Runts and Raw Gluten Free Vegan Granola

I called the office that is supposed to be reviewing my application to get my green card current, the other day. They said they were working on applications submitted last September, and that I should call on the 15th to see if they moved on to October (I submitted my application Oct. 2). I wait. But I believe the waiting time is not wasted, it's a time where God prepares. I have been studying scriptures, and there is this overwhelming theme that runs through the lives of every single believer, and that is God's overwhelming love, that causes those of us that are His children to birth perseverance. None of my spiritual ancestors escaped long bouts of waiting for the Lords promises. It is a time of much growth. But I must be honest, not all of me is thrilled with this.

The sun is heating up my home, and I have one word for how that is.....GLORIOUS! I have these big south facing windows, and the sun overwhelms my whole main floor. I love it! I am basking in it, right now....all my little seedlings are loving it. I just got a batch of seeds I ordered from here. So I will be planting some more.   

The baby chick drama continues. There is a runt, ironically she is the one that I named and am bonded to. Did you know baby chicks poop, and if the poop sticks to their bottom, they can die? Yah, I didn't know that either. But if you should happen to need to clean the bottoms of baby chicks, do it without much water anywhere else, because getting them too wet, can also kill them (the dramatic temperature change can be too much). So I learned two things about baby chicks and I think that it's through mistakes that I will learn. That runt is still alive, and for that, I am grateful. This is what I must deal with every single day...Lexi.

We have all been home for the past few days, the kids and I. I have noticed that I have developed a strong sweet tooth. It is a bit concerning, since it's a new thing. But I am watching the whole craving take hold. It is strange. I am also going to be buying a whole bunch of probiotics today. My whole family needs it. There is a yeast infection, a few colds, and 2 of us who have taken anti-biotics. Now, I know that they are expensive. But I think a doctors visit costs way more, and provides a lot less help. So off to Sunshine foods  we go.

As a result of that sweet tooth, though, I decided to make some granola. This recipe is my great excuse to never buy that store bough cereal. It's such a widely consumed food, and it breaks my heart. Cereal has no real nutritional value, but worse than that, it is where most of the Gmo's are put, and that is just not ok for our kids to be consuming.

This is what I made, it lasted a whole morning, then it was gone. All my friends out there who have dehydrators...this is the time to use em! You can also put the granola in the oven at the lowest temp setting, and check every 5 minutes, till the moisture is gone from the granola....

Gluten Free Vegan (but of course) Granola

2c gluten free rolled oats
1/2c of whole flax seeds soaked in 1/2c water for about 10 minutes
1c crushed cashews soaked in water for about 20 minutes
1/4c maple syrup
1/4c coconut crystals
1/4c hemp seeds (if you have em, which I did)
1/2c raisins
1/3c melted coconut oil
1/3c shredded coconut flakes
1/2t salt
2T vanilla extract, I highly recommend making your own, such a easy task!
1/2t almond extract

 let all the ingredients that need to be soaked...soak...then mix, once mixed spread in the dehydrator let dehydrate a few hours then flip. I hope you enjoy it, as much as we did...I will be making more...Yum!

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