Getting ready for Baby

I took this beauty completly apart, washed every inch of the plastic, and machine washed all the fabric.  I of course, had to let it air dry for several days.  Well, believe me, it was very challenging to put it all back together with now instructions.  Sorry for the terrible pics, but I had run out of room to put it.  I had 2 carseats, one stroller, 1 bassinet, and 1 pack and play all taken apart and cleaning at one time.  What was I thinking. You can see the tiny bows I put on it, I would have chosen huge bows.  Dani likes small and simple.   I am happy with it.

Gluten Free Crackers

My crackers are gluten free

1 box  Glutions GF Crackers
1Cup gluten free Pretzels
1/2 c oil
3 TB Ranch Dressing Powder
Sprinkle pepper flakes

Mix all ingredients, wait 10 minutes, stir again.
Bake 15 min at 250 degrees

Spicy Crackers - Not gluten free
4 sleeves fat free Saltines
1 cup canalo oil
3 tb Ranch Dressing Powder
3 TB Pepper flakes
use same directions as for GF.

Awww

Isn't this the cutest.???   I keep saying, I'm not buying one more thing, then I found something like this.  Too cute. 

Crocheting

I have been crocheting lots of little things.  This is the cutest little dishrag.  I use it as a coaster.  It is suppose to fit the curves of your hand.  It was on Etsy.  I love all the little patterns you can buy to try new things.  Tiffany wants me to do slippers, that is for another day.

Cowboy Caviar, Salad in a jar

I found this wonderful recipe at Jo's Country Junction.  Of course I made a few changes, but we all loved it.  You can eat with chips, I just eat it as a salad.  I made a huge bowl, but all my little visitors took home a little jar, so I have my 2 little snack. 

Cowboy Caviar

1 can blackeyed peas
1 can pinto beans
1 can corn
1 can garbazono beans
small jar pimento, ok I bought a jar, and lost it.  So none in this salad
1 cup chopped green peppers
1 cup chopped onion
Toni Chachere's
 dressing
1 c vinegar
1/4 c grapeseed oil
3/4 c sugar
mix well, pour over salad, let sit in icebox for a couple of hours before serving.

I have put beets in this salad, or canned carrots.

Healthy Eating

Did I mention, it feels like cooking healthy food has taken over my life, its worst then the laundry creaping out of your baskets, down the hallways.  You know the feeling.   But, we have been eating well. We eat out 1 meal a week, so I am responsible for all 20 meals and snacks.  With all the restrictions, you really can't just stop somewhere and pick up junk.

This was sliced baked potatoe, topped with lean meat smothered with onions and mushrooms. No added fat.  Then a little sauted zuchnicci.  We have found Kev can have 6 ounces of meat twice a week, this is 4 ozs.  We actually think it is a nice portion.

We are doing high potassium, low fat, no gluten, no perservations or food coloring, or sweetners, high protien.  Sheeze, anything else to watch. 

Burp Rags

I finished about 25 of these for gifts.  The frayed one was found off the web.  She had the cute little pattern.  She said she put batting in hers.  I did not, our weather is really hot here, so 2 layers of cute flannel was plenty.  Sewing these were really quick, the clipping, that was boring and seemed to take forever.  I just watched a movie, and kept clipping.  I am really happy with these.

The smaller ones was just copied off a tiny burp pad I bought from the Dollar Store.  Now these are my kind of project, I just whipped them up on the serger.  You can see the colorful thread I used.  I love quick projects.