Homemade Christmas Gifts – Sugar Scrub

Homemade Christmas Gift Idea: Sugar Scrub

Ingredients:

A container of your choice, a glass jar

1 – 1 1/2 cup granulated white sugar

1/2 cup olive oil

Scented oil

Directions:

1. Pour the white sugar and olive oil into a bowl.

2. Mix thoroughly until the ingredients are well blended. Add the scented oil of your choice and mix together.

3. Put the sugar and oil mixture into your container of choice.

3. Label the jar and and tie a

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Homemade Gifts from My Kitchen

There are millions of things I would love to make for friends and family this holiday season, but there isn’t enough time! Here are a few of my favorite ideas. Watch for recipes and photos to come!

1. Chocolate Covered Popcorn. Super simple and gourmet looking! Also, fun to package in a special way.

2. Homemade Strawberry Jam. My Nana’s recipe! So sweet and perfect for a piece of toast or a pb&j sandwich. Something I have grown

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Homemade Christmas Gifts – Chocolate Covered Popcorn

Chocolate Covered Popcorn is the perfect holiday treat! It’s healthier than lots of treats, pretty and packages well, besides – it tastes great!

This super simple gift only takes main three ingredients:

Air popped popcorn Dark Chocolate or Chocolate Almond Bark White Chocolate or White Almond Bark Sea salt Pop 10-12 cups of popcorn with an air popper (or use butterless microwave popcorn) Melt 4 blocks of chocolate in the microwave Place the popcorn on a cookie sheet

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Christmas Gifts for Healthy Living

Stuck on an idea for a Christmas gift? Give the gift of healthy living. Here are a few of my favorite ideas:

1. Polar Heart Rate Monitor. This simple gadget is great for working out and making sure you make your workouts worth it. It usually costs about $100 and can be found at any major sports store or possibly at your gym.

2. Subscription to a Health magazine. Giving the gift of fitness/nutrition knowledge is great because it keeps

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Christmas Coffee Cake

Christmas morning brunch consisted of many delicious things, including this coffee cake.

Grandma’s Classic Coffee Cake

1 box of yellow cake mix 1 stick of melted butter 1 c. light sour cream 1/4 c. sugar 4 eggs cinnamon and brown sugar for the middle (about 1/2 cup

Mix all ingredients together and put half of the mixture in bundt pan. Cover cake batter with the cinnamon and brown sugar.  Add the rest of the cake mix and bake at

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