Start your day right. Vanilla and almond museli.

Breakfast is my most favourite meal of the whole day. I usually eat breakfast by myself, because Brent goes to work super early in the morning, but this means that I can eat whatever I want! I could have eggs, or toast, or porridge or cake, if I felt like it. Or all of these together. Wowser!

I like eating oats. A lot. They make me feel homely and wholesome and ready for the day. Especially if I eat them in museli rather than in anzac biscuits or oat and raisin biscuits, which has been known to happen on occasion.

When I was little, Mum would make us breakfast all day on special Sunday's. We'd have cereal for breakfast, pancakes for lunch and eggs for dinner. I never do this anymore. I like to have a roast on Sunday's, and that's not really a breakfast meal at all. I never really eat pancakes either, I prefer to have savoury things for breakfast. This museli is an exception to that rule though.

You totally don't need a recipe for this. Just use what you think tastes good.
I used cranberries and sultanas and almonds because I like them. I used vanilla and mixed spice because I like them, too, and they taste good.
Obviously it's not peach season at all because it's the middle of winter, but I used canned peaches (no added sugar!) because I like to eat peaches all year round. We didn't have any milk or yoghurt this morning, so I used the juice from the can of peaches. It was excellent. I didn't miss the milky goodness at all!

Recipe:

Serves one

1/2 cup oats

1/4 cup each of dried cranberries and sultanas

couple of almonds

between 1/4 and 1/2 tsp vanilla essence

1/4 tsp mixed spice

peaches, or whatever fruit you like.

Mix everything together (except peaches) and top with fruit.

Relax into your day.

Museli bars (of the homegrown variety).

When I was little, Mum would always pack museli bars into my lunch box. They were always just Uncle Tobys ones, but I'm sure that Mum would've made these for me, if she had the recipe.
When I'm feeling a bit homey, I imagine what kind of a mum I'll be. The kind that makes you choc chip biscuits but still makes you eat all of your carrots. I'll definately be the kind of mum that makes museli bars and packs them into your lunch box as a treat for little lunch.

These museli bars are super crunchy with just the right amount of sweetness. They also fall apart like there's no tomorrow, but you'll get over dopping oats on the floor once you taste them.

The original recipe calls for all honey, but I used half honey and half marmalade, because I love marmalade. No other reason.

Recipe:

Oven: 170

Adapted from smittenkitchen

2 cups rolled oats

1 cup almonds, chopped

1 cup desiccated coconut

1/3 cup honey

1/3 cup marmalade

1 tsp vanilla

pinch salt

3/4 cup cranberreis chopped

3/4 cup sultanas, chopped

Mix oats, almonds and coconut and bake for 10-12 mins (on a tray) until golden. Stir occasionally.

Transferoat mix to a bowl. While still warm, add honey, marmalade, vanilla and salt. Stir until coated.

Add fruit, mix.

Press mix into a (lined) baking dish with wet fingers until tightly packed.

Bake 25-30 mins until golden.

Cool for 2-3 hours before cutting. (Don't think about skipping this point. The bars will just totally fall apart)