Due to my still unemployed state, I've become a bit of a pro in the kitchen (I think I probably also have my parents to thank for this - it must have been passed down in the blood). I cook every evening for Dave and quite often I'll bake something or other in the afternoon or morning to fill my time and because I enjoy it so much! I absolutely LOVE granola - there is the most amazing patisserie up the road which amongst all the croissants, pains au chocolat and chocolate almond croissants (my personal favourite), sells lovely crunchy granola with yoghurt and stewed fruit. A healthy breakfast you may think, but granola is chock full of oil and sugar so what seems to be a low-fat and low-calorie breakfast is very probably not. So I've been on the search for a healthy version granola and today I found it! It contains absolutely no oil and sugar and is instead bound with mashed banana, honey and water (sounds funny, tastes gorgeous). I used the normal oats, seeds, nuts, sultanas, and I also added some dates because they're yummy. It's so delicious in fact that I have probably already eaten half of the batch I made because I just can't wait for breakfast tomorrow morning! By the way, the photo at the top is very much stolen from somewhere else, unfortunately my granola tastes good, but it doesn't look that attractive!
Going with the cooking theme, another of my successes was last night's dinner: chicken breast stuffed with mozzarella, cherry tomatoes and basil, with sweet potato mash, and peas. Who needs to go to a restaurant??
And of course, the pear and blackberry bread which I made on Dave's request - another success despite the fact I don't own any weighing scales. All my family and friends are in for a treat when I get home - lots of dinner parties and cakes at my house!
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