These No-Bake Cherry Pistachio Bars are made with just 5 ingredients and are ready in 20 minutes. They’re also completely raw and make a fantastic snack on the run. Who says you need to turn your oven on to make yourself a great snack!
The inevitable happened…my food processor died a long, slow death.
Actually, it happened quite quickly but my mourning for it certainly wasn’t.
After about 20 years of nut butter and ball abuse, I knew it was coming. But I’ll admit that it really did feel like a stab to the heart.
WE RECOMMEND THE VIDEO: Ask Doctor Mike: Staying Healthy During The COVID-19 Pandemic | WH On Call | Women's Health
How should people who aren't experiencing novel coronavirus symptoms handle health concerns during the pandemic? Mikhail Varshavski, AKA @Doctor Mike ...
The worst part about it was that I was halfway through ball making so I had to figure out what to do with the dough (is it technically dough? I dunno.) because when a girl needs her balls, she needs her balls.
The one benefit to my food processor dying was discovering that you can in fact make balls and bars with a blender. I’ve always suggested it as an option but live-and-die by my food processor so I couldn’t actually speak to it myself. Admittedly, the consistency isn’t quite as smooth as the food processor but it’s sort of like chunky peanut butter vs. smooth peanut butter…either way it’s PB and therefore is delicious.
As it turns out though, it was just the blade that broke so if I can find an old blade that will work on my old-school food processor, I should be good to go. I should probably just suck it up and buy a new one, but I’m convinced that if I could get 20 years out of my baby, a brand-spanking new blade might give it 20 years more.
They just don’t make appliances like they used to…
I have a confession: I am totally out of things to say during this post. Lee and I just made and shot 4 posts today and I’m about ready to pass out on her couch.
And by this I mean happy hour and sushi and soaking up the last of this gorgeous weather before it leaves us for a week of rain.
It’s been a crazy/intense/wonderful week and I’m not ready to leave her. Plus she keeps her freezer stocked full of bars and balls. She knows me well.
I may even go as far as to say I love her as much as my food processor. And now that it’s dead I can openly admit this.
Off to enjoy the rest of this beautiful city with ma gurl!