Ever since I saw the post on Little Birds about home made granola, which included a recipe, I have been making it for us here at casa t & p. This coincided with the getting of a gift of homemade granola as a housewarming thing. It was so yummy. So Now I am hooked, I finally have a breakfast that I really enjoy eating day after day ( I have it with yogurt and berries) that is also healthy too, unlike toast which is just fine but gets a bit dull and too sweet with the jam I like. Anyway, here is a fresh batch made this morning to be given to my immediate co-workers. I am feeling a bit scroogey about gifts this year which is due to mostly discovering that we have way way too much stuff and so who needs to recieve more? I am all over food as gifts but we will see how far I get with that. I am also feeling a tad LAZY this year as well. Deck the halls!
This is a picture of one of the last cups of coffee I intend to have for a while. At the time I did not realise it would be one of the last and I did not treat it as such. I was just a bit early for work after running various errands so I treated myself. But this is it!! A caffeine break! I am completely not exited about it. I need coffee to get exited.
I love my coffee and my tea but what the heck, time for a break. I will buy that instant "coffee substitute" drink made of acorns and barley I saw at the store. MM!
oooh, i don't think i could give up coffee! good luck, tho! i do like the idea of an acorn beverage :)
as for the granola, i make granola all the time and it's so good for breakfast. i'll be taking some to my parents in ontario this weekend as part of my early christmas present. who knew granola made a great gift? it does.
Posted by: kickpleat | December 06, 2007 at 02:44 PM
it's not called barleycup is it? my mum drinks that.
Posted by: hazeljoy | December 06, 2007 at 05:27 PM
You won't believe it, but I made homemade granola yesterday. For the first time. From Angry Chicken's recipe... Good luck with the no coffee - I was an addict for a while years ago (while I was working at a library, actually) and decided to stop - I had a headache for two weeks. Felt a lot better after that, though!
Posted by: Anja | December 06, 2007 at 05:28 PM
Having given up dairy products recently I am a convert to Green Tea...you could give this a whirl...
Posted by: Kate | December 07, 2007 at 09:28 AM
Hooray for food gifts - my favourite sort.
Posted by: Ali | December 08, 2007 at 11:58 AM