The Start of Something Good...

For the past month or so I have really had the urge to do some deep cleaning and organizing around Poot Manor! I feel the need to get rid of the "things" that seem to clutter up the cabinets and rooms, the things that really don't have a place, or serve a purpose,or get used. I made up a little list to help get me motivated:

I love lists and the act of crossing things off them. I am starting with our kitchen and took some pictures of the before and plan on working on it this week. I will post them after I organize the area. Show the before and afters!
While I worked on cleaning, Poot worked outside preparing our garden.

Our kitties enjoyed the sun...


while I took some pictures of the daliah that Scott bought me at the little roadside greenhouse.


Needless to say after the 30 minute hail storm we had last night there are no more petals on my daliah!

It looked like our back porch was covered in snow after it was all over. Got to love Midwest thunderstorms.

On Sunday's I like to plan out our meals for the week and do our grocery shopping. I have been really trying to get all processed foods out of our house. I want to start buying local organic produce until our garden is up and growing!! I had Scott sit down and watch Food, Inc with me. He was just as upset as me when it was over. I obviously have a long way to go considering our meal Saturday night, but I am ready to start making simple meals using our own ingredients from our yard or a local farmer.
For breakfast I usually have my gluten free chex cereal with a sliced banana. I decided this week to make a batch of homemade granola for my breakfast. It is delicious and gluten free!!! I thought I would share the recipe. It makes a lot so you can eat on it all week. It is a great snack too!

Homemade Granola
2 Cups of certified gluten free oats (or regular oats if your diet allows)
1/4 cup flax seeds
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1/4 cup shredded coconut
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1/2 cup organic natural crunchy peanut butter
1/2 cup of honey (local is best)
1/2 tsp of vanilla
5 tbsp of butter

Directions:

Combine all the dry ingredients into a large bowl.

In a small saucepan, combine the peanut butter, honey, butter, and vanilla.

Once it has melted, mix in with the dry ingredients until the oat mixture is moistened.


Press the granola in a shallow pan lined with parchment paper. Bake for 30 minutes at 300 degrees.

*The granola will get crisper and crunchier as it cools. Cool for at least 20 minutes and store in a sealed container.

The granola is Poot approved!

It really is delicious!!

Oh is anyone watching the tv show Parenthood?? I love it!! It seems everytime I love a new show it gets cancelled. So if you haven't given it a shot...please do!!I want it to survive for awhile! We are watching the original Parenthood movie right now. I had never seen it before. So far so good!!
Well...hope everyone had a beautiful Monday!!
XOXO
Amber