Eschut Rehearsal Dinner

It was my Sister-in-law's Wedding this past weekend.  So, I thought I'd share some of my favorite details from the rehearsal dinner and next from the actual wedding.

After the rehearsal at Heritage Square {the wedding venue} we headed to Brat Haus. Husband and I love this restaurant so we were really excited, the bride & groom to be took our advice and chose this location for their awesome dinner {and even more thankful, the groom to be's father approved it}.

Before the were Mr & Mrs! 

Family

and Guests

a few of the groomsmen

more family.

more bridesmaids & groomsmen

Full Menu Here.

The BEST appetizers (Fundido)

just a few drinks from their menu

my beet & goat cheese salad!

everyone else enjoyed some brats & sauerkraut. 

W&G 

Lovely out of town family.

East Coast family!

Nonno & his granddaughters 

Cousins. 

Husband and I {with Wayne and #drunkgretch photo-bombing}

Hey JUDY! you made the blog ;)

Husband's Nonnie and Aunt!

And another Aunt! {with her nephew}

Nonno and his favorite sister.

Sisters-in-law by relation.

Cousins.

...and those were a few of my favorite photos!

I actually didn't take any from the wedding, BUT my sister-in-laws used my camera the whole night.  So,I'll be sharing those next along with a few D.I.Y. posts next week from the wedding prep.

Thanks for following along with Eschut's wedding!

-Jenn

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Organic Homemade Granola Bars

Here's a basic starting recipe, feel free to add more or less of any item:

2 1/2 cups Rolled Oats

1/2 Brown Rice Crispies {can find in the bulk section, like rice crispy cereal, only ingredient; brown rice}

1/2 cup Cacao Nibs {found in the raw section of the grocery store or here}

1/2 cup Coconut Sugar {optional}

pinch of salt

1/2 Organic Olive Oil or Coconut Oil

1/2 cup Coconut Butter {found in the peanut butter section}

1/2 cup Almond butter {or any nut butter}

1/2 cup organic Raw Honey 

pour of vanilla

3 tablespoons Flax Meal

1 tablespoon Chia Seeds

Combine dry ingredients {except cacao nibs} until mixed, add wet ingredients until WELL mixed and add more honey or oil until texture of mixture can be formed into balls and does not crumble. THEN add cacao nibs.

Bake at 350* F for 30 minutes. Cut and refrigerate,  Make about 20 bars.

Below is a modification of the above bars with non cane sugar cranberries {they're sweetened with apple juice} and topped with shredded coconut.  I also added way more chia seeds than the recipe above and walnuts, pecans and pumpkin seeds. Make sure to add more honey and oil when adding so many more dry ingredients.  I'm also going to add cooked quinoa to my next batch!

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Healthy French Toast Casserole.

For my sister in law's Bridal shower, her Aunt made an amazing French Toast Casserole, I ate the leftovers all week.  But I knew there was tons of fat in that version so I came up with this healthier option, which is still full of flavor, but not as much cream cheese.

Mix, 1 stick melted butter with 1/2 cup coconut sugar, tons of cinnamon, some nutmeg, 5 eggs and 1 1/2 almond milk.  

In a 9x13 pan place torn up slices of bread to fill the bottom, place pecan chunks on top of that layer then add another layer of bread.  Cover all the bread evenly with the egg & milk mixture.

Allow to sit for an hour to as long as over night.

Bake at 350* F for 30 minutes, if you'd like it cooked a little more maybe 35-40 minutes.

{I reheat ours during the week so I don't mind if it isn't fully cooked through}

It's actually sweet enough, you don't even need maple syrup!

Enjoy easy breakfast for a few days!

-Jenn

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