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Do you love granola? Me, too! Today, I’m sharing my “basic” granola recipe, which is also the best granola recipe. Granted, I’m partial, but it really is the best and I use that term sparingly.   Granola is one of the most expensive packaged staple foods and it’s much more economical to make it at home. By using a range of spices, natural sweeteners, nuts, seeds and dried fruit, you can create endless variations of homemade granola and never get bored. Once you try homemade granola, you won’t go back to store-bought granola. It’s so much better! Plus, homemade granola is super easy to make. You’ll only need one bowl and some basic pantry ingredients. Ready to make some?   Serves four, buy in bulk at your Bulk Food Source shops and you will save a bundle of sailing kitty. I usually make three times this quantity. Ingredients   1/2 cup each of the following Macadamias   Pecans Walnuts Sunflower seeds   Pumpkin seeds 2   tbs of the foll...

Fend for Yourself .... to take care of and provide for yourself without depending on anyone else: It’s a good feeling to know that you can “fend for yourself”. In recent world developments relating to COVID19 I realised how well prepared we were for self-isolation. Sure, we haven’t totally cut the umbilical cord to society as we will still need supplies, diesel and petrol eventually. However we can sustain our living on the water for months without the need to come into “town”. This of course isn’t a new concept or way of life. Sailors of the past, farmers and areas where remote living is essential these people have paved the way for us. Learning though to be self-reliant takes a whole new way of thinking, and we are still learning.  Provisioning on a boat isn’t about loading the shopping trolleys full of your favourite foods and heading off to sea. We have to be very choosy on what goes aboard. We don’t have the luxury of walk-in pantries, large refrigeration and wine...