let them eat cake

Ok, so this is a week of firsts and lasts.  We finally got someone to let us make their wedding cake.  And I say we because my wife did quite a bit to make this whole thing go well.  I searched the web for useful information and I did find one site that was helpful, thank you Edna.   Most of the sites I watched were kind of like Michael Jordon doing a video on how to dunk, see just jump up and stuff it.  Looking back it was kind of amusing to watch Edna smooth her cake in like 2 minutes, a task that took  me 2 days.  So the cake ended up ok and it will be the last butter cream cake we do.  I choose butter cream because most of the sites seem to use it and it is supposed to taste better.  Well fondant cannot taste bad enough to be worth the trouble of trying to smooth that cake.  So if you need a cake (locally) let me know, but it will have fondant.  I would like to first congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Martin Schreiber (Marty and Gabby) and thank them for letting us give this a try. 

Chris’s super healthy breakfast cereal

So for the last week or so we have all been eating our new home-made breakfast cereal.   Breakfast is an important meal, but most of us just do not leave time for it anymore.  Here is a healthy recipe that is fast easy and fairly cheap.  So let’s get started.  Run down to Wally World and grab a big container of old- fashion rolled oats, a pound of cashews and a pound of almonds.  You will also need some graham crackers and a jar of honey.   Now the famous healthy Chris mixes this with a wooden spoon in a bowl made of healthy organic wood or maybe a vegetable bowl.  Yeah that will work so I put everything in my stand mixer and then I can drink coffee while it does the hard work.  So take half your container of oats; toss them in your bowl.  Take 1/2 your nuts and chop them up about in thirds, toss um in the bowl.  Take 3 of 4 of your graham crackers and break them up to about the same size as the nuts, toss um in the bowl.  Now I was given the recipe and the amount of honey was ½ cup but you want enough honey to mix though all the oats.  I think I ended up with closer to ¾ of a cup.  So start your mixer and toss in a ½ cup of honey let it mix a bit.  If it is still a bit dry add some more honey.  Once it is mixed up pour it out on a rimmed baking sheet.  Bake at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes, or until it is fragrant and starts to brown.  I usually flip it over with a spatula when it is half way through.  Let it cool and put it in an air tight container it will last for a long time.  I usually eat it with yogurt on top but it can also be eaten with milk. 

1 lbs. whole rolled oats

½ lbs. chopped cashews

½ lbs. chopped almonds

½ cup of honey

3 to 4 graham crackers

Mix oats almonds, cashews and crackers in a large bowl. Add honey and mix to combine.  Pour onto a rimmed baking sheet.  Bake at 400 degrees until brown and fragrant turning over half way through.

Store in an airtight container.