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Believe it or not, regardless of the title and the date, this post has nothing to do with Harry Potter.

It has everything to do with the coolest kitchen gadget on the face of the planet: the Zoku Quick Pop Maker.

I spotted these for the first time several months ago at Williams Sonoma. I left the store with new cookie cutters, but stared at the Zoku box with envy in my heart. Envy for anyone who could justify buying such a thing. And then I left without it.

Then I thought, "Screw reason!" I wanted one. That's reason enough.

I decided I would make myself into a Zoku owner. And then I kinda forgot.

Then it came birthday time and David wanted to know what I wanted. I keep a list of things I want on the computer. Things I run across online and things I run out of in my life. Like perfume (J'Adore by Dior for anyone interested in restocking me) and a keyboard (I'm ready to start teaching Lily to play musical instruments). Oh! And a fondu pot. A good one. And Zoku. I still wanted insta-pops.

A few days after my birthday, I got boxes in the mail. And in one of those boxes was a gift. And that gift was a Zoku Quick Pop Maker. And I sort of squealed like a little girl. A 25 year old, very little,  squeal-y girl. Don't tell David.

We've used it once already. David and I made strawberry pops after we put Lily to bed the other night. Pureed fresh berries up with a bit of sugar and water, poured them in, and had pops in 10 minutes. And they were YUMMY.

Then we stopped by a produce stand yesterday for kiwis and a large cantaloupe.

Popsicles anyone?

Edit: We made some after lunch, and Bug loved them. Strawberry teeth and all.

Strawberry puree with slices of kiwi. Perfection.