Bits and Pieces

I've been pretty busy and haven't posted as much as I would like to. I'm still testing out the liquid detergent I made about a month ago. It does pretty well with our clothing, but I've passed it off to my daughter Rebekah to test on her laundry which includes the clothing of an 11 month and 3 year old. One thing I've noticed is that things come out of the dryer nice and soft w/o the use of dryer sheets or liquid fabric softener.

Rebekah also passed on a recipe for energy bars that I really like. I can't seem to keep myself from tweaking things so I replaced 1/4 of the crispy brown rice cereal w/ the granola I make as well as adding 1/2 cup coconut and 1/2 cup sliced almonds. I've also added chocolate chips which got rave reviews from my boys. I've been wrapping the cooled and cut bars in aluminum foil and leaving them in a bowl for the kids to grab for on the go snacks. Here's the basic recipe;

Crispy Peanut Butter Rice Bars
2/3 cup smooth peanut butter
1 cup brown rice syrup
4 cups crispy brown rice

In small sauce pan over medium low heat stir brown rice syrup and peanut butter until smooth. Pour over crispy brown rice and stir gently. Pour into 9x13 well greased pan and allow to cool. Cut to desired size.