A typical day in my life:
6:30-6:45am - One of two children come in and wake hubby and I up.
6:45-7:00 - Hubby and I farkle over who's going to go down and make coffee.
7:15-7:45 - I make children's breakfast, enjoy cup of coffee that I almost always end up brewing.
8:00am - Sit down at computer and filter through emails scouting to see what "deals" I might find that I can't live without on various websites such as Hautelook, RueLaLa, One Kings Lane, Ideeli, Zulily, etc. etc. etc.
8:30am - Look at clock "holy moly! it's getting late!" Rush kids upstairs to get ready for school...race out the door, drop child #1 off at 9am, run errands, go to library/park/gym with child #2; then head home.
11:00am -Feed and get child #2 ready for school, go pick child #1 up from school and head straight to drop off child #2 at 12pm.
12:15pm - Head home, feed child #1 and get her down for a nap.
Look at clock again--its 12:45pm and I haven't had a bite to eat all day. Garrrrrrrrr.
If only I could plan ahead and make some snacks to keep in my car as I rush from here to there throughout the day. Snacks that will not create {additional} crumbs everywhere; snacks that don't need to be refrigerated but can be kept in the car; snacks that are healthy {yet delicious} so I don't end up making a rash decision and pull into In-N-Out because I am just so darn hungry and its all I have time for.
I'm finally doing it--I'm starting with fresh fruit and turning it into a healthy snack that I can keep closeby to keep me from sabbotaging my quest for a smaller waistline.
This recipe does take some time...I put my strawberries in at 9:30 am and it was about 15 hours before they were ready. Chances are that you will not be awake for the entire cooking time. Don't worry, once you set your timer, the oven will automatically shut off and the fruit will be fine sitting in the oven until the next morning.
Love the recipe for Strawberry leather! My husband is diabetic and this will be a real treat for his snacks. The possibilities for other things I’ve used a stacking tabletop dehydrator for are endless. I’m going to try this for my beef jerky.