Arkansas 80-Florida 69

Arkansas upsets No.2 Florida 80-69

The Arkansas Razorbacks have pulled off the upset they have been waiting for to fire up their season.

The Hogs were able to upset the Florida Gators Tuesday evening in Bud Walton Arena in front of a loud and anxious crowd.  Florida was ranked second in the nation.  

Mike Anderson's Hogs introduced Billy Donovan's Gators to the Fastest 40 Minutes in Basketball when they held a convincing lead over the Gators the entire game.  The final score showed a margin of 11 points but the Razorbacks never trailed and were up on the Gators by as many as 27.  That is half a point more than Florida's 26.5 average in wins over previous SEC opponents.  

Former Hog coach John Pelphrey and currently an assistant coach at Florida stressed to his Gators to not allow Arkansas to score from outside the arch in the first half.  It wasn't enough.  The Razorbacks came out on fire scoring from the outside arch 7 times with a game opening 3 from Marshawn Powell.  The others courtesy of BJ Young (2), Michael Qualls, Mardracus Wade(2) and Jacorey Williams.

After the game Coach Anderson thanked the fans for their support and said "I'd give 2 game balls tonight.  One to the fans and one for the bench".  The students were prepared to rush the court but were maintained by security personal and campus law enforcement leaving the team to come to them to celebrate.

This was Arkansas' biggest upset in 14 years when they rolled over the number 2 ranked team Auburn 104-88 February 24, 1999. All of Hog Nation is hoping will be what the Hogs need to grab their first win on the road Saturday against the Vanderbilt Commodores. 

Shannon and Football Coach Bielema talk about National Signing Day.

Quick little T.V. appearance with James!

Apple Pie Oats

Apple Pie Oats

Ingredients:
(makes 4 servings)
1 tsp. butter (optional-I substitute coconut oil for butter when I cook)
1 c. steel cut oats
3 c. boiling water
1/2-3/4 c. organic milk (I use almond milk or Silk)
Salt to taste (optional) 
1 tsp. cinnamon (or to taste)
1/2 an apple

Melt butter in a large saucepan.  Add oats and lightly toast.  Add boiling water and reduce to a simmer.  Simmer for 25 minutes without stirring.  

Add milk to the oats.  Stir and cook for an additional 10 minutes.  Remove from heat.

Dice the apple in to small pieces and add to oats.  Sprinkle cinnamon (and salt if desired) on top and ENJOY!

I've found that the oats re-heat better if you add a little bit of milk when re-heating.  No more than 1/4 c. at max.

This is also a great addition to quick everyday oatmeal.

Cheesy Apples from Dr. Oz

Cheesy Apple Sandwiches 

 Ingredients:
apple
3 tbs. low-fat ricotta cheese 
10 almonds
 lemon juice

Core apple and slice in 4 pieces horizontally and spread a light layer of ricotta cheese on the bottom 3 of the pieces of apple.  Chop the almonds finely and sprinkle over the ricotta cheese.  Squeeze lemon juice on top of the ricotta and almonds.  

*Dr. Oz tip: Lemon juice slows down the absorption of sugar.  

I like to slice my apples like normal and spread the ricotta/almond mixture over half the apple slice and then squeeze the lemon over all of them.  Makes it a little easier to eat than in sandwich form.