A Foodie's Recipe Blog

My wonderful coworker Melissa made this delicious homemade granola for me postpartum to enjoy with some Greek yogurt.  She brought over the granola and yogurt along with some exceptional scones to enjoy the next day for breakfast.  I became obsessed with the granola and begged her to share the recipe.  I've been eating granola and yogurt for breakfast nearly every day for the past three weeks now.  Never gets old.  This recipe is so easy and smells so yummy baking in the oven.  You can definitely experiment with different nuts and dried fruit/raisins too.  I have used dried cherries and dried cranberries so far.  Also, feel free to also up the cinnamon; I love cinnamon so I use a little more than recommended and I also add a pinch of nutmeg.   The first time I did not have coconut so don't worry if you skip it.  Enjoy! Ingredients: 4 cups of old fashioned oats 1 cup of almonds (sliced or whole depending on your preference) 1/2...

Fried rice is just so easy to make and the ingredients are fairly simple.  Just choose your protein or go plain with just veggies.  This recipe is sure to satisfy your hunger and cravings. If you want to a do a veggie fried rice, feel free to add in other veggies like broccoli, snap peas, green beans, etc.  Add some fried tofu if you have the time!  (see my chow mein recipe for instructions on how to fry tofu)  The picture shown is my fried rice with Chinese Sausage (Lap Xuong) Ingredients: 2 cups of cooked day old white rice (I use Jasmine rice - min one day old stored in fridge as it's easier to break up) 1 tablespoon of sesame oil Vegetable oil 1/2 bag of frozen carrots and peas thawed 1 bunch of green onions chopped 1/2 small white onion chopped 2 cloves of garlic minced Soy sauce (I probably end up using about 2-4 TB if that) Salt and Pepper to taste 6 eggs Step 1 - scramble the eggs Some people like to cook the egg right into the rice but ...