Riot and Frolic

If you haven't read Hyperbole and a Half, you're missing out on ALL THE FUNNY THINGS people are referring to while writing in all caps.

The Minnesotans, or precisely The Twin Citians, of the world were snowed/iced/wintered-in last weekend in a storm that made most of the land look like Hoth, and everyone was in need of a tauntaun.

driving conditions were… not favorable

You're welcome for the Star Wars references, you nerds.

I posted on Facebook the list of products I created during the lock-in and many of you asked for recipes.  Here's the line-up, the links to my sources, and a light review:

• banana buckwheat granola - I like buckwheat groats; they're crunchy while not being too earthy.  I dig how this recipe made nicely-sized chunks and little cereal-type bits of goodness.  The girls dig it and they do not always like my granola trials.
• Nutella cookies – damn.  Damn. Damn. Damn.  If you have a Costco-size jar, of course you are going to make a double batch.  In an atypical fashion, you will foresee utter demolition of the first batch and will freeze the second batch for when you need to eat your feelings.  BRILLIANT.
• zucchini oatmeal muffins – this recipe was based on the very favorably rated "Mom's Zucchini Bread" recipe on allrecipes.com (as linked to), but I subbed most of the sugar with agave nectar, and the oil with yogurt, and half of the flour with oatmeal, and then they became more like an interesting variation on Bopenmeal. Still good, just less sugary and probably-kill-you-in-the-long-runny.
• meatloaf – meatloaf is like chili: I throw a bunch of things together and hope it doesn't taste bad. It usually works.  
• creamy carrot curry soup – I haven't actually eaten this yet, but since the recommendation came from the waitstaff of my favorite restaurant, I'm sure it will be delish.
• rosemary bread – to be fair, I didn't make this.  V literally made the whole thing herself.  It was impressive and awesome and from now on, she will doing ALL THE COOKING AROUND THIS PLACE.

Got any new recipes you'd like to share?  I'm dying for some delicious crock pot recipes that won't kill me.