meisa's lagoon

while i don't think i'm quite loony enough to be a permanent berkeley resident, i have started to take my first real strides to fit in.

1) i was taking a blanket to the warm-up portion of my belly dancing class until i realized that i was the only woman (actually, only person - man or woman) in berkeley not to own a yoga mat. so i bought one.

2) not only have i started to eat granola for breakfast everyday, it's HOMEMADE granola. how very granola-eating-hippie of me.

Fruity Crunchy Granola
2 c. rolled oats
1 c. nuts (walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, pecans...)
1 c. seeds (sunflower, sesame, pumpkin...)
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 c. honey
1/3 c. canola oil
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
1 c. dried fruit (raisins, cranberries, cherries, currants...)

Preheat oven to 350. Mix together oats, nuts, seeds and salt. Whisk together honey, oil and vanilla. Add to oat mixture. Spread onto greased cookie sheet and bake for 18-22 minutes or until golden brown (mixing once or twice during baking). Let cool on cookie sheet until dry and crunchy. Transfer to bowl and add dried fruit. Store in airtight container. Yum!