Sloppy Pockets

Happy February Everyone!  The boy and I just got back from San Francisco and it was WONDERFUL! While we were there, I saw an ad on TV for Super Bowl food and got the idea for these little gems I call "Sloppy Pockets".  They are super easy to make and quite portable - we will be taking them for lunch all this week.  Hope you like them!

Ingredients
1 lb lean ground turkey
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 small onion, chopped
1 small green pepper, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 cups marinara sauce
1/4 cup ketchup
3 Tbsp BBQ sauce (pick your favorite - I like Bubba Stubbs)
2 tubes of buttermilk biscuits

Directions
Heat olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat.  Add onion, pepper, and garlic.  Cook for 5 mins.  Add turkey and brown.  Add marinara, ketchup, and BBQ sauce.  Stir to mix and continue to simmer until sauce is incorporated and thickened.  Remove from heat.  Open tubes of biscuits and pull them apart.  Squish each individual biscuit flat with fingers, then spoon small amount of sloppy joe mixture into center of flattened biscuit.  Fold over into crescent shape and pinch edges to close.  Place pockets onto ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 350F for 12-15 minutes.

Homemade Granola!

Happy winter everyone!  It's been a loooooooong time since I last posted, so I decided I'd share a really good one with you - homemade granola!  It's crazy good, hope you enjoy!

Ingredients
3 cups oats
1-1/2 cups nuts (I used almonds)
1/2 to 3/4 cups sweetener (honey, maple syrup, agave syrup)
1/4 to 1/2 cups oil (I used canola)
1 tsp Kosher salt
1 cup coconut flakes (optional)
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup chocolate chips (I used dark chocolate)
1 egg white (optional)

Directions
 Measure out the oats, nuts, salt, spices, and chocolate chips into a large bowl.  Add sweetener, oil,  and egg white.  Stir, stir, stir! Line jelly roll pan with parchment paper.  Bake at 300F for 45 minutes, stirring pan contents every 15 minutes to get even browning.

Helpful Notes
- If you don't want loose granola and prefer chunkier bits, don't stir while baking.  Be careful, though, the sides might start to get a wee-bit crispy.

- If you would rather have solid chocolate chips and not melting chocolate chips, add the chocolate AFTER baking.

- You can use olive oil instead of canola, but it'll give the granola a little bit of a bitter taste - but, maybe you like bitter. :)