savory & sweet.

 

: starting off with the savory :

we don't often have steak for dinner but when we do

it's truthfully a treat for the taste buds & the pocketbook.

so one evening we enjoyed rib eyes from the grill

along with splitting a baked potato aside a leafy

green salad. well. there were salad makings

remaining, along with a bit of steak,

so the next night it was steak

again! this time on a salad.

leftover steak lends

itself to use in

a few

ways:

* salad *

* fajitas *

* soup *

* stroganoff *

this night the choice was salad.

in a bowl of crisp greens, carrot,

tomato, pickled veg, feta,

& steak tucked in nicely.

.simple simon.

.delish.

this morning was chilly willy, 29 degrees at 10am.

we keep the house cool-ish, typically between

56-60. all you cold blooded folks wouldn't find

it pleasing. wink. but this morning it even felt

too cool for us so we pumped the heater up to 62!

and i clicked the oven to 300 to make granola.

an hour at 300 then i left the door open a bit

to cool down quicker. that warmth was heavenly.

i'll share the recipe below.

in a big bowl i mixed the ingredients,

making a double portion down the ingredient line.

then i divided the mix between two lipped sheet pans

with parchment paper on the bottom. no sticking this way.

after 30 minutes the mix was stirred then back

in the oven for another 30 minutes.

taking the pans out and letting them cool a bit,

i broke up the granola and put most of it in a gallon

bag which is now in the deep freeze, 

and enough for this quart ball jar

which i put in the fridge.

we squirreled some into bowls and added

almond milk for a yUmmy treat - late breakfast.

.. cOddiwOmple grAnOla ..

6 cups rolled oats

2 cups shredded coconut

2 cups chopped nuts {i used pecans}

1 cup dried cranberries {or raisins}

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1-1/3 cups honey

mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl.

combine the oil and honey in a saucepan

on low heat .. warming it through enough

to smooth out the honey texture. good

honey can be rather thick. 

stir in the wet to the dry, combining well

then divide and spread on the two cookie sheets

lined with parchment. bake at 300 for 30 minutes.

stir the mixture then back in the oven

for another 30 minutes. once out of the oven

let cool a bit on the counter top. it'll harden

a tich then simply break it up with your hands

and store in an airtight container. or a gallon

freezer bag then into the deep freeze.

with just two humans living in this home

it'll take us a while to finish off

this batch. when needed we'll simply

refill the quart jar, leaving the rest in

the freezer. yUm.

and now we're heading out the door for a brisk

mountain walk. i'm back to not taxing my lungs

as much - considering elevation, exertion & asthma. 

it's a good thing. seeing other folks outside

is a thrill in this c*vid existence even if we do

tend to keep our distance overall.

one day we'll share meals again at

the same table. it *will* happen.

looking forward.

purpose to bring peace to your life.

be kind to yourself.

be kind to others.

spend more time in the word.

pray more. deeper. praise!

play music on your stereo or computer

or phone or whatever device you use.

listen to a message designed to uplift

and give you hope, setting you on 

a firm foundation.

sometimes decisions must be made

in social media including being active

at all - or with certain folks.

i struggled with that one for quite

a long time before making a few decisions.

.. again ..

purpose to bring peace to your life.

blessings,

sherry