like you have great eggs, so that's a great thing! Try to let

the chickens have access to as many bugs as possible...

HTH,

--

If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention.

[Guest guest]

,

Regarding your granola recipe; Are you putting in raw oatmeal? Also, if you

use coconut oil to moisten, isn't it going to clump and give the granola a

strange texture when it cools?

Jafa

<jessclaire@...> wrote:

Welcome to the list, !

Katja had some great suggestions--I'll definitely second the " get rid

of the packaged cereal " advice. It's terribly expensive to boot. If

you MUST have a grain-based cold cereal, you can easily make your own

granola by mixing oats, nuts, dried fruit, coconut flakes, cinnamon

and then pouring a mixture of coconut oil and apple juice or maple

syrup over the dry ingredients to moisten. Then spread the cereal out

on a baking dish and bake at maybe 300 until it's dry. Since you

homeschool, this could be a project for the whole family.

I recommend NOT telling your family how healthy the new food items

are! Just begin to sneak in better quality food a bit at a time. Do

you have access to raw butter? A good pasteurized alternative is

KerryGold butter from Ireland--it's delicious and grass-fed.

The bone broth recipes are good, too--and btw, you can just save bones

(yes, take them off the plate after everyone has eaten!) and freeze

them until you have a bagful. I never buy a chicken just for broth--I

roast it, eat it, and then use the bones for broth.

You also should begin to phase out sugar. Try switching to honey

(don't give honey to the baby, though), real maple syrup, and

sucanant.

Sounds like you have great eggs, so that's a great thing! Try to let

the chickens have access to as many bugs as possible...

HTH,

--

If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention.

[Guest guest]

Jafa,

I don't eat this--my husband does (he can't live w/o cereal in the

morning and I haven't gotten around to making katja's version...)

We use " quick oats " which have been pre-cooked a bit, I think. I make

a mixture of coconut oil, maple syrup, and fruit juice to moisten the

oat mixture, and yes, it is a bit " clumpy " but then I spread the

mixture out on a cookie sheet with my hands and bake it a bit. You

can then break up the baked product into smaller pieces--just like

store bought granola.

HTH,

--

If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention.

[Guest guest]

>Do you have access to raw butter? A good pasteurized alternative is

> KerryGold butter from Ireland--it's delicious and grass-fed.

Great to know...(I've seen this brand at Trader Joes )Sitting

next to the organic butter I've been buying...

> The bone broth recipes are good, too--and btw, you can just save

bones (yes, take them off the plate after everyone has eaten!) and

freeze them until you have a bagful. I never buy a chicken just for

broth--I roast it, eat it, and then use the bones for broth.)

I already make broth at least seasonally..lol (just can't get in the

mood to make stock when its 100 deg in the kitchen..hahaha )

One tip for you suggestion on making broth to share ...

After I've got the bones I like to roast them in the oven at 400deg

for a bit they will get nice and brown and add an even nicer rich

flavor to the broth..

Thanks for everyones suggestions....most things are what I'm already

doing and I'm getting the hang of soaking rice/flour etc before I

cook it...guess I just wanted to see how other intrigrated this way

of cooking into their routine..