Weekday Granola - Adapted from Smitten Kitchen

  • 1 cup, 100 g oats * see note

    2-3 Tbl maple syrup

    pinch of maple or brown sugar

    *I’ve used all sorts of oats with this recipe, and all work, but you will have to adjust the baking time.

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

    Line a baking sheet with parchment or spray with baking spary

    In a small bowl stir the oats ad syrup together until the oats are covered with the syrup.

    Pour oats onto the baking sheet and spread in a thin layer

    Bake for 10 minutes then check for doneness - light brown around the edges and slightly dry to touch. If not, let them bake another 3 minutes

    When they come out of the oven sprinkle with maple or brown sugar. 1-2 Tablespoons

    Let cool completely on the baking sheet before breaking into chunks.

    There are multiple ways to serve this granola, on it’s own, with yogurt and toppings, over ice cream, mixed in with other cereal. This is great for kids lunch boxes!

Cinnamon Roll Focaccia French Toast

  • 1 organic egg
    1 cup organic milk
    2 tsp vanilla
    1 Tbl flour
    1 loaf cinnamon roll focaccia

  • Heat your skillet over medium heat. Beat, egg lightly in a bowl. Whisk in milk, vanilla and flour, whisking until smooth. Cut bread into thick slices.
    Soak each slice of bread in the wet mixture about 20-30 seconds per side. While you're doing this make sure your skillet is warm and greased with butter or oil. Place dipped bread into skillet and cook until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes, flip and brown the other side. Continue this process until all the bread is cooked. Serve immediately with maple syrup or your favorite jam!

Banana Pumpkin Bread

  • Bread Ingredients
    butter: 1 stick
    sugar :3/4 cup
    egg: 1
    vanilla: 1 tsp
    pumpkin pie spice: 1 1/2 tsp
    bananas: 2 mashed
    Canned pumpkin: 1/2 -3/4 cup depends on how wet you want your cake
    greek yogurt: 1/4 cup
    white flour: 1 1/2 cups
    baking powder: 1 tsp
    baking soda: 3/4 tsp
    salt: 1/2 tsp
    chocolate chips 10 oz I normally use milk chocolate but have used semi sweet, or dark chips

    Optional Brown Sugar Apple Cider Icing
    powder sugar :2 1/4 cups
    butter: 7 Tbl
    brown sugar: 2/3 cup
    salt: 1/4 tsp
    milk: 2 Tbl
    apple cider: 2-3 Tbl
    vanilla: 3/4 tsp

  • 1 Preheat oven to 350 and prep the pan your using
    2 Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside
    3 Combine bananas, pumpkin, greek yourt, egg and vanilla in a bowl and set aside
    4 In bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter and sugars for 3-4 minutes until light and fluffy
    5 scrape down sides of bowl and add the rest of the wet ingredients
    6 scrape down sides of bowl and add the dry ingredients and combine
    7 Fold in chocolate chips
    8 Pour batter into pan and bake
    9 If using a bundt pan or bread pan, this takes 30-40 minutes

    Optional Icing:
    1 Sift powder sugar to remove any big lumps
    2 In a medium saucepan over medium heat combine melt and lightly brown the butter
    3 stir in brown sugar and salt and stir until the sugar combines with the butter and it smoothes out. 3-4 minutes
    4 add milk and cider and bring to a boil
    5 Remove from heat and let cool 10 minutes
    6 Pour into a big mixing bowl and carefully add powder sugar and vanilla and whisk to combine. Pour over your cake and enjoy!

Double Chocolate Muffins

  • Streusel Ingredients:

    53g brown sugar

    23g oats

    27g rye flour

    16g cocoa powder

    ¼ tsp espresso powder (optional)

    4 Tbl Butter

    Muffin Ingredients

    4 Tbl butter

    113 g bittersweet chocolate

    146g white flour

    40g rye flour

    ½ tsp espresso powder (optional)

    28g cocoa powder

    2 ¼ tsp baking powder

    ¾ tsp salt

    67 g brown sugar

    200g sugar

    120g greek yogurt

    3 eggs

    80ml avocado oil

    120. ml boiling water

  • To make the streusel

    Combine all the dry ingredients together in a bowl. Add the butter and mash it into the dry ingredients using your fingers or hands until it looks dry and crumbly. Set aside

    To make the muffins

    1. Melt butter and bittersweet chocolate over stove top, set aside to cool

    2. Whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder, rye, salt, espresso powder. Set aside

    3. In a large stand mixer bowl whisk sugars and greek yogurt until well combined and smooth

    4. Add chocolate and butter mixture and whisk to combine

    5. add eggs and vanilla and whisk to combine. The batter will start to look like brownie batter

    6. Trade the whisk attachment for the paddle attachment and add the dry ingredients in 2 parts. Mix well after each addition

    7. Pour oil in slowly until combined

    8. pour boiling water in slowly until combined

    9. Add chocolate chips and mix until just combined. The batter should be smooth and shiny

    10. Fill muffin tins and sprinkle struesel on top. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out mostly clean

Carrot Cake

    • 1 cup white flour

    • 1 cup whole wheat flour

    • 2 tsp. baking soda

    • 1 tsp. salt

    • 1 tsp. cinnamon

    • 2 cups sugar

    • 1 ¼ cups walnut oil

    • 4 eggs

    • 3 cups carrots, grated

    • ½–¾ cup walnuts, roughly chopped

    • ½–¾ cup candied pineapple (If you can only find whole pieces, chop into bite-sized pieces.)

    • 8 oz. cream cheese, softened

    • 5 Tbsp. butter, softened

    • 2 ½ cups powdered sugar

    • ¼ cup maple syrup

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F. Butter two 9-inch or one 9-by-13-inch pan. Whisk flours, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a bowl; set aside. Using the whisk attachment on your stand mixer, whisk the oil and sugar until combined. Whisk in eggs one at a time. Fold flour mixture into the wet ingredients. Fold in carrots, pineapple and walnuts. Bake cake(s) for about 40 minutes. Cool cake(s) for 15 minutes in the pan(s); turn onto wire racks to cool completely. For the frosting, beat butter and cream cheese in a stand mixer until combined. Add powdered sugar and maple syrup; beat until combined. For a lighter frosting, sift the powdered sugar before adding to the bowl. Chill the frosting for 20–30 minutes; frost and decorate your cake(s).

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Dad Daughter Burgers

  • 1 lb 80/20 grassfed organic ground beef 1 tsp salt
    1 tsp black pepper
    ½ tsp cayenne pepper
    1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp onion powder or dried minced onions 2 tsp liquid smoke 1 tsp worcestershire sauce Optional: Beef tallow for grilling

    Toppings: 1 sweet onion iceberg lettuce tomato sharp cheddar chesse pickels

  • Take the beef out of the fridge, put it in a bowl and let it warm up a little so it's pliable.

    Add all ingredients to the beef.
    Note: these ingredients are NOT exact - feel free to adjust amounts, or experiment with leaving things out as you see fit.

    Hand fold the ground beef until other ingredients are evenly distributed in the meat.

    Divide into 4 patties of 4oz each, and put back in the fridge, uncovered for an hour or two (or, if you have room, the freezer for an hour). This does two things - allows the high heat of a grill to give a good crust, without overcooking the middle, and dries out the outside of the burger, which further improves the crust.

    Turn your grill on now - get it as hot as it will go. 400-500F is a minimum, we start at about 700F

    Make sure grill is clean and fully warmed up.

    Take the burgers out of the fridge and put on the grill, flipping often (every minute or two) until they are done to your liking. We take them off around 135F. If they are burning on the outside without coming to temp, lower the heat on one side of your grill, and let them rest over there for a few minutes, then resume.

    Final Prep:
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    Mayo-up your bun on both sides (thin coat) - and toast on griddle or grill for a short time (mayo side down)
    Start with bottom bun.
    Add Lettuce.
    Add burger (or, if doing the smashed sliders, even two...)
    Add sauce, pickles (and optionally tomato)
    Add top bun.
    Eat.

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