Hippie Hot Dish and Bar Perfection

I have finally perfected my homemade-save-me-some-money energy bar recipe.  I have dedicated too many posts to trying out energy bar recipes but think I have finally mastered a good one.

It is adapted from this post.  When I made them that time, they were good but were not sticking together.  To keep them vegan and healthy I added 1/2 cup applesauce.  NOW they stay together and are wonderful!  I will post the recipe on my recipe page but I must give kudos to this lady who first posted her variation and inspired me to bake them. 

Last night I made what I like to call a “Hippie Hot Dish” for dinner.  I wish I could say I came up with that term but it was my dear friend, Debbie who coined it first.  LOVE IT!

Started with this guy:

Added some more veggies:

Seasoned with some of these (new products at TJ’s!):

Broiled the veggies for about 20 minutes on high.  Cooked up some brown rice and grabbed some beans:

Layered the mess on some spinach:

Added some avocado:

Finished product:

With some of this:

Hippie Hot Dish Perfection:

Thank you for all the anniversary congratulations.  The blog community is warm, friendly, and so supportive.

In fact, I got out to run this morning after my downer of a week last week.  Thank you Cindy for your encouraging words!

Hope you all have a great night!