Big Sur Power Bars recipe – Salivation Station

I admit it — I’ve got a bit of a girl crush on Heidi Swanson. It’s not physical; in fact, I barely know what she looks like (well, before watching this video anyway). I love Heidi for her mind and her palate. Thanks Bob, for introducing me to the world of Heidi Swanson via her cookbook, Super Natural Cooking: Five Ways To Incorporate Whole and Natural Ingredients into Your Cooking – a great Christmas gift!

Naturally, I have since devoured her blog, 101 Cookbooks, in addition to the cookbook.

So imagine my surprise when I stumbled upon a video — yeah, a video! — on Heidi’s blog, demonstrating how to make Big Sur power bars. I’m always on the lookout for a good power bar recipe, for a number of reasons:

• Most store-bought power bars use isolated soy protein as an ingredient, and I don’t make it a habit to eat unfermented soy regularly, for health reasons.
• Owen, the four-year-old, has multiple food allergies, and finding a store-bought power bar without wheat, certain nuts and said soy protein is a tall order.
• Added sugar is just plain unnecessary when you’re talking about good, wholesome ingredients blended together, and so many store-bought power bars are full of the stuff.
• Hydrogenated wha…?

Anyway, you get the point. Although Heidi’s recipe wasn’t perfect, it inspired me, and the inspiration is all about the video. I have a confession to make: although I’ve been collecting power bar recipes, I’ve never made one, because they look like such a huge undertaking. I could never quite get up the nerve to try it.

Watching Heidi’s video has shown me that making your own power bars is probably one of the simplest things you can do. What was I waiting for, a hand-engraved invitation? No, but apparently a how-to video needed to come my way….

Clacked by Debbie McDuffee
on May 01, 2009 @ 09:00 EST5EDT