Lemon Shreds & Coconut Failures

i haven't posted lately, but not for a lack of things to post about. far from it, in fact. I only post about food and primarily what i've been doing is food. On thursday i made whole wheat cranberry walnut granola bars, and they were delicious. On friday I tried to make them again, only healthier, and it was a flop. The final product resembled a bowl of sweetened oats. I hid them in my room, ashamed. Today I made coconut macaroon bars and lemon squares. The coconut macaroon bars were gorgeous until the recipe (unwisely) told me to spread chocolate chips on top of them. They're completely hideous now, but I can only hope that it's what's inside that counts. The lemon bars required grated lemon peels, which is a pain when your lemon is squishy and your grater dull. I am completely unsatisfied right now, but, luckily, i did enough homework while they were in the oven to have something even more negative to compare it to. And they're seeming might fine.