New sewing books!

I just saw a post for a new sewing book called Sew What You Love: The Easiest, Prettiest Projects Ever on Grand Revival Designs. The book is sold here on Amazon. It is really cute and will need to be added to my sewing library. The author is very kindly giving away free bag patterns if you share the link to her book so I think I will start with the super cute market tote. Very fun. I also received two new sewing books for Christmas including Amy Butler's Style Stitches and Elizabeth Hartman's The Practical Guide to Patchwork. Both books are great and I can't wait to start a few of the projects.

Hemp milk is yummy

For my new years resolution I decided to make more of our food from scratch. I really enjoy home cooked food and in most cases I like the version we make way better than anything we buy already prepared. It is also cheaper to make everything so definitely worth the extra effort. J loves to help out in the kitchen too. It usually involves a bigger mess and more time but it is fun to show him my love for cooking and baking. One thing I have wanted to try is making my own nut or seed milks. In particular I have wanted to try making hemp milk with the blender. I bought organic shelled hemp seeds at Whole Foods and found the hemp milk recipe online. It is really easy to do and tastes better to me than the store bought versions. I haven't figured out the costs yet but I think if I buy the seeds in bulk on Amazon then it will be quite a bit cheaper than buying it in the carton. It also is better trash wise since I don't have to throw away the aseptic cartons. I made a smoothie with the milk by adding a banana, frozen strawberries and mangoes, and a little maple syrup. Very yummy.