My Favorite On-The-Go Bar...

           May I introduce to you: Epic's BISON Bar

 I promise you...I am telling the truth.  This bar is made from real bison!

 

"The Bison Bacon bar delivers a substantial serving of our two most favorite meats; 100% grass fed and organic buffalo brilliantly combined with humanely certified uncured bacon! This unique, modern-day take on a Plains Indian staple food known as pemmican is sure to exceed your energy demands. Tender bison, savory bacon, and tart cranberries combine to create an EPIC tasting bar unlike anything you have experienced!

This nutrient-dense, flavorful, and outrageously lean animal is an iconic symbol of North America. For the past 10,000 years, the American Bison has played a crucial role in shaping the Great Plains and nourishing the native tribes that inhabited them. As late as 1871, a single herd of bison could easily contain over 1 million animals and take a man 6 days to pass through!"-epicbar.com

I'll be heading to a city about an hour away for a concert (I play the viola), so I thought I better pack something to keep me charging as we play the music of Purcell, Handel, and more.  This concert is going to be in a church, so it will definitely be more formal, but non-the-less fun!  I just thankful we get to take the bus instead of having to drive there by ourselves. #gasispricy 

On another note, my collection of GT's Kombucha is growing....my oh my. This is not good. #kombuchaispricy

Between paying for gas and buying kombucha...I'd be broke.  #needtocutback #budgetcuts

                                                  At least we can reuse the bottles!

                                   A hawk I was trying to capture....No silly, on my camera, not for real! : )

Goodbye winter skies, hello spring breeze.  Like, really strong breezes...so strong they rip roofs off!  Oh well, it is just what happens. #insurance #windcanhurt

Review of JK Gourmet's Grain Free Tart and Pie Crust

I had the great privilege to test out another product from JK Gourmet: Pie and Tart Crust Mix. 

I just softened some butter, poured in the mix, blended it together till it formed a ball and then pressed it into a pie pan.

For the filling we (My mom and I) decided to expand on the great idea that my friend C had in making an absolute deliciously cake from Avocados, Dates, Nuts, etc.  We enjoyed the cake so much at a recent essential oils party, we decided to continue on the avocado theme of the weekend.  So...I have always wanted to make Avocado pudding and I said to mom...why don't we just pour the pudding into the pie crust!  It turned out beautifully and so tasty!

Full of healthy fats from the avocados and almonds, some great protein from the almonds, tons of antioxidants from the cacao, cocoa and unsweetened bakers chocolate (we were trying to scrounge up the chocolate we had left!), in addition to healthy sugars from all natural dates, and a touch of vanilla.  Perfect combinations!

Ingredients

• ½ cup raw pecans
• 1½ cups almond flour
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1½ teaspoons baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1½ cups banana
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon raw honey
• 3 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
• 3 tablespoons coconut cream*

Cinnamon Streusel:

• ⅓ cup chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons almond flour
• ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1¼ teaspoons coconut oil, melted

Instructions

1. chop pecans in a food processor until coarse meal
2. in a large bowl mix the chopped pecans, almond flour, ground cinnamon, baking soda and salt
3. process the bananas, egg, honey, coconut oil and coconut cream in a food processor until creamy
4. using a rubber spatula, gently mix the banana mixture with the dry ingredients to form a batter. Do not over mix.
5. fold in chocolate chips
6. spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each to the top
7. top each muffin with cinnamon streusel a few more chocolate chips and bake at 350°F until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, approximately 15 minutes
8. set muffin pan on a wire rack to cool

Cinnamon Streusel:

1. mix all ingredients for the streusel together until crumbly

Notes

*Coconut cream is the thick cream that forms on the top of a can of full fat coconut milk when left in the refrigerator overnight.

Recipe makes 10 muffins.

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Sunday- Quiz time

Here it is already March and I am behind on my reviewing, but not to worry, I will soon be posting more.  Things to look for in the coming month:

• review of the Paleo Approach by Sarah Ballantyne
• review of Peelu toothpaste and gum
• review of Santevia water system
• review of some Flora products
• and possibly more!

But for now I am going to stick with a quiz to catch up.

Favorite activity of the week:

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Well, last night I enjoyed an Essential Oils party.  It was so much fun to have some time to just talk and hang out with some really incredible moms (and a few dads), in addition to an amazing husband and wife team doctors.  It was just...lovely, hilarious, and healing.  The doctor provided hope that my shoulder pain need not be something I deal with for the rest of my life.  I mean...I could deal with it, but it would be so lovely to be rid of the pain. : )

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Favorite exercise of the week:

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Running!  I am so happy to be able to get back into running again.  I have been starting out really slowly in terms of mileage, but it just feels good to be back to running.  

I am still doing a lot of jumping of the trampoline and lifting weights, but it is so nice to be able to change things up. 

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Favorite outfit of the week:
I love being able to create a new outfit out of different pieces of clothing.  I am a big fan of layering, but I don't always feel I have the right tools/knowledge to do it correctly.  This week, after nearly pulling out all my clothes and trying to put together an outfit, I managed to create something new with a white top with shirring underneath a looser black top and on top of that a gray heathered wrap.  I stuck with my favorite "pink" cords and I was ready for work.

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Favorite hairstyle of the week:

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Favorite drink of the week:
Still stuck on that Kombucha, but I also found out that I like Cacao just as much as Cocoa!  More on that later. : )

 
Favorite new food of the week:
New AND one only?

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Well, how about my favorite new combo: apple + butter.  So good!
5 things you'd like to do better this week: 
Keep things cleaner...in more ways than one... : )