recipes for feeding the toddling masses...creating and posting happy and pleasurable eats for the mamas and the papas, the babies and everyone in between.

Thursday, April 19, 2007

chocolate chip, cranberry and walnut granola bars


yup...these are good. make'em!




enjoy!




4 cups organic multi-grain or plain oats
1/3 cup canola oil
3/4 cup organic grade b maple syrup
1 tsp pure natural vanilla
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup dried organic cranberries, preservative free
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup flaxseed meal
1/4 cup wheat germ

preheat oven to 350.

toast oats for 15 minutes. remove.

mix canola oil thru wheat germ. add toasted oats.

pour into greased baking dish and bake 25 minutes.

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Monday, March 26, 2007

cranberry oatmeal cookies

1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
2 cups multi-grain oats
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground ginger
pinch of cloves
1/2 tsp aluminum-free baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 cup organic natural dark brown sugar
1/2 cup organic cane sugar
3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 lg organic eggs
1 cup unsweetened, perservative free dried cranberries



preheat oven to 350°.

mix flour, oats, baking powder, spices, baking soda, and sea salt in a bowl.

beat brown sugar, sugar, and butter in a mixer until blended and creamy.

add vanilla and eggs and beat. slowly add flour mixture and cranberries beat until combined.

roll into balls and place on cookie sheet.

bake at 350 for 15 min. cool and eat!

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Saturday, February 17, 2007

fig and almond cookies (this ones for you owm!)


these were divine! i changed the original recipe up a bit, which i got from cookinglight.com and made tastier and healthier too.
i use quinoa flour for part but feel free to just use whole wheat for that...same for the oat bran but please keep the almond meal..cause yum, its way better with it. littlefoodie scarfed down a couple for breakfast with some apples satueed in butter and blackstrap mollases so they were a huge hit there.
easy to travel with and a healthy hearty snack too!
(and pics will be up today! promise!!!!)

1/2 cup organic natural brown sugar
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted and set at room temp
2 lg organic eggs
1/4 cup chopped dried mission figs
1/4 cup unsweetened dried cranberries
1 tsp pure almond extract
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup organic quinoa flour
1/2 cup organic almond meal
1/2 cup oat bran
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/3 cup toasted sliced almonds

preheat oven to 350F.
combine brown sugar, butter and eggs in a large bowl. stir in figs and cranberries and almond extract.

sift ww flour and quinoa flour into bowl. add almond meal, oat bran, baking soda and spices. add to wet mixture until just moist. fold in almonds.

drop by huge heaping tablespoonfuls on cookie sheet covered with parchement, silpat or greased.
sprinkle w/natural organic cane sugar and bake 12-15 min. cool and eat!

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