Chewy Granola Bars (no peanut butter!)

As I’ve mentioned before, I am always on the hunt for a great CHEWY granola bar that doesn’t require a nut butter as a binding agent.  Personally, I don’t really like the taste of PB in a perfectly good granola bar!  This is the perfect chewy, oat-y, no-bake granola bar that I’ve been making nonstop…

Yogurt and Granola Parfait

In college, there was a campus eatery in the student center that I frequented for two things: chicken tortellini salad and the yogurt parfaits.  Other people might have preferred their coffee or paninis, but I liked the tortellini and the yogurt parfaits for lunch on the go. After making a big batch of homemade granola,…

Big-Batch Homemade Granola

I’m always on the hunt for things that will fill me up for breakfast because I tend to get really hungry by 10:30 am otherwise!  Granola and yogurt certainly helps, and it is also easily portable (unlike milk for cereal).  While there are plenty of great brands and flavors to choose from at the grocery…

blueberry muffins

This past summer, we went blueberry picking at a local farm.  I recently re-discovered these little nuggets of summertime in my freezer, ready to burst with luscious berry-ness at the first sight of my muffin pan.  Mmm… Blueberry Muffins (makes 12 regular sized) 4 T butter, softened 2 T vegetable oil 1/2 c sugar zest…