easy granola... with walnuts

Delicious granola with hidden walnuts, so that the kiddos will eat some nuts! Deceptive... and delicious... but not from the book. Easy granola recipe from my MIL.

2/3 cup oil
8 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup honey


Heat in skillet and coat with ingredients until warm, then bake for 10 minutes at 325 degrees, stirring and baking more until golden, 5 minutes at a time.

That's it. But I food processed walnuts to give some added healthy benefits.

Buffalo Chicken Lasagna in a Crock Pot

Today is Scott's birthday and for dinner I made Buffalo Chicken Lasagna. It's super easy and very tasty. And who doesn't love a crock pot recipe.
--uncooked traditional lasagna noodles (I used Tinkyada brand)
--4 already cooked chicken breast halves
--jar of prepared pasta sauce
--1 cup buffalo wing sauce
--3 red, yellow, or orange bell peppers
--tub of ricotta cheese (15 oz)
--2 cups shredded cheese (mozzarella and cheddar blend)
--1/2 cup bleu cheese crumbles
--1/4 cup of water (add at very end)

The Directions.

use at least a 5qt crockpot, or cut back on the amount of ingredients. In a large glass bowl, combine cooked and chopped chicken breast, the pasta sauce, and 1 cup of buffalo wing sauce.

Ladle a big spoonful of the sauce into the bottom of your crockpot. Cover with a layer of uncooked lasagna noodles. You'll have to break them to get a proper fit.Add a smear of ricotta cheese to the top of the noodles. Add a layer of chopped bell pepper. Sprinkle on a handful of shredded cheese.

Repeat layers until you run out of ingredients.

Add the bleu cheese crumbles, if desired. Put the 1/4 cup of water into your empty pasta sauce jar and shake. Pour the liquid over the top of the entire lasagna.

Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours, or on high for 4-5. When cooking time is complete, unplug and take off the lid of the crock. Let it sit for 20 minutes before cutting into. Or it will fall apart.

For dessert I made a Baker's Square French Silk Pie. This was a partial disaster and success. I'll let you know how it tastes once we dive in to it later. There were raw eggs in the main part so I thought I'd bake it for about 5-10 minutes to make sure there was no more raw egg. Well I didn't realize it'd expand as much as it did as it poured all over our non-self-cleaning oven :( I took it out and put it in a bowl to cool. Once everything was cooled I put it together and it is now setting in the fridge.

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 4 eggs
• Whipped cream or Cool Whip
• Baked pie crust

Instructions

1. Bake a pie crust or use a Pillsbury refrigerated crust and make according to package directions for a fully baked crust.
2. Beat sugar and butter on medium high until light and fluffy, about 6-7 minutes. Add chocolate and vanilla and beat until incorporated. Add eggs, two at a time, beating 5 minutes after each addition. Pour into a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Allow filling to chill for 2-3 hours before adding to cooled pie crust. Add prepared whipped topping, You can garnish with shaved bittersweet chocolate as well.
3. Best if left overnight to set.