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Leave Me Alone!
​by Vera Brosgol

Old Woman wants to find a place of solitude to work on her knitting, but grandchildren, aliens, and goats keep trying to eat her knitting balls instead!

​Eat like a goat and snack on some of her Sticky Granola Knitting Balls.
 
Join Old Woman in a tasty Russian tea party with Warm Apple Cider and Small Tea Sandwiches.

Cook

Sticky Granola Knitting Balls

​Complexity: Easy – no baking or chopping involved. Kids can help!
Time: 10 minutes.

Ingredients

  • ​2 cups oats
  • 2 cups coconut flakes
  • 1 cup Peanut Butter
  • 1 cup ground flaxseed
  • 1 cup chocolate chips (I use semi-sweet chocolate)
  • 2/3 cup honey
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • Bit of knitting fluff (shredded coconut)

Directions

  1. Mix the dry ingredients together and then combine with the wet ingredients.
  2. Add a bit of knitting fluff if you like with a pinch of shredded coconut. 
  3. Roll into bite-sized balls and store in the fridge.

​Note: These store well in the freezer.

Cook

Warm Apple Cider

​Complexity: Easy! Just the microwave involved.
Time: 1 minute.

Ingredients

  • Apple cider

Directions

  1. Put some apple cider in a mug and warm up for 1 minute.
  2. Pour into your tea kettle and serve in tea cups.

Cook

Small Tea Sandwiches

​Complexity: Easy – assemble and serve.
Time: 5 minutes.

Ingredients

Lox Sandwich
  • Cucumber
  • Cream cheese
  • Lox
  • Your favorite sandwich bread
 Ham Sandwich
  • Sliced ham
  • Havarti cheese
  • Pickles
  • Your favorite sandwich bread

Directions

  1. Place ingredients between two slices of your favorite sandwich bread.
  2. Chomp up.
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