Sadly, my friend Melanie of my favorite Mel’s Granola Recipe, just moved away from Philly. She has become a wonderful cooking friend over the past year. We’ve embarked on may challenging adventures together into the realm of homemade pasta where we made lots of linguine and even some beet filled ravioli inspired by Vetri’s beet and goat cheese plin as well as all sorts of brunch favorites. Aside from being adventurous in the kitchen and a great partner, she also always comes bearing J rose, so basically, she’s my perfect kitchen match. In honor of her move, she’s letting me share Mel’s Granola Recipe with you. I first had it at a lovely Sunday brunch at her apartment last year. It’s perfectly balanced, rich, and crunchy. I’m glad she’s letting me share it, because she deserves lots of credit for perfecting this granola; it’s based on the granola at a special café in San Francisco that we both love. She worked on it tirelessly until she got it just right. I know she had to make many variations. At brunch, Melanie served it with apple chunks (honey crisp, ‘cause she’s a Minnesotan), plain (whole fat) yogurt and honey, which is … Continue reading →