In the (feed) Zone

The refrigerator was broken for nearly a week. Everything was freezing. I did my best to get by until it was repaired, then went on a tear at Trader Joe's. I was eager to try a few recipes from the Skratch Labs cookbook, "Feed Zone Portables." 

I switched to Skratch Labs Exercise Hydration Mix this summer. It tastes light and is easy on the stomach. My favorite flavor is oranges. If you order the cookbook from the Skratch Labs website, they'll throw in a pound of exercise hydration mix for free. 

The first recipe I attempted was a "two bite pie" which was more like a four bite pie because I didn't have the patience to make golf sized balls with the warm, sticky dough. I used bananas and walnuts for filling, with a touch of cinnamon and brown sugar. Despite being oversized, they were tasty and I've enjoyed them with my afternoon coffee. 

I fared better with my second effort, sweet potato cakes, which were baked in a whoopie pie pan. A few substitutions (coconut flour instead of brown rice flour and a pack of apple cinnamon oatmeal instead of one cup cooked rice) were successful and gave these cakes the texture and taste that I was looking for.