WGA News You Can Use

BY KATHLEEN TINDAL, WGA-18 CHAIR & ERIN JONES, WGA-9 CHAIR

Did you know that you can be a member of both the WGA9 and WGA-18? Why would you join both you ask? Here are several reasons directly from our own dual members:

• “Being a dual member allows me to compete, to challenge myself, and to meet and learn from wonderful ladies.”

• “Opportunities to deepen my current friendships with inspiring women.”

• “Opportunities for a flexible schedule.”

• “Opportunities to “give back” by volunteering in leadership and helping ladies who are new to golf.”

• “Opportunities to improve my golf skills and knowledge of the rules.”

• “Quality time and experiences shared with other lady golfers who are kind-hearted, talented, and fun.”

• “I love the social aspect and the chance to meet more women who enjoy golf.”

• “It’s a great way to get outside, meet new people, and (hopefully) improve my game in a low stress environment.”

• “To welcome new members and make them feel comfortable with an 18-hole player.”

• “As an 80-year-old, it makes most of these young 9-hole women realize that if an 80-year-old can play golf with the 18-holers, surely they can play golf at their age with the 18-holers.”

• “Playing both groups made me feel more comfortable joining ARFAX.”

• “9-hole days fit my schedule better and frees up the rest of the day to do other things.”

• “18-hole play helps me focus, gives me more opportunities to play different shots and offers opportunities to play with competitive golfers.”

• “Robin’s Nine & Dine games on Wednesday afternoons are super fun!”

We hope these testimonials give you plenty of reasons to join one or both ladies groups. 

Swim team, tennis matches, long afternoons on the golf course...these are all wonderful, but they can leave you feeling cranky and hungry. Protein bars are a convenient, portable way to curb hunger and tide you over until you have the chance to sit down for a real meal. Of course you can buy your favorite brands at the store, but you can make them at home too!

Not all protein bars are created equal. Here are two recipes one from the blog “Eat Yourself Skinny” that is more healthconscious and another that’s not quite as healthy, but is definitely tasty!

“Nice” Bar

Ingredients:

• 1 tsp coconut oil, melted and cooled (or any oil would work for this)

• ½ cup unsalted roasted almonds, whole

• ½ cup unsalted dry roasted peanuts, whole

• ½ cup roasted walnuts, chopped

• ⅓ cup puffed rice

• 1 Tbsp flaxseed meal

• ¼ cup brown rice syrup

• 2 Tbsp honey

• ½ tsp vanilla

• ½ tsp sea salt

• ½ cup dark chocolate chips

How To:

1. Line an 8-inch pan with aluminum foil, leaving a couple of inches overhanging on each side.

2. Drizzle melted coconut oil in a large bowl, making sure to coat the bowl completely so it’s greasy. Mix together the nuts, puffed rice, and flaxseed meal in the bowl. Set aside.

3. In a small saucepan, combine brown rice syrup, honey, vanilla, and sea salt and bring to a boil. Once the mixture starts boiling, continually whisk for 3 to 4 minutes, until mixture has thickened and is nice and sticky.

4. Pour syrup mixture immediately over nut mixture and stir to combine. Transfer into the lined pan and spread out evenly, making sure there are no gaps.

5. Allow mixture to cool for about 30 minutes. Using the overhanging foil, take the block of nuts out of the pan and place on a cutting board. Cut into 10 even bars and allow to cool completely.

6. To make the chocolate drizzle, place the dark chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring each time, until the chocolate is melted.

7. Spoon the chocolate drizzle over the cooled bars and let sit at room temperature until the chocolate has set.

8. Store bars in an airtight container for up to a week or freeze to save for later.

Kruitkrokant

Ingredients:

• 6 oz sugar

• 2 ½ oz butter

• 1 oz honey

• 10 oz sliced almonds

• 1 oz pistachio flour

• 3 ½ oz chopped cashews or walnuts

• 3 oz banana butter

• Melted dark chocolate chips, as needed for dipping

How To:

1. In a wide-bottom pot, melt sugar gradually in stages without over agitating.

2. Cook until golden brown.

3. Remove from heat, add butter, and stir.

4. Add honey and stir.

5. Mix in all nuts.

6. Add banana butter.

7. Divide into greased cupcake pan or silicone pan.

8. Once cooled, pop out and dip half of each bar in melted chocolate or drizzle over top. 