Study...Shopping... and Spuds

Its been a full day..It started with the weekly Study Group at the park.

Im really loving the book we are reading "Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World"... its easy to read... and hard to put down.

I havent been for a while.. but on the way home me friend and I popped into a local Thrift Store. I always look for teacups and saucers for my collection...but I hardly ever find any. Today  was no different. But... all the books were priced at $1..so I came away with...

full of  great recipes.. and... 

which I actually owned in the Uk and I left behind...

a couple of plates that I thought were cute.. 

great for my Fall display..and a bargain at 50c each...

And finally.. a couple of baskets..for a $1 each..

and again for my Fall decor

By the time I got home.. my dehydrator had done its work... and  today I was preparing potatoes. As you may or may not know...I hate waste...and to me throwing away food is like throwing away money. I had some potatoes that I knew were going to turn.. so out came the trusty dehydrator. 

Yesterday morning I peeled and sliced them... 

and put them to soak in a bit of water with a squirt of lemon juice

In the afternoon I brought a pan of water to boil and blanched them for about 5 minutes...

 before plunging them into iced water.. 

then draining and placing in on dehydrator trays

It takes at least 15 hours...so I let it run over night.. 

until I got back from my travels.. and put them in jars

Ideal for soups, stews and potato au gratin

Eat your heart out Betty Crocker.. lol

Love and Hugs

Phoebe x