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By Mark Zeiger, May 18, 2012

This is my standard, tried-and-true low fat granola recipe, which I’ve used for years. I no longer remember the original source, but I’ve made enough changes to it that I can probably call it my own now.

As you can see, this granola takes a lot of ingredients. Some, like the steel cut oats, are ones I added, and are therefore expendable. My rule of thumb is to work with what I have; anything that’s missing or unwanted can be replaced with additional rolled oats.

I found that roasting the steel cut oats in the oven made them easier to eat, and doing so while preheating the oven seemed like a good frugal measure—I hate using propane or wood to preheat the oven with no other benefit. Continue reading 'Crunchy Granola (Not So) Suite: 1st Movement'»

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By Mark Zeiger, May 16, 2012

As I’ve mentioned previously, my in-laws are visiting us in Haines. Mom asked for my granola recipe, so, like any self-respecting denizen of the 21st century, I decided to copy the recipe from my blog onto an email, and deliver it that way.

I wrote a multi-part series on making granola for the blog, but I couldn’t find it here—I posted it on the other blog I write for, Self Reliance Works. Back then, I imagined that many readers of this blog would also read my work over there, so I tended to leave my more pedantic (i.e. “how to”) pieces over there, focusing on other issues here. Since then, I’ve discovered that very few readers visit that site, because I get asked “how to” questions here that I’ve already answered there.

So, it’s about time I tackled the pressing issue of breakfast cereals. Continue reading 'Crunchy Granola (Not So) Suite: Overture'»