Fall crafts

Is Sept 1st too early for fall crafts? Because even though it is October, I technically made these and set them out on September 1st. Hey, if the stores are going to start putting out pumpkins then I think it's safe to start fall celebrations.

4th of July

Happy 4th of July! And since I never need an excuse to put up decorations, I thought I would share some of my cheap Dollar Store displays.

This one is the layered vase that I have on my porch. I used layers of rice and red beans and topped with blue glass pebbles. I realize now though, there will be no disassembling to use next year (how would I separate rice and beans? What was I thinking?)

This one I made for $3. The jars were at the Dollar Store, I should have gotten more of them because they are already gone.

This one was also $3. I used a vase I already had and filled it with table scatter.

I can't wait for BBQ time! I'll be using these as my silverware holder. Only $2 each.

Have a happy and safe 4th!

Dehydrated Potatoes

I had my doubts about these potatoes.  Especially when I opened the bag and saw that one of them was starting to sprout. Since I wasn't in the mood to eat 6 potatoes by myself, I knew they would just go bad without preserving them. The only experience I've had with dehydrated potatoes is with Betty-Crocker-type scalloped potatoes which always leaves you wishing you would have just used real potatoes.

Dehydrated Bell Peppers

I thought I would spice up this post with some funny facts about bell peppers. However out of the 1.4 million results they were all nutritional or historical in nature. So basically bell peppers: not funny.

Dehydrated Mushrooms

I used to hate mushrooms. They taste like dirt and have the consistency of dead snails. The only way I would eat them before was on pizza, but that's just because everything is good on pizza. Although I will probably never be the girl that eats a portabella mushroom as an entree, I am warming up to them....in small doses.

Dehydrated Onions

Do you like the smell of onions? Do you want it to permeate everything in your house? Do you like your eyes stinging throughout the day? Then dehydrating onions is right for you! I'm telling you this to save you from onion-scented curtains: move the dehydrator outside. Trust me, I learned the hard way.

Crockpot Day 6 - Vegetable Fajitas

It has been raining for days. I say it like it's a huge inconvenience except that we've had two months of sunny, spring-like weather in the dead of winter. It's rough living in California.