Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Hodge Podge

Howdy! Seems like we are all back to the grind. I have to admit, I love holidays but its nice to get back on schedule. A little structure calms me. Maybe its just my OCD talking, but I think most can agree, right?
Anyway, after the big TG feast I had tons of leftovers. But it wasn’t really food. It was more of a “hodge podge” of leftover ingredients. Ya know, a little bit of this a little bit of that, etc. According to Webster's Dictionary, a Hodge Podge is a heterogeneous mixture : jumble. That’s spot on of what my pantry and fridge looked like. But shall I let it go to waste? NO WAY! This was a chance for me to get in the kitchen once again. The Hodge Podge pantry consisted of rolled oats, butternut squash puree, raw honey, and just a couple scoops of flax meal.
Hmmmm, what's a girl to do? I was still craving starchy goodness so I figured I’d try out Joanna’s quick rolls and tweak it “Cotter Style” with these ingredients. I also decided to make it into thin crust/flat bread versus rolls. Either would be delicious though!
Thanks for the inspiration Joanna,  your such a brilliant baker!

Hodge Podge Flat bread


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Ingredients:
    • 2 Eggs
    • 2-3 tbsp. softened butter
    • 1 1/2 T Honey
    • 2 tbsp. flax meal
    • 1/2 cup butternut squash puree
    • 1/2 cup Flour (I used GF all purpose flour)
    • 1/2 cup GF rolled oats
    • 1 1/4 cup Vanilla Protein Powder
    • 1/2 t Baking Soda
    • 1/2 t Salt
    • cinnamon (optional)
    • vanilla extract (optional)
  • In a small bowl whisk together the eggs, butter, and honey. In a separate bowl combine the dry ingredients. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir. Spread on a cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Makes about 18-20 thin slices. I cut them up into triangles. Goes great with peanut butter and/or jam. Even better if served with NUTELLA!
Nutrition Facts: Per Serving: Calories 76.2 Fat 2.3 g Carbohydrate 8.8 g Fiber 1.2 g Sugars 1.4 g Protein 7.4 g

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    Obviously my eyes were intrigued. Hodge Podge flat bread success!
Other ideas for Hodge Podge Bread- add mashed banana, nuts, pumpkin, dark chocolate chips. Sheesh, the list is endless! Let me know if you try it.
Speaking of Hodge Podge, my friend Lauren requested a playlist for the TG burnout circuit. So here’s my hodge podge list of tunes.  

1. Tighten Up / The Black Keys 3:31  
2. We No Speak Americano / Yolanda Be Cool & Dcup 4:30
3. Tonight (I'm Lovin' You) [feat. Ludacris & DJ Frank E] / Enriq... 3:52 
4. I Like That / Richard Vission & Static Revenger Starring Luci... 5:08
5. Gold Guns Girls / Metric 4:05 
6. Right This Second / Deadmau5 7:49
7. Heads Will Roll / Yeah Yeah Yeahs 3:41
8. Grenade / Bruno Mars 3:42
9. Raise Your Glass / P!nk 3:23
10.Forget You / Cee Lo Green 3:44  
11. Rocking With the Best 2007 / Laidback Luke 7:52
12.Coming Home (feat. Skylar Grey) / Diddy - Dirty Money & Sk... 3:59
13.Stereo Love / Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina 4:08
14.What's My Name? (feat. Drake) / Rihanna & Drake 4:25
15. I'm In Love (Original Mix) / Alex Gaudino 6:00
16.Thinking of You / Solitaire 8:14
17.Strip Me / Natasha Bedingfield 3:30

Are you tired of me saying hodge podge yet? Sorry, I have an addiction to old sayings. Once again, it runs in the family.
Cheers!
LC
p.s.- Please keep my friend Eden and her family in your prayers. She could also use a lot of virtual hugs right now!

45 comments:

April said...

Oh man, I've got to add this to my next baking list! Haha your recipes are taking over my to-make list! I bet that would even be good with beans or hummus!

Melissa said...

Thanks for the playlist, I'm definitely bookmarking this post. There are some great tunes on there!

lindsay cotter said...

oh ya, I definitely used hummus on this too!

Christin@purplebirdblog said...

Mmmmm, I've bookmarked this!

shannon said...

ooh, i would toast two pieces, then mash some banana on one half and a few chocolate chips on the other... then squish together :)

lindsay cotter said...

good idea!!

Tawnee said...

Love your recipes! Can't wait to try this one.

And great playlist, especially LOVE The Black Keys. They're my fav!

lindsay cotter said...

let me know whatcha think!

Breanne Drouin said...

mmm yum!!! I'm going to have to let go of structure too and test out that hodge podge bread! :)

Janaejacobs22 said...

Love the hodge podge:) That flat bread looks amazing...please come cook for me. Awesome playlist, once again we are so alike! I love your bangs, gorgeous girl!!

janae@hungryrunnergirl.com said...

janae@hungryrunnergirl.com
Just in case you were wondering....I don't know why it showed up as my email??

Dorry said...

lol - hodge podge, hodge podge. say it 10 times fast. :) I love this idea b/c I often have random ingredients (from Whole Foods bulk bins!) that need to be made into something. this looks delicious. fun that you can make it sweet or savory.

Kristina @ spabettie said...

I am saying MANY prayers for Eden and her father. <3

Carrie said...

yum i love flatbread! these look divine!

yahoo-2B4XLBCD2QA5HYHLFO5WJ57JEY said...

Oh, I've got to add this to my incoming baking recite! Haha your recipes are attractive over my to-make inclination! I bet that would even be saintly with beans or hoummos!

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joannasutter said...

Sounds like a terrific recipe to me!!

Heather (Where's the Beach) said...

I think hodge podge is great. I love that you made that bread. I would have been too worried it would have been a flop.

Mo@MommyRD said...

I wish I could come and workout and eat with you! :-) Your recipes look like a delicious and nutritious way to refuel after your killer workouts.

Talia said...

Ohhh, what great stats on that bread! YUM! I'd totally add pumpkin and dark chocolate bits! (wheels are turning...)

I'm going to check out your tunes. I need new music PRONTO. Gosh, I'm so sick of my playlist and keep shuffling or skipping songs HA! I don't think I've heard half the songs on your list, either!

Prayers for Eden coming up! May God bless her and her family!

Kelly said...

That flatbread looks fantastic!!

Queenofjean said...

I'm off to make my "heterogeneous mixture".

Love this.

Thanks for the music too!!!

mamarunsbarefoot said...

That looks yummy!! I'm gonna try it!

Abby said...

I love that there is Bnut squash puree in that! Looks soooo good!

Livefortherun said...

YEA! New jams - thanks!!

I am so sick of TG leftovers:( But glad to know that you can do something about it.

Def send ing well wishes to your pal E.

Lisa said...

oooh I must try this - I am a sucker for anything with a cute name :)

ERG said...

Is that photo on the R new? (sorry i didn't read through your comments yet) It looks great! You have some strong quads!!

I love how you can sneak squash into stuff and nobody's the wiser :D

Maggsmorris said...

I'm going to use some of these songs and update my play lists

Cara Craves... said...

Those look great!
I would probably top it with PB,
thought they would also be quite good
dipped in a soup or something.
Thanks fo sharing.

Tina Reale said...

I love saying things like hodge podge too. :)

And I love my routines. I enjoy holidays but always look forward to regular schedules after they are over.

Averie (LoveVeggiesAndYoga) said...

Wow, you installed disqus! Hope you like it! pretty much anything is better than the blogger system, right?! lol. Ive been there. I hate blogger but am toooo much of an old dog to learn new blogging tricks :)

Paige @RAN said...

I could have used a couple more days, but I like schedules too :)
that flat bread looks fantastic !

Nellie said...

I think your bread would be sooooo good with some Indian food! Like a homemade Naan bread!! I'm gonna bookmark this.

Now about your playlist....I know I'm getting OLD because I don't recognize hardly any of those songs?!?!?! I'm sooooo out of the loop. I guess I'm going to have to Youtube them so I can feel young again.

katie said...

LOOKS AMAZING GIRL!!!!!!! just come here and make me baked goods please! :)

Kris said...

I am all over this flat bread!! It looks so tasty and perfect for dipping in soups :)

I am a huge lover of this Rihanna song! The Grenade song cracks me right up.....lol.

xxoo

Alicia said...

This recipe looks great!! I'm loving your blog too :)

Allie said...

Mmmm hodge podge!!! I will be keeping Eden in my prayers. Oh yeah, I love looking at your blog because I see that picture of a muffin (I think it's a muffin?) with something ooey-gooey coming out.... YUUUUUMMMM :)

matthew gordon said...

sweet play list. though i can understand the gluten free movement and love the recipes, i do feel lucky to be able to digest gluten. take care and enjoy the great eats

matthew gordon said...

sweet play list. though i can understand the gluten free movement and love the recipes, i do feel lucky to be able to digest gluten. take care and enjoy the great eats

Alicia said...

This recipe looks great!! I'm loving your blog too :)

Paige @RAN said...

I could have used a couple more days, but I like schedules too :)
that flat bread looks fantastic !

Cara Craves... said...

Those look great!
I would probably top it with PB,
thought they would also be quite good
dipped in a soup or something.
Thanks fo sharing.

mamarunsbarefoot said...

That looks yummy!! I'm gonna try it!

yahoo-2B4XLBCD2QA5HYHLFO5WJ57J said...

Oh, I've got to add this to my incoming baking recite! Haha your recipes are attractive over my to-make inclination! I bet that would even be saintly with beans or hoummos!

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whey protein

Tawnee said...

Love your recipes! Can't wait to try this one.

And great playlist, especially LOVE The Black Keys. They're my fav!

Breanne Drouin said...

mmm yum!!! I'm going to have to let go of structure too and test out that hodge podge bread! :)