Author Archives: Carissa

08
Feb, 2012

crafty readers, i need your help!

for my class this semester, i’m working on developing a database filled with crafty bloggers who have written books that include a quick-to-make project.  for now, i’m sticking with my “needlereads” title that i’ve used at work for the past … Continue reading →

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07
Feb, 2012

clean: day 12, in which my throat is still sore

maybe it wasn’t the smoothie yesterday morning.  maybe i just have a sore throat.  but this is a weird sore throat (i get them a lot and this is not the normal kind i get) because it didn’t start way … Continue reading →

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07
Feb, 2012

clean: day 11, in which i get a bit emotional

breakfast today was another purple smoothie (do you need a photo??), but i think i may have put too much passion fruit puree in it.  something about it tasted like bile in the back of my throat.  i kept adding … Continue reading →

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06
Feb, 2012

movie monday: waffles

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06
Feb, 2012

clean: day 10, in which i try my hand at gf baking

purple breakfast smoothie included pear, frozen blueberries, almond milk, nutmeg, dates, almond butter and a little bit of ground flaxseed. i was thrilled to find these sausages at the co-op last time i was there.  check out the ingredient list: … Continue reading →

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06
Feb, 2012

clean: week 1, pause to reflect

ruhama asked me a few days ago, “what will you gain from this cleanse, now that you’ve done it for a week? and how often do you anticipate a cleanse?  will you keep any parts of this in your regular … Continue reading →

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05
Feb, 2012

a crafty post! the toddler backpack

finally, a post that has nothing to do with food!  here’s a backpack i made a few weeks ago for the happy boy from rae’s pattern.  i used most of the rest of this super awesome kokka robot fabric (the … Continue reading →

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05
Feb, 2012

clean: day 9, in which the cravings start to lurk nearby

this morning at the farmer’s market i asked a vendor about his box of buckwheat sprouts–what do they taste like?  how do you use them?  he described them as “citrus-y” and said they’d be good on a sandwich, like lettuce … Continue reading →

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04
Feb, 2012

clean: day 8, in which i get cabin fever

breakfast was another purple smoothie that involved pineapple and blueberries and a bunch of other yummy stuff, but i can’t remember all the specifics.  sorry, they’re all sort of starting to *ahem* blend together… lunch was actually a repeat of … Continue reading →

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03
Feb, 2012

clean: day 7, one week done! or, “it was the best of smoothies, the worst of smoothies”

this morning, mr. happy stuff came to breakfast and said, “i think our bathroom scale is broken.  it says i’ve lost 8 pounds since sunday.  it’s gotta be broken.” his back is still sore from the caffeine withdrawal, but i … Continue reading →

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