Tag: oats

Perfect playground treat: Chocolate peanut butter oat bars

Perfect playground treat: Chocolate peanut butter oat bars

Spring is upon us, which means that in our household, we are in constant need of easy, hand-held treats that I can throw in a tin and bring to the playground. I’ve sworn off singly-wrapped snacks to avoid the waste; this makes that Costco membership […]

Cinnamon oatmeal cookie bars: sorta kinda like Clif Z-bars

Cinnamon oatmeal cookie bars: sorta kinda like Clif Z-bars

My kids eat a lot of Clif Z-bars when we are out adventuring – biking, hiking, skiing. Also other strenuous activities like walking to school for pick-up. Or swinging at the playground. I have a lot of guilt about all those wrappers – they can’t […]

Updated overnight oats: orange cardamom bircher muesli

Updated overnight oats: orange cardamom bircher muesli

I lived in Switzerland for about three years right after college. As you can imagine, it was The Greatest. Pretty much everything about it was great, and one of the best parts was having weekend adventures all over the place, especially into the magnificent-cannot-be-overstated-how-magnificent Swiss […]

Make this delicious granola and you can be smug all week: Raisin Pecan Granola

Make this delicious granola and you can be smug all week: Raisin Pecan Granola

Store-bought granola almost always underwhelms. It’s often doctored up with things that I do not want in my breakfast (peanuts, coconut, chocolate, dried tropical fruits), or so sweet it overwhelms any other flavors at breakfast. I also find much of it to be chalky, almost […]