Rhubarb Cereal Crisp
So yummy even without ice cream!
4 cups chopped Rhubarb
1 ¼ cups Flour
¼ cup Sugar
½ cup Strawberry Jam
1 ½ cups Honey Almond Granola
½ cup Brown Sugar
½ cup Pecans (or extra Almonds)
½ tsp Cinnamon
½ cup Butter
Combine Rhubarb, ¼ cup flour, sugar, stir in jam and set aside.
In another bowl combine granola, brown sugar, pecans, cinnamon and remaining flour. Cut in butter until resembles coarse crumbs.
Press 2 cups of the granola mixture into a greased pie plate or 8” square baking pan, spread rhubarb mixture over the crust. Sprinkle with remaining granola.
Bake at 375 for 30-40 minutes or until filling is bubbly and topping is brown.
Serve warm with ice cream, or custard.
*I used homemade strawberry peach jam, and homemade granola
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Best Buds
Dylan and his best Bud Travis. When we go to Victoria they always have a playdate and have a GREAT time together. This is for you Trav!
Getting Firewood!
Sunday is firewood day. We go into the "back 40" cut down some dead pine and bring it home for the fireplace. So we are not only getting wood but cleaning up the dead pine too!
I figured I would walk behind the trailer to get excerise (after the Christmas binge) but after about a half hour of trudging through the deep snow I got in the trailer too.
Its a family affair! Though this only lasts for a few minutes then they decide its too much work and disappear behind the tractor. not to be seen again, until we head for home!
My poor old Cody is having trouble with his back legs, they fail him once in a while, so much to his disgust (he tried to jump out twice to join me walking) we made him ride in the trailer too. Notice Shayleigh, she jumped at the trailer for quite awhile trying to get in, we figured she needed the excercise.
Its a family affair! Though this only lasts for a few minutes then they decide its too much work and disappear behind the tractor. not to be seen again, until we head for home!
My poor old Cody is having trouble with his back legs, they fail him once in a while, so much to his disgust (he tried to jump out twice to join me walking) we made him ride in the trailer too. Notice Shayleigh, she jumped at the trailer for quite awhile trying to get in, we figured she needed the excercise.
Dylan got lessons on stacking firewood. He stayed right till it was all done and he was very proud of his stacking abilities.
Inside the house
Here are a couple veiws of the inside of our house
Of course our master bedroom with big bay window its about three times larger than the one in Victoria. And the window over looks the valley and across to Forest Grove. This was taken the day after we got back from Victoria, what a mess!!!
The kids are bunking with us for now in our bedroom, they are right beside our bed. Three little bugs in a rug. At the head of the middle bed, we will put in french doors to a small deck. Ed designed an inverted bay window, so the deck is under the cover of the roof- I can't wait to sit out there with tea and a good book in the summer evenings.
This is the kitchen, still very rustic but a little organizing and I will have a bit more room. Our dining room is beside to the right, there will be french doors to the back deck, that looks towards the same valley as the master bedroom.
Living room. This is looking from the base of the stairs and to the right is the kitchen. The fireplace puts out amazing heat!! When its loaded you can only sit on the harth for a few minutes and then you have to move away from the heat!!!
My office Yahoo - I finally have a place to spread out all my work stuff and I don't have to put it away from little fingers!!! The desk is very much a throw together - can you tell! Its shimmed with bits of drywall and the top is hardiboard. BUT it works for me!!!Out the window, you can see a flat bit of snow - that is on the cabin roof, shows how close the cabin is.
This is looking from the fireplace upstairs, to the far right is my office. The top of the window in the centre is Taylers room and as you go left you pass the bathroom and then to our room. The living room has vaulted ceilings that go to a beam in the center of the house (that is what the ladder is leaning against and it is the top of the roof from the outside.
I hope this helps to visualize the inside. We are so happy to be moved in, even if its still rustic. Ed and I were sitting by the fire this afternoon saying how great it is to stretch out on the sofa and and have all the warm space.
Of course our master bedroom with big bay window its about three times larger than the one in Victoria. And the window over looks the valley and across to Forest Grove. This was taken the day after we got back from Victoria, what a mess!!!
The kids are bunking with us for now in our bedroom, they are right beside our bed. Three little bugs in a rug. At the head of the middle bed, we will put in french doors to a small deck. Ed designed an inverted bay window, so the deck is under the cover of the roof- I can't wait to sit out there with tea and a good book in the summer evenings.
This is the kitchen, still very rustic but a little organizing and I will have a bit more room. Our dining room is beside to the right, there will be french doors to the back deck, that looks towards the same valley as the master bedroom.
Living room. This is looking from the base of the stairs and to the right is the kitchen. The fireplace puts out amazing heat!! When its loaded you can only sit on the harth for a few minutes and then you have to move away from the heat!!!
My office Yahoo - I finally have a place to spread out all my work stuff and I don't have to put it away from little fingers!!! The desk is very much a throw together - can you tell! Its shimmed with bits of drywall and the top is hardiboard. BUT it works for me!!!Out the window, you can see a flat bit of snow - that is on the cabin roof, shows how close the cabin is.
This is looking from the fireplace upstairs, to the far right is my office. The top of the window in the centre is Taylers room and as you go left you pass the bathroom and then to our room. The living room has vaulted ceilings that go to a beam in the center of the house (that is what the ladder is leaning against and it is the top of the roof from the outside.
I hope this helps to visualize the inside. We are so happy to be moved in, even if its still rustic. Ed and I were sitting by the fire this afternoon saying how great it is to stretch out on the sofa and and have all the warm space.
Granola
Granola
Super good, especially with Vanilla yogurt and fruit
½ cup margarine
¾ cup honey
1 ½ tsp vanilla
3 cups old fashioned oatmeal
1 cup chopped nuts
1 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup pumpkin seeds
Melt together margarine, honey and vanilla in a large pot. In another bowl mix together remaining ingredients and add to honey mixture. Remove from heat and stir until well mixed. Bake at 325 for 25 minutes stir a couple times.
When cool add 1 ½ cups of dried fruit.
Subs or additions
Nuts: Almonds, pecans, peanuts, cashews
Others: coconut, wheat germ, Kashi cereal, bran flakes, sesame seeds, flax seed
Fruit: any dried chopped fruit
Super good, especially with Vanilla yogurt and fruit
½ cup margarine
¾ cup honey
1 ½ tsp vanilla
3 cups old fashioned oatmeal
1 cup chopped nuts
1 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup pumpkin seeds
Melt together margarine, honey and vanilla in a large pot. In another bowl mix together remaining ingredients and add to honey mixture. Remove from heat and stir until well mixed. Bake at 325 for 25 minutes stir a couple times.
When cool add 1 ½ cups of dried fruit.
Subs or additions
Nuts: Almonds, pecans, peanuts, cashews
Others: coconut, wheat germ, Kashi cereal, bran flakes, sesame seeds, flax seed
Fruit: any dried chopped fruit
Monday, January 4, 2010
Christmas Concert
Below is a link to the 100 Mile Free Press, which describes the Christmas Concert put on by the community in conjuction with the school concert. Enjoy and check out the picture, if Tayler had lost hold of those bells she would have fired them ACROSS the gym!!!
http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_cariboo/100milefreepress/community/80314942.html
Enjoy!
http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_cariboo/100milefreepress/community/80314942.html
Enjoy!
Friday, January 1, 2010
Tuna Spag
Tuna Spaghetti
Sounds crazy, but tastes yummy. Super quick to whip up.
2 cloves garlic
1 tbsp of butter (I use margarine)
796ml can of tomatoes (diced, stewed, crushed, whatever you heart desires)
1 tsp dried Oregano
1 tsp dried Parsley
6 1/2oz can of Tuna
Dash of salt and Pepper
1 tbsp flour
3 tbsp water
Saute garlic in butter, add canned tomatoes of your choice, Parsley and Oregano. Simmer 15 minutes on low heat. Add tuna and salt and pepper, stir well to mix in. Mix up flour and water in separate cup, add to sauce, stir until thickened.
Serve over pasta with Parmesan Cheese - MMMMMMMMMMM Good!
Sounds crazy, but tastes yummy. Super quick to whip up.
2 cloves garlic
1 tbsp of butter (I use margarine)
796ml can of tomatoes (diced, stewed, crushed, whatever you heart desires)
1 tsp dried Oregano
1 tsp dried Parsley
6 1/2oz can of Tuna
Dash of salt and Pepper
1 tbsp flour
3 tbsp water
Saute garlic in butter, add canned tomatoes of your choice, Parsley and Oregano. Simmer 15 minutes on low heat. Add tuna and salt and pepper, stir well to mix in. Mix up flour and water in separate cup, add to sauce, stir until thickened.
Serve over pasta with Parmesan Cheese - MMMMMMMMMMM Good!
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