My blogging friend, Naida from The Bookworm, crocheted this adorable, super soft sweater for Daisy, and also these over-sized potholders/hot pads, which I adore. These handmade items are absolutely fabulous.
Daisy is stylin' now! The sweater fits her perfectly. Thank you very much, Naida!
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The
winner of a box set of the Jamie Quinn Mystery Collection: Books 1-3 is Lisa Brown. Many congratulations to you, Lisa! Special thanks to award-winning author Barbara Venkataraman for offering this generous giveaway to my readers.If you didn't win this time, please check the right side of my blog for other giveaways. If they seem scant now, don't worry. I add book giveaways to my sidebar on a regular basis.
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| Cashew Butter |
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| Almond Butter |
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| Peanut Butter |
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| Coconut Butter |
My favorite so far has been almond butter. The flavor is very "almondy" and intense. I even tried making sunflower seed butter. Surprisingly, it took quite a long time to make this type of butter. I used raw sunflower seeds, and the tiny seeds took their sweet time releasing their oils. (Raw nuts and seeds take longer to release their oils than roasted ones.) My patience was rewarded, eventually.
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The bonus is the milk you can create from what's left in the container after the butter is scooped out, by just adding some water and turning on the Vitamix for a few moments. It helps clean out the container, and gives you a special, flavored milk, which you can use as you would any other type of milk.
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Congratulations to the winner. That doggie coat is real cute and the nut butters sound delicious.
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by, Terra, and for leaving a comment. :)
DeleteCongrats to Lisa, I listened to the books a few weeks ago, quite enjoyable. I love Daisy's doggie sweater, so cute, and what a little ham posing so cute too. I wish I lived close to you, I would be dropping by often to sample all your nutty butters...Enjoy the fun of making your own butter butters, homemade is always better than bought.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting, Gig Ann! Enjoy your reading this week. :)
DeleteHi Susan, Daisy looks so cute!! I am very happy the sweater fit her, purple is her color :)
ReplyDeleteI have seen pics on Insta of your making good use of that Vitamix. It sounds great and the butters look yummy! I love almond butter and how neat that you can make milk with it afterwards too. I don't drink cow milk myself so that is perfect.
Congrats to the winner and happy Tuesday!
Thanks for stopping by, Naida! The purple sweater does seem to go well with Daisy's brindle coloring. As you well know, I post a lot of food pics on Instagram. Have a terrific Tuesday! :)
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ReplyDeleteDaisy rocks! So does the sweater that Naida made.
My wife and I cook a lot. One must have a good blender.
Congratulations to Lisa! Daisy certainly looks stylish. The sweater looks like it fits her so well! She is adorable! Your vitamin creations sound wonderful! Thanks for sharing all your photos.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely of Naida, Daisy looks so cute.
ReplyDeleteLoving the sound of all those freshly made pastes, especially the cashew nut butter .... yum.
That sweater is adorable, and Naida does great work. I love her crochet projects. Daisy is adorable too! A perfect pairing.
ReplyDeleteThe sweater is adorable:)
ReplyDeleteDaisy too - my fingers were too quick!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful post! I love Daisy's new sweater! She is a good dog model! Your butters are utterly enticing too!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, Eriko! :)
DeleteDaisy's sweater looks too cute on her! Naida is really great at crocheting- I wish she could teach me. LOL! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the sweater!
ReplyDeleteIsn't Naida so talented - your pup is styling' -- so cute! Those butters look amazing. We bought a vitamix recently too and I think I have to tell my husband he needs to make some of these. I would be willing to be a taste-tester :)
ReplyDeleteGreat job by Naida!
ReplyDeleteI suddenly feel hungry after reading your post! The almond butter sounds especially tasty. I love Daisy's sweater!
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