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SANDRA'S HOMEMADE GRANOLA CLUSTERS

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My favorite homemade granola ingredient combo to date ~ this is a keeper! Yields: (Appx. 4-1/4 cups) Prep: 15 Mins. Bake: 30 Mins. INGREDIENTS 1st -- Pulse in food processor until half its size: 1-1/2 cups old-fashioned oats (not quick cooking) 2nd -- Pulse in food processor until the size of the 'pulsed oats' 1/4 cup whole candied pecans 1/4 cup whole walnuts 1/2 cup shelled sunflower seeds 1/4 cup sliced almonds 1/4 cup dried cranberries  1/4 cup shredded, sweet coconut 3rd -- Final addition: 1/4 cup maple syrup 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2-*3 tablespoons coconut oil, melted (takes about 40 seconds in the microwave on High) Fine-grain kosher salt, to taste Granola serving options, add: --Milk for cereal --Yogurt and fresh fruit for a layered parfait --Snack-size Ziploc bag for snacking on the go (feel free to add chocolate chips, M&M's, etc.) METHOD Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Line a 14x17" rimmed baking pan (makes for easier stir...

SANDRA'S VERSATILE SWEET ZUCCHINI BREAD RECIPE

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A very versatile recipe where you can change out certain ingredients, for example:  --*6 oz. container (Appx. 1/2 cup) Peach Yogurt  with your favorite flavor, and/or --*2 cups of zucchini with your favorite combo of fruit/berries  (i.e., apple, carrot, raspberries, bananas, etc.); and/or, --*Toasted slivered almonds to various nuts and/or the addition of  chocolate chips, raisins, dried fruit, and so on...  ~ Have fun with it, I do! ~ Prep: 15 Mins. Bake: 1 Hr. "I have only used half of this huge Juneau-Alaskan-Grown zucchini and made 16 mini Versatile Sweet Zucchini Bread loaves so far. Mucho thanks to sis Nadine and friend Kathy!" Yields: (2 Regular Loaves, or 4 Mini) INGREDIENTS Wet: 3 large eggs 1/2 cup vegetable oil *1 (6 oz. container) Peach 99% fat-free yogurt - (Or, your flavor choice); --I typically use what I have on hand, which was Yoplait (Appx. 1/2 cup) 3 teaspoons vanilla extract Dry (Sifted through a sieve atop wet ingredients): 2-3/4 cups a...