{"id":2551,"date":"2010-08-17T17:57:01","date_gmt":"2010-08-17T21:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/?p=2551"},"modified":"2010-08-17T17:57:01","modified_gmt":"2010-08-17T21:57:01","slug":"babies-and-oatmeal-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/?p=2551","title":{"rendered":"Oatmeal and Babies"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"oatmeal!!!<\/a> My son and daughter in law are expecting another son in October.<\/p>\n

I love being a grandmother- it is one joy after another- without most of the hard work and decisions that come into play as a parent.<\/p>\n

I am here to engage in play and enjoyment.\u00a0 I get to receive lots of hugs and kisses and happy to see you smiles.\u00a0 And I have the distinct joy of spending time in the lives of my children and the next generation just through babysitting and skyping.<\/p>\n

And I have Allyson’s foster children to love as well.\u00a0 Aiden is headed to becoming her son.\u00a0 And now, she has another foster baby to love.\u00a0 And that means I get to hold the baby and enjoy.\u00a0 And believe me- I AM enjoying!<\/p>\n

\"oatmeal!!!<\/a> So is Cynthia!<\/p>\n

So, I am getting in some serious practice for October!<\/p>\n

And now onto the oatmeal portion of this post.<\/p>\n

I like oatmeal.<\/p>\n

As a cereal, certainly, but even more as an ingredient.<\/p>\n

Today I made oatmeal cookies and granola.<\/p>\n

They both turned out great- and not a slice of bacon in the recipes!<\/p>\n

\"oatmeal!!!<\/a><\/p>\n

Here’s the approximate recipe for the granola.<\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/p>\n

6-8 cups of\u00a0 old-fashioned oatmeal<\/p>\n

1 cup pecans<\/p>\n

1 cup sliced almonds<\/p>\n

1 cup cashews<\/p>\n

1 cup walnuts<\/p>\n

1cup raw sunflower seeds<\/p>\n

1 cup coconut<\/p>\n

1 pinch sea salt<\/p>\n

1 cup honey<\/p>\n

1 cup canola oil<\/p>\n

1\/2 cup maple syrup<\/p>\n

Preheat oven to 250 F degrees.<\/p>\n

Stir together dry ingredients.<\/p>\n

Stir together wet ingredients.<\/p>\n

Stir together ALL ingredients, place in oven and stir every 30 minutes for about \"oatmeal!!!<\/a>\"oatmeal!!!<\/a><\/p>\n

2 1\/2 hours or until golden brown.<\/p>\n

Take out of oven and continue to stir until cooled down.<\/p>\n

Place in air tight container.<\/p>\n

\"oatmeal!!!<\/a><\/p>\n

I ended up with about 5 1\/2 quarts of granola.<\/p>\n

You can use your favorite nuts in this mix-\u00a0 add a little more of this – a little less of that and make the kind of granola you like the best.\u00a0 I like mine really nutty and not too sweet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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