Iv got the power!

Iv got the power... bars! I hope I feel like Jim Carey in this scene when I eat one tomorrow. I was on another Pinterest bender last night and found this recipe for 3 ingredient power bars.

So I ended up buying the wrong dates.I was not educated in date buying what so ever so I went to bulk foods and picked up the first thing that said dates on it lol. This lead to the mixture not being sticky enough BUT being the genius that I am, I added honey and it worked. Then, because it wouldn't be a kitchen adventure without me breaking something, the food processor started to wiggle all kind of strange and then smoke came out of it. Go me! Way to break appliances. Its kind of my specialty.

 I used dates, almonds, raisins, and some granola. They aren't pretty but they are yummy.

I wrapped them all in cling wrap and called it a day. And take note of the one in the shape of a ball. I'm starting a trend. Power balls! Get your mind out of the gutter, geeze.

B T Dubs for those of you who didn't know I'm a huge Supernatural fan. I jokingly picked up this granola at Wegmans one weekend to share with the other SPN groupies. A year later and I'm so hooked. Its granola crack. Any time I go on a trip I pack some in my hex bag lol.

P.S....

Its been awhile since iv blogged (like a whole year.... oops) BUT I have great news. The Rizz has been hearting veg for two years now. It was hard to give up chicken nuggets but I did it!

Burrrrrr

Burr its chilly today. We have had our first significant snow this year, significant in the fact that school is closed lol. I know some of you are saying what snow. Its kind of a bummer because I was ready for spring. It looked so pretty this morning with big snow flakes coming down, now its just sleet.

I'm on my Pintrest kick this morning so I have already made homemade soap, and am ready for the next activity. I was thinking that since it is so cold outside that it would be a good idea to try some chili. I found this awesome recipe from Emril Lagasse for his version of Vegetarian Chili.Its only 331 calories per serving. Lots of different veggies. Cant wait to taste it.

We have a wonderful Real Estate agent who comes to our school named Al Friedman. He is also called Chef Al because he brings so many yummy things to our school. He makes us regular cheese steaks and portabella ones. He also makes some amazing vegetarian chili. He told me that he uses cauliflower in it to give it more texture.Great tip!I would have never thought of that. I guess that's why hes the great Chef Al.

Happy Wednesday folks! :)

Finding out the hard way....

So I have been slacking on posting but I have a great excuse. This thing called life happened to me, gets me every time lol. So I'm finding out the hard way that big restaurant chains don't do veg so well. I did have a great veggie burger at Red Robin but that was about it. Anyway after my awful "veggie wrap" yesterday iv decided to stick with the salad part of the menu when eating out. How hard is it to mess up a salad? I'm sure that will come back to bite me tomorrow lol. Ultimately what iv come to find is that restaurants are drenching veg in crud which is supposed to make it taste good but they are ruining the health factor. I don't want lettuce that tastes like a deep fryer, that's not why I eat it lol. Anyone have any good restaurant suggestions? Id like to go somewhere that offers meat and veg options. Is there any hope? Lol. Happy eats!

Blase kind of day...

So its been a down kind of day. Running the boys around to VBS and entertaining them. I think I'm getting the meat headaches lol. I'm thinking its a much milder version of alcohol withdraw but with meat. Chicken nuggets were staring daggers into me today... eat meeeee. I said no, I'm so proud of myself. I told my friend Georgeann about my recent quest for veg to which she replied something like "oh that's great, hows it going so far.." And I replied "its been good, BUT I'M HUNGRY!" lol. Im thinking I need to make more things to go, I skip eating because I'm always rushing out the door. I will figure it out sooner or later.

I have to share my DC experience from Monday. We had a white chocolate frozen hot chocolate at Serendipity 3. Delish!

I love this place! they have the most expensive sunday and hot dog. Give it a try next time your in DC. Happy eats!

The Lassi Love Story

My cosmopolitan friend Nettie and I were coming back from a lecture by my hero Neil deGrasse Tyson and the amazing Mr. Richard Dawkins when we stopped for a bite to eat in College Park. We found this place called Krazi Kebob that has the most amazing food. They are a mix of Indian and Pakistani and awesome. I loveee their nann wraps. But back to my story... Nettie and I were hungry. We got our food and Nettie asked me if I had ever had Mango Lassi before. I'm an open minded individual who is willing to try anything once but I hate mangos so I wasn't too thrilled about the idea of a mango drink. I trust Nettie's judgement so I gave it a try and that is where the love story started. I have been craving it since first sip. Problem is, its a bit elusive. We don't have many places who sell it near my home. I got to thinking about how its made... coluldn't be that hard right? Well its not. I found this awesome recipe that im going to try asap. It will probably save me from having to drive 25min away to sooth my mango lassi cravings.

Lazy Weekend

Hey yall. Its been a lazy day for me and I intend on carrying that same theme into Sunday. I normally work 3 jobs during the school year and this summer I somehow have 4 jobs. Hooray for being productive lol. The reality of the matter is that the hubby and I are saving money for a baby. I heard they will suck you dry in more way than one, wanted to be prepared lol.

Anyway this will be a short post. I just wanted to brag about my Cut N Seal sandwich maker I got from Pampered Chef. I love those little crustables you can buy at the store and I was thinking it would be cheaper to just make them so I picked up the Cut n Seal at a friends Pampered Chef party. For me to just buy one thing was amazing considering I want the whole catalog. Anyway I got it home and decided to make some crustables and freeze them. I was thinking about what to do with the left over crust and croutons came to mind. I was searching for a quick recipe and this one came up. I'm a sucker for posts with pictures. What can I say I'm a visual kinesthetic learner. Looks yummy.

The Cut N Seal can be used for way more than just pb&j. It can be used for all sorts of things. My next adventure is going to be making some pumpkin bread pocket thing ( it will have an official name when I'm done baking it lol).  I made ham n cheese hot pockets with the Cut N Seal a few weeks ago. I will post the recipe tomorrow when I dig it out.

Happy weekend eats friends.