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Recipe: Apricot-Almond Breakfast Bars

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:16:58 GMT

Granola’s great, but it can be messy and sticky, especially in the car or on a hike. The solution: these moist, chewy breakfast bars, courtesy of Simmer + Sauce food blogger Andrea Potischman. Potischman developed the recipe when she and her kids were home with the flu and much too exhausted to remember to eat breakfast. These tasty bars are packed with toasted, whole-grain oats, cashew butter and good-for-you dates. Store them in an airtight container, and they last for weeks.Apricot-Almond Breakfast BarsMakes approximately 9 barsINGREDIENTS2¼ cups whole grain oats1/3 cup raw almonds2 tablespoons almond flour2 tablespoons maca powderDash of saltDash of cinnamon1/3 cup nut butter, such as cashew butter, slightly warmed2 tablespoons unflavored coconut oil, melted¼ cup local honey1 teaspoon vanilla extract2 tablespoons nut milk, such as almond1/3 cup dried apricots, roughly chopped4 dates, pitted and roughly choppedDIRECTIONSHeat oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8-inch square baking...

Recipe: Charlotte’s Chocolate Cranberry Granola Bars

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:16:58 GMT

Who says homemade granola bars have to taste like wheat germ? Not Anne-Marie Bonneau. The Sunnyvale blogger and author of “The Zero-Waste Chef” (Avery, $25) cookbook calls these peanut butter and cocoa powder-laced bars “too good.”Created by her daughter, Charlotte, they feature oats, flaxseed meal, honey and cranberries for a perfect not-too-sweet treat or hiking snack. Mom’s addition of a “flax egg” — flax meal, water and time — helps bind the ingredients and is cheaper than buying eggs these days.Charlotte’s Chocolate Cranberry Granola BarsMakes 15 barsINGREDIENTS1 tablespoon golden or brown flaxseed meal2½ tablespoons water3 cups old fashioned rolled oats½ cup seeds of whatever type you have on hand, like pumpkin or flax½ cup dried cranberries½ cup packed light brown sugar½ teaspoon salt1/3 cup bittersweet chocolate chips or chunks2 tablespoons cocoa powder½ cup unsalted peanut butter1/3 cup honey, maple syrup or brown ...

Recipe: No-Bake Vegan Cowboy Power Bites

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:16:58 GMT

According to Menlo Park food blogger and chef Andrea Potischman, the homemade power bite craze started in 2017, the same year she launched Simmer + Sauce. It was a direct response to the overpriced, sugar-loaded commercial protein bars often passed off as healthy. These two-bite, coconut-laced balls are healthy, however. In addition to her granola bar-like Apricot Almond Breakfast Bars, Potischman likes to whip these up for a quick breakfast or last-minute hike. If you don’t keep a dairy-free diet, you can use regular chocolate chips.No-Bake Cowboy Power BitesMakes 15 power bitesINGREDIENTS¾ cup rolled oats½ cup shredded coconut (sweetened or unsweetened)1/3 cup dairy-free Enjoy Life chocolate chips (or regular chocolate chips)1/3 cup roasted pecans, finely chopped1 tablespoon dark muscovado sugar, like India Tree½ cup almond flour1/3 cup, plus 1 tablespoon creamy almond butter2 tablespoons local honey1 teaspoon vanilla extract2 tablespoons chia seedsDash of cinnamonRelated Ar...

Disney Cruise Line adds Catalina Island visits to its schedule

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:16:58 GMT

The Disney Cruise Line — with a fleet of five ships, including the Disney Magic, Wonder and Dream — will stop at Catalina Island’s Port of Avalon nine times throughout 2023, offering riders a chance to explore the idyllic location.The nine-stop schedule comes about a year after the cruise line’s inaugural visit to the Port of Avalon.“Catalina Island and the Port of Avalon have welcomed visitors to the island via cruise ships since its earliest days as a travel destination beginning in the 1920s,” the Catalina Island Tourism Authority said in a Monday, March 6, announcement. “The port looks forward to welcoming Disney Cruise Line to its impressive lineup of cruise lines that frequent the port today.”Disney’s cruisers will have various amenities to enjoy on Catalina Island — including its iconic Green Pleasure Pier, Casino Theater, Descanso Beach Club and expansive wilderness, the announcement said.The Disney Wonder will stop in at the Port of Avalon three times this month — on Thursd...

Playing alongside Team USA ‘dream come true’ for SF Giants minor leaguers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:16:58 GMT

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Before the bottom of the sixth inning Wednesday night, there was an announcement over the Scottsdale Stadium loudspeakers. Team USA, scrimmaging with the Giants prior to the World Baseball Classic, had four defensive substitutions.At first base, Pete Alonso. At short, Bobby Witt Jr.There’s nothing more routine than mid-game changes in a spring exhibition. The guys entering in the middle innings aren’t typically home run derby champions and former top prospects — speaking to the depth of the Americans’ lineup that San Francisco manager Gabe Kapler called “ridiculous” — so for good reason, those two names caught the crowd’s attention.The moment, though, undoubtedly meant more to the other two names.At third base, Carter Aldrete. And in left field, Michael Gigliotti.Not members of the national team, no, but rather two of seven Giants minor leaguers selected to serve cameos alongside the star-studded American roster. Along with Ald...

Bay Area storm updates: Newsom issues state of emergency

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:16:58 GMT

(KRON) -- Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a state of emergency as the first in a series of atmospheric rivers is set to roll into the Bay Area Thursday. The storm is expected to bring widespread rain, wind and wet weather conditions with a flood watch set to go into effect for the entire Bay Area. Rainfall is expected to arrive by Thursday afternoon and intensify throughout the weekend.Officials advise residents to prepare for the next storm by securing any property and stocking up on sandbags to prevent flooding. Bay Area storm: Here’s what to do if your house floods Stick with KRON4 for the latest updates on the storm.Bay Area storm updates:8:35 a.m. -- Parks close ahead of storm(San Mateo County Parks)Several counties have closed parks ahead of the wind and rain from the storm potentially causing further ground saturation and more trees to fall. In San Mateo County, Junipero Serra, Huddart, Wunderlich, Memorial, Pescadero, Sam McDonald, and Quarry parks, along with the upper Coyote Po...

Bracket Racket 4: Late night for Maryland, early exit for Georgetown

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:16:58 GMT

Fire up the coffee.Three days before Selection Sunday we enter the stretch where the Power Six leagues each reach the quadruple-header stage of their tournaments, and now that we’re finished with the “Dreaded First Round” at each of these leagues, we can focus on bubble teams trying to boost their cases for NCAA inclusion.This year’s bubble includes everybody from bluebloods like North Carolina to upstarts like Utah State, and while a win like the Tar Heels’ over Boston College last night won’t put them in the field a victory against No. 13 Virginia will go a long ways towards doing so.More Beltway Basketball BeatMore Local NewsMore Sports NewsQuadruple-headers not only means noon (or 11:30 a.m. if you’re the Atlantic 10) tipoffs, long lunches and “sales calls” in the afternoon, but Thursday’s four-packs mean the famed late games that are scheduled for 9 p.m. or 9:30 and often don’t get underway until 9:45.Sometimes, ...

Catlin and Mostert share lead at Kenya Open at 7 under

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:16:58 GMT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — John Catlin and Dylan Mostert shared the first-round lead at the European tour’s Kenya Open after beginning with impressive 64s on Thursday.Catlin of the United States made five birdies and an eagle in his opening round of 7 under par. Mostert of South Africa had eight birdies and one bogey to join him.They lead by a shot from Frenchman Pierre Pineau and the Netherlands’ Wil Besseling.Catlin has won three times on the tour, with his last triumph coming in April 2021.___AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Memphis big man Steven Adams out at least a few more weeks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:16:58 GMT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis center Steven Adams will be out for a few more weeks to recover from the sprained ligament in his right knee, the team said Thursday.Adams hurt the posterior cruciate ligament in his knee on Jan. 22 in a game against Phoenix when diving for a loose ball in the final seconds. Initially, the Grizzlies said he would miss three to five weeks. But Adams had a stem cell injection on Wednesday and will “be reevaluated in approximately four weeks,” the team said in a statement. Adams was leading the NBA in offensive rebounds when he was injured and averaging 8.6 points and 11.5 rebounds per game. The Grizzlies are also without guard Ja Morant, who will not face charges in Colorado related to a livestreamed video in which he appeared to be displaying a gun in a strip club. The team said Wednesday that the earliest Morant could play is March 17 at San Antonio — and there’s no guarantee that’ll happen. ___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba and ht...

Real Madrid rejects UEFA fan refund offers for final chaos

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:16:58 GMT

GENEVA (AP) — Real Madrid has rejected UEFA’s plan to refund fans the price of their ticket to last year’s chaotic Champions League final in Paris, and said Thursday it would help them file their own legal claims.Madrid said it expected more from UEFA after talks about compensation than just the “insufficient” offer of the ticket cost with conditions attached to prove their eligibility.The offer to Madrid and Liverpool fans last week had been promised by UEFA after an investigation panel it appointed outlined serious organizational failures leading to a near “mass fatality catastrophe” at Stade de France on May 28.“Many of them were victims of ticket theft and the theft of personal belongings such as bags, phones and wallets,” Madrid said in a statement. “And more seriously, some of these fans were subjected to physical assaults that required medical attention and admission to hospital.”The dispute is the latest legal rift between the Champions League winners and the com...