The sun finally made an appearance! Boy it was nice. I got out of the house and got a few smallish errands done. The library was first, but I also made a visit to the local orchard. The only thing we needed was local honey, but I picked up some locally made apple cider and some red delicious apples that were on sale. I'm thinking apple oatmeal breakfast bake, pork chops and apples, and more.
I also made a trip to a Dollar General, but for specific things, and to price check (to see if digital coupons were worth it). I did notice that they have kitchen sponge/scrubbers and cleaning brushes in two different locations in the store. One had them at $1.00 each, and the other area had them more expensive.
I stocked up on kitchen sponges, cleaning brushes (they come in handy for cleaning chicken watering units, the bathtub, and other things), and some very inexpensive toothbrushes for cleaning purposes. I keep a few toothbrushes in my cleaning caddy for smaller space/area cleaning.
As for the digital coupons with Dollar General, I am on the fence so to speak. I'm going to price check a few things, but for now I am not signing up.
Energy bites. They are light and delicious. I have made so many different recipes for these, but after buying some while in Amish country, reading the ingredients, and trying to find a copycat recipe, we did. The ones sold in Amish country are much denser (thickly rolled), and have a few more ingredients.
I'm on a roll with reading through my bookshelf books this year. I am still using the library, but for non-fiction books mostly. I like to help keep them in business.
Anyway, I was able to start this book on the porch, although the sun was out, the wind was a bit chilly. After talking to my husband, I think I bought this book a few years ago at an antique store, that had a book seller. It just got put in a hidden location when we started ripping carpet out to repair floors and joists. Well, the book was found, and I'm almost halfway through it already.
These were a bit tricky to roll, but after cooling the ingredients in the fridge first, they rolled up nicely. They are light, not dense, and boy are they good. I may even cut back on the mini chocolate chips. The recipe is online at Gimme some Oven - No-Bake Energy Bites. I adapted the recipe with organic/non-gmo ingredients.
I plan to make the energy bites this summer, and put some in the freezer, to have on hand for hot work days in the garden.
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