Do you ever have that moment where you cannot for the life of you figure out how to start writing? I am having that issue today. I am up in my ears in studying for my defense (in two weeks – ahh!) and I am having a bit of an issue getting words on paper! So I will just jump right in and review two of the remaining four recipes that I made in Week 2 of my 21 Day My New Roots challenge!
First off, I will review the Sweet Potato Skillet Hash. I have been eyeing up this recipe for quite some time, so I thought this would be a great opportunity to try it out. i don’t often eat eggs, but was really having a craving. I love how this recipe can be used really for any meal, great for a weekend brunch, but also fitting for a evening meal.
The ingredients were easy enough to find and purchase, I used ground spices as opposed to the seeds, but it still worked great and had wonderful flavours! I really liked the easy clean up as well, you baked everything in the pan so besides that and a cutting board, it was it! I really can’t think of anything negative about this recipe, it was all in all a great meal. It even worked great as leftovers. I rated this recipe a 38/40… another top score!
Another recipe I made this week that I haven’t had time yet to share with you, is the Loaded Breakfast Bars (Cookbook – page 81). I was most curious about these as well, specifically because they have beans in them. Yes you heard me, a granola like bar that is filled with beans. Seemed weird to me, yet again I have heard of black bean brownies before and heard they were great, so I was intrigued! I looked up the nutritional content of these to see how nutritious they actually were – you can see my full analysis here – I was surprised to see that there was only 6.9g of protein, especially with the addition of beans. However, there is also 6.2g of fibre, which is great for a little breakfast bar!
The ingredients were fairly straight forward as well, and I subbed in prunes for apricots as I had some on hand. I really like the addition of cornflakes – I don’t think those should be optional! Nature Valley has a great brand that is sweetened with fruit juice, so it’s lower in added sugars and unnecessary ingredients. It was a bit to prepare by grating the orange and adding the various ingredients to the food processor (and making sure to cook beans prior!). I used oat flour as opposed to oats, just to cut down some time.
The overall taste was really great, full of texture and flavour. If you slather chia jam on the top – it really takes it to another level in my opinion. At 250 calories, they are quite filling as well, and can make a great snack! Overall this recipe is rated a 35 out of 40!
Stay tuned for more great reviews coming up in the next several days – blogging has become a much loved break from studying!
xoxo Hannah