Homemade granola is versatile and cost-efficient, and this vanilla nut version, packed with cashews, almonds, and pecans, is a great recipe to get you started.

Put the nuts and stock cube into a food processor and blend on the pulse setting until chopped into small pieces, but not fully ground. If you don’t have a food processor, chop all the nuts as ...

Olive oil >> unsalted butter (regular or nondairy). Walnuts >> any chopped nut of your choice or chopped pumpkin or sunflower seeds. Allergic to sesame? >> Skip the tahini and sesame seeds.