First on the list were some homemade granola bars. I found the recipe online and can't find the link to it anywhere. I'm hoping that it's on my printout at home. It was a super easy recipe--quick cooking oats, crispy rice cereal mixed with honey, butter and brown sugar. I love that i know exactly what ingredients are in them and that I can customize it to suit my tastes. I decided for a s'mores bar so I added mini chocolate chips and mallow-bits to my bars. Next time I'm going to add peanut butter chips and peanuts for Joe. The options are endless!
I cut them up into bars and wrapped them in plastic wrap so that they were easy to grab-and-go.
Next up were some adorable mini meatloaf cupcakes. I have seen variations of this all over the place so you can use any meatloaf recipe that you prefer. I put them in silicon cupcake molds but you could just put them straight into a greased cupcake pan. Next time I'm going to try them in my mini cupcake pan. I want to see if they'll hold up well enough. If they do they would make adorable appetizers. It was a fun and festive way to serve a somewhat boring meal.
If I do this again I'd take the time to put the mashed potatoes in a piping bag so that they would look pretty swirled.
It was fun to try something new. I have a few more things on my list to try courtesy of Pinterest. The homemade Greek yogurt very much intrigues me. That may be a weekend project. If it's cheaper and tastes just as good--I'm sold!
Happy cooking.
Kc
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