Rosemary walnut raisin crisps

There is one night during the week that I have a love-hate relationship with. It may seem odd but here's why.. I love this day because I'm off of work, can plan events with friends and finally start my weekend. Whoo hoo! But, I also hate this day because I am wide awake all by myself well into the wee hours of the night when most 'normal' people are asleep. This leaves me trying to keep busy and find ways to entertain myself, something that I could never do as a kid. I was notorious for saying "Mom I'm bored. What should I do?" Luckily as an adult I've learned a few more skills and know that I can easily entertain myself for hours and hours in the kitchen, without ever realizing how much time has actually passed. Imagine if I had that Easy Bake Oven as a kid, I could have learned this about myself long long ago and not had to ask others if they'd want to "play a puzzle with me." But now, after ditching the puzzles, I can easily get lost in the kitchen creating my own recipes and trying out other's recipes that I find on healthy blog sites. I geek out by searching the internet for new recipes because I love playing around with the ingredients, wondering how they will come together and I love being the only taste tester in the kitchen. Add a little more honey, have a taste. Mix in the rosemary, have a taste. Stir a few more times, have another taste. Preheat the oven, better have another taste before it goes in. You get the point here. In the past I typically turned to 'ohsheglows.com' and 'chocolatecoveredkatie,' two different blogs that feature vegan/vegetarian recipes, but for this creation I found a random blogger and modified the recipe (because I never have all the right ingredients). 

       

So on Wednesday, alone in my kitchen at 12 pm midnight I set out to make these rosemary walnut raisin crisps. They were better than I could have imagined; they were delicious. And now shamefully I will admit that 4 days later they are almost all gone. Think melba toasts, but thinner, more flavorful, possibly healthier, resembling nothing like a cardboard product, and whalllah you have a tasty treat.

 

My ingredients: whole wheat pastry flour, walnuts, plain greek yogurt, water, raisins, honey, baking soda, salt, lemon juice, rosemary, lemon zest.