Film Shoot...Day 2

So this morning we only had to get up at 2:30 a.m. verses 1:30 a.m. yesterday morning...woo hoo for sleeping in late !
The crew we're working for is amazing !!  Sooo nice - and appreciative - what a combination.  It's not very often film crews are like that.  Often they're demanding and prima donnas - but not this group !! (yeaaaaa)
Yesterday they filmed in Sonita - beautiful part of Az., if I do say so myself...
Our team met them at the hotel with breakfasts to go.  Since it was an hour plus drive to get to the location, we provided them with egg, cheese and sausage croissants, bottled orange juice, and our tasty granola bars...which got rave reviews, AND they asked us for the recipe ! 
If anyone else would like an alternative to the pricey granola bars you buy in the grocery store - here's a much healthier, less expensive, home made granola bar recipe...

Creative Catering Granola Bars
3 Cups Rolled Oats
1 Cup Grated Coconut
1/4 Cup Wheat Germ
1/4 Cup Butter
1/4 cup Brown sugar
1/2 Cup Honey
1/2 Cup Peanut butter
1 Cup Raisins (Or Sesame Seeds/Sunflower Seeds or Chocolate Chips/Carob Chips or Craisins or Dried Cherries or...whatever you might want....).

Combine oats, coconut, wheat germ, and any nuts/seeds you may want, and toast in oven @ 325 degrees for approx. 25 minutes.
While the oats are getting toasty, combine butter, sugar and honey in a small saucepan.  Cook over medium heat until the butter is melted and the sugar is dissolved...stirring occasionally.
Remove from heat and add in the peanut butter till it is well incorporated.
Stir in toasted oat mixture and mix till combined.  Add any other additinal items at this time, and then press firmly into 9" x 13" pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 12-14 minutes. 
Remove pan and let cool completely before cutting.
Cut into 16 pieces.
Will keep well in refrigerator for about a week (if they last that long...), or they can be frozen.
(We wrap them individually, but they will keep well unwrapped in a plastic storage container.)

For lunch, we served a chilled buffet with pasta salad, a selection of sandwiches on artisan breads, ciabatta and focaccia, as well as a refreshing fresh fruit salad.  A nice cool, tasty lunch on the hot desert ranch in Sonita was very much welcomed by all.

The drive back from Sonita treated our out of town guests to a remarkable rainbow that spanned a remarkable arch, that touched down on both sides.  Unfortunately, I only got to see pictures, cause here I am in the office....but...if I only would've been there - I'm thinking I would've been taking a side trip, trying to get that pot of gold !!! 

Day 2 will be on the air base...and I'll share that journey in the next episode.