Sweet Saturday Treat

So you might remember my plea for a way to add chocolate chips to my Oatmeal "Breakfast Cookie," and still being able to call it healthy. Well....I might have stumbled on a way to solve that problem, and the answer was right in front of me! (well, in a bottle on my window ledge;)

I present to you:
Some of the healthy benefits of these little nuggets of gold included a high number of antioxidants (more than blueberries & green tea!), the #1 food source of magnesium and heart healthy monounsaturated fats. Well, that's enough of an excuse for ME to like them! For more info. on cocoa beans, check out this link. Pretty interesting, right??

So after I ran my cocoa nibs through the coffee grinder, I cooked my oatmeal on the stove top and added a (OK, maybe 2) teaspoons of brown sugar and a good sprinkle of cinnamon....

So good! The cocoa gave it just a subtle taste of dark chocolate, plus I liked the CRUNCH of the few leftover bean pieces. Try this out if your a chocolate fan....I'm sure you could find cocoa nibs in a health store, or here. (Although I wouldn't mind going back to Costa Rica to stock up;)

In other food news, I spent my morning kneading like crazy on my Grandmother/Mom's recipe for our traditional Italian Sweet Bread....Fingers crossed this comes out good!! (If not, my arms at least got a workout for the day;)