Power Granola Bars

So, you can make granola bars at home. And they are going to be better than store bought ones. And you can even put coffee in them so that they have a bit more of a kick than the ones for the kiddies. No, really.

These lovely power bars are full of whole grains and unrefined sugars and, although they contain some ingredients that are only available at the Hippie grocery store here, they are totally worth the effort. And, they have coffee in them. I mean, comeonpeople. It's like the perfect mid-afternoon snack. I have a habit of making these for car trips or picnics because they are really filling and give you a bit of hitch in your giddyup. They are also a great lunch when you have to grab and go.

These beauties are adapted from Heidi's recipe over at 101 Cookbooks. I really can't recommend that website enough for lovely pictures of food and totally delish vegetarian food.

So, on to the recipe:

Pita Chips!

These guys are probably my favorite snack food right now. Easy as pie to make and way more cost effective than the kind that come pre-bagged. These are great on their own or with dip, and can easily be modified however you choose.

Recipe:

1 Package of pita (I like whole wheat best)

Olive Oil

Salt

Pepper

Directions

1) Preheat the broiler on your oven

2) Open the pita pockets and rip at the back seam so that you have a single layer of pita.

3) Cut each half pita into quarters (so each full pita will make 8 chips)

4) Arrange the pita pieces on a baking sheet. Brush each with olive oil and sprinkle salt and pepper on each.

5) Put the pan of pita pieces in the oven (under the broiler) for about 2 1/2 minutes. Make sure to check every 30 seconds or so because these burn quickly, and the broiling time can be very different, depending on the heat of your oven.

I think that these would be very nice with cinnamon and sugar, or with some parmesan cheese added. The sky is the limit!

Until our next dinner,

ceh.