Our 10th Season Began....

Our tenth craft show season began last weekend with a bang.  We lost two pop-up tents last year and made a bold decision, use a plain sun canopy, if it rains we just don't go.  The one thing most crafters haven't figured out, if it's raining you don't have very much business anyway. The hard candy and lollipops were a flop, so I burnt my hand in vane.  But, the old standbys and my new hair clips were a hit. 

Here's what our booth looked like:

The ground was uneven, so everything had a tilt to it.  We didn't haul our large displays this year and went lightweight due to the distance we had to travel with our supplies.

 This year we put out a journal for people to put down their name and e-mail address. We will then contact them when our store is up and running. The Jayhawks were our big seller as usual. 

 We added bargain baskets this year.  We marked all of last years stock down in order to make room for the new items we are producing. 

I also set up a candy table. It attracted bees and was a terrible idea. Atleast, I learned something.

We ended up being referred to as the feather ladies.  Our feathered hair clips were the talk of the craft show.

We have the annual Eudorafest next, we have yet to turn in our form due to the fact that we always get a terrible location at this event.  It is rain or shine, so it is a real chance for us.  Plus, the only toilets are port-a-potties, not my favorite by far. I don't mind roughing it a little, but chemical toilets is a line I won't cross.

I took a break yesterday, went shopping with my friend.  We always have fun and it was nice to get out of the house and away from my craft show mess. 

We did eat at home yesterday, just like planned we have been eating at home.  The only exception was Sunday, we ate Burrito King. 

So, last night my daughter decides she wants pizza.  I explained to her that I didn't have the money to buy pizza right now, she had a solution.  She said,"Mom, I have money and it is enough to buy pizza.  You don't have to drive and get it, they deliver." She's three, she knew it was Beat-The-Clock Monday at Gambinos and it was almost 6:00 pm.  She did have $7, but I told her to wait and I would make pizza.  That went over like a lead balloon. 

Luckily, last week I had planned ahead:

Our son likes deep dish, so I pulled out a 9 inch round and followed the direction on the back of the pizza crust package.  They are used to me making real pizza dough with yeast and throwing it, but I was short on time. I bought this last week when I knew things were slim, because they would live on pizza if they could, it cost about $.30.

Next, a $.99 jar of Ragu Pizza Sauce, a true lifesaver. I personally thought they had too much oregano and basil in it, so it was a little sour.

We threw on cheese and stuck it in the oven at 425 for 15 minutes.


The problem was, we had half a jar of sauce left and I had no idea what to fix my husband and myself for dinner.  I didn't have all the ingredients for Greek Pizza, so I made my favorite pizza, just like the one I buy at the best pizzeria in the metro, Victor's Chicago Pizza.  It is a wonderful thin crust with pepperoni, peppercini, and garlic.

I used one more pizza crust, made it thin, use the rest of the jar of sauce, threw on the cheese, and pulled pepperoni out of our fridge.

Next I added:

Pepperocini, my favorite topping.

I took minced garlic and mixed it with a teaspoon of olive oil. I just dabbed it all over the pizza.

This is the end result, I then stuck it in the oven at 425 for 25 minutes.

My kids got their pizza and we had a grown-up meal, win-win.  This pizza costs about $17 at the pizza place.  This meal came in under $5 when made at home. 

We also got a nice surprise from it last night, indegestion. Just like we would if we went out to eat, how fun. 

Here's wishing you some nice homemade meals with a side of indegestion.