Are we up for the March Pantry Challenge? - Page 5

[Amys1st]

Stacy- glad it worked, if it didn;t Id be in trouble!

[Rainbowbird]

Originally Posted by Amys1st

Do you have a recipe of some sort?

Sure thing.

Blend in a large bowl:

4 cups uncooked oatmeal
1/2 cup wheat germ
1/2 cup coconut
1 T brown sugar
1/4 cup nonfat dried milk
1 tea. cinnamon
(optional: 1/2 cup chopped nuts of your choice)

In a small saucepan, heat on low til melted:

1/3 cup oil
1/2 cup honey
1 Tablespoon vanilla

Mix this into the dry ingredients with a wooden spoon or your hands.

Put into a greased shallow pan(s) and bake at 300F for 1/2 hour. Stir occasionally with spatula to turn over. Watch carefully during last 15 min. as it tends to start cooking quickly at that point. Be careful--the coconut and nuts can get overbrowned.

Remove and cool completely. Add raisins or other dried fruits. Store in airtight container.

Note: I soak this in milk for my 2 year old and he eats it with a spoon out of a little bowl. I soak it for about an hour in the fridge and it's then soft enough for him to eat. (I make it without nuts and raisins for him).

[Amys1st]

thanks rainbowbird!

[Thia]

Yeah....finally used some of that tuna yesterday in a casserole and it came out great! The only thing it needed was a salad on the side, but I didn't have stuff for a salad. Bah!
So, now I know how to get using the tuna, I need to work on the bags of dried beans I have on the shelf. Dh and I haven't been to a grocery store in almost two weeks...hurrah!