evening @ home?

not that I feel like I have a home at the moment, but I guess where you lay to rest repeatedly becomes your home regardless of permanence or ownership.  but helped fix a light summer meal & then a granola recipe is in the oven baking & filling the kitchen with that sweet oaty nutty goodness.  motivated to do it tonight since its a cool evening (already 60F at 9pm) and in the summer baking in the heat is no good.  besides- i'm in a motivate 'no time like the present' mood.

given little guidance from the house granola master- i did what a modern roomie does- download a recipe from Martha Stewart & adapt with what I found in the pantry.  i was chastised and told that it would be utterly too sweet & that it has to be slow baked.  so this blended attempt will be further worked upon as the summer progresses.  Take 1 recipe follows:

Granola (take 1- adapted from Martha Stewart & Kev's baking regime)
Ingredients

Makes 16 cups

    * 8 cups old-fashioned oats
    * 1 cup coarsely chopped almonds
    * 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
    * 1/2 cup coarsely chopped cashews
    * 3/4 cup coarsely chopped pistachios
    * 1/2 cup flax meal
    * 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    * 1 teaspoon salt

    * 2/3 cup vegetable oil
    * 1/2 cup honey
    * 1 cup light brown sugar
    * 2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

   1. Preheat oven to 225 degrees (convection). Lightly coat a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray. In a large bowl, stir together all dry ingredients. Set aside.

   2. In a small saucepan, combine oil, honey, and sugar. Bring to a boil and remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Drizzle syrup over oat mixture; toss with a wooden spoon. Pour granola onto sheet pan and spread evenly and press down. Bake about 65 minutes, then stir  Bake another 65 minutes. Let granola cool completely. Break it into chunks and store in an airtight container.