So I set out to make my own version of a power granola bar.
Oats, wheat flour, real butter, the last of my Montana raspberry honey, dried cranberries, chopped up nuts (cashews, almonds, peanuts, walnuts, sunflower seeds), some shredded coconut, chocolate chips, cinnamon, dried milk. . . and probably other things I can't remember off hand.
As you may recall I'm a wing-it type of cook. I kinda sorta have a piece of paper with scrawled notes, measurements, and grease stains all over it. Hope I can resurrect my basic steps. I'm going to need them. The Corgi-Slave Energy Bars came out great, very tasty and chock full of Stuff. Wonderful, except for one thing. They didn't stick together as well as I wanted them to. I'm going to have to make another pan and tinker with the ingredients some more. Hmm, I see there's a stray box of Rice Crispies on my shelf . . . I could throw those in too.
While I was concocting, I decided to make some hummus. Yes, I know hummus and power bars really do not go together. The beans were on the counter, begging to be used. As long as I had dishes to wash I might as well make it worth my while. The hummus is another wing it recipe, but really hard to screw up. This version was roast garlic, with some extra roast sesame seeds.
Now I'm off to do some Internet shopping to replenish ingredients. You know hard hard it is to get tahini in Wyoming? I just hope I don't end up on someone's watch list for ordering garam masala, tahini, Masa paper, dioxazine purple, and a new folding knife, all at the same time. The only thing all those ingredients adds up to is a very colorful mess. - Kids, don't try this at home. -
Boy, I'm so glad I'm not a kid anymore.
9 comments:
Granola good!
Hummus bad!
Mongo no like look of hummus.
C'mon Bro. Live dangerously! Hummus is your friend...
Pizza,steak,shrimp and chocolate are my friends.
Hummus sounds weird,looks weird and probably doesn't even have a green card.
The hippies from the SUNY food coop eat that stuff!
There are no hippies in Wyoming! But I will give you the looks weird part. Tastes good - But I'd rather have spiedies!
Personally, I don't think there are any hippies at SUNY anymore. I think the real ones are extinct or drive Volvos on the secret backroads to Walmart. I like Hummus, it is great on pita crackers! I did just finish a search on how to make tie dye tee shirts though. Your cooking adventures look like fun, Connie!
I thought SUNY was a sanctuary for aging hippies?? Who's going to teach the students to disdain their elders, protest things they can't change, and to wear sandals made from smelly old tires?
Ah well, we'll still have hummus. If you want the recipe, Nonny, email me.
I tye dyed the shirts for the Celtic Festival one year. The first twenty were fun, the last 100, not so much. :)
Your granola bars look related to my flapjack, which I also make for hiking and biking. Mine sticks together properly, even after being bounced around in a cycle pannier for 50 miles or hauled over Alpine passes for a week, so there must be something right about the recipe. It's here if you want to consider it as a starting point for your next batch...
Awesome, thanks Carla. I think I had a bit too much liquid, or not enough oats in there.v Will be retinikering. (it still tasted great, despite the refusal to hang together)
BTW, I think the US equivalent to our golden syrup is called something like light corn syrup, if that is any help.
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