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Crafting & Cooking...

This weekend, I've been determined to make the most of my time, so I've been working on Christmas gifts galore.  In my family, we started a tradition years ago that we can do "made" gifts, or crafts.  This year, I'm carrying through with this because I just love the idea of not just spending money, but also spending the time.  Let's just say, if a burglar ever stole the presents under my tree, they would be highly disappointed because there are no electronics, but rather personalized handmade gifts that come from the heart.

This weekend, I started off Saturday with making a scarf for a friend (for purchase to give as a gift.)  This is my first scarf that I am actually selling, so that is actually exciting.  The funny thing is, as I was knitting, I made a mistake, and I quickly thought "Edit, Undo."  It made me sad to think my brain automatically switch to "computer mode."  Clearly, I work a job where things are easily reversed with the click of a mouse. 

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After knitting, I switched to cooking mode and tested out some next gadgets...
I made homemade hummus (recipe) with my new KitchenAid food processor, and I was super excited to try out using Tahini for the first time!  I also picked up some other organics that have been on my "test" list - Coconut Palm Sugar and Coconut Oil. 

I highly recommend checking out the blog, FoodBabe. 
(This is where I got the ideas to switch to the Coconut Palm Sugar.)  I am a clean eating fanatic, and I love her investigations & exposure of what is really in our food.
 It's an eye opener.  

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I then tried out this fun little gadget, the Vegghetti, to make homemade Zucchini Bread. This thing is awesome, and seriously a reasonable purchase price for all the time it saves.  Super easy to use. 

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I finished off the day working on some wood burning.  
Since the weather will be decent today, I plan on attempting to stain this with various colors...with Q-tips to hopefully prevent the color from running... 
We'll see how well this works, fingers crossed!

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Hope you all had a great weekend!


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