My Cutting Table

Many of the things I plan to share on this blog will have something to do with thrift and re-purposing. As I have said before, my mother was the queen of thrift and the master of making something from nothing, and she passed the desire to be thrify on to me.  I learned from her, when you work hard for your money, make it go as far as possible. 


One of the best things I have in my sewing room is this wonderful cutting table that my husband and I made.  I will share how we did it just in case you are interested in making one.
 
When we moved in our house 7 years ago, we did some updating in the kitchen and in the process we replaced the counter top.  The section that came from the island was wide and counter top is very solid, so, I snatched it up from being scrapped to make the top for a cutting table. 


We then found two new cabinet bases from a salvage store for a total of $100.  My husband, who is very handy with woodworking tools, made a firm platform with some scrap plywood he had in his shop building, and then put rollers on the bottom.  Then, so the table would not be too tall, he cut the toe kick area below the drawers from the cabinets.  He fastened the cabinets to this platform and then fastened the counter top to the cabinets. We had to put this together in the sewing room, so the only way it is coming out if there is if we take it apart first. 

The top measures 36 inches x 48 inches, and is perfect for working with yardage.  I used command strips on the sides to hang many of my rulers on.

My cutting, marking and measuring tools are right at my fingertips in the drawers.

THIS WEEK'S RECIPE

FRUIT SALAD

One of my favorite summertime desserts is fruit salad.  I don't really have a recipe, but it turns out perfect every time and none is ever wasted.  It takes quite a while to prepare if you use fresh fruit, which I usually do, but it is worth it.  However, you could also use frozen fruit and I've even used some canned fruit. The secret ingredient is a can or two of peach pie filling.  The peach pie filling gives it a good texture and keeps the fruit from turning brown. I use kitchen scissors to cut the peaches in the pie filling into smaller pieces.  Trust me, if you take this to any event, you WILL bring home an empty bowl. 

I use just about anything...grapes, apples, bananas, blueberries, strawberries, kiwi, peaches, nectarines, all or any combination of whatever you like.  I chop it and stir it all up in a very large bowl along with mini marshmallows and coconut.  Not everyone can eat coconut, so that could be served on the side if necessary. 

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