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What's Shoppin'?

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What's Cookin'?

**This is so, so cool!  DIY beeswax cotton food wraps:
http://myhealthygreenfamily.com/blog/wordpress/plastic-wrap-alternative-diy-beeswax-cotton-wraps/

**Here is the source given for beeswax.  I see that they have 100% beeswax candles, which I have wanted to have in the house for quite some time:
http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/search/search.php?refine=y&keywords=beeswax&x=0&y=0

Simple, simple homemade fruit rollups! [Update:  We made these with some apple sauce that we had recently made and they were delicious (although I over-dried them and ended up breaking them into small bite-sized pieces.]
http://realfoodfreaks.com/2012/10/24/homemade-fruit-roll-ups/

Dairy-free/grain-free peanut butter cookies (1 C peanut butter, egg, sugar, baking powder):
http://chiquitabambino.blogspot.com/2012/11/grain-free-dairy-free-peanut-butter.html

Cranberry sauce (use sweetener of your choice):
http://realsustenance.com/sugar-free-cranberry-sauce-with-a-secret-ingredient/

Pumpkin brownie tarts.  I would un-veganize it with milk but otherwise mostly use it as-is:
http://www.adashofcompassion.com/2010/10/a-twist-on-tradition/

This has a crust that would be good for any unbaked pie (like homemade chocolate pudding!) (3/4 C almonds; 1/4 C dates):
http://www.sweetlyraw.com/2011/11/pumpkin-lucuma-cheesecake.html

This pumpkin pie filling is no-bake:
http://almondsandavocados.com/personal-pumpkin-pie-vegan-gf-almost-raw/

Caramel sauce (I was looking for a recipe for caramel squares to make popcorn balls and caramel apples - this may be too saucy for that but it looks great for other things):
http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/caramel_sauce/

**Caramel squares.  I think this thicker recipe will be better for popcorn balls and caramel apples [update:  worked GREAT - 1/2 recipe was enough for a huge pot of popcorn]:
http://www.joyofbaking.com/candy/Caramels.html

Baked Pumpkin Doughnuts!  I don't have a doughnut baking sheet but they can be made as muffins:
http://www.kingarthurflour.com/blog/2012/09/07/pumpkin-doughnuts-baked-to-perfection/

Baked cheesy chicken strips:
http://kellythekitchenkop.com/2008/02/easy-chicken-recipe-better-than-chicken.html

Brownie dessert shooters - these are too cute in the tiny cups.
http://allergyfreetestkitchen.com/2012/11/brownie-dessert-shooters/

Soaked pumpkin pie oatmeal.  I think this would be a good dehydrated cold cereal also.  They really liked it when I mixed baked oatmeal muffins with some crumbled (healthy) pumpkin cookies and dehydrated them for breakfast cereal...
http://www.thespinachspot.com/2012/11/soaked-pumpkin-pie-oatmeal.html

Chocolate coconut butter bites:
http://wholenaturallife.com/2012/11/28/chocolate-coconut-butter-bites-eat-your-chocolate-coconut-butter-on-the-go/

Chocolate nut clusters.  This would make a great gift... hint, hint!
http://practical-stewardship.com/2012/11/28/2-or-3-ingredient-chocolate-nut-clusters/

Peanut butter banana leather:
http://thischickcooks.net/2012/11/29/peanut-butter-banana-leather/

Sweet potato sloppy joes:
http://thingsmybellylikes.com/2012/12/04/sweet-potato-sloppy-joes/

Raw nutty truffles:
http://www.thespinachspot.com/2012/11/raw-nutty-truffles.html

Homemade hot cocoa mix (handier to have ready than how I usually make it):
http://frugalfarmwife.com/article/homemade-hot-cocoa-mix

Another take on hot cocoa:  Peppermint Hot Cocoa with steamed almond milk.
http://renaissancelife.us/blog/peppermint-hot-chocolate-with-steamed-almond-milk-dairy-free-sugar-free/

Chewy grain-free nut butter breakfast cookie (with pumpkin!)
http://www.cheekybumsblog.com/2012/12/chewy-grain-free-nut-butter-breakfast-cookies/

Coconut berries delight (uses frozen berries):
http://wholenaturallife.com/2012/12/03/coconut-berry-delights-a-tasty-way-to-eat-more-coconut-oil/

Chocolate almond bark:
http://www.goodgirlgonegreen.com/recipes/chocolate-almond-bark

How to make sprouted flour!  Yeah.  I want to try this so I was happy to see this tutorial:
http://modernnourishment.wordpress.com/2012/12/05/how-we-make-our-sprouted-flour/