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A DIY Gift Guide for Your
Favorite Feminist Amy Hruby, Editor
Combine a biog book and a binder fui of women with this Feminist Ryan Gosiing post.
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Every knows that the holiday season
is hard on your budget, and DIY gifts
are more popular and well-accepted
as friends choose to spend time rather
than money on each other. For your
favorite friends who want something a
bit spunkier than the traditional cook
ies or kerchief, here are a few DIY gift
ideas with the feminist female in mind.
Blog Books
Is she the friend that always shares
great articles and photos on Twitter/
Facebook/Instagram? Share the love
by making a book of printed articles
from your favorite blogs. Crowd-
pleasers for the contemporaiy feminist
include Jezebel, Thought Catalog, and
— of course -- Feminist Ryan Gosling.
Edgy Embroidery
What crazy chick wouldn’t want a
pillow embroidered with a few
rainbow skulls, cats or female .
heroines? All it takes are a few
fabric scraps from old tshirts at
the thrift store, a needle and 50
cent embroidery thread from a
sewing store. Extra points for
inside jokes and ironic catch-
phrases.
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Man Mugs
Pick up a mug at the dollar
store, a porcelain marker from
the craft store and a list of your
friend’s favorite hunks. Write
their names all over the mug
or make an attempt to sketch
a portrait. Definitely a better
wake-me-up than those too-
small, cracked mugs she stole
from the dining hall.
Antagonistic Aprons
Eveiybody knows that women love to
cook, right? The feminist might not
agree with the gender stereotyping
“ but she also might love baking from
time to time! Pick up an apron and
some puff paint at Michaels and cover
that apron in your favorite snarky
quotes — think something like “Make
your own sandwich.” It’ll solve all of
her ideological woes in the kitchen!
Binders Full of Women
For your favorite feminist who’s a
fan of a political joke, grab an Avery
binder at Office Max, hit Wikipedia
for an afternoon, print out the pro
files of your favorite female icons and
make yourself a Binder Full of Wom
en. Make sure the receipient of the •
binder’s in it!
Parsnips Please Even Picky
Eaters
Shanna Alley, staff writer
Embroidering embroidery! A meta-gift.
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I^ooking for a different winter veg
etable to cook up? How about trying
parsnips, which are a root vegetable
that are related to carrots: Even
though parsnips are similar to carrots,
they are sweeter than carrots when
cooked. Parsnips are not a vegetable
that I eat often, but 1 felt it would be
interesting to learn how to cook differ
ent vegetables than the same ones I eat
all the time. As a vegetarian I find that
it is important to eat as many vegeta
bles as possible
and to eat a
wide variety of
them.
What health
benefits are
found in pars
nips? They are
rich in vitamins
and minerals,
such as Potas
sium, copper,
manganese, iron
and calcium.
Also they are a
good source of
dietary fiber.
Vitamin C, folic
acid, B-vitamins, Vitamin K and E.
Roasted parsnips is one dish that
is popular during Christmas in most
English speaking countries and if
you have never cooked them before,
then perhaps think about cooking
something new. Parsnips can also be
used as a substitute for potatoes in
a mashed potato recipe. The cook-.
ing process is the same, but parsnips
would be put in place of using po
tatoes. While trying a new dish, you
would also be getting a good source of
vitamins and minerals.
Preparation and serving methods:
—When preparing parsnips, wash
them in cold water and scrub the skin
very well;
—Trim off the ends and cut into the
size you wish.
—Be careful when cooking as parsnips
have more sugar than starch so they
cook pretty quick.
—Parsnips can be served in various
ways, such as used in breads, pies,
casseroles, cakes and in a variety of
savory dishes along side fish and meat
(for those non-vegetarian family mem
bers).
Winter is upon us and warm
yourself up with this Creamy Parsnip
Soup recipe. Check out this recipe and
consider making it this holiday season.
I have slightly changed the recipe to
make it vegetarian friendly. Click on
the recipe title and follow the link to
where I found this recipe for future
reference or to pass the recipe along to
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— Leek garnish
Directions
family and friends.
Creamy Parsnip Soup
Serves 4; Prep time 20 minutes with
total time 50 minutes.
Ingredients
— 2 tablespoons butter
-1 pound prepared sliced leeks (2 -
cups)
— 1 pound parsnips, trimmed, peeled,
and cut crosswise into i-inch pieces
— 2 apples,
peeled, cored,
and cut into
i-inch pieces
1 medium
baking potato
(about 1/2.
pound),
■ peeled and
cut into i-inch
pieces
-1 can (14.5
ounces) veg
etarian broth
—1/2 cup
heavy' cream
— Salt and
pepper
Heat butter in a large pot over medium
heat. Add leeks (reserving 1/2 cup for
garnish). Cook, stirring, 5 minutes:
Add parsnips, apples, potato, broth,
and 4 cups water. Bring to a boil;
reduce heat and simmer, partially cov
ered, until vegetables are tender, 20 to
25 minutes.
Working in batches, puree soup in a
blender until smooth. Return it to pot;
stir in cream. Season with salt and
pepper. Serve with Leek Garnish.
To make leek garnish, in a large skillet,
heat 1 tablespoon butter over medium-
high. Add reserved 1/2 cup leeks; cook,
stirring, until golden brown, about 3
minutes.
Want to expand your knowledge
on parsnips and what other recipes
parsnips can be used in besides just
roasting them? Check out this book
by Andrea Chesman entitled “Recipes
from the Root Cellar: 270 Fresh Ways
to Enjoy Winter Vegetables.” This
book has other recipes for other root
vegetables so it is perfect for the winter
season.