the taste of spring

with mornings still and fresh

like crispy apples

with days warmer and longer

my garden is budding and blossoming with new life

the beautiful arum lilies below

is called 'varkore' in the Afrikaans-language

it literally means 'pig's ears'!

never skip your brain food

eat breakfast!!

occasionally a B-I-G breakfast is fine

~ some men can really eat a huge meal each morning ~

and my sons will enjoy it too!! 

coffee, farmers sausages, eggs, tomato, toast and mealie meal pap(porridge)

henk and i prefer something lighter

like muesli and yogurt

you can easily make your own granola

the granola recipe below

is from food-fundi suné niemand

treat your family or friends

 & serve this with yogurt panacotta

do you want the recipe of the yogurt panacotta too?

Granola:

Ingredients:

1 kg Oats
300 g Macadamia Nuts
300 g Almonds
300 g Cashew Nuts
200 g Sunflower Seeds
100 g Poppy Seeds
100 g Pumpkin Seeds
100 g Linseeds
250 ml Coconut
300 ml Olive Oil
~~~
250 ml Orange Juice
100ml Molasses
1Bottle Honey
~~~

100g Cranberries

Method:

1. Mix all the dry ingredients except for the cranberries in a bowl with the oil.
2. Reduce the orange juice, molasses and honey until it reach syrup consistency.
3. Pour the syrup over the raw granola and mix it through.
4. Transfer the granola onto sprayed baking trays and dry it out in the oven.
5. When the granola is dry, add the cranberries.

do you know the difference between granola and muesli?

- granola is usually coated

with some type of sugary substance or honey

- muesli is generally untoasted and often unsweetened

fresh strawberries

 will add colour

to your breakfast table  

spun sugar is my culinary challenge for next year
 - this was made by suné -

add a bowl of fruit salad

and enjoy

our taste of spring!