Snack bombs

I love peanut butter, and I love snacks. When I know I have a butt-kicking busy week ahead, I whip up a batch of these babies for quicks snacks or meals. They're little, but don't underestimate them. These little guys pack an energy punch and they're delicious!

It's more of an idea than a recipe. Basically you start with oats and a few other dry ingredients.



Here's the oats, flaked coconut, raisins, sunflower seeds, and ground flaxseed. Use any kind of seed or chopped nut, dried fruit, and chocolate chips.

Then add enough nut butter to make everything stick and sweetener to taste if you want it sweet. You could probably do a savory snack bomb, but I always go for sweet.

So add your nut butter of choice:


Check. I like the original Adam's because it's just peanuts and salt, and after you stir it's all soupy and creamy on top, but there's still a bit of thicker stuff on the bottom to be eaten with a spoon.

I added a little agave and a stevia packet, then I decided I wanted some cinnamon too.



Then mix it all up and drop spoonfuls onto squares of tin foil or plastic wrap.



Now bundle them up and throw 'em in the fridge, and you have a yummy snack to grab on your way to the class you almost slept through. These snack bombs are gluten-free, 100% vegan and can easily be "rawified", so they work for everyone!

And now for the goofy pet picture of the day:



Ruby has free reign of the top of the bookshelf she sits on, and her favorite place to hang out these days is in the ugly bowl I made in a high school ceramics class. I fill her cage with nice, soft bedding and she wants to sit in a cold, hard bowl. Go figure.
So cute though.

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter!

Kella

C is for cookie...and crappy camera

First of all...I ordered the Blendtec! I looked at both the websites and decided this would be a better choice for me. I'm so excited! I've been saving for months and soon I'll be making banana soft-serve and soup and all kinds of cool stuff instead of limping along with this:

My WCB. At least it was free (thank you Freecycle!) but the stupid thing doesn't chop ice and I took the jar off yesterday to find a gaping hole in the plastic by the motor. No bueno.

I tried another cookie recipe today, but true to Kellapillar creative cooking, I used the recipe as a guide and ended up changing it quite a bit. I wanted something healthy, delicious and energy-packed to snack on at work and school, so I give you my latest kitchen creation, the Kellapillar Kookie.

This picture is terrible, but for some reason I can't get a clear picture out of my camera today. I need to play with the settings some more, but my camera isn't much better than my blender to begin with.

Still, they were delicious and got me through a day of running around after other people's kids.

Kellapillar Kookies

3 T natural peanut butter

1 T agave

1 T maple syrup

1/3 C unsweetened applesauce

1 C whole wheat flour

3/4 C quick oats

1/3 C ground flaxseed

1/3 C raisins

1/8 C shredded, unsweetened coconut

1/4 C dark chocolate chips

2 T canola oil

1 t baking powder

1/4 t Real Salt

1 1/2 t vanilla

1+ t cinnamon (optional)

Mix all ingredients together. If the batter is too moist, add flour. If it's dry and falling apart, add applesauce. Drop by teaspoons onto a greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 for about ten minutes. Devour.

Even Sam, who is very leery of "vegan food" and healthified desserts liked them!

I'll leave you with some cute pictures of Louka's latest shenanigans.

This paper bag is her favorite thing in the world.

Her latest hobby: spying on the neighbors.

Kellapillar out.

Going green for St. Patty's Day!

I decided to move past the usual dyed-green pancakes and eggs, and instead celebrate with a tall glass of WONDERFUL green smoothie!

Even my husband loves them. Here's what went into this one:

St. Patty's Green Smoothie:

1/2-1 banana

2 or 3 big, fat strawberries

up to 1/3 C almond milk

1 spoonful OJ concentrate

Big handful of spinach

Blend the fruit and milk first, then add the greens and frappe until completely smooth.

Drink up!

The weather's been beautiful this week, so Sam and I hit the park for a beautiful spring walk.

Ok, so everything was still brown and dead, but it was still a ton of fun.

And I never had a broken bone!

How was your St. Patrick's Day? Do you have any fun traditions?

Kella