Last year when I shared a recipe for cinnamon baked apple & peanut butter oatmeal, I proclaimed that it'd probably be the only hot oatmeal recipe that I ever post since I'm not a huge oatmeal bowl fan. However, what I've realized is that I love to use oats all the time in recipes. I love what a great source of fiber oats are, which definitely keeps my belly fuller for longer. When people come to me and ask how they can add more fiber into their diets, guess what one of the foods is that I always tell them to eat more of? OATS! They're a staple in my kitchen, and there have been countless recipes incorporating use of them on the blog - including PB & J oatmeal crumble bars, oatmeal walnut hemp energy bites and dark chocolate peanut butter banana oatmeal cookies, to name a few. And ... [Read More]
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PB & J Oatmeal Crumble Bars
Happy Friday friends! So, when a new recipe idea doesn't turn out exactly how I want it to, there are two conclusions I come to: 1.) I just fuhgeddaboudit, or 2.) If at first you don't succeed, try, try again! Today's recipe is a case of something working out the second time around. Some of you may remember that a few months ago, I included the below photo in a weekend recap: This was the first run of testing out my idea for PB & J bars, and while they tasted great, they just weren't holding together well at all. Since the ingredients seemed to work well together and it was just a texture issue, I gave it a second go a few weeks ago. This time I adjusted a few ingredients and BOOM! The recipe became a winner. ... [Read More]
This Calls for Some Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Date Bars
''The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” – Oprah It's officially been 5 months since my marine deployed, and as with the other monthly marks, I've taken it as a chance to acknowledge my being an awesome military wife. In other words, I reward myself for getting through another month without having a complete emotional breakdown! When he's gone, I try to just take it day by day and not think too much of how much more we have to go. But, once we get to this point, I envision the deployment as a mountain we've been climbing up, and feel good in thinking that it's all a downhill slope from here. Before I know it (or something like that...) my hubby will be home and we will have survived another deployment. To celebrate getting through 5 ... [Read More]