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My Muesli

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My Muesli 1 C oats 2/3 C Uncle Sam Cereal (wheat berry flakes) 1/3 C Quinoa Flakes (also a cereal) 4 T wheat germ 4 T ground flaxseed 1/4 C chia seeds 1/3 C golden raisins Combine all ingredients and keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Eat with yogurt or as a hot or cold cereal. ** 1/4 C serving is 141 calories, 4g fat, 5g fiber and 5g protein. **When I lived in England, I loved muesli....Alpen Muesli to be exact.  You can buy it here now and it's delicious, but not particularly healthy.  So I made up my own version with less sugar and a little more umph!  I eat it mixed in greek yogurt and then topped with a little vanilla soy milk and fruit. I add the soy milk because it get's quite thick.  Traditionally, Europeans mix it with their yogurt or milk the night before and let it sit in the refrigerator over night. I like it both ways, but usually I don't think about it the night before. **You could add anything you want to muesli...nuts, dates, dried fru...

Magleby Feijoada

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Magleby Feijoada 1 smoked ham hock 2 bay leaves 3 C dried black beans 1 T olive oil 1 large minced white onion 3 cloves garlic, chopped 3/4 bunch of parsely finely chopped 1-2 lbs of ham, cubed 2-3 t salt 1 t pepper Soak beans over night.  Discard water after soaking. If you are short on time, place beans in a pot and cover with cold water.  Bring to a boil, turn off heat and let sit for an hour. Discard water.  Combine beans, ham hock, bay leaves and 2 t salt in pressure cooker pot. Add enough water to cover beans 3 inches. Cook for about 45 minutes in pressure cooker. Turn off heat and let pressure return to normal just by cooling down, or if in a hurry, release steam.  While beans are cooking, saute onion, garlic, parsley in a pan on a low flame. Cook until onions are translucent. Add ham and turn off heat.  When beans are done, remove ham hock and discard, add the onion and ham mixture to the beans.  Cook 20-30 more minutes or until you have your desire...