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I get the winter time blues and can't wait for the warmer temps to come. We have been having ice cream every now and then and while I absolutely love ice cream and will drop everything to go get some I don't want to make a habit of eating it often late at night. I don't think it's bad I just think I need to moderate it a bit. <br />I decided I wanted to experiment with some sorbets. I was thinking vegan sorbets would be fun, I have a friend who is experimenting with removing dairy from her diet so I wanted to make something she could eat it.</div>
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This tastes a bit like summertime in your mouth and could easily be put into popsicle molds for the kiddos.</div>
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I wanted to keep the recipe simple. Simple process, Simple ingredients. But when I took it out of the freezer to try it I couldn't get the scoop in and was a little bummed that my experiment failed. Then I switched ice cream scoops...</div>
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My sorbet turned into a shaved ice recipe. Turned a flop into something new.</div>
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I made three different kinds: Mango Strawberry, Berry Mix and Strawberry Lemonade. The Strawberry Lemonade was my favorite. I have literally made myself sick from drinking too many of Red Robin's Speckled Lemonades, Lord have mercy those things are good! So to say that it was my favorite was an understatement. </div>
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<u>You will need:</u><br />1 lb of frozen organic fruit thawed (16 oz)</div>
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1. In a medium sauce pan heat water, lemon juice and sugar. Heat until sugar is dissolved let cool for a few minutes.</div>
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2. Prepare an open mouth container to pour your mixture in. I used old bred pans with parchment paper place in the bottom so I could easily pull the ice out later if need be.<br />3. Place frozen fruit in a food processor (or a blender could work) with lemon zest. Blend.</div>
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Jamming my friend <a href="http://www.carterhulsey.com/">Carter's</a> new album. The album came out this morning on itunes! Check it out if you get a chance it is so so good! . Proud of him! </div>
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My friend Melisa is a ridiculously creative momma. She has an <a href="http://www.ohmelisa.etsy.com/">etsy</a> where she sells he<span style="font-family: inherit;">r little </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">hand embroidered applique onesies, tees, and other unique items. I mean how cute is the </span></span><span style="line-height: 16px;">Piranha plant applique from Mario?! Ridiculous! I love it!</span><br /><span style="line-height: 16px;">Right now, Melisa is offering a special coupon code to amberZon readers! Use code <span style="color: #e69138;">AMBERZON14 </span>at check out in her etsy and receive 15% off your purchase! How great is that?! </span></span></div>
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All of her creations are made from scraps, usually salvaged or re purposed which makes each piece unique and special! It's something you can feel good about. A unique handmade gift on a cute kid, what could be better?</div>
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She makes some cute adult tops as well. This Sweater looks like something you'd snag at Anthropologie. She's stinking creative! <br />So don't forget go to her <a href="http://www.ohmelisa.etsy.com/">esty shop</a> to get your little ones some cute onsies or tees for valentine's day or just because. Use the code <span style="color: #e69138;">AMBERZON14</span> and get 15% off!<br />Also go check her blog, plus a few other crafty friends, at <a href="http://aintthattheberriesgals.blogspot.com/">Ain't That the Berries</a>.<br />Or follow her on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Oh-melisa/233546293364555?ref=br_tf">facebook</a> and keep up with all the creative goodies as they hit her <a href="http://www.ohmelisa.etsy.com/">shop</a>!</div>
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I like fish. Salmon is high on the list. These fritters are a little addictive to me. Pair it with a yummy cocktail sauce and I'm set. Something about them makes me feel like a 5 year old eating fish sticks for lunch, but I'm alright with that.</div>
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We are very slowly making small home improvements here and there as we have time and resources. The Dining room used to have a very long table, almost like a boardroom table, that seated about 10. As a wedding gift, Dylan's aunts gifted us this great Mid Century table and chairs! We finally went and picked it up the other day and I was tickled pink! I love them! We are making efforts to make that room seem more open and spacious</div>
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We changed out the light fixture in the kitchen. Our friend Al had this Vintage Brass Swing Lamp that he let us have. We are all about reusing and repurposing. We decided to paint it black to make it stand out a little bit. We also chose to keep the base in the same location as the old light (which was centered in the room) and draped the chain to the new location of the table on the far wall. Plus it saved us from drilling new holes and running new electric.</div>
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We were inspired by some images I have come across on blogs and pinned to my <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/amberzonbie/">Pinterest</a>. I really like the exposed wires, some think it looks messy but I think it adds a little more detail to an otherwise boring ceiling.</div>
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1. <a href="http://www.stillstars.com/jeroen-van-der-spek/interior">Still Stars</a> 2. <a href="http://www.remodelista.com/posts/in-austin-a-woodworker-takes-affordable-creativity-to-new-heights">Remodelista</a> 3. <a href="http://vintage-house.blogspot.com.es/2013/10/ny-skiva-pa-kokson.html?m=1">Vintage House</a> 4. <a href="http://myscandinavianhome.blogspot.fr/2013/12/a-cosy-and-welcoming-finnish-table.html">My Scandinavian Home</a></div>
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This is where having a handy husband comes in well... handy. We removed our old light fixture and got to work. We painted the brass, attached the wire and threaded the chain. We measured out our placement and hung the light. Dylan worked out all the electrical part of it, I'm so glad I married a guy that loves projeccts as much as I do, actually more than I do.</div>
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Total project cost was about $60. We bought LED lights which are a bit more pricey but will save us money in the long run. We also didn't use all the materials so we have left overs for another project!<br />
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*** The giveaway is now closed. Thank you to all those who entered! I am excited for the next one! </div>
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I shared a while back about how I had discovered I had a <a href="http://amberzondotcom.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-great-gluten-discovery.html">gluten sensitivity</a>. It has been about 6 months since I talked about it and close to a year since I have come to the realization. I thought I would give a little update since I get asked on occasion how it is coming along.</div>
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If you don't have to do it, don't do it. I'm still adjusting, a year later. I keep telling myself it will get better and it has in some ways, but in other ways the craving and anger for wanting something I shouldn't have seems to intensify. </div>
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I have understood that most of it is a retraining of my mind. Teaching myself that I don't need the food I am craving. That I can use this as an opportunity to get creative, or make my own version of them. The other day I told myself that it was just a tiny bit, It won't affect me that much...<br />
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I was not myself within about 3 hours. I was bummed and irritable with Dylan and then it hit me at dinner time that night. I've been glutened! It got me! Every now and then it slips into something I've eaten and I feel foggy. Every time it happens I feel like it just reinforces how bad it is for me.<br />
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While we were in Chicago we went to a <a href="http://shop1021.com/">cute little shop</a> and I came across this book, read a few excerpts and was dying laughing in the store. We bought it and I read it during the rest of our trip. Dylan was laughing right along with me. It is such an encouraging book. It was like someone climbed inside my head, narrated/commentated most of my frustrations and experiences I have had with all of this. </div>
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<a href="http://glutenismybitch.wordpress.com/">Amy Peveteaux</a> is a freaking riot! Her sarcasm makes is all worth it. I would recommend this book to anyone, gluten free or not, it is hilarious by itself but even more hilarious if you have experienced some of the same frustrations. Her <a href="http://glutenismybitch.wordpress.com/">blog</a> is written in a similar fashion and I just think it is great.<br />
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So a year in here is my advice:</div>
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1. Stick with it, your bowels, loved ones and self will thank you for it.</div>
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2. Find a few encouraging people to surround yourself with. Dylan constantly encourages me and also eats/cooks to my sensitivity. Our <a href="http://amberzondotcom.blogspot.com/2014/01/friendcation.html">close friend group</a> (that we potluck with) is mostly vegetarian and they have kindly made gf dishes. Our <a href="http://www.hotmetalbridge.com/">church</a> has also kindly taken the need of vegetarians and gf people into consideration with the Sunday meals. I can't stress how important this one is. Understanding friends make the struggle a lot easier.</div>
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3. Retrain your brain. Maybe this comes easier for some folks but for me I don't like hearing that I can't do something, it just makes me want to do it all the more. Call it rebellious or call it what you want but I hate it. I have to remember that I like to craft and create so I need to look at food like a craft project. We went on a big grocery run last weekend and Dylan left me for a couple days, it was like he had bought me a bunch of new art supplies, so many possibilities!</div>
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4. Buy yourself a couple new gluten free cookbooks or discover a new blog. My friend Maggie bought us Gluten-Free on a Shoestring and it has been a great one to have. Simple recipes trying to focus on not spending a lot and using what you have around the kitchen already. Amy's book and <a href="http://glutenismybitch.wordpress.com/">blog</a> is great as well.</div>
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5. Buy yourself some good all purpose gluten free flour. This suggestion is in many of the books and blogs I have perused and they are right! Trader Joe's has a decent one that I use, Cup 4 Cup is also an excellent/pricey choice but very nice to have on hand (it has the xantham gum already in the flour).</div>
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I don't know if any of these helped anyone out there in internet land but this is what I have discovered after a year of this journey, it may be a totally different story in another year. Who knows? Until then I will keep sharing recipes for my fellow gf comrades.</div>
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Hannah made this beautiful <a href="http://amberzondotcom.blogspot.com/2013/07/decadent-gluten-free-chocolate-cake.html">Decadent Gluten Free Chocolate Cake</a> and I have shared a few gluten free recipes</div>
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<a href="http://amberzondotcom.blogspot.com/2014/01/gluten-free-tuna-casserole.html">Gluten Free Tuna Casserole</a></div>
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<a href="http://amberzondotcom.blogspot.com/2013/11/cheesy-sunchoke-broccoli-soup.html">Cheesy Sunchoke and Broccoli Soup</a></div>
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I won't lie, I like myself a good tuna mac. I used to make a large pot of it over a weekend and take it for work lunches that week. I would make it with 2 boxes of mac and cheese, 2 cans of tuna and 1 can of cream of mushroom. Easy.<br />Now that I have to <a href="http://amberzondotcom.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-great-gluten-discovery.html">eat gluten free</a> I haven't had it in a while. Gluten free mac and cheese can be a bit pricey and canned cream of mushroom is pricey as well. I know that the original "glutened" recipe is loaded with a lot of foreign crap so I decided to remedy that this past weekend. <br />This recipe was super simple and is easy to get creative and add more or other ingredients.</div>
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I really like the look of floral crowns and had wanted to try my hand at one for awhile. I made <a href="http://amberzondotcom.blogspot.com/2013/09/wedding-details-part-two.html">a practice one here</a>. It wasn't perfect but I was happy I made it and it was a fun learning experience.</div>
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if I had to change one tip to give about my crown on the wedding day it was that I used too big of roses and should've just kept to smaller ranunculus because I have a smaller head. There are loads of tutorials out there for how to make a crown but when it came do to it I just had to make it up as I went trouble shoot problems later. The moms actually saved the day at the last minute and helped put the finishing touches on the crowns. We used wild long stems of vining plants to finish out he crown.</div>
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To read about my handmade wedding dress go <a href="http://amberzondotcom.blogspot.com/2013/11/my-handmade-wedding-dress.html">here</a>.</div>
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Settling into our house and making it feel like ours has been a unique balance. I have always had housemates, or lived alone, and although we have graciously shared items together we always took our belongings when we moved out. This time I am married to that housemate and we make big decisions together. We make decisions about keeping or donating items (although Dylan might think this a little lopsided since he has been great donor to Goodwill as of late haha) and how to decorate. It has been fun and it has been interesting.</div>
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Don't get me wrong, we have plenty in common and these differences are minor. The things we have in common get us really excited about the various home improvements we have going on. The things we differ on cause us to take a bit of time to mull it over and either agree together or come up with a compromise. Our home is becoming just that, "our home." I am excited! Just like <a href="http://amberzondotcom.blogspot.com/2013/12/why-we-chose-to-keep-our-wedding-simple.html">our wedding</a> seemed to exhibit both of our personalities our home is now taking on those characteristics. <br />
If you follow me on <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/amberzonbie">pinterest</a> you might have noticed I have been gathering a lot of inspiration for different house projects as of late.<br />
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I am blessed with an amazing, hilarious and irreverent group of friends. We eat and play games together at least once a week. Last year we went to this cabin down on the Yough river for New Years weekend and we returned for a second year. Friendcation! It has snowed a decent amount both years making everything look like a freakin Currier and Ives post card. Our 4 days together are spent mostly in pajama pants, reading books, playing games, telling stories and eating amazing food. Love this bunch!</div>
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We went back to Missouri for Christmas. It was our first married Christmas and actually our first actual Christmas together. Dylan got to observe and be a part of all the little traditions and my funny family times. It was a fun and happy trip!</div>
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Its official, Scout likes being with Emma and snugging with her more than me. Not gonna lie, my feelings are a little hurt but this is also what I wanted, for them to be best buds, so I guess I can't be too upset. She did sneak up and sleep on my chest a time or two so that was kind of redeeming.</div>
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A handsome husband, a beautiful pup, a rascal kitten, good health, a roof over our heads and food to eat. I would say I am pretty blessed. 2013 was good to me. So happy for 2014 adventures and challenges. </div>
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This is what most of my mornings used to look like. Cuddling and snugging with my two red heads. Emma is the best buddy ever and is super loving but she is still a pup and I always feel like she needs a buddy. I have hinted on an occasion or two to Dylan that she could use a "friend."</div>
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Some friends of ours found a stray kitten in their backyard and I became a little attached. I texted Dylan with a few kitten pictures (while he was out hunting haha) and we decided to "foster" the kitten for the weekend to see how it went and most of all how Emma and the kitten responded to each other. </div>
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Dylan kinda fell in love as well. He said he was "doomed from the start." haha Everytime the kitten would do something cute he would say I was "evil" for this. I am pretty sure all three of us were smitten could never say no. So she became ours and we named her Scout!</div>
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Scout enjoys cuddling with Emma and chasing her Darth Vader toy around, sleeping on shoulders or curling up on our chest in the middle of the night. She is extremely adventurous and a little ornery but we are so happy about how sweetly she rounds out our little family.</div>
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Flowers are expensive and to have boutonnieres made on top of all the other flowers seemed a little excessive. I wanted the parents bouts and corsages to be extra special. This little idea was one of my first ideas for the wedding that I wanted to DIY. Unfortunately it was overshadowed by everything else that needed to be done. </div>
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I had the frame, with a padding in it for display, and the mothers bouts done and that was about it before I left for the weekend of the wedding. Our sweet bridesmaids/groomswomen all chipped in and helped me whip the rest up last minute. It was a fun little bonding time and really relieved a lot of stress off of me. They are so sweet!</div>
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1. Buy large safety pins and felt of your color choices.</div>
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2. Cut a rectangular piece of felt to width to slip through the pin lengthwise. Then cut a triangle out of the bottom to make the banner like shape.</div>
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5. Stitch a symbol or feather on and pin it on a handsome fella or a beautiful momma!</div>
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amberZonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16854412188618535213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16663190.post-1840545345545450042013-12-03T22:01:00.000-05:002013-12-03T22:01:44.746-05:00Why We Chose to Keep Our Wedding Simple and Handmade<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Let me preface this by saying that this is our personal opinion and we in no way look down upon those who view this matter differently than we do, be it in simpler ways or more extravagant. This is just us, what makes sense to us and our lifestyle.</div>
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After we were engaged we prefaced all our decisions with questions like "how much is that going to cost" or "do we really need that?" Something about being a young, engaged American, that society still attempts to dictate how we do our weddings today and while I believe there is some validity to some traditions I believe that some of those are just there for the sake of tradition and when challenged it is met with "because that's what you do" or "that's just how it goes." I personally responded to Dylan on more than one occasion with those exact responses, mainly due to the fact that I didn't know why that happened and/or It was a simple tradition that I didn't feel the need to be neglected or challenged at this point. There was etiquette and traditions that I also thought were silly and we would discuss them together or he would just leave me to make the decision on whether or not I felt like it was necessary. </div>
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In the end it came down to our lifestyle and what we were comfortable doing. Our parents were a huge help with the financial end of things as well as emotional support, ideas, crafts and legwork. So one of the most important things to us was to be financially responsible with the gifts given to us without sacrificing our own personal lifestyles. </div>
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A large majority of our personal belongings were given to us, thrifted or picked up curbside on trash day, so we tend to lean on the frugal/sustainable side of things. We were warned by several friends to not get swept up in all the things that everyone else wanted us to do and to "just do us". We took that advice to heart. It meant more work and not hiring a planner. It meant spending just a little bit more to have compostable plates and cutlery. It meant that we had a couple work days and craft parties to get things done for the amount of people we wanted to accommodate. To keep it sentimental and meaningful it meant that we wanted family to be involved, in location, wedding party, and all the extra bits. And it meant having TWO receptions because we are so blessed by so many important people in our lives and wanted them to know their importance to us and having an open invite. A little extra work but so worth it.</div>
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The highest compliments that people expressed is that it all seemed very much like us and that we placed such a high importance on family and friends.</div>
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I kept thinking something needed to go wrong because everything was going so well. Everything was perfect and we couldn't have been more happy!</div>
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I got the opportunity go to an UnConference a couple weekends ago and had some fun in a cool space simulator that was like being in the freaking magic school bus! It was great! I blogged about it over on <a href="http://www.brashearkids.blogspot.com/2013/11/paeyc-unconference-game-on-part-2.html" target="_blank">Brashear Kids</a>. </div>
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Also the seats at CMU have binary code, how cool is that?!</div>
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Sarah and Rachel did such a good job taking our wedding photos, I love them!</div>
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We currently have a surplus of sunchokes aka <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_artichoke" target="_blank">Jerusalem artichokes</a>. My husband, <a href="http://www.dylanrooke.com/" target="_blank">Dylan</a>, volunteers down at our community garden in our neighborhood. Sunchokes are extremely easy to grow and we literally had an overflowing 5 gallon bucket, Yeah that's right, a <u>5 gallon bucket</u> of these things! </div>
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This recipe is basically a potato soup using sunchokes as a substitute. So if you have a favorite potato soup recipe just substitute sunchokes, or instead of using my sunchoke recipe make yourself a potato soup. Whatever suits ya!</div>
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3 lb.s of sunchokes sliced</div>
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3 stalks of celery chopped</div>
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1 large red onion chopped</div>
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3 cloves of garlic chopped</div>
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1/4 c. butter</div>
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1/2 c. corn starch</div>
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2 medium size heads of broccoli, florets chopped</div>
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2 boxes of organic gluten free vegetable broth</div>
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3 cups water</div>
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one 16 oz. log of Velveeta cheese diced</div>
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1. Slice your sunchokes, skins on, and celery and put it in a pot to boil until its soft and mash-able. Drain and mash. I wanted a smoother consistency so I threw it in the food processor with some of the broth. </div>
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2. While your chokes are boiling, chop onion and garlic and put in a large pot with butter. Saute till the purple in the onion starts to fade then slowly add the corn starch stirring it in and adding broth as you go. </div>
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3. Mix the sunchokes into the big pot, stir, add the rest of the broth, water, broccoli, and diced velveeta. Stir and let cheese melt. When the broccoli florets are soft then it's ready to serve! </div>
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I work in the education department at the <a href="http://www.brashearassociation.org/" target="_blank">Brashear Association</a> and I curate <a href="http://www.brashearkids.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Brashear Kids blog</a>. I recently did a little <a href="http://www.brashearkids.blogspot.com/2013/11/thanksgiving-round-up-creative-eats.html" target="_blank">round up</a> of some yummy recipes for the fall or thanksgiving dinner.</div>
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Go check it out, <a href="http://www.brashearkids.blogspot.com/2013/11/thanksgiving-round-up-creative-eats.html" target="_blank">7 Healthy Fall recipes for Picky Eaters</a>.</div>
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The dress. Let me start this off by telling a little history. I was more of a tomboy growing up so I never had this big magical wedding planned out like some little girls did. My parents owned and operated a wedding and video business while I was growing up. I have watched my dad editing many a wedding video and I have seen my fair share of weddings. Watching those weddings over and over made me a little disenchanted with the whole 'fairy tale' wedding. So when it came to a dress I didn't want some poofy thing, no offense, it just wasn't me. I wanted to feel relaxed and comfortable in my own skin. I didn't want to try to 'fit' into a certain size by my wedding, that just seemed silly to me. I wanted to just be me, not the stressed-out-self-conscience-skinnier-version-of-the-me-I-thought-I-should-be-for-my-wedding-day. </div>
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Most girls go right out and pick out the dress first thing. I drug my feet. I was in no rush. I never stepped foot in a bridal store through the whole planning process because the thought of paying those prices to a company that probably bought the dress dirt cheap from an underpaid third world seamstress just did not sound appealing to me in the least. I had briefly chatted with a friend make it for me but she had several wedding dresses she was already working on. I looked at a few thrift stores to see if there was one that would be cool altered. I searched <a href="http://www.etsy.com/" target="_blank">etsy</a>, <a href="http://www.tradesy.com/weddings/" target="_blank">Tradsey</a> and a couple other random places to find a handmade, second hand and/or vintage dress. Nothing really struck me. Until an out of town visitor suggested I just make it. This was quickly dismissed since I cannot follow a pattern to save my life and have no experience in dress making other than simple skirts. But then I got to thinking about the possibility of having another talented seamstress friend teaching me. I sketched up a simple dress that was more of what I was looking for and I asked my friend Kristin, about 2 and half months before the wedding, what she thought about this. </div>
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She was all over it! She was excited to teach me and work together on it. I could not have asked a better teacher, she was patient and broke things down for me. I originally found the large chunky rose lace for $19 a yard at a local shop and fell in love but did not fall in love with the price. It was important to me to keep things as simple and low cost as possible. I searched etsy found the same lace for half the price. The under layer was a little difficult because I needed to touch and feel how it would look with the lace so we picked up a cream knit material at JoAnn's with coupons. I already had the Zipper and thread, although we used Kristin's thread more.</div>
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I thrifted this braided belt at Goodwill in the little boys section for $.99 and loved how it fit with the dress. I think my mom wanted some kind of sash, I just wanted to feel relaxed. At one point I told my mom I didn't want it to be too tight and I was also planning on putting pockets on my wedding dress and she said something to the effect of "Amber Dawn! Good grief, it's your wedding for Pete's sake I think you can afford to be a little girly for one day in your life!" haha So I nixed the pockets, mainly because we were running out of time, and that was just one more thing to do.</div>
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Shoes from Target clearance. I wanted a different pair but Dylan found me these so we couldn't decide and bought both and waited till I finished my dress to see which ones looked best. Dylan's pair won. He liked them because the mint color tied in with our color scheme. </div>
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I'm not a huge jewelry person so when it came to jewelry I didn't wnat a bunch of glitzy glammy stuff. I bought one bracelet (pictured) from a little local boutique/salon. Dylan bought us matching 'amber' necklaces in mexico a few years ago and our leather from them has since deteriorated off our necks so I found a few chains we had laying around and bought some jewelry wire and fixed them for us to wear at the wedding.</div>
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My friend Kristin is awesome! Words cannot express how awesome she was through the whole dress making time. She not only set aside time for me, she patiently taught me and put up with a lot of annoying questions from me. She is absolutely amazing! It took us about 6 sessions to get it done. We used my rough sketch and the bottom portion from a prom dress pattern to make it. Kristin taught me how to do darts and armpits (those things are difficult), some cool tips with sewing zippers and so on. taking turns sewing and having some girl time before the wedding was awesome!</div>
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Emma had a little something too. I originally wanted her to wear a flower wreath of some type. I made one with fake flowers to try out with her a few months before the wedding... she hated it and kept trying to rub it off. So I decided to go with the tried and true bandanna route. This dog absolutely loves to wear bandannas, if she sees that you are holding it to put it on her she immediately sits so still and upright for you to slide it on. I used scraps from my wedding dress lace and just stitched up the edges. We also bought a simple leather leash on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/" target="_blank">etsy</a> from a shop called <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/108065405/leather-1-leash-1-to-6-black-tan?ref=shop_home_active" target="_blank">Leather Rush</a>. The price was decent and free shipping in the US so I was pretty happy. We tried to buy handmade, second hand or vintage as much as possible.</div>
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We desire to live simply and to not live beyond our means, so when I told Dylan last year that I preferred just a simple band I meant it. When Dylan proposed earlier this year he proposed with a beautiful but simple ring from his mom that was inherited from his great great aunt. When it came to deciding on a wedding ring I really wasn't too picky. I had an idea that I would like an onyx ring but wasn't sure about it. I realized that wasn't very traditional but if my family were to describe me, "traditional" or "normal" would not be in the description. When we went back to Missouri over the summer my mom had been keeping an eye out for a ring for me and had discussed it with my aunt and uncle who buy and sell jewelry. They generously gifted me this diamond ring! This was such a huge blessing a I am really thankful for it.</div>
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Dylan and I spent quite a few hours on Etsy attempting to find both of our rings and we had come across some pretty sweet guys rings. We both thought a wood ring would be pretty cool and olive wood bears some significance in Dylan's family. His parents found a charred olive wood branch the night they were engaged on the beach that they have kept all these years as a symbol. In addition our <a href="http://amberzondotcom.blogspot.com/2013/09/mail-day.html" target="_blank">wedding plugs</a> were olive wood too! We settled on this one from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/OliveWoodJewellery?ref=l2-shopheader-name" target="_blank">Olive Wood Jewelry</a>, an Etsy seller based in Croatia. Dylan's ring is olive wood with a tungsten center. </div>
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The little box is one I found at an antique store in Missouri for under two dollars and decided this was the ring bearer box. I made a little pillow that tucked in there and attached strings to tie the rings in so they didn't jostle about. It is a little beat up box but I loved it and thought it was the perfect size. I also liked the fact that I could use it to store little bits after the wedding. </div>
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