Dinner and sewing

Not at the same time!

So I threw dinner in the crockpot today because I still can't deal with cooking for the most part, nor meat. It needs tweaking, but could be a good side dish for anyone having roast beef or chicken. In my 2 qt. crock I put:

3 sliced large red potatoes
1 small onion diced fine
1 bunch of green onions sliced, inlcuding the white part
8 oz. mushrooms sliced
1/4 tsp fresh cracked pepper
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1/8 tsp paprika
1 can of golden mushroom soup
7 oz shredded cheddar cheese

I layered everything in the crockpot and wound up with 3 layers. The cheese didn't melt in between two layers because I got paranoid and added a half cup or so of water. It didn't need it at all. I have a bit of soupy concoction, but still tasty. Next time, I'll leave out the water and figure out something different with the cheese, but still use that much because it is good. This would probably be 4 generous side portions. And next time I might try it with some cheddar cheese soup.


Onto the sewing...well serging. It took me an hour and half of trial and error tonight to get things right. But I finally started working on my hemp inserts for my diaper stash. I have enough fabric left over that I can make about 30 additional inserts which I plan on selling on etsy. 6 will be for super soakers overnight and the rest will be for regular daytime use. So, we'll see if they sell. I hope they do because obviously that would be a sense of accomplishment after all the hard work going into them. But, I am really excited to get the ones for my diaper stash done, plus I am making diapers for my newest arrival so it'll be neat to see everything together for those diapers. And I only have a couple more months before I can see the fluffiness on a newborn bum! :-)

It's a little bit of everything

Pregnancy and chasing after a high need and demanding toddler has been kicking me in the behind. I finished a request for etsy that I'm really excited about although I think it took me a month to finish between morning sickness, braxton hicks and the toddler that loves sewing machines/sergers and has to be right in the thick of action. I got a new serger, well new to me anyway, so I am working out the kinks of getting to know it and get better. And I am getting better each time I sit down.

On the personal side of sewing I'm working on what to do for Christmas since this year will have to be largely handmade because my husband probably won't have a job and we need to save money for hospital bills. I'm also working on making some reusable snack/sandwich bags to have around. And I'm going to be working on some maternity shirts since I can't find anything that fits properly, as well as some nursing tops/tanks especially for night time. Cold weather nursing with exposed skin does not make for a happy mama.

And tomorrow my friend and I are going to hang out and I'm throwing this in the crockpot in the morning to be ready when she comes over....

Chicken breasts
Golden mushroom soup
portobello mushrooms
onions
carrots
rice
and maybe some button mushrooms because I feel like mushrooms
cook on low for 6-8 hours. (add water to help the rice, and the rest should be gravy)
We'll see how it turns out. Could be great, could be terrible.

And that is all for now. Good night all!