We are getting just a wee bit of snow this weekend. We literally did not get a lick of work done Saturday (if you read our winter project list I posted recently). We did a lot of "window" shopping to check prices on supplies for the winter project list. Only one hardware store had an attachable ladder shelf, which required a half hour drive. I can now paint with lot more ease. The ladder we are using to paint and do work, does not have a shelf, nor the smaller ladder. We also needed the odor killing primer, which only one store had in stock, and only on can left on the shelf.
The prices for anything right now are so over the top, it is mind boggling. How can anyone afford to even buy groceries right now? Due to the cost of paint, we will do a re-check on what paint is leftover from other rooms, re-calculate, and see if we can use any for the hallway. We priced light fixtures, mirrors, and other items, and could not believe the price of mirrors for the bathroom. We came home to look at ours, and we cannot take off the hardware and frame them either. They were installed used, and the mirrors are scratching off the edges. Anyway. The cost of anything is crazy high right now.
On a good note: one large box of donations and one huge bag of random baskets were all donated on our day road tripping for supplies.
Although it is so convenient to buy the ranch packet dip at the store, the ingredients are not healthy. If you google the top two ingredients, they are basically of a form of some sort of sugar/flavoring. The packet also contains bioengineered (gmo) ingredients. They also just say "spices" so what is that?
The post to the recipe link is HERE. The recipe is very extensive, and I have to buy my dried chives, because the last time I tried to dehydrate my own from the herb garden, they blew all over in the dehydrator. If you have a tip for this, please share.
My question is, do any of you have a tried and true dry ranch mix (homemade) for using as a dip? One that perhaps has less ingredients, but tastes good? We like to add it to a container of blended cottage cheese to dip fresh vegetables in.
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