Friday, June 3, 2011

Snacks & Bars

Today we leave for San Diego, as I mentioned last week. My mom is running a marathon on Sunday! Woo Hoo! We are going to cheer her on and visit some friends while we're down there. I used to live in San Diego & Orange County, so its a good excuse to stay a couple extra days and make the rounds.
For the trip, I made & packed a couple goodies that I wanted to share.

First up is a Blueberry Crumble Bar from How Sweet it is. She seriously has wayyy to make great recipes. So I warn you about visiting her site... its extremely addicting! :) Plus her posts are so humorous & entertaining. All around great blog to peruse.
 Slight crispiness on top
But still so delicious & gooey inside!

The only thing I altered was using 1/2 unsweetened applesauce & 1/2 butter. My excuse to eat more! These are so good. They would be great for breakfast, snack time & even crumbled on top of ice cream or froyo!

I also made Oatmeal Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies, courtesy of Carrots 'n' Cake. She also has a fabulous blog full of delicious recipes! She has a great way of combining scrumptious & healthy, which we know is not always an easy task!
Before...
And after. 
These were so oaty & gooey!

Both recipes were so easy to make. They only had a few, basic ingredients, which made them easy recipes to chose for the trip. The Bird was very excited when he came home & saw the snack pack coming together! :)
Happy Friday All! Any fun plans for the upcoming weekend?
at

18 comments:

  1. Food Glorious Food!June 3, 2011 at 9:16 AM

    They look so yummy and best of all EASY! Thanks for the recipe dear!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Jil @ Big City, Lil KitchenJune 3, 2011 at 9:22 AM

    Yum yummm - love the stuff Jess puts together - it's dangerously good looking and fullllll of all the foods that tempt me. haha

    ReplyDelete
  3. www.StarHughes.comJune 3, 2011 at 9:24 AM

    These look so good! I need to make that blueberry crumble bar - I would end up eating it for breakfast, lunch and dinner!

    Have fun in San Diego!!! The weather is just starting to warm up here :) Should be a beautiful weekend for the race!
    Star Hughes Living

    ReplyDelete
  4. Jenna LeeJune 3, 2011 at 9:28 AM

    they do look great. I love food like this! always looks delicious!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Lindsay @ Delighted MommaJune 3, 2011 at 9:45 AM

    Haha I love it! I overuse the word "love" and "awesome" LOL!! I really do LOVE blueberries though!! Looks yummy! Have fun in San Diego!

    ReplyDelete
  6. AnnaJune 3, 2011 at 10:21 AM

    Those blueberry crumble bars look incredible! Just what I'm craving...

    ReplyDelete
  7. Sam W.June 3, 2011 at 10:44 AM

    mmm, yum! i love anything tasty but healthy :)

    ReplyDelete
  8. LizAshleeJune 3, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    I need to get some blueberries...those look divine!

    Travis & I are going horseback riding at Rocky Mtn National Park on Saturday, which I am super excited about...then worky work on Sunday!

    Happy Friday!!! Have a fun trip!!!

    ReplyDelete
  9. Made in SonomaJune 3, 2011 at 12:38 PM

    Have fun in SD. I'm going to the Beerfest in Santa Rosa at the Wells Fargo Center. I'm a little sad it's going to rain though! I'm sick of this crappy weather.

    Your blueberry crumble bars look "precious"!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Jenn @ Peas and CrayonsJune 3, 2011 at 1:10 PM

    You're a baking machine! "so precious!" haha =) Love it!

    Have a great weekend~!!

    xoXOxo
    Jenn @ Peas & Crayons

    ReplyDelete
  11. AnonymousJune 3, 2011 at 1:32 PM

    Nothing wrong with multiple precious things! =D Your desserts look tasty.

    ReplyDelete
  12. elizabeth@themustardceilingJune 3, 2011 at 4:32 PM

    OOh, these look delicious. Send me some!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Leslie *Fresh Out of Lemons*June 6, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    Blueberry crumble bar looks yuuuuum! And now I'm trying to think of my "word" right now.... :)

    ReplyDelete
  14. DionneJune 6, 2011 at 9:32 AM

    Oh yum - these look so good!

    Hahaha, I used to always use the word Precious too, until I became friends with someone called Precious, and so it was weird when I would say to her "that's so Precious!" Hahahahaha.

    ReplyDelete
  15. NikkiJune 6, 2011 at 10:23 PM

    YUM! It's 10:30pm and now all I want is an almond butter ball. And a trip to San Diego. Have fun!

    ReplyDelete
  16. VivJune 7, 2011 at 10:24 PM

    i think i only use the word precious when describing babies and kids lol.

    i love the oaty and gooey treats...my kind of snacks on the go :)

    ReplyDelete
  17. SharstinJune 8, 2011 at 6:25 PM

    Those look fantastic, hope you had a blast in sd:)

    ReplyDelete
  18. JackieJune 13, 2011 at 5:26 PM

    Lovely snack! I love blueberry and it's so convenient to have a flavorful and healthy on-the-go snack.

    ReplyDelete

Lovely notes to be