The Good Life: The glory of granola

Granola bars have been a staple in my lunchbox ever since I was a kid and looked forward to whatever variety accompanied my sandwich.

'I've come up with a stand-by granola bar recipe that I use frequently, and you can start with this one and experiment to suit your tastes.'

Granola bars have been a staple in my lunchbox ever since I was a kid and looked forward to whatever variety accompanied my sandwich. Despite occasional flavour variations - peanuts, apple and cinnamon, maple syrup - they always consisted of toasted oats studded with chocolate chips.

Even now, my slightly more grown-up lunchbox often contains some sort of oat-based bar. But let's be realistic; granola bars these days can hardly qualify as a ...