Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread
3 cups flour
2 tea. ground cinnamon
1 tea. salt
1 tea. baking soda
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
2 cups canned pumpkin
1 1/2 cups oil
1 1/2 cups (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips

In a large bowl, combine the flour, cinnamon, salt and baking soda.  In another bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, pumpkin and oil.  Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.  Fold in chocolate chips.

Pour into two greased 8-in x 4-in loaf pans.  Bake at 350 for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.  Cool for 10 minutes before removing pans to wire racks.

Salsa 

1/2 of an orange, juiced
2 cloves garlic
1 pinch cilantro or use a handful of fresh
1/2 onion
4-5 Roma tomatoes
1 teaspoon salt
a squeeze of lemon or lime juice
1/2 jalapeno 

You can add peaches or pineapple or mango which I almost always do.

Chop really fine (I put mine through my salsa maker).  This is really juicy.  If not using immediately I store in fridge and let the juices marinade together. When ready to eat I drain off the juice.

 Granola

 

Maren's favorite Granola

3 cups rolled oats
1 cup slivered almonds
1 cup cashews or other nut that you like
3/4 cup shredded sweet coconut
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons maple syrup
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup raisins (I don't add this)

Preheat oven to 250 degrees

In a large bowl, combine the oats, nuts coconut and brown sugar.

In a separate bowl, combine maple syrup, oil and salt.  Combine both mixtures and pour onto 2 sheet pans.  Cook for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Remove from oven and transfer to a large bowl.  Add raisins at this point if you want to and mix until evenly distributed.

I put in jars and store in the fridge.

Sam's Favorite Baked Beans

28 oz can Pork and Beans
1 tea. minced garlic
1 tea. spicy brown mustard
1 cup brown sugar3/4 cup ketchup
onion (opt)

Bake at 300 for 2 hours