Tasty Thursday: Onion Rings

Now that the Spring holidays have come and gone we have a blast buying up all the Passover Kosher stuff. It's such a luxury to find anything that is vegan and gluten-free on clearance, that we pick up some shelf stable treats even if they're not the healthiest things. It's just once a year, right? These onion rings were really quite tasty. And I got a huge kick out of the bag. Why? Take a look:

Onion flavored onion rings. Who would have thought? ;)

April Stash Bust - 2nd Annual

I swap with Swap-bot!

Here is what my swap-mate will find in her box. Yes, I said box. There was no way I could fill just a 6x9 envelope. Not that it is a gigantic box, but I'd like to think that at 7x10x5 it is 3x thicker than a stuffed envelope would have been. This requires two photos.

Travel Tip Tuesday: American Express Platinum benefits

Platinum Cardmembers, have you read the recent mailers sent out by AmEx? Have you selected an airline and signed up at Transform Travel? Why would you pass up $200 in airline credits? Even if you don't normally travel with extra bags or do things that incur fees, I think everyone should sign up. I did. I decided that I'd use the credits to do something I don't normally do on planes - watch for-fee movies.

What will you do with your $200?

Follow My Blogger Blog swap #2

I swap with Swap-bot!

I joined this swap because I really love finding new blogs to follow. Whether you found me through the swap or not, please leave a link to your blog so I can come visit!

Receipt Swap

No, that's not a typo for recipe. With all my dietary restrictions, recipe swaps are of no interest. However, what could be more cool for an ephemera junkie like me than someone else's papers? You were to send your partner a minimum of 3 receipts to use for crafting purposes or just for fun. The latter is my case.

I find a lot of receipts at my work from all over the place. I get a kick out of reading where they're from, what time the person who dropped it was there, etc. so it was really a blast for me to participate in this swap. How cool it was to see one from a library book sale! You can see the envelope it came in was recycled, which really tickled my fancy as well.

I hope the host does it again, I will definitely sign up!

Fat Quarters Swap

I swap with Swap-bot!

I think I truly hit the jackpot on this one. My swap partner sent beautiful fabrics, each one perfect for me in some way, along with a delicately woven lace bookmark in my favorite color.

But back to the fabric. Those jungle prints are AMAZING! I'm not a quilter, but I'm encouraging myself to make a mini quilt with them. I have some carved giraffes and other jungle animals in my bedroom that would be so enhanced with something like that displayed on the wall above them. Wish me luck!

Have you heard of Swap-Bot?

Oh my. It is my new fascination. I joined less that two weeks ago and have already done several swaps. I should have photographed the ones I already sent but I hadn't decided to blog about it yet. But I will from now on.

Pictured are the first two postcards I received as swaps. I'm so thrilled with them! The first features a kitty that looks like one of mine and the second? Can you read that title? The ABCs of Living Green! Did these partners do a fabulous job of sending something I would love or what? And it wasn't even what is referred to on Swap-Bot as a 'profile based' swap. It was sender's choice and they still went out of their way to send something that would make me smile. How cool was that?