3-3-2019 Thrifting; Oh, no! Not Again!!!

Thoughts and Quotes: "I learn lots of new things when I make mistakes."
                                                Mim's four-year-old grandson

Teaching and Learning: I just realized that the website I gave for tea is secure so you can shop, but my computer shows the links are unsecured - no good. The emails I receive are secure, but I'm not allowed to cut and paste directly into my blog. In case you realized this, and went no further, I'm going to share the most interesting thing I found - the amount of caffeine in each kind of tea.

White tea is almost as low in caffeine as decaffeinated tea. For a 6 oz cup, coffee is about 112 mg; green tea is only 25; white tea is around 15, and decaf tea is only 5. Compare these to black tea which is around 50. Of course, herb teas have no caffeine, but they're not really teas - they're tisanes. The website has a blog, but how much do you really need to know about tea? Mainly I want to know where I can go for afternoon tea, recipes for tea goodies, or which thrift store is having a sale because they might have some tea dishes. 

Thrifting: Oh my goodness! What happened to my goal of no more things? When you see what I bought, you'll understand why I couldn't resist.

$6

$3

50 cents each

50 cents each

$1 for a sweet little flower arrangement

$1 per set - I love, love, love these

$1 for the set

Red tag, so half price. $1.75 and like new.

Also half off, so $1.75; different on the othe side.

$3.50 I already used this when I spent three hours at the agency while they handled my air bag recall. I took my umbrella, bullet journal, some magazines, and both Kindle readers.

But - I put together four place settings like this for Joey's granddaughter, so I should get a gold star for discards.

The Weird Weather: On Sunday, I got up to this -

And by 5:00 p.m., we had this.

Tasting: I saw a recipe for Tater-Tot Nachos which caught my eye. I've always been fascinated by Tater-Tots. I always think they should be really good, but they never are, so I keep trying. You cook a 32 oz package of Tater Tots as directed on the package. Then you cook 1 lb. of hamburger with a package of taco seasoning. You spread the hamburger over the tots, then shredded cheese. Put it in the oven to melt the cheese, then add toppings. I did the cooking, and now I make a serving at a time.

Add hamburger

Melt cheese on top

Add tomatoes, onion, sliced ripe olives, and cilantro. 

And a dollop of sour cream.

The Pepper and Pals Report: Two of the feral kitties are missing. I haven't seen Ginger for days, and Midnight has been gone for more than a week. Someone said they'd seen coyotes back in the south field, and I fear the girls might have ventured out too far on a hunting expedition.

In the meantime, Pepper continues to snuggle with his cuddly throw.

And Stormy helps with my thrift finds.

Yes, more thrifting. I went to a library class in Ozark and Goodwill is just a hop, skip, and a jump away.

Teaching and Learning: The class at the library was making paper flowers. I was hoping for crepe paper flowers to use for Cinco de Mayo, but we made them from newsprint. The teacher made tons of these which she combined with red silk roses for her wedding reception.

Thrifting: Again! Well, I was right there, and the things were so cute, and so cheap!

$3 for 22 seafood forks

Small poinsettia bowls - 50 cents each

Small party plates - 50 cents each

Do they go with these and the Eiffel Tower? The plates say Cafe Paris

A trivet to go with my peppers collection - $1

Only two, but I think they'll make great votive holders - 50 cents each

A medium serving bowl - 75% off, so 50 cents

Serving plate - $1

6 dessert plates for 50 cents each

And four placemats for $1 each to go with the dishes for Joey's granddaughter - four more napkins and four more napkin rings in the discard column.

Tasting: I thought this sounded too good to be true, so I tried it. I used pineapple in heavy syrup and it ended up looking like a saggy mattress. I tried it again with pineapple in juice and it's better.

INSTANT CAKE

1 box angel food cake mix

1 20-oz can crushed pineapple in juice

Heat oven to 350°.

Lightly spray a 13” X 9” baking pan.

Put cake mix in a large mixing bowl.

Pour in undrained pineapple and stir with a spoon.

Pour into baking dish.

Bake 30 minutes.

That's all I have for you this week. Long week, but I did manage to get over to Joplin for my airbag recall. You might want to check yours online. I got the call from my agency almost three weeks before I got the official notice in the mail. And it really is dangerous to have a passenger if your car is in the recall pool.

STAY WARM

THINK SPRING

AND BLUE SKIES

AND SUNSHINE

EAT CAJUN FOOD ON TUESDAY FOR MARDI GRAS

TRY A LITTLE THRIFTING

THANK YOU FOR SHARING MY LIFE