Awe, Jam it...

I like this jam. So so so easy to make - did I mention it is so easy to make? There is TONS of sugar so your berries stretch further and it is super quick to make. I usually buy the pink box of SureGel and I like it for some reasons and this for others...the pink stuff is still pretty easy with a few more steps but much less sugar so it just depends on what mood I am in. Quick and sugary this time.

Applesauce

I did a little bit of apple processing this week and have come up with a winner...I have never canned (GASP) and didn't really want to start now. I have been avoiding it forever and it looks like I dodged it again, this time. I bought a bunch of apples from a lady with connections and got a great deal so of course I had to buy too many! I planned on canning them but it seemed too mind boggling so I started drying them like crazy. My kids have been eating them as fast as I can dry them but I wasn't going through them fast enough and imagine how much electricity I have used having my dryer plugged in for days and days. SO - I found THIS link on pinterest and tried my hand at applesauce. Worked wonderfully and I was so happy for the tut!

 I also borrowed my MIL's thingy and made up some applesauce that way. My vote is defiantly the crock pot way. Easy, brainless, yummy and painless. If I had a ton of apples to do I would have to go the Food Strainer way but for now, I am just so happy to have a crock pot on now and then...

And look - I canned! Okay, not really - I put them in cans in the freezer! Ha ha... I am afraid my canning days are coming but so far, I have avoided it!

I can never find this recipe when I want it so here it is...On my blog so I don't have to dig so much for it on the internet...

Kool-Aid Playdough -

it is so easy because you just boil the water instead of cooking it in the pan. Smells so yummy and it's so fun to play with soft warm dough...

Here is another link I would like to do some time too...we shall see....

What's for Dinner?

A friend is moving away so I hosted a quick little lunch at my house. I pulled together whatever I had on hand and ended up making sweet potato fries. I LOVE these and think I will have to make them every day. YUM....Go check out this lovely post and make your own. You will love them!