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Naomi's Homemade Granola. Blueberry yogurt multigrain pancakes. I had a little crisis on Father’s Day, and unlike the week that proceeded it, it did not relate to a feverish toddler who landed himself in our bed (and proceeded to be well enough at 5 a.m. to stand up and announce the different parts of our face as he poked them “NO” “EYEAR” “AYE” “MOUF”), the gutting of our (single) bathroom so that plumbers could access a wayward pipe in the building or the thin film of dirt left on every surface of every room when they were done working.

blueberry yogurt multigrain pancakes

No, by Father’s Day, most of those things had thankfully righted themselves, leaving only crises of less grave proportions: the blueberry pancakes I’d always known and loved no longer worked for me. I mean, they work, in terms of technically executing what they’re supposed to. They’re a bit runnier than I remembered, thus making it difficult to flip and bake them through cleanly, but they’re hardly worth complaining over, or so felt the Dad of Honor who found them–as he is contractually obligated to–delicious.

Homemade Honey Granola. Good morning!

Homemade Honey Granola

I wanted to start this week off with a jump start, so I figured this homemade honey granola would be just the thing to do that. I love granola, on its own, with yogurt, or as cereal with a bit of milk, but most of the time, store bought granola is packed with sugar and other artificial flavorings. While this variety of granola is undoubtedly delicious (and I will, more often than not, pour myself a generous helping of it from the kitchen at work if it’s available), I try not to let myself go overboard with it because granola is one of those packaged foods that leads to you believe that it’s healthier than it actually is.

Granola can be great for you, though, if you add and omit the right things. I used only honey and a bit of molasses for this granola, so while it certainly isn’t as sweet as the stuff you’ll find in the store, it’s still absolutely delicious, and with the added bonus of knowing that it’s actually good for you. Your ingredients. Homemade Honey Granola. Raspberry breakfast bars. We had a decadent weekend in the North Carolina mountains, and I never wanted to come home.

raspberry breakfast bars

The air up there is so delicious and clean, I never realized how cautiously I inhale in New York City, not that you can blame me if you’ve ever gotten a curbside whiff on a humid summer day after a long holiday weekend with no trash pickup. But up there, everything is a delight. We hiked, we played with the sweetest Schnauzer there ever has been, we ate proper vinegar barbecue, the best peaches in the world (from South Carolina!) And even hit some stores and a craft fair. And oh, how we cooked. Actually, it stole the show. I did, however, squeeze in a new recipe or two before the weekend, these Raspberry Breakfast Bars packed in a tin as a hostess gift.

But I’d start with these. One year ago: Hoisin Barbecue Sauce [New!] Elsewhere: Forget the milk and cookies! Raspberry Crumb Breakfast Bars Adapted from Baked: New Frontiers in Baking I think you could easily swap the raspberries with blackberries.