green packing…making the world a better place one order at a time.

i love this new green packaging from my print lab. the box, ribbon, green card, and tissue paper inside is all made from recycled material and, you guessed it, can be recycled again. :) it has a very organic feel to it and i just love it! unfortunately it’s only available for prints and not for DVDs or coffee table books…but the DVD case itself is so fantastic that it doesn’t really need extra packaging…and the coffee table book will just have to lie there underneath the pretty packaging of the prints above it. :) thankfully, the finao albums also have a similar “green” packaging that is recycled and can be recycled again…now i just have to hope that my clients are the recycling type! :)

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also…got these nifty little clear cases for a client who ordered wallets recently. neat! seen on top of her super cute red silk coffee table book. ooo la la.

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adventures in gluten-free chex mix.

after a string of irritating incidents at wake med, i’m now taking my gluten problem to an allergist. i get sick when i eat anything with gluten in it…what don’t you understand about that, wake med? i can’t eat it. no, i don’t want you to test my pancreas. no, i don’t want you to see if my liver or gall bladder is failing. i have no symptoms of that, but i do have a history of being allergic to wheat. i feel fine…except when i eat wheat. geeeeeeez. (can you tell i’m leaving wake med yet?) :)

anyway, geoff and i made delicious delicious gluten-free chex mix this weekend if anyone out there is gluten-free and interested! you’d be surprised what things have gluten in them, so i listed the brands as well.

gluten free chex mix

Mix in a large microwave-safe bowl:

4 1/2 cups Corn Chex

4 1/2 cups Rice Chex

2 cups Glutino Gluten Free Pretzels

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Melt & mix in small bowl:

6 tbsp butter

2 tbsp Lea + Perrins Worcestershire Sauce

1 1/2 tsp season salt

3/4 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp onion powder

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Pour mixture from small bowl over the large bowl and microwave on high for 5-6 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes.

Spread evenly to cool.

Add back into a large bowl and add 2 cups Reese’s Pieces (M&Ms are traditionally used but they do contain gluten, so if you’re sensitive, use Reese’s).

Enjoy! :)