Monthly Archives: February 2012

10
Feb, 2012

clean: day 15 and some honest reflections

easy pink smoothie for breakfast (getting some great use out of those raspberries i picked last summer!) lunch was possibly my favorite clean meal so far (with a close second being that great chicken/quinoa/apple/toasted pecan/butternut squash salad i had on … Continue reading →

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10
Feb, 2012

a crafty post: an apron for my dad

i just realized i never posted this birthday gift i made for my father.  it was inspired by the dark brown fabric you see above.  amber had it for sale in her shop and i knew i had to  make … Continue reading →

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09
Feb, 2012

clean: days 13 & 14, in which i smell pizza and gain a more intrinsic understanding of what gluten does in cooking

day 13 was all repeat foods–purple smoothie, warm winter vegetable salad & a pinkish smoothie.  the biggest thing of note that happened all day was that i had my first food-based evening outing, a youth group trip to a local … Continue reading →

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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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