Guest Blogger: The Urban Mermaid!

Ok, all you granola fans, here is a great recipe that you can make yourself. I'd probably have to scale it down a bit, but maybe not!!!

Thanks to The Urban Mermaid for this fantastic recipe. Oh, and there is a bonus at the end, LOL.

The Urban Mermaid Granola

It's so easy to make.

We buy 50 pound bags of thick cut oats and store them in our cold cellar in gigantic tins.

1 cup corn oil

1 cup regular Barbados molasses

sprinkle of Kosher salt

1 Tablespoon of Job Lot's real vanilla

4 or five empty (quart) yogurt containers filled with oats

Heat oil, molasses, salt, and vanilla, in a large pot. While stirring add oats. Mix thoroughly, then spread over two Pampered chef stoneware baking trays and bake at 300 degrees Fahrenheit. Scrunch the oats to fill the corners of the pan and they won't burn! Stir oats from edges of baking pan every 20 minutes. The oats are done when they are golden brown. (three or four 20 minute sessions) Let cool and then put in sealed container. We use thick cut oats.

Carry a bag of this granola with raisins, with you and you'll never starve!

Enjoy!!

Mermaid's Fast Baked Beans

Take some leftover home cooked pinto beans and add some Musselman's apple butter and heat, it's like Boston baked beans in a pinch.