In this modern day and age where everything almost seems to be instant and within your reach, it is best to know that you can save money and have food straight from your own backyard. The big question is, “How is this possible?”

You can raise your own backyard flock and get to keep chickens with you with comfort. You would actually be surprised to know that chickens can adapt well in an urban setting.

Hens are easy to grow and even inexpensive to maintain. Chickens will also provide you fresh and nutritious eggs. If you have weeds or bugs at home, you will no longer have to worry about getting rid of them as the chickens will do it for you. They even provide nitrogen-rich fertilizer, and serve as great pets.

On the other hand, you would probably worry about a lot of things when it comes to raising chickens in your backyard. There isn’t really that much to worry about when it comes to doing this. It is possible for you to raise chickens. But it would be wise to know the important basics first on how to do it.

Know the local laws and city ordinances. Check for local laws and regulations in your city. Know whether it is legal for you to own chickens in your location. Contact your local municipality, homeowners’ association, or the local animal control department just to check what the laws are in your place. Some cities limit the number of chickens you can raise in your own land. There are other areas; however, that wouldn’t require permits in growing chickens in one’s backyard especially if these areas have a strong farming culture.

Figure out what breed and how many chickens you should buy. Before buying chickens, you should know first the role of the chickens you want to breed. Do you want the meat-producing or the egg-producing type, or both? Discover first what you want to help you determine which kind of breed you should buy, or what kind of coop you will need.

Build or buy a sturdy coop. In case you don’t know yet what a coop is, it is a cage or a pen where you can confine the chickens. When it comes to preparing an outside chicken coop, you must consider some important factors. Number one is the chickens’ safety. Set a 4 sq. ft. space inside the coop per chicken and 10 sq. ft. for the outdoor space. There should be no cracks or loose space where other animals could get in. To secure the chickens better, surround the coop with a wire cage. Just check if there are protruding wires or nails from the coop. Make sure that the coop has good air flow in it too.

Every once in a week or two, clean out the whole coop. This way, you get to keep your chickens from being sick and getting parasites. If you find your place a safe area for the chickens to roam, let them do it freely during the day. Just make sure that you can watch them and that they don’t go off too far.

Build a nest box for the chickens to lay their eggs on. You should also pay attention to your chickens’ nesting boxes because these are the special areas your chickens will lay eggs. Eggs are a great source of protein and eggs can be made into any kind of dish. When building a nest box, it should be large enough to hold a hen (around 12 inches) and with a small lip at the end of it to stop the egg from rolling out. The nest may consist of straw, pine needles, or wood shavings. Keep the nest box dark, and have 4 of these for every six chickens. You can set up dropping boards to catch the chicken litter and turn them into garden compost later.

Provide the right feed. Look out for a nearby feed supply store and buy a bag ahead so you won’t have any trouble of running out of stock. You should give your chickens a good amount of protein and carbohydrates into their diet. Corn, barley, and wheat are good sources of protein for your chickens. They also need calcium so feed them egg shells. Avoid giving them onions, garlic, chocolate, raw potatoes, avocados, or any damp feed because these might poison them. Keep the insecticides and other chemicals out of the chickens’ reach.

Now that you know the basics in raising chickens in the city, it’s about time you consider doing it and start the work. Count your chickens and check if they are eating and drinking well, if their food are clean and fresh, if they are having trouble breathing, if they are losing feathers, or have any other signs of disease. If they are sick and left unsupervised, your chickens will die. Hence, you should also keep a first aid kit for your chickens. You may have them dewormed and vaccinated too.

There are so many ways of growing chicken breeds and taking care of them. All it takes is that you don’t chicken out and you do your plan well.

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Author: Jordan Walker

Jordan is the lead content curator for Coops And Cages as well as a couple of other pet related blogs. His passion for animals is only matched by his love for ‘attempting’ to play the guitar. If you would like to catch him, you can via Google+ or Twitter: @CoopsAndCages

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I am so blessed to be able to create and share my work with MamaGoesFrugal.

“Here in the South, nothing says home cooking like a casserole.

As a little girl, I can remember casseroles being one of my momma’s favorite dishes to make.  Maybe because they were less time consuming, or that they were so simple, but I’m thinking more along the lines because they were more frugal to make than a 4-course meal.

Creating casseroles has been a tradition that I have carried into my own family dinner nights.”

My Spicy Farmhouse Chicken Casserole is my recreated version of Mexican Chicken.

I hope you will stop by MamaGoesFrugal to check out my recipes every month.

Click here to enjoy my recipe!

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I know I have said this before, and I will say it again, My family loves the Hispanic Culture and the FOOD!

If you missed the post you can read it here.

I have a favorite place in my town to get Authentic Hispanic Food.  I call it it the Taco Truck, but it really does have a real name, just not sure what it is :).

My family spends a lot of time there and my hubby’s favorite is the Cup of Street Corn.

I decided that since I cook so much Hispanic Food at home, I would recreate my hubby’s favorite and By George, I think it’s perfecto!

And what is even better, is that it is so easy to make and a great side dish!

Enjoy!

What you need:

2 15 oz Cans of Corn

1/2 cup of Mayo

1/2 cup of Grated Parmesan Cheese

2 tsp of Chili Powder

What to do:

1) Heat corn and drain.

2) Mix in mayo and 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese.

3) Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese and chili powder on top.

4) Serve warm.

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I am such a Lover of Fall.

I love snuggling under a fuzzy blanket in front of the fireplace with a hot cup of coffee and a good book, all while watching the leaves gently swirl to the ground.

But I also love to bake during Fall.

I love all the Fall Spices of Nutmeg, Cloves, Pumpkin, Apple and Cinnamon.

My mind has been spinning with all the different recipes I could make that includes pumpkin during October and November.

Now I could have went simply but that’s not me so I had to spice it up a bit!!

I came up with this recipe last year when I wanted something “sweet” but full of Fall Spices.

It’s that time of year when my husband loves to get Spiced Pumpkin Lattes from Starbucks so I decided to go with that drink in a cupcake style.

I made these for my Connect Group Bible Study, but I stopped at church to drop off my kiddos first and left with seven less cupcakes.

After I got to group, the cupcakes started disappearing fast! I actually caught one of our friends in the corner of the kitchen guarding the cupcake container!!

I am so excited they were a Big Hit and I hope you enjoy them just as much!

Here is what they consist of:
Cake:
2-1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons cinnamon
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
1 stick butter, softened
1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
3 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla paste
15 oz can of pumpkin
1 cup of cooled pumpkin spice coffee ( or plain coffee with pumpkin spice added)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease or line 24 cupcake pan
2. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices into bowl; set aside.
3. Place butter and brown sugar in a large mixer bowl. Blend until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well. Add pumpkin and blend together
4. Stir in flour, alternating with the buttermilk. Stir in vanilla paste. After combined add in coffee slowly and mix until all is well blended.
5. Divide batter evenly. I like to use 1/4 cup of batter for each cupcake. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until when a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
6. Prepare frosting and spread or decorate frosting on top.

Icing:

2 sticks butter softened
1 package of cream cheese softened
1 tablespoon. Pumpkin spice coffee (granules)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla paste
2 tablespoons pumpkin spice
1/8 cup whipping cream
2 cups of powered sugar

1. Mix butter and cream cheese together until smooth
2. Slowly mix in powered sugar
3. After combined add in vanilla paste, pumpkin spice and coffee granules
4. After well mixed add in whipping cream and mix until it becomes a whipped consistently
5. Either spread of top of cupcakes or use piping to add frosting
6. Sprinkle of dash of pumpkin pie spice on too of each frosted cupcake
7. Enjoy!

You will be in Fall Heaven!

Happy Fall Ya’ll!

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Well it’s that time again for so many country folk like me.

What you say?

County Fair time, that’s what.

Our County Fair has always been one of my best memories as a child.

I remember as a little girl, I couldn’t stand the anticipation leading up to that week. See, growing up my family had very little money. Going to the County Fair was like a vacation to us, but the catch was we could only go one night.

It was way to expensive for a family of six to attend more than that one time. It seemed we always picked the last Saturday to go.

I can remember this one year, I was probably eight or nine years old, and I had been waiting for the fair all week.

My favorite thing of all time was getting a Caramel Apple and riding the Tilt of Whirl!

Oh how I loved that ride!

Saturday came and my family was so excited. I envisioned all day about the lights, the smells, the animals, the beauty pageant contestants and the people.

Well, maybe not so much the people. Carnie’s (that’s what us Arkansas folk call the carnival workers) were pretty rough looking people even when I was a child.

Anyway, back to my story, I was so excited, we were all ready to walk out the door when my stomach started hurting. I thought well it’s just from being so excited, but nope, a minute later my lunch was on the floor.

My mom went to clean me up so we could go ahead and leave, (remember this was Saturday, the last day of the fair), but my stomach had other plans.

I can remember being so disappointed, but worse than that was my parents wouldn’t let anyone go if I couldn’t go. I was the baby of the family and they didn’t think it was fair for my sisters to have fun if I didn’t get to. I thought it was unfair for them to not get to go just because I was sick.

But even after that bad experience, the fair has still been one of my most favorite times of year.

It has been a family tradition that I have carried on with my own children. I love seeing my children’s eyes light up as the sun sets and the moon is out and the bright lights from the rides shine like New York City.

See, in a rural area as we live in, the County Fair is one of the biggest highlights of the year.

And I guess I have to admit, my eyes still light up as well, as I enter the fairgrounds.

I decided this year, leading up to the fair, I wanted to recreate some of the yummy, fattening foods you might find at the fair.

Of course, Homemade Battered Corn Dogs are one of our most favorite to recreate.

Batter Recipe:

1 cup all purpose flour

1 cup yellow cornmeal

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp of sugar

1 tbsp of honey

2 eggs

1 cup milk

8 hot dogs

What to do:

1) Preheat oil in fryer

2) Whisk together your dry ingredients

3) In a separate bowl mix your wet ingredients together and combine in bowl with dry

4) Mix together until batter is slightly lumpy

5) Stick skewer sticks in the end of hotdogs

6) Pour batter in a tall glass or container

7) Dunk the hot dog completely into the batter and shake off the excess

8) Emerge the battered dogs into the fryer on medium heat until golden brown

**do not have your heat to high or the batter will not be cooked in the middle

9) Serve with your favorite dipping sauce

But this year I also wanted to do something completely off the charts. Something that would have my family and friends saying, “What in the world was she thinking?”

And yes, I think I accomplished that with my (Now Famous), Are you ready for this?, “Deep Fried CUPCAKES!!!”

Of yes I did!

I filled homemade cupcakes with my homemade buttercream frosting and deep-friend those suckers in my favorite sweet batter recipe! (Recipe coming soon, be on the lookout!)

Oh, oh, oh!

My family and friends were in Complete and Utter AWE!

Can we say, YUM, YUM, YUM! But I guarantee it only takes one, two tops before you are saying, “Whoa, hold up, I’m having a sweetness overload!”

Speaking of sweetness, this summer I was introduced to The Montana Born Books called “Marietta Fair Series”.

Well, first of all I love to read romance books, but when you add County Fairs and Cowboys to the mix, well I’m a gonner for sure.

I had the opportunity by each of these wonderful and talented authors to review their books and wait, no really wait. Just kidding. Drum Roll Please…..

To do a Giveaway for the whole series!!

My, Oh My, what fun this has been while I was enjoying my own County Fair I was envisioning the Marietta County Fair characters that each played a part in these fabulous, (and temperature-rising) stories.

Please Note* Yes I am a Good Christian wife, mother and friend and yes I do love God with all my heart and soul. But come on ladies, I am still  an imperfect woman.  And I won’t lie, when I imagine the cowboys in head, my temperature raises to the boiling point! (:  No judgements please!

The Series start off with “Beauty and the Cowboy” by Nancy Robards Thompson, and let me tell you what a smokin hot book this was

There is just something about actually seeing your childhood friend for more than a friend for the first and watching it blossom into love.  Especially when they have a fine behind (:

Charlotte was confused and alone after her long-term relationship ended suddenly. She turned to comfort in the arms of her childhood friend Jessie.

Jessie is wanting the real deal. Will Charlotte be able to overcome her fear of commitment and say yes?

This book keeps the turn of events intriguing right from the start.  Once I started reading I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.

If your looking to add a little spark back into your love life and a little cowboy thrill along the way, then “Beauty and the Cowboy” is just the book for you.

The second book of the Montana Born series is “Cowgirl Come Home” Debra Salonen.

We all have those teenage dreams and for most, those teenage loves.
But sometimes in life those two things collide and we have to choose which path to take.

So many times in life what we think are our dreams turns out to be completely the opposite.

“Cowgirl Come Home”, leaves you revisiting memory lane as Bailey finds that her teenage love with Paul was what she wanted all along.

I loved how the book made me feel like I was at home.  It was so comforting  seeing how past mistakes can turn into something beautiful.

I highly recommend “Cowgirl Come Home”, if you are looking for a wonderful, sweet story of love and hope with the assurance that you can always go home again.

“For the Love of a Cowboy” by Yvonne Lindsay is the third book in the Montana Born Series and ladies it is Smoldering Hot!

Oh My!

I must say it again Oh My!

Sizzle Sizzle

I’m not talking about a little heat. I’m talking a blazing hot fire!

Willow is a free-spirited drifter looking for a little adventure and some answers. Booth is a hot-tempered “All Man” rancher who takes care of his own.

When Willow stumbled into Marietta looking answers, the last thing she thought she would find was a well-built male that was all MAN that made her toes curl and sparks fly!

Whew! This book will have you sweatin in no time. I had to excuse myself and splash cold water on my face a few times! It’s hot ladies! It’s smoldering hot!

Will Willow trade in her Free-Spirit Ways for Roots and Cowboy Boots? Read “For the Love of a Cowboy” and find out!

Book four is titled, “Her Summer Cowboy” by Katherine Garbera.

Country Roots are my blood line.  As a child I grew up with an older sister who was in a Country Western Band.  She played in and around local areas and I can still remember getting to tag along on certain occasions.  It was always a special time listening to the band play and the musicians sing.  Something magical about the stories that were told through their songs.

In “Her Summer Cowboy”, Hudson is a rambler who is ready to head home and settle down.  He decides to take one “last” job as a bodyguard for a famous country singer “Alan Jennings”.  What Hudson didn’t know was that Jennings’, single and sexy grand daughter Emma Jean, would be accompanying her grandfather for his last summer tour.

They both felt the electricity arch between them automatically, but Emma didn’t want either of them to get hurt due to her emotions caused by the past.  After deciding a summer fling would satisfy them both, Hudson started having other thoughts as the summer tour continued.

Will Hudson be able to let go at the end of summer?  Or will Emma be able to come to terms with her emotions to see something more between them.

Read “Her Summer Cowboy”, to see what will come between Hudson and Emma, and you might find a little more than country music along the way.

“A Fair to Remember”, by Barbara Ankrum is the fifth  book of the Marietta County Fair Series.

The characters of this book pull you into their life automatically within the first few pages.

I love when friends make pacts to be the back up plan for each other if life don’t turn out the way they dreamed, but in reality the back up plan should have always been the first choice.

But sometimes in the midst of our own life story we cannot see what our heart really desires.

In “A Fair to Remember”, high school friends Olivia and Jake were never available at the same time.  Twelve years later Jake heads back to Marietta for Olivia’s 30th birthday to see if their pact is still good.

Olivia isn’t for sure love and marriage is for her after a nasty divorce but Jake has waited all these years for this night.

Will Jake convince Olivia that real love truly exists and that he has always been the one for her?

Read ” A Fair to Remember”, to find find what the heart desires.

And don’t miss the sixth book in the Marietta Fair Series, “Cowboy Crush” by Bronwyn Jameson coming soon!

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               Welcome to the 33rd week of  Wake Up Wednesday “Linky” 

 

Peach Melba Ice Cream from Pink Recipe Box

 I’m currently suffering through the hottest month of the year when my desk fan becomes next to useless no matter how high I turn it up. Homemade ice cream recipes to the rescue!

Princess Anna Crochet Hat

from Over The Apple Tree

This Disney’s Frozen, Princess Anna inspired crochet hat is easy to make and is a great gift for the holidays or a Frozen birthday!

Joanna’s Andalusian Zucchini Tortilla

from What’s On The List

Are you curious like me where the zucchini is?

August 2014 Favorites!

from Skin Stuff by Katy

August was pretty good product wise for me. I have a decent amount of favorites to share 

with you all, so here we go!

 

 

SNICKERS Pretzel Snack – Football Fun

from Upstate Ramblings

Football season is just about underway!  Whether it is a club, college, high school or professional teams are practicing and getting ready for another exciting season.  My family loves to watch football. Of course football also means snacks, so to go along with our first game of the season I created this portable SNICKERS Pretzel Snack with cute little football bags.

Mommy Club

from Married Filing Jointly

Speaking of being a mommy…it is simply not a job you can understand until you are a mommy.

 

 

How to Make Elderberry Extract

from Little Owl Crunchy Momma

It’s incredibly easy, and super delicious. I use it to help make my elderberry syrup last longer (recipe coming soon). It’s also delicious to add to cider in the fall and winter. Mmmmm. Delicious.

Glittery Fall Leaf Earrings

from Crafty Journal

Create a fun pair of glittery fall leaf earrings to dress up for autumn.

 

 

Bourbon Maple Sweet Potato Recipe

from  eat pray {read} love

I had these delicious Bourbon-Map
le sweet potatoes as one of my sides. Ben doesn’t normally like sweet potatoes (which is one reason I ordered them!- kidding!) but he inhaled these babies. I decided to try to recreate the sweet potato recipe for our Thanksgiving meal and they were pretty spot-on.

Blairsden Mansion Tour: Part 2

from Ms. Toody Goo Shoes

In case you missed Part 1,  I’m taking you on the mother of all house tours…

at Blairsden Mansion, in Peapack-Gladstone NJ.which was the site of a

Designer Showhouse fundraiser, back in May.

 

 

Watermelon Slush

from  4 Sons ‘R’ Us

This frosty treat makes a refreshing ending to any summer meal. Simply scoop the slushy mixture into bowls or tall glasses and enjoy a refreshing dessert, all while still getting that melon flavor fix, albeit without all the dripping. Add a splash of vodka for an even sweeter summer adult beverage.

 

Painted Furniture

from The Seasoned Homemaker

Finally, we found a dresser that fit out needs. It wasn’t too over-scale, had 9 drawers, and was only $100.

 

Pumpkin Butter

from Budget Girl

I was going to come up with a simple crock pot recipe, and then I found this decadent pumpkin butter recipe from I Bake, He Shoots. I tried it, loved it, and now…it’s the one I’m going to recommend. (Well, that’s an easy first day, isn’t it?)

Classic Cherry Pie

from Born to Bake Forever

Ever since I was five, my mother and I have always made this Classic Cherry Pie for special occasions or just dessert. I’ve never lost my taste for cherries…or dessert. This recipe has been a family favorite for years. A simple recipe easy to make for busy days. 

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Using Yard Sale and Auction Dishes to set the Table

from Penny’s Vintage Home

I have a special table set for our lunch today using some of the new pieces I found at the auction and yard sales over the week end.    

BIRCHBOX AUGUST 2014

from Busy Being Jen

August’s box had some really great products.  The first was Whish Shave Crave that is a shaving cream with the scent of grapefruit.  Really nice!  There was also a citrus-y smelling cologne by Harvey Prince called Ageless. 

 

Fall Potpourri

from Penny’s Vintage Home

I planted sunflowers in our garden for the first time this summer and they have made a wonderful addition to our garden.     I have dried some of the larger flowers to use in a fall wreath.

Trash to Treasure: Bar Car Edition

from Oh, the Fun…

We all know that bar carts are all the rage right now and who’s surprised? Not I- even if you don’t want to use them to house alcoholic beverages, how can you not be a fan of a bit of extra storage that you can move around?!

 

Mini Blueberry Cups

from Katherine’s Corner

This is a migraine safe recipe, a sugar free recipe and a dairy free recipe. 

But it is not taste free, its really yummy! If I do say so myself, giggle.

 

 

No Drip Ice Cream Cones

from Lou Lou Girls

This is so simple but messy! It’s definitely worth the mess.

Here’s why PicMonkey is a blogger’s best friend!

from Just A Touch of Crazy

So it’s pretty understandable why PicMonkey is a blogger’s best friend.  And one of the most fabulous things of all:  lots of the features are FREE.

 

 

How to Make a Simple Fall Centerpiece

from About A Mom

There are two things that I love — having fresh flowers on the table and decorating for Fall. My home probably gets more decked out for Fall and Thanksgiving season than it does for the Christmas holiday.

 

 

10 Back to School Tips for Moms

from The Organized Dream

 

Loving our kids too much – home vs. daycare

from Mommy Lives Clean

I hold the belief that a parent can never love their child too much.

 

Zucchini Parmesan Bites

from Allspice and Nutmeg

Zucchini parmesan bites – thin sliced zucchini, parmesan, onions, and eggs.  

This is a great recipe for using up zucchini from the garden bounty. 

 

Blogging 101: Building Bloggy Relationships Part 1 from Titi Crafty

I’m not posting this as an expert {I’m not even close} but I do want to share with you all the things I’ve done intuitively or learned that have worked for me on my way making connections, friends or any kind of relationships.

Spicy Roasted Chickpeas

from Natural Chow

If you had told me two years ago I would be sharing a recipe where the star is beans, I would probably laugh. I was never really one to enjoy eating beans.

 

{cuffed pillowcase tutorial}

from Simple Stitches by Rachelle

Front: 20″ x 23″ (solid pink) 

Wide Cuff: 20″ x 13″ (Green polka dot) 

Narrow Cuff: 20″ x 2-1/2″ (Orange Flower/Paisley) 

Back: 20″ x 35-1/2″ (Orange Flower/Paisley) 

 

Make Your Own {Non-Processed} Stevia Extract

from Deep Roots At Home

Quite honestly, I’ve never felt good about the perfectly white, flowable, processed stevia products out there.

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If You Can Color in a Coloring Book, You Can Paint

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Painting is so much fun. I think you’ll enjoy it too. Tole painting allows you to create really 

beautiful and unique things for your home and makes wonderful gifts for friends and family. So grab your surface, your patterns, your paint and your brushes and lets begin this adventure together!

 

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Do you have local festivals?

Our county (which consists of 5 small, mainly rural, towns) hosts The Peach Festival, every July, that has been ongoing 1938! Wow! It’s actually the oldest festival in the state of Arkansas. I feel honored to be a part of such amazing history every year.

And did I mention food?

Just like county fairs, our festivals have some of the best food around!  Funnel Cakes, Fried Pies, Foot Long Corn Dogs, and Snow Cones, you can pretty much find it all here.

Photo Courtesy of The Peach Festival Board

The Peach Festival will start next week, so to get in the “Peachy” spirit I decided to start experimenting with peach recipes.

I love peaches! I love the sweet, juicy taste that runs down your chin as you take a big bite (: In fact I don’t think I have came across a single peach dish that I haven’t loved!

If you have read my bio, then you know I’m a crunchy girl. Technically I love the Earth, try to eat organic as much as possible and I make a lot of our soaps and cleaners. I’m also a vegetarian so I eat a lot of granola.

I really like making my own so I can determine exactly what I am adding to it.  So I wanted to share this super easy Baked Granola and Peaches recipe with you today.

Baked Granola & Peaches

What you need:

4 fresh peaches

For Granola:

1  cups oats

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/4 brown sugar

1/8 cup oil

1/2 cup homemade or organic maple syrup

What you do:

1) Cut your peaches in half and remove pit.

2) Spoon a small amount of peach out to make room for granola.

3) Mix the oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and oil together and then add in maple syrup.

4) Spoon granola onto each peach half.

5) Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and lay peaches on.

6) Bake peaches at 350 for appx 15-20 mins or until peaches are soft.

Another option for Granola:

If you want granola for later, spread evenly on lined cookie sheet and bake.  Store in a dry container.

Super easy and super delish!  Great for breakfast, brunch or a mid-afternoon snack.

You can top with cream (pictured) if you desire.  This cream consists of heavy whipping cream which I mixed until it become creamed.  I’m not a cream snob (:  I enjoy my Ready Whip and Cool Whip just like anybody else!  Ice Cream is also very good on top of the warm peaches!

Pick your Pleasure and Enjoy!

And don’t miss The Peach Festival Blog Post coming soon!

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