Apple Butter Oat Bars and Yardvarks

For months the apple butter I bought was tucked somewhere in the vast void that is our refrigerator. It came up for air about a week ago and I grabbed it to make sure it didn’t get away again. I planned some apple butter barbecue sauce, some ribs and maybe a dessert. Although I went in reverse order, dessert first. I chose Community Cucina’s Apple Butter Oat Bars. This recipe called for 2/3 a cup of apple butter. That would pretty much take care of the jar. I dumped out the spread and…only managed half that. I cut the recipe down accordingly and baked up a batch. Guess the barbecue sauce and ribs will have to wait until I have another year old jar of apple butter needing to be used. For all I know there may be one in there now….

Also getting lost, this time in my spam folder, was the new single from Illawara band Yardvark. “Loud, Loud” is a nice single, a great introduction to a band that puts a lot of emphasis on strong instruments and catchy choruses.Check it: