Wow, its been a year since my last post! Life happened - literally and figuratively. We welcomed our daughter and now she joins the rest in taste testing my creations at Chefinyou. Though I was cooking all this while, with other commitments, blogging took a big backseat. But with this pandemic, my son and I have been spending a lot of time cooking/baking and he has been insisting that I restart my blog again. While I was grumbling and mumbling about how time consuming it was, the husband suggested making the process easier by spending less time on photo processing and keeping it simple - like using phone camera for instance! My first thought was "blasphemy!" But sleeping on it, the excitement of blogging again was more than the dislike for using phone camera. So here I am! :)

I am starting with these delicious Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Granola Bars, as a dedication to my son 'cos this was the first dish he made all by himself with very minimal help from me. Looking at him occupied with the process made me emotional. "Oh my! My baby is growing up. Where did the years go?" Out of the oven, he was ecstatic with the first bite. It was so good. He was so proud of himself. With very nutritious ingredients, this granola is a perfect balance of healthy and flavor. This very simple recipe is from "The High Protein Vegetarian Cookbook" and is a perfect indulgent "pick-me-up" snack during energy slump.