{"id":1035,"date":"2013-11-29T23:54:53","date_gmt":"2013-11-30T05:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/?p=1035"},"modified":"2013-11-29T23:58:07","modified_gmt":"2013-11-30T05:58:07","slug":"hate-shopping-avoid-black-friday-and-still-give-the-perfect-holiday-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/hate-shopping-avoid-black-friday-and-still-give-the-perfect-holiday-gift\/","title":{"rendered":"Hate Shopping? Avoid Black Friday and Still Give the Perfect Holiday Gift!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hate Shopping? I know. It can wear you out. It&#8217;s always been easier for me to buy a little here and a little there throughout the year. By the time Christmas rolls around, all I have to do is wrap.<\/p>\n<p>This year, I haven&#8217;t felt inspired to buy very much. A major remodeling project ate much of my time and I just haven&#8217;t run across anything that seems fun. That means that today, Black Friday, could be very tempting&#8230;except that I hate marathon shopping, typical gifts, arriving early, and crowds!<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, I still don&#8217;t have to struggle or wait until the last minute. I have a lot of gluten-free flours on hand and a lot of gluten-free relatives. I&#8217;ve also consumed plenty of Bulgarian yogurt in the past few months. It comes in glass jars that I washed and saved. That means I have the perfect gift already available. All I have to do is throw it together!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s how easy it is&#8230;Remember that Gouda Muffin recipe we posted in May? Take all the dry ingredients and put them in a clean jar:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>1 cup white rice flour<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>1\/2 cup brown rice flour<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>1\/2 cup potato flour<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>1\/2 cup sugar<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>1 tsp sea salt<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>1 tsp xanthan gum<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>1 teaspoon baking powder<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>1\/2 tsp baking soda<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/hate-shopping-avoid-black-friday-and-still-give-the-perfect-holiday-gift\/gouda-muffin-mix\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1036\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1036 alignnone\" style=\"margin: 20px;\" title=\"Gouda Muffin Mix\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/c2tblog-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Gouda-Muffin-Mix.jpg\" alt=\"Gluten-Free Mix\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/c2tblog-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Gouda-Muffin-Mix.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/c2tblog-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Gouda-Muffin-Mix-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Decorate the jar and include a card with these instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Gouda Muffins<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>12 medium muffins<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>1 jar muffin mix<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>8 oz whole milk plain yogurt<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>2 eggs<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>1\/4 cup melted butter<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>6 oz gouda cheese, diced<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Preheat oven to 425\u00ba.\u00a0 Grease muffin tin or line with muffin cups.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Shake jar to remix ingredients. Place mix in a bowl. In a larger bowl, combine the yogurt, egg, and butter. Slowly fold the dry mixture into the liquids until you have a firm, non-sticky dough. Stir in cheese and spoon dough into muffin tin. Bake at 425\u00ba for 12-15 minutes or until top is brown. Remove to rack to cool.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Boom! You just created the perfect gift!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve done the same thing with pancakes and biscuits. These mixes have become some of my sister&#8217;s favorite gifts. She asks me to give them again and again. (You&#8217;d think she&#8217;d return the jars.)<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s sometimes easy to forget that simple gifts that thoughtfully fill a specific need are often the most appreciated. Of course I tend to remember this the minute I walk into a store during the holiday season!<\/p>\n<p>Have shopping tips to share? We&#8217;d love to hear them!<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hate Shopping? I know. It can wear you out. It&#8217;s always been easier for me to buy a little here and a little there throughout the year. By the time Christmas rolls around, all I have to do is wrap. This year, I haven&#8217;t felt inspired to buy very much. A major remodeling project ate &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/hate-shopping-avoid-black-friday-and-still-give-the-perfect-holiday-gift\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Hate Shopping? 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