hey you! yeah you!

this week we're trying a few new things on the menu, but I'm running outta ideas. Some of those things on Pinterest I just don't wanna touch :)

I need some suggestions! What are some things y'all wanna see up in here? *here said in my best dirty st louey accent)

Protein Bars

So, having a soy allergy is such a nasty issue when you're looking at MRE's or any kind of protein drink/bar. This gal and soy don't party well. Don't party with lactose well either! :) Kind of limits the protein choices.  Before I left the fascinating world of accounting, one of the CPA's wives gave me a recipe for homemade protein bars. I, of course, added my own twist and want to share :) :)

What you need:

2 cups quick oats 

1/2 C almond butter or PB2 :)

2 TB chia seeds (COSTCO!!)

2 scoops of protein powder ( i use Gold Standard 100% Whey)

1/4-1/2 cup agave nectar

What you do:

Mix WELL and press into and 8*8 pan. Let set for roughly 1 hour and then cut into bars. I wrapped mine in wax paper and then stored them in an airtight container.

NOW! That's the basis of it. If you want it to take like a peanut butter cup, use the PB2 and Double Chocolate protein. It seriously is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! You can mix and match the protein powders and try different nut butters :) I tried Vanilla Ice Cream powder with the almond butter and then added a little cinnamon. Loved the combination :)

Peach Cobbler revisited

So, for the life of me, I could not find the cookbook I had been working on anywhere on my backup drive. To say I was a little cranky would be an understatement.  My favorite couple came over for dinner Sunday and I wanted to make peach cobbler. Alas-the recipe was with the missing cookbook. So, I did some searching and found a few I was willing to tweak. Then my fave Jenny found one that was much better, so I tweaked that one :)

What you need:

1/2 cup Butter-NOT margarine

1 cup All-purpose flour

1 cup packed light brown sugar

1 TB baking powder

1 cup milk

2 quarts of peaches ( or 2 large cans if you're not lucky enough to have your own canned ones )

3 tsp of ground cinnamon

1 1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/4 cup white sugar(optional)

What you do:

Preheat oven to 350. Put the butter in a 9*13 baking dish and place it in the oven. You want the butter to melt into the pan while the oven is preheating. In a medium size bowl, combine the sugar, flour and baking powder. Mix well. Pour in milk and mix until all is combined. (i HATE lumpy batter, but if you're okay with it, it doesn't have to be perfect lol) Drain peaches of most of the "syrup" Save roughly 1/4 of the bottle. Pour the flour mixture into the pan with the melted butter. DO NOT MIX TOGETHER. Just pour it on top of the melted butter. Place the peaches on top of the flour mixture. Sprinkle the cinnamon and nutmeg on the peaches and if desired (for sweeter cobbler) sprinkle the white sugar on the peaches as well. Pop it back in the oven and bake for 35-40 mins, depending on your oven. You want your cobbler to be a happy color but still have the juices from the peaches. A dry cobbler is a sad cobbler. You can either wait for it to thicken up after you take it out of the oven, or you can just dive it (like us lol) Taste HEAVENLY with vanilla ice cream.