Cinnamon Sugar Pecans

 These make a great snack and when I make them it dosen't take long for them to disappear. :)

 Ingredients:
1 egg whites
2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg (optional)
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup melted butter
2 cups pecans, halves and toasted
1/2 tsp salt

Directions:
Beat egg whites in a bowl until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg until stiff peaks form. Fold in the margarine. Then fold in the pecans until they are coated, and pour them into a 9x9 inch pan.
Bake in 325*F oven for 25-30 min, string them about every 10 min. Once they have been removed from the oven sprinkle them with salt. Cool them a bit and then begin enjoying them!

Homemade Rainbow Chip Granola Bars

This recipe is totally versatile, you could add any combination of seeds/nuts that you want and instead of mini rainbow chips, you could add raisins, dried cranberries, regular chocolate chips or... And to top it off the are really tasty!

Ingredients:
3 cups oats
1 cup tasted almonds, coarsely chopped

1 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup mini rainbow chips
1 can (300 ml) sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup vegetable shortening, melted
1 tbsp salt

Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Mix well. Press evenly onto a 15"x10" greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350*F for 25-30 min or until golden brown.

Banana and/or Apple Oatmeal Muffins

I really like this recipe, it makes a "hearty" muffin and it works with bananas or apples or a combination of both.

Dry ingredients:
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup rolled oats
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon (if you are making them with just apples)

Wet ingredients:
1 egg
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup milk

1 cup mashed banana or grated apple or a bit of both
1/2 cup chocolate chips (if you are making them with bananas) or
1/2 cup raisins (if you are making them with apples)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400*.
Combine all dry ingredients and set aside. Beat (with mixer) egg, oil and milk. Then stir in fruit. Add dry ingredients to wet. Stir in chocolate chips or raisins. Spoon into muffin tins (I use paper cups). I also usually sprinkle a bit of brown sugar and cinnamon mixture on the top before baking them. If I am making banana muffins then I just use brown sugar.
Bake for 15- 20 minuets or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Makes about 8-12 muffins depending on how big you make them.

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Ian looked on the good old internet for suggestions on spicing, oven temp settings and time needed in the oven for roasting. This is what we put together and it turned out great, they are really tasty pumpkin seeds!

1 cup pumpkin seeds
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 garlic powder

Directions: mix all ingredients together in a bowel, spread evenly on a cookie sheet (we put foil over the cookie sheet) and roast in the oven for approximately 1 hour at 250*