Peanut Butter Breakfast Bars With Leftover Oatmeal

Peanut Butter Breakfast Bars With Leftover Oatmeal

I posted this at my breakfast blog, but decided I would post it here, too.

My kids are not big oatmeal fans, but I feel like we should have it at least once a week, especially since it's so nutritious and cheap.  I would love to be able to have it more often.  I was delighted when I came across this recipe for using leftover oatmeal.  

Peanut Butter Bars With Leftover Oatmeal

2 c. leftover oatmeal
1/2 c. butter or coconut oil, softened
1 c. sweetener (or 1/2 c. honey, just watch that it doesn't get the batter too moist)
1 egg
1 c. whole grain flour
1/2 t. baking soda
1/2 c. peanut butter
1 t. vanilla

Cream butter, sweetener and eggs in a bowl.  Add oatmeal and other ingredients.  Mix well.  Spread into a greased 9 x 13 pan.  Bake at 350 for about 25 minutes.  Cool and cut.

This can also be served hot in bowls with milk on top.

Final Score - 51-45 Arizona

Kickoff - Touchback

Play for the touchdown, not the field goal.  Please.

Boy, that catch would have been pretty.

2nd and 10.  Holding on Colledge
2nd and 20.  They're sure missing the calls against AZ.
3rd and 5. 
Shoot.  Shoot.  Shoot.

Packers Win The Coin Toss!

Great call, Woodson!

9 Seconds Left

Kneel down!  They could have gone for it. 

The coin toss will be huge!

AZ Field Goal Try

34 yard try.

He missed it!

Rats!

We're just not stopping them.

AZ - 1st down on the 35.
2nd & 7, 22 seconds left.

For crying out loud, tackle him.

14 seconds left.

Okay, Defense

Defend like you've never defended before.  The State of Wisconsin is counting on you. 

Kickoff.  Runback to the 21.

Let's stop them, boys!

I'd love to see a Woodson interception right now.

Please! Touchdown!

Yes!  Touchdown by Havner!

45-45, 1:52 left in the game

C'mon Rodgers!

Timeout GB - play clock at 0.

Grant gets to the 20.
2nd and 5.

Let's punch this in, boys!

Whew!  Almost picked off.

3rd and 5.  2 1/2 minutes left.

Pass to Finley.  1st down.  2 minute warning.

C'mon Offense!

2nd and 5 Flag.  Defensive holding.

1st and 10 on the Packers 40.  Rodgers 13 yard run.  1st down.

Jennings - great catch!  Beautiful.

C'mon Defense!

 Wide open.  Touchdown Arizona.

45-38

The Defense Needs To Step Up!

Stop the Cardinals, now!  Touchback.  Good.

Clifton was carted off the field.  That's no good.

C'mon Woodson!

1st and 10 - overthrow
2nd and 10 - 6 yard cath
3rd and 4 - Please stop them here!  Shoot.  1st down.

C'mon defense!

1st and 10 - 2 yd. run
2nd and 8 - 8 yd pick up.  1st down.

C'mon defense!
C'mon Woodson!

Keep This Drive Going, Boys!

1st down AZ 29

Nice catch by Driver! 

1st and goal on the 2!

Touchdown Kuhn!

38-38!  11 minutes left in the game.

Ugh

I can't stand that BK commercial - this baby was literally born yesterday.

Nice Catch By Finley

Uh oh, Clifton is down.  That could be bad.  Hopefully we can still keep the momentum going.

AZ Forced To Punt

Nice job by the defense.  Good tip by Woodson.

Short punt.  We'll get the ball on the 33.

C'mon offense!

Takeaway Please?

Touchdown on 4th Down Play!

Nice.  38-31 early in the 4th. 

Can we hold Warner and the Cardinals?

C'mon defense.  C'mon Woodson.

Man, We Keep Giving Up The Yards

Has Arizona even punted today?

42 yard run for Beanie Wells.  Where's the defense?
Too many men on the field.  First and five on the 11.  Stop them!

Touchdown Arizona.  38-24

Warner's QB rating 155

Bad call - should have been a hold against AZ, instead personal foul against GB

We Keep Giving Them Good Field Position

Our defense needs to hold this series.  I'd love to see a turnover here.  C'mon Woodson!

Nice Catch By Finley

Hold on Driver - but at least it's from the spot of the foul.

1st & 10 from the 21
Grant runs up the gut.  Gain of 7.
2nd & 3
Grant gets the 1st down.  Good.  Good.
1st & 10 from the 11.
Touchdown pass to Jordy Nelson!
31-24

Nice!  Bold move on the onside kick and on going for it on 4th down.  Good job, boys!

Keep This Drive Alive!

3rd & 1 - Havner drops it.  Shoot.  Going for it on 4th.

C'mon boys!

Yes!  Ahman Green.

Onside Kick!

We got it!  Even better than holding them on defense.

Dave - I wonder if the Cardinals will start complaining because we're playing like we want to win.  Ha!

C'mon offense!

Touchdown Pack

31-17 Halfway through the 3rd quarter

Before this drive, Dave said we had to score a touchdown quick and then hold them.  C'mon defense.  C'mon Woodson.  Hey, a turnover would be nice now.

Touchdown Arizona

31-10

24-10 At The Half

It could be worse.

A Couple Nice Catches By Finley

That first one especially.

1st and goal.  Timeout GB.
2nd and goal.
3rd and goal at the 5.  Timeout GB.  1 timeout left.  14 seconds left.  Let's punch this one in.  Prediction -_pass to Finley.
Personal foul - horsecollar.  Only 4 seconds left in the half, though.
Field goal.
24-10.

24-7

C'mon Defense!

Woodson Sure Makes The Plays

when we need them.  It could have easily been 24-0.  Now it's 17-7.  Now, if the defense can only hold them here.

Grant's Having Some Good Runs

1st and goal.
No gain.
2nd and goal.
Sack
3rd and goal from the 12,.
Flag.
1st down.
2nd and goal.  Inches to go.
Flag.  Even fewer inches to go.
Prediction - QB sneak
Touchdown!
We needed that! 
Whew!

Um ....

I was just going to say what happened to the defense.

Good job, Woodson, stripping the ball.  Finally a break.

C'mon Woodson!

Now would be a really good time for an interception.

Okay, We Have Them Right Where We Want Them

False sense of security.  They'll start falling apart any time now.

Wide Open!

Boy, It Would Have Been Nice If We Could Have Recovered That Fumble

Yes, Joe & Troy, this is about as bad a start as possible.

We Started Out Bad Against Seattle 2 Years Ago...

But, it's hard to find any posititves out of this situation.

Okay, Pack, We Need A Good Drive Here!

1st & 10 at the 20.

That's more like it.  Nice run from Grant.  We need to quiet down the fans. 

Oh, for crying out loud. 

Cardinals 1st Possession

Shoot.  I hate it when the announcers make a big deal about how controlled our guys are.  They kept talking about that in the pre-game.

Come on defense!
Overthrows.  Good.
3rd & 8 - Shoot.  1st down.

Yeah and the announcers kept saying how good our defense is.  We look flat.  The Cardinals are fired up.  C'mon Woodson!  False start, okay we'll take it.  Illegal Formation - that works.

2nd & 4 at the 5.  C'mon Woodson!
1st and goal inside the 1.
C'mon Woodson!

Touchdown, Cardinals.

I Didn't Want That To Happen!

I'd been feeling pretty positive about this game for most of the week, but for the last few days I've been nervous.

We won the coin toss.  Usually I prefer that we don't.  Ball on 21.  Typical.

Come on Rodgers.

Rats!

Packer Liveblogging Has Begun

I'm really tired of the Cardinals whining because the Packers played to win last week.  When did it become acceptable to play to lose?  I'm encouraged by the fact that the Cowboys and Jets both repeated their last weekend victories this weekend.

Troy Aikman and Joe Buck.  I can live with that.

Packergeeks

Here's one of my favorite websites - packergeeks.com.

Jack Daniels Christmas Cookies

I just received this in my email and thought I'd pass it along:


Jack Daniels Christmas Cookies


> >>

> >> 1 cup of water

> >> 1 tsp baking soda

> >> 1 cup of sugar

> >> 1 tsp salt

> >> 1 cup or brown sugar

> >> 4 large eggs

> >> 1 cup nuts

> >> 2 cups of dried fruit

> >> 1 bottle Jack Daniels Black

> >>

> >> Sample the Jack to check quality. Take a large bowl,

> >> Check the Jack again, to be sure it is of the highest quality,

> >> Pour one level cup and drink.

> >> Turn on the electric mixer. Beat one cup of butter

> >> In a large fluffy bowl.

> >>

> >> Add one peastoon of sugar. Beat again. At this point

> >> it's best to make sure the Jack is still ok, try another

> >> Cup just in case.

> >> Turn off the mixerer thingy.

> >> Break 2 leggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup

> >> Of dried fruit.

> >> Pick the frigging fruit off the floor.

> >> Mix on the turner.

> >>

> >> If the fried druit gets stuck in the beaters just pry

> >> It loose with a drewscriver.

> >> Sample the Jack Daniels to check for tonsisticity.

> >> Next, sift two cups of salt, or something. Who geeves

> >> A sheet. Check the Jack Daniels. Now shift the lemon

> >> juice and strain your nuts.

> >>

> >> Add one table.

> >> Add a spoon of sugar, or somefink. Whatever you can

> >> Find.

> >> Greash the oven.

> >> Turn the cake tin 360 degrees and try not to fall over.

> >> Don't forget to beat off the turner.

> >>

> >> Finally, throw the bowl through the window, finish the

> >> Jack Daniels and make sure to put the stove in the wishdasher.

> >>

> >> Cherry Mistmas !

Liebrary

Thanks to Nancy for bringing the Liebrary game.  It's similar to the Wise and Otherwise game we've played in the past.  With Liebrary, you're given the title of a book and a summary of the plot.  Each person or team contributes their version of an opening line, plus the correct opening line is available.  The teams then need to guess which is the correct opening sentence.

I think this game is more challenging than Wise and Otherwise, (plus I was rather tired and there was quite a bit of background noise in the room) but it was definitely fun.  Hopefully Nancy will bring it to future gatherings.

Oh, and the Liz/Char team of Napolean Queens squeaked past the Randy/Al/Bob/Jim team of Rallybob for first place.

Sheepshead

There were several games throughout the day.  The 'We' team, consisting of Jim, Tony and Char was beating the 'They' team of Randy, Melissa and Ray before lunch.

Feel free to post additional sheepshead results in the comments.

Bowling Prizes

I'm not sure of all of the prizes.

Best score, Female, Adult - Tara
Worst score, Female, Adult - Char

Worst score, Female, Youth - Madeline (Like mother, like daughter)
Best score, Male, Youth - Brady (Like mother, like son)

I think I've fixed the comments, so feel free to name more winners in the comments.

Packer Trivia Winner

Dave won this year's Packer trivia contest, successfully answering 31 out of 38 questions.

Extra credit was not given for knowing which Hackbarth sibling was pinched by Paul Hornung.

Thanks, Tom, for setting up the contest and providing the prize.

And The Bar Prize Goes To...

For Presentation, Taste and Overall - Courtney (M & M Toffee Bars)

For Hackbarthness - Madeline (A Celebration of Toffee Bars)

I'm still suffering from bar overload today.  There was an excellent selection.

Karen, You Look So Pretty In That Outfit.....

So far, the best celebrity 'in' goes to the Schneiders.

Think, Thanksgiving dinner with Mike McCarthy and the Coach's Box at Lambeau Field.

Be very nice to them.

Competion Winners

A reminder of previous "Lodge" winners:

2007 (1) - Chili - Kathy
2007 (2) - Pie - Kathy
2009 - Appetizers - Heather and Lauren

Farkle Tournament

Surprisingly, Kathy won the Farkle Tournament.  An attempt may be made to change the by-laws so that she'll be ineligible to win the Bar competition.

Bob

Bob does not like to farkle.  He does enjoy "throwing the wizard".  We'll keep you posted if medical intervention is necessary.