Granola + Smoked Fish Spread - an unlikely pair!

Low fat Granola made with Honey

I found this recipe in the Bon Appetite Magazine and it comes from 

the beloved Molly Wizenberg, I just changed it around a little bit.

ingredients

• 3 cups old-fashioned oats
• 1 cup coarsely chopped almonds or walnuts
• 1/2 cup coconut chips, unsweetened and crumbled into small pieces
• 3 tablespoons (packed) brown sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon (generous) salt
• 1/3 cup honey or maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons virgin coconut oil or canola oil
• 1 cup assorted dried fruit (I use mostly cranberries)

preparation

• Preheat oven to 300°F. Line rimmed baking sheet with parchment. Mix first 7 ingredients in large bowl. Stir honey and oil in saucepan over medium-low heat until smooth. Pour honey mixture over oat mixture; toss. Spread on prepared sheet. Bake until golden, stirring every 10 minutes, about 40 minutes. Place sheet on rack. Stir granola; cool. Mix in fruit.
  
  
  
  
  And the following worked well for a Memorial Day brunch:
  scrambled eggs
  goat cheese ensconced in Herbes de Provence
  home-baked Nutella brownies
  baguette
  fresh berries
  champagne
  orzo pasta salad with Kalamata olives
  smoked fish spread (recipe from my friend Cathy):
  
  
  1/2 pound smoked trout (I used a combination of black cod and salmon only because our fish monger doesn't carry trout)
  1/2 cup creme fraiche
  2 tablespoons minced shallots
  2 tablespoons minced chives
  Juice of 1/2 lemon
  Kosher salt and pepper to taste
  
  

Cilantro!

My friend Tina turned me onto cooking with cilantro in a different way. I sauté a little bit of thinly sliced onion and half a bunch of chopped cilantro in olive oil. The cilantro takes on a completely different taste, more mellow, kind of intriguing. Then I add a few sliced zucchini and continue to sauté all of it until tender. Seasoned with freshly squeezed lemon juice and a bit of sea salt, it tastes quite delicious!