tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57881612939988467352024-02-02T16:08:08.020-08:00Snacks and Desserts100% all-natural, non-processed recipesSnacks and Dessertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18062447570726326373noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788161293998846735.post-55883008750576657062013-09-09T13:28:00.000-07:002013-09-09T13:28:06.217-07:00Lime cream cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I've had many a pinterest fail. Not necessarily fails because I couldn't do something (although I keep things pretty simple when it comes to what I pin so don't be too impressed) but because things just don't taste as good as they look on pinterest. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This dessert isn't one of them. It is really good. Good enough that the hubs got into it one night after I went to bed. It's almost like a key lime pie, except it's denser. I preferred it frozen but a little thawed so I kept it in the freezer and took it out about thirty minutes before I wanted to eat some. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I actually made a small batch this first time (why waste all those cashews if it wasn't going to be good!) but the next time I make it, I'll make a full batch. It's a good healthy dessert to have on hand to satisfy your sweet tooth. Also, I added more lime juice than the recipe calls for because I prefer a limier (is that a word?) taste, but of course do that according to your own taste buds. Enjoy!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> 1 cup almond meal (basically almond flower - it can be found at Trader Joe's for cheap enough that it's worth buying instead of making. If you don't have a trader Joe's, I'd probably make your own in a food processor because it's more expensive at Whole Foods, etc).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 1/3 cup macadamia nuts or cashews, or a combo of the two nuts, soaked in water for several hours if not overnight</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1/2 cup honey or maple syrup</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1/3 cup fresh lime juice</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">about 2-3 tablespoons lime zest (about 6-8 limes)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Place almond meal and dates into a food processor and pulse till combined. Spoon crust into a pie pan and press into the pan. Set aside.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Place nuts, honey, lime juice, lime zest and
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oil. Continue to blend until everything is well blended and the
batter is smooth. Adjust lime taste to your liking and add more or
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Spoon lime filling on top of the crust.</span></span><br />
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Snacks and Dessertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18062447570726326373noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788161293998846735.post-90477130694583327192013-08-09T02:11:00.001-07:002013-08-09T02:11:52.659-07:00Savory Kale and Quinoa (with egg)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Have you seen Gwyneth's new cookbook "It's all Good"? (Also, did you know that periods always go inside quotation marks but question marks only go inside the question mark if it was originally part of what is being put in quotation marks, i.e. a question?) It's an aptly named cookbook since it is, in fact, all good. Including this kale and quinoa breakfast dish (which I sometimes eat for dinner as well). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Turns out quinoa is basically a perfect grain. So perfect, in fact, that the hubs and I can eat it on our grain-free diet. It's gluten free and is a complete protein on its own. High in calcium, antioxidants and anti-inflammatory nutrients. One would think that such a highly nutritious food would not taste good. One would be wrong. Do yourself a favor and test me on that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">2 tablespoons ecoconut oil<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />1 garlic clove, finely chopped<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />2 large leaves of kale (stems discarded), finely chopped<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />1 cup of quinoa<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />1 Fried or Poached Egg (I prefer fried (fry in a pan with about 1 tsp of oil) and runny)<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />1 scallion, white and light green parts only, very finely sliced<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />2 cups water<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Salt and pepper</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Rinse the quinoa thoroughly and place it in a pot set over high heat with the water and a pinch of salt. Bring the quinoa to a boil, lower the heat, cover the pot, and cook until all the liquid is absorbed, about 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Heat the oil and garlic over medium heat in a small skillet until the garlic begins to soften, about 1 minute. Add the shredded kale and cook, stirring now and then, until the kale is wilted, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the quinoa and cook, stirring until warmed through, another 2 minutes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Season the mixture to taste with salt and pepper. Place the mixture in a shallow bowl or on a plate, top with the egg, and sprinkle with the scallions. Add a final grind of black pepper if you like. And then dig in and enjoy.</span><br />
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<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/snacksanddessertsrecipes/savory-kale-and-quinoa-with-egg" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Printable Recipe</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Recipe from <a href="http://www.mariarickerthong.com/savory-kale-and-quinoa/#" target="_blank">here</a></span></div>
Snacks and Dessertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18062447570726326373noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788161293998846735.post-75153044907320701242013-07-26T08:46:00.001-07:002013-07-26T08:46:55.206-07:00Mexican Haystacks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I blame pinterest for the reason I was absent from the world of Snacks and Desserts for so long. It's so easy to pin recipes onto my "Delish (recipes to try)" board and then go back to that board over and over, both for the tried and true recipes and the new ones I plan to try. This recipe is one of the first pinterest recipes I tried. It is so so good. Pretty (impressive even) presentation and yet very easy. And delish. Next time you get a hankering for greasy mexican food, do yourself a favor and make this recipe instead. Fresh, healthy, and delicious so no food hangover the next day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The original recipe calls for rice but the hubs and I can't agree on the kind of rice we eat. I say we're a brown rice family. He doesn't like brown rice and insists we're a white rice family. I can't make myself eat white rice because it's refined, processed, generally unhealthy (sorry y'all!) so we compromised and we're pretty much a quinoa family. Don't worry, though, quinoa and rice are pretty much interchangeable without sacrificing any flavor, and this recipe is no exception. Whether you go with brown rice or quinoa, you can't go wrong (just don't go with white rice!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><u>Directions</u><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 20px;">Start your brown rice (or quinoa) in a pot on the stove. Next, add ground beef and chopped onion to a large saute pan. Add garlic powder and salt and pepper. When the meat is browned, add 4 cups of salsa. Bring the salsa to a boil and then reduce the heat to a simmer. Cover and simmer for about 20 minutes. In the meantime, chop the cilantro, pepper, avocado, and mango. When the rice (or quinoa) is done, stir in almost all of the fresh cilantro, leaving just enough to garnish each dish. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Find a small bowl or ramekin and put the rice (or quinoa) in there, pressing it down with the back of a spoon. Turn the bow over to empty the rice (or quinoa) on a plate. It should slide out pretty easily and maintain the form of the bowl you used. Top with meat and other toppings.</span></span><br />
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Snacks and Dessertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18062447570726326373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788161293998846735.post-73379576934804614072013-07-19T13:28:00.000-07:002013-08-09T07:42:12.842-07:00Summer Squash Saute<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The hubs and I are on a new restricted diet to help treat his candida (too much yeast in his body) and his ulcerative colitis. Bless his heart. I actually don't mind as it's a good excuse for me to detox and get to a good baseline again. As you might know, it takes time and effort to stay committed to a non-processed diet, and with the busyness of spring and summer (not to mention the perfect sitting outside weather that spring brings) processed foods crept back into my diet more than I would have liked. Never fear, though - the hubs' candida and UC have us back on the right track! Have I said bless his heart yet, because bless it indeed. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">What exactly is restricted on this diet, you ask? Well, a lot. No grains (except quinoa, flax seed, and millet), no fruit except berries, no soy, no cow's dairy, no sugar (even natural sugar like honey) etc. What can we eat? Meat (good thing - I don't think I could convince the hubs to go vegetarian), eggs, vegetables, berries, raw nuts. I mean, that's not all we can eat, but the point is that it's pretty restricted. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 lb.
summer squash and/or zucchini, cut into</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> matchsticks</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">¼ cup sliced raw almonds</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 tbsp.
coconut oil (or olive oil, but coconut is my preferred oil for cooking because of it's high </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span>smoke point)</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">¼ cup finely-grated Parmesan (the hubs and I can't have this part so I'll look for a hard goat's </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span>cheese next </span></span>time I make it)</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/quick-recipes/2013/06/summer-squash-saute" target="_blank">Original recipe here</a> </span></span></div>
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Snacks and Dessertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18062447570726326373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788161293998846735.post-39910700713910942882013-07-08T09:56:00.000-07:002013-07-08T09:56:07.939-07:00Raw Brownies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Birthday monster. Noun. A person who celebrates his or her birthday to the fullest extent possible, using every possible excuse to create a celebration of the day.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I actually hadn't ever heard that description for someone like me until this past Friday (which, coincidentally, was my birthday) when I had a quick email exchange with a work friend that went something like this.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Birthday coffee?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The email exchange was followed by a trip to Starbucks (no guilt for getting a latte on my birthday after all) where I proceeded to tell all the employees it was my birthday. On the way back to the office he commented that I was "one of those birthday monsters." (See above definition).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I am most definitely a birthday monster, which I explained <a href="http://snacksanddesserts.blogspot.com/2011/08/chocolate-tart-with-hazlenut-crust.html" target="_blank">here</a>. And this year was no exception, even if the weather did rain for 48 hours straight. On Sunday we went to my parents' house for a family birthday lunch and my mother made the best shrimp and grits ever and not one but TWO desserts. Naturally, since I was the birthday girl, I partook in a little bit of both. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">So today I'm cleansing (more on that later) but oh my word was it ever worth it. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">But do yourself a favor and make a batch pronto. You won't regret it. The primary sweetening agent is dates so it's like a chocolate <a href="http://snacksanddesserts.blogspot.com/2011/07/homemade-larabars.html" target="_blank">larabar</a>, which means it's virtually guilt free. And the best part is that they're super easy so you don't have to wait for your birthday for an excuse to labor over them. Whip them right up and be on your merry way, doing your best not to eat the whole pan in one sitting.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5 tablespoons raw cacao (cocoa) powder</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4 tablespoons shredded unsweetened coconut</span></span><br />
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process again until the mixture turns a dark chocolatey brown.
Stop processing before it gets too buttery. (There should still be air
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/snacksanddessertsrecipes/raw-brownies" target="_blank">Printable Recipe</a></span></span></div>
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Snacks and Dessertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18062447570726326373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788161293998846735.post-41280782564814914132013-06-26T14:50:00.001-07:002013-06-26T14:58:11.996-07:00Brussels Sprouts with polenta and eggs<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Y'all. I'm back. I know, I know. It's been OVER A YEAR. Too long. What has kept me so busy? Well, I got a new job (ok, ok, not so new anymore since I've been here for over a year) that I LOVE. Between working full time and teaching yoga and taking care of my two precious angels of dogs and helping with my local farmers market and the missions committee at my church, well, I'm a bit busy. But at long last...I'm back in the game.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">So to celebrate my return I thought I'd start with a little comfort food. Comfort food is the best. One of my favorite comfort foods is breakfast for supper. Brupper if you will. But let's be honest, there are only so many ways to eat eggs and bacon before you get burned out. Enter this recipe. It's a twist on breakfast in that it's polenta (side bar: my husband says polenta is the rich man's grits and I think he might be right because they taste the same to me. Except I don't think cornmeal is any more expensive than grits.) and brussels sprouts. So it's a good way to add vegetables to your brupper, which I've always struggled with.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 cup Brussels sprouts (halved if you're inclined)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 teaspoons olive oil</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 clove garlic, smashed</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White or yellow cornmeal</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Drizzle Brussels sprouts with olive oil garlic. Cook at 350 for 20 mins. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">While Brussels sprouts are roasting, <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/basic-polenta-recipe/index.html" target="_blank">prepare polenta</a>. (I'd recommend diving her recipe by two or even three.) </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Serve cooked polenta in a bowl and top with one egg. Crumble one slice of bacon on top. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/snacksanddessertsrecipes/brussels-sprouts-with-polenta-and-eggs" target="_blank">Printable Recipe</a></span></span></div>
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Snacks and Dessertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18062447570726326373noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788161293998846735.post-27825466567843321412012-08-14T08:19:00.000-07:002012-08-14T08:19:17.982-07:00Fudgesicles<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Is it just me or is a fudgesicle universally loved? They're great for children* and adults alike. They remind us of the pictures we all have from our childhood that looks something like this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Fudgesicles are the perfect combination of chocolate and ice cream, right? What's not to love? Um, sugar. I used to eat fudgesicles every night when I was on the many diets I tried. They were the perfect guilt-free dessert. Or so I thought. I'm not saying you should feel guilty if you occasionally splurge on something with sugar on it. But thanks to this recipe, fudgesicles don't have to be one of them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I love this recipe. I love chocolate. I love ice cream. I almost always eat a dessert of some sort at night. And now fudgesicles are in the rotation. Guilt free fudgesicles. Lest you think guilt-free = gross, I offer the previous photograph of the hubs into evidence. He likes these fudgesicles. Do you?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">2 T cocoa powder</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1/2 canned coconut milk</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">2 small, very-ripe bananas </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1/16 tsp salt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">optional: you could add a spoonful of peanut butter. Yum. Or strawberries. Or dark chocolate chips. The options are endless.</span><br />
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Snacks and Dessertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18062447570726326373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788161293998846735.post-14666440966206260842012-08-02T06:39:00.001-07:002012-08-02T06:44:17.756-07:00Herbed Cream Cheese Cucumber Rounds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;">I don't like cucumbers. I can hardly eat them, actually. I blame it on an unnamed diet I tried before I learned about the beauty (and health!) of real foods on which cucumbers were a free food. I could eat as many cucumbers as my heart desired. And I did. I'd bite into them like apples. All was well and good until one day I hit my limit. I didn't see it coming. There I was, eating my cucumber without a care in the world and then...there it was...nope, one bite too many...I couldn't make myself swallow it...no more cucumbers for me ever again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;">And then there's radishes. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;">I think we can all agree that radishes are, um, random. Poor radishes, they get a bad rap. It's not their fault they're weird. And kind of spicy. But not spicy spicy. They're weird. Hard to explain. Beautiful. But weird. I used to get them in my CSA and wondered how in the world I would use them because I didn't want them in my salads. I'm a little bit ashamed to admit I'd just let them go to waste. Too bad I didn't have this recipe back then because it's not only so pretty but so so delish. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;">Cucumbers + radishes (+ herbed cream cheese) = delish. Who knew??</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">4 oz. cream cheese, softened</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh mint</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh chives</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1/2 teaspoon finely grated fresh lemon zest</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1/4 teaspoon fresh lemon juice</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1/8 teaspoon table salt</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">pinch of cayenne, or to taste</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1/2 medium seedless cucumber (seedless cucumbers are a bit dry so I might try seeds next time)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">3 medium radishes </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">tiny mint leaves (if desired, for garnish)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">coarse sea salt for sprinkling</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;">Slice cucumber in 1/2" thick slices. Trim bottoms from then radishes, then slice into thin (approximately 1/16") slices. Top each cucumber slice with a radish </span><span style="background-color: white;">slice and 1/2 teaspoon herbed cream cheese. Sprinkle with coarse sea salt, garnish with tiny mint leaves and finely grated lemon zest if desired. Serve immediately.</span></span><br />
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</span>Snacks and Dessertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18062447570726326373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788161293998846735.post-74798776102541543112012-07-24T11:19:00.002-07:002012-07-25T07:42:02.024-07:00Peppermint Patties<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2hD61yt_uYNPdhPRJ7DiURowh1qSo2HojfxgXdoP-TNv6PmENo7-AZJ7maY-9_CJ_DqN1gJYLuLTErVWaGiu3a0qNetgzvNiYzxQif8aMR-SL0KQKcHXZJoYq4_DOdgc9DKk-wNsKSU/s1600/IMGP2709.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2hD61yt_uYNPdhPRJ7DiURowh1qSo2HojfxgXdoP-TNv6PmENo7-AZJ7maY-9_CJ_DqN1gJYLuLTErVWaGiu3a0qNetgzvNiYzxQif8aMR-SL0KQKcHXZJoYq4_DOdgc9DKk-wNsKSU/s320/IMGP2709.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">When we were little, we went on lots of trips with our church youth group. Some of my favorite memories are from the nights before these trips when I would spend the night with my friend, Julie, and we would make mix tapes (that's right...tapes) and her parents would take us to the grocery store to load up on <em>Teen</em> magazine (that's right...<em>Teen</em> magazine, and yes, I think we were about 12) and candy. Some of my favorite candy was hot tamales (probably because I had a crush on a boy who liked them!) and york peppermint patties (probably because chocolate was maybe my first true love). They say songs and scents are invoke memories stronger than anything else. I think food is another one (then again, I love food, as evidenced by my food blog). For me, peppermint patties do it every time. If I close my eyes I'm certain I'm on the "people mover" reading <em>Teen</em> magazine and listening to my mix tape. takes me back to those days of bus trips with my youth group. Thanks to </span><a href="http://www.chocolatecoveredkatie.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Chocolate Covered Katie</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> I can still experience the memory. Thanks Katie! What about you -- what's your favorite food memory?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">2 tsp water</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">2 tbsp coconut butter or </span><a href="http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2011/01/26/make-your-own-coconut-butter/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Homemade Coconut Butter</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1/8 tsp pure peppermint extract (or as desired)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1 1/2 tsp honey</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">2 tbsp coconut oil (unrefined)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1/4 cup cocoa powder</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Notes: If you don’t like mint, of course you are free to omit the extract. If you don't have coconut oil, you can substitute melted dark chocolate for the last four ingredients.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(Recipe from <a href="http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2012/04/30/cosmic-chocolate-peppermint-patties/">Chocolate Covered Katie</a>)</span></div>Snacks and Dessertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18062447570726326373noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788161293998846735.post-62039995508833256062012-07-04T16:32:00.000-07:002012-07-04T16:32:28.137-07:00Independence Day<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I can. not. get enough of it. The good news is that the hubs' mother knows this about me and every time we visit her in the summer she sends a local watermelon back. (The visits to the hubs' hometown of Paris (not France) may or may not increase drastically in the summer). All that to say, I have several watermelon posts planned for the summer so get excited! The debut watermelon recipe for Snacks and Desserts is this deliciousness. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I first tried this recipe first, with great success, at a recent FNHH.* As soon as </span><a href="http://www.doweloveit.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">my friend</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> and I tried this libation, we knew it was a keeper. The following week we had it again. And I'm pretty sure we'll have it again this weekend. In fact, I'm pretty sure it's on the regular FNHH summer rotation. And by rotation, I mean it's the only drink we'll consume at our summer FNHHs. Obvs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">*What's FNHH, you ask? Well </span><a href="http://www.doweloveit.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">my friend</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"> and I often abbreviate our words (and yes, I have, in fact, abbreviated words since I was in elementary school, so if People magazine (or whatever magazine it was) calls abbrevs a trend of 2012, I guess that means I am obviously a trendsetter). Somewhere along the way, these abbrevs </span><a href="http://www.doweloveit.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">my friend</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> and I are so fond of turned into initials instead of short words. It's a pretty fun, if slightly stressful, game. You should try it. In any case, we often have Friday night </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">happy hours at my house with some of our neighbors. So natch our Friday night happy hour turned into FNHH. Y'all should join us. The more the merrier!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;">Do you have a favorite summer cocktail or frozen beverage? Do tell!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">2 1/4 cups frozen watermelon cubes<br />1/2 cup water<br />2 Tbsp honey</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1 large lemon, squeezed (lime juice also works very well: use 2 limes)<br />1 fresh banana<br />optional: tequila (or more water or fruit juice)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Lest you think my friend Ann was saying recipes were good just so she could get a shout out on the blog, she did feel free to tell me some recipes weren't blog worthy. Like the cauliflower pizza crust I tried. (We ended up agreeing it might be good for something besides pizza crust but it wasn't good enough as is). More to come on that recipe if I get around to experimenting. In the meantime, y'all should make this recipe sooner than later. We had to FORCE ourselves to stop eating these delicious bite sized pieces of pineapple. Wrapped in bacon. Thank goodness the hubs wasn't far off and he was more than willing to eat to his heart's content. My philosophy: the more the eats, the less I eat. Win win.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Let's be honest, people. Bacon is one of the best foods. Ever. I have a friend who had sugar coated bacon at her wedding reception. It was ridiculous good. This recipe isn't quite the same, but the way the sweet from the pineapple mixes with the savory from the bacon is pure genius. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Fresh pineapple, chopped into bite-sized pieces</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">When we were little, my mother would sometimes make bananas and peanut butter for us. Well, this is like bananas and peanut butter on steroids. Dark chocolate steroids. Dark chocolate makes everything better. Everything. And since my mother used to make this recipe (sans chocolate) for our breakfast it makes me feel like leg eating two or three of these for breakfast, which I might or might not have done yesterday. Turns out, eating these banana bites with a cup of coffee <em>might </em>make them even better.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The original recipe recommends eating these banana bites frozen, but I found that frozen bananas were harder to chew than I like. So I stuck mine in the refrigerator after they were frozen. Cold, but not frozen, bananas with peanut butter and chocolate is the Mary Poppins of bite-sized treats.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">2 large bananas<br />1/4 cup all-natural peanut butter (or nut butter of your choice)<br />1/2 cup dark chocolate chips or dark chocolate bar, chopped</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper. Slice bananas into slices about 1/2–3/4 inch thick. Spread a dollop of nut butter on top of each one. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Dip the banana chunks into the melted chocolate. Place chocolate coated bananas on the prepared sheet and place in freezer until completely frozen (3–5 hours). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Remove frozen banana chunks from the sheet and store in an air-tight container in the refrigerator (or freezer if you prefer frozen).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/snacksanddessertsrecipes/chocolate-covered-peanut-butter-banana-bites" target="_blank">Printable Recipe</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1) Our favorite chicken farmer has had some recent back trouble so he's no longer a vendor at our farmers' market. Tragic. Not only did we trust his chicken, but he was the most affordable (chicken) farmer at our farmers' market. I recently tried to buy some chicken from a different farmer. Our conversation went something like this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Me: Hi, I'd like one pound of boneless chicken breast, please.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Mr. Farmer: No problem. (Digs around in his freezer). Well, looks like I only have 1.1 pounds.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Me: Oh, that's no problem.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Farmer: Great. (Does some math). Ok, that'll be $19.25"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Me: I'm sorry, I thought you said nineteen dollars and twenty five cents.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Farmer: Oh yea, I did.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Me: Ummm. Ok, I'm gonna have to pass. Thanks anyway.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I shamelessly walked away with my head held high. Highway robbery, I tell you. Highway freaking robbery. The next week I was able to find one pound of chicken for only $9.00. The $10 difference would have bought me three lattes at Starbucks! Clearly that farmer is crazy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">2) I just got a new job (hooray!) for a pay cut (boo!) so gone are the days where one chicken breast = one meal. Even at the reduced price of $9.00 a pound.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1 + 2 = the following email I sent to my mother and sisters. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">"Does anyone have a good chicken chili or chicken casserole recipe? I have a pound of chicken and I want a recipe that will make leftovers so it will go farther than just one meal." Thank goodness for like-minded family, right? My sister quickly responded with this recipe. The hubs and I both enjoyed it the next night. And for the next few days, too. I liked it because it's cheesy but not creamy (think cream of so and so soup -- guh. ross.). The hubs liked it because he had lunch taken care of for the next several days. Win win.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">9 oz. whole wheat spaghetti</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1 cup chopped onion</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1 tablespoon minced garlic</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">29 ounces stewed tomatoes, undrained, chopped (You can buy canned, but I prefer boxed as studies have shown BPA is in many canned goods)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">2 teaspoons dried italian seasoning</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1/4 teaspoon salt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">2 cups shredded cheese, divided</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">3 cups chopped cooked chicken</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Cook the pasta according to package instructions and drain. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">While pasta is cooking, heat skillet over medium high heat. Add onion and garlic and saute until soft. Add tomatoes, worcestershire sauce, italian seasoning, and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Stir in 1 cup of cheese. Stir in cooked spaghetti and chicken.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Pour mixture into casserole dish. Top with remaining cup of cheese. Bake at 350 for about 15 minutes or until hot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Don't be scared by the word Asian thinking it has to be served with Asian food. The dressing is made up primarily of asian ingredients, but I served it with baked tilapia. It would be great with anything, really. And as an added bonus, it's good as leftovers and doesn't get soggy. Give it a try and let me know what you think.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="amount">1/4 cup</span> <span class="name">honey (next time I'll use half that amount or even omit it totally)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="amount">1/4 cup</span> grapeseed<span class="name"> oil</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="amount">1/4 cup</span> <span class="name">rice vinegar</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="amount">1 teaspoon</span> <span class="name">sesame oil</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="amount">1/2 teaspoon</span> <span class="name">salt</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="amount">1/2 teaspoon</span> <span class="name">Sriracha sauce (Thai hot sauce - optional, and I left it out)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="amount">1 tablespoon</span> <span class="name">minced fresh ginger (I used 1 teaspoon dry ginger)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="amount">1 </span> <span class="name">large garlic clove, minced</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="amount">4 cups</span> <span class="name">shredded cabbage</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="amount">2 cups</span> <span class="name">shredded carrots</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="amount">1</span> <span class="name">red bell pepper, chopped</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="amount">1 cup</span> <span class="name">cooked and shelled edamame</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="amount">2 </span> <span class="name">medium scallions, finely sliced</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="amount">1/2 cup</span> <span class="name">chopped salted peanuts (or you can leave them whole)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="amount">1/2 cup</span> <span class="name">loosely packed chopped fresh cilantro</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The hubs and I recently bought our first home. It is adorable (I'm v.e.r.y. spoiled because the house is new construction so I got to choose everything from paint to tile to appliances. And by I, I mean my sister Obvi.) Not only is our house adorable, but our neighborhood is adorable. Or it's getting there anyway. It's what we call "transitional," but it's transitioning pretty quickly. The only thing so far that we have no sign of opening is a little cafe. Too bad because in our previous neighborhood there was the cutest little coffee shop/bakery that we walked to on Saturday mornings. It was perfect. One of my favorite items on their menu was the strawberry and granola wrap. Delish. Now that we can no longer walk to that cafe, I decided to re-create the wrap to hold me over until someone in our neighborhood develops a cafe. The timing of my re-creation decision worked out perfectly because we're in the middle of strawberry season. Hooray!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Have I told you the story of the first time I tasted locally grown strawberries? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">It wasn't so long ago, just two years, when the hubs and I went to a bed and breakfast outside of town to celebrate our first anniversary. (Awww). The owners had left a plate of chocolate covered strawberries to welcome us. Which I ate promptly upon arrival, natch. I took one bite and looked at the hubs with a strange face and told him I was certain the owners had infused these strawberries with sugar. Like they MUST have injected the strawberries with a syringe full of sugar water. The hubs just laughed at his poor city girl of a wife and told me, no, I was just eating locally grown, in season strawberries. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I'll never go back. I look forward to strawberry season every year now and mourn its short life span. I don't eat many strawberries throughout the year, but from April to June, I can't get enough. My point? Right now is the perfect time to make this breakfast (or anytime you want to eat it) wrap.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Handful of strawberries</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Plain greek yogurt or all-natural peanut butter</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Ok, true confession: I got a little over zealous with my fruit and put so many on there that I couldn't actually roll my wraps. Note to self: two or three strawberries and maybe half a banana would be sufficient if you want to roll it up. Plus, as you can see, it ended up being a pretty big breakfast "pizza" more than a wrap and I had to save some with the hubs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I ended up eating them with a knife and fork. Yummy nonetheless, but if you're trying to make these for an on the go breakfast, be forewarned: less is more. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/snacksanddessertsrecipes/fruit-and-granola-breakfast-wrap" target="_blank">Printable Recipe</a></span></div>
<br />Snacks and Dessertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18062447570726326373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788161293998846735.post-835583413333035842012-05-15T13:45:00.000-07:002012-05-15T13:49:45.516-07:00Brussels Sprouts Salad<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">To quote the blog where I found this recipe, "Toasted walnuts, crunchy brussels sprouts smothered with finely grated Parmesan cheese and lightly coated in a mustard dressing! HECK YES." Heck yes, indeed, my faithful readers. Heck yes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">She actually calls it "addictive brussels sprouts salad" and she's right. The first few bites it's just a salad is a salad is a salad. But after about four or five bites I couldn't get enough. </span><a href="http://www.doweloveit.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">My friend</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> doesn't like walnuts, and that makes me sad for her. The good news is that this salad would probably be good with any kind of nut. I think it would be good with dried cranberries or apples added, too. Something sweeter to counteract the bitterness of the raw Brussels sprouts. I actually made the entire recipe and then put dressing on only half of it for dinner so the leftovers wouldn't get soggy. The leftovers are in the refrigerator right now waiting for me. In fact, excuse me while I go eat them right this minute.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1 pound or more Brussels sprouts, shredded</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/2 cup parmesan cheese, finely grated<em><em> </em></em></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1 cup walnuts, halved and toasted</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">9 tablespoons olive oil</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">3 tablespoons apple cinder vinegar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">2 teaspoons Dijon mustard</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">In a small jar add the olive oil, apple cider vinegar, and mustard with a sprinkle of salt & pepper. Put a lid on the jar and shake it up. Pour the dressing over the salad and stir thoroughly. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/snacksanddessertsrecipes/brussels-sprouts-salad" target="_blank">Printable Recipe</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;">Recipe from <a href="http://www.shutterbean.com/2010/brussels-sprout-salad/" target="_blank">here</a></span></div>
<br />Snacks and Dessertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18062447570726326373noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788161293998846735.post-51301673070707722112012-05-09T17:36:00.000-07:002012-05-13T10:23:58.257-07:00Broccoli and Cheese Soup<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Soup in the summer seems weird, right? I agree. Especially down here in the South it is SO HOT. And don't even get me started on the humidity. So normally I shy away from soup any time between the months of about March and November. But this soup is such a good way to get vegetables in that I couldn't resist trying it. Typically when I think of broccoli and cheese soup I think creamy and rich and not at all healthy, ESPecially if it comes from a restaurant. Incidentally, I'm learning that I trust fewer and fewer restaurants, which is sad. But that's neither here nor there. Back to the soup. It is really delish without being creamy and heavy, yet it still has the creamy consistency. And even though it's the summer, it can still be enjoyed as an appetizer (not too much to make you hot!) if you can't bring yourself to eat an entire bowl. And it's even good cold. Or so the hubs told me as he gobbled the leftovers the next day.<strong><em> </em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">4 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">4 large stalks of broccoli (about 2-2 1/2 lbs) cut into small florets</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">8 cups vegetable (or chicken) stock</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more for serving</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">2 cups of arugula (watercress would be good, too) or more to taste</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1/4-1/2 cup of Romano or another strong cheese</span></div>
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<br /></div>Snacks and Dessertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18062447570726326373noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788161293998846735.post-58044803197756784462012-05-01T18:48:00.000-07:002012-05-01T18:52:24.928-07:00Bourbon Glazed Salmon<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Ok, it's offish. I am for sure the worst blogger in the history of bloggers. My friend over at </span><a href="http://www.doweloveit.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Do We Love It</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">* tried to make this claim recently after taking a three week hiatus. That's right, three weeks. Not three months. I think I have her beat. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>*Incidentally, we're in a fashion war. Go tell her that you like the dress!</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Do you hate me? Will you allow for excuses? Hmmm...I teach (and practice) yoga regularly on top of my day job, the hubs and I just bought our first house (which is a.dor.a.ble, by the way), I just accepted a new job (yay!), I'm addicted to Law and Order re-runs. I could probably come up with more excuses but I'll just quit (while I'm ahead?) and beg your forgiveness. Please come back to me. I promise I'll try to be better. To make it up to you I'm introducing you to this delish salmon recipe. The hubs practically licked his plate clean. So, without further ado, and at long last, I present to you...Bourbon Glazed Salmon. Yay!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span itemprop="amount">3 tablespoons </span><span itemprop="name">honey</span></span></span><br />
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<span itemprop="name"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Combine first 7 ingredients in a large ziploc bag. Add fish to bag and seal. Marinate in refrigerator 1 to 1.5 hours, turning occasionally.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add fish and marinade to pan; cook fish 4 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork or until desired degree of doneness. Place 1 fillet on each of 4 plates; drizzle each serving with about 2 teaspoons sauce. Sprinkle each serving with 1 tablespoon green onions and 3/4 teaspoon sesame seeds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Amazeballs. That's what the hubs said after he took his first bite of this turkey burger. Actually, his first word was "man" followed by "oh dang." Then he swallowed that first bite and said "amazeballs." As it turns out, he had seen the original blog post where I found this recipe and the blogger had said the burger was amazeballs so he was just agreeing with her. But for a brief moment in time I thought the hubs had crossed over the language barrier between us and in no time would even be shortening his words, too. How exciting! Alas... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">But back to the burger. That's exactly what this burger is. <i>Amaze</i>. <i>Balls</i>. I intended to make the </span><a href="http://www.hungrygirlporvida.com/blog/2011/11/09/recipe-herbed-turkey-burgers-with-goat-cheese-and-cranberry-sauce/"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">homemade buns</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> that go along with this burger recipe, but I got held up at work and didn't get home in time to let them rise. So I served the burgers without buns. After he finished, the hubs said he didn't even think a bun would add anything to the burger, it was that good. I agree that the burger was that good, but the bun looks pretty amazeballs itself so I might make it next time just because. Try this turkey burger (with or without the bun) and let me know what you think. I'm pretty sure you'll add amazeballs to your vocabulary just like the hubs did.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">12 ounces fresh or frozen cranberries</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1/2 cup honey </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">zest of one lemon</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1-2 cloves garlic, minced</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1 tablespoon chopped, fresh sage</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">2 teaspoons chopped, fresh rosemary</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1 pound nitrate free ground turkey </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">2 tablespoons greek yogurt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">3 tablespoons whole wheat breadcrumbs</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;">Recipe from <a href="http://www.hungrygirlporvida.com/blog/2011/11/09/recipe-herbed-turkey-burgers-with-goat-cheese-and-cranberry-sauce/">Hungry Girl Por Vida</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Let me preface this post by stating that I have never cooked or prepared food with tofu in my life. Not even once. I've eaten tofu before, and it's fine, but it's never really done much for me. I don't love it or hate it (although sometimes the consistency kinda freaks me out). So it makes no sense whatsoever that when we had dinner plans with friends last weekend -- the first meal after our 7 day juice fast -- and I was tapped to bring dessert, I decided to make this pie. Like I said, I don't love tofu, and I've never cooked, much less baked, with it. And as a general rule, I don't take experimental recipes to other people. But for some reason, I felt inclined to try this pie. Perhaps my brain as addled after a week of a juice fast, because even the hubs told me it didn't sound good and I shouldn't take an experimental chocolate pie whose main ingredient was tofu to a friend's house for dinner. But I would not be dissuaded. Try this chocolate tofu pie I must. <i>So. Glad. I. Did.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.chocolatecoveredkatie.com/">Chocolate Covered Katie </a>is a blog I've happened upon several times since I cut out processed foods 19 months ago. Everything on her blog looks pretty delish, but I'll admit it: I was a skeptic. Tofu? In something chocolate? Not likely. So in spite of her blogging success, including 12,000 or so followers, I never made the leap. I obviously know better than sweet Katie and her 12,000 or so followers. <i>Obviously.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Lesson learned. And now I have lots of time to make up for. Which is a good thing because as I sit here typing, I am craving chocolate. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">And in case you're wondering -- the pie was a hit with the hubs and our friends! My friend's hubs didn't even know, and probably still doesn't, that it even had tofu in it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">**As an aside, please again forgive the terrible -- and I do mean terrible -- quality of these photos. Being the skeptic that I was, I didn't take pictures because I assumed it wasn't blog worthy. Then on the way to our friends' house, in the car, I decided I should take some just in cases. (Name that movie).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Melt the chocolate. Combine melted chocolate and remaining ingredients into a food processor. Blend until very smooth.
Pour into a pie crust if desired. I went crustless because I didn't have time to make one, but I'm sure it would be equally good with a crust if you love crust. Refrigerate until thoroughly chilled. The pie gets firmer and
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Recipe slightly adapted from <a href="http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2011/09/06/the-ultimate-chocolate-fudge-pie/">www.chocolatecoveredkatie.com </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Do you have New Year's resolutions every year? Do you keep them? In 2010 I resolved not to shop anymore, not to buy anything (think clothes, shoes) that wasn't a non-essential. Can you believe that I kept that resolution until September 2011? Thank goodness for older sisters who clean out their closets and give hammedowns! Especially because after I </span><a href="http://snacksanddesserts.blogspot.com/p/my-diet.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">cut out processed foods</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> I lost weight so a lot of my clothes were too big, so my (skinnier) older sister cleaning out her closet enabled me to keep my resolution! My point? I'm hoping that my success with my 2010 resolution is evidence that I can keep resolutions now that I'm a <i>mature</i>, <u>responsible</u> adult. My 2012 resolution was to get my house, and my life, really organized. I have a hard time saying no and I spread myself too thin, so often what falls by the wayside is my own house and life. No more...the hubs is putting his foot down! So as part of my resolution, I hope I can find time to focus on snacks and desserts more. Cross your fingers with me!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Per the recommendation from a friend, I recently watched a documentary, "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead" -- it instantly streams on Netflix and I think every one of you reading this should watch it! -- and it got me interested in juicing. So as part of organizing my house, and my life, I decided to start the year off with a cleanse. If I'm going to clean my house and my life, I thought I should cleanse my body, too. Oh, plus I got a Vitamix for Christmas. A Vitamix is an uh.maz.ing machine. You can blend with it. You can make hot soup with it. You can make ice cream with it. It has a dry blade with which you can grind grains. Expensive, yes. Worth every red cent. Absolutely. So with my cleansing resolution in mind, and my Vitamix on my counter, the hubs and I did a juice fast this past week. Some of you have asked about what exactly a juice fast is, why you should do it, and if I have any tips. In short, here is my plug: do it! To elaborate, here are my thoughts and tips on a juice fast. </span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">What is a juice fast and why should you do it?</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Juice fasting involves consuming only fresh raw vegetable and fruit juices for an extended period of time. The point of a juice fast is that you can consume many more fruits and raw vegetables in liquid form than you can just eating them. So when you do a juice fast, you're consuming nothing but fruits and raw vegetables for however long you do it (3 days, 5, 7, 10, as many or as few days as you want). A juice fast enables you to cleanse your body of old toxins. On a juice fast you get all the calories you would normally get in a day (i.e. 1500 for an average woman) from at least 1 gallon of fresh juice daily while giving your digestive system a break. This, in turn, makes it easier for our body to rid itself of old matter and do things like detox the liver and kidneys.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I don't have a juicer, so I used my vitamix. The vitamix actually pulverizes the fiber of the fruits and vegetables rather than discarding it like most juicers do, so it's more like a soupy puree than just a juice. Most juice fasts are strictly the juice from fruits and vegetables, and there are different schools of thought. I think consuming fruits and vegetables (not just the juice) is just as beneficial and at least as nutritional. So if you have a juicer, go for it. If you have a Vitamix (if you don't, save your pennies and go get one!) or a blender, you can use that, too. If you don't have a juicer, check out these instructions for <a href="http://lindawagner.net/blog/2011/12/how-to-make-juice-without-a-juicer/making-juice-without-a-juicer/"></a><a href="http://lindawagner.net/blog/2011/12/how-to-make-juice-without-a-juicer/making-juice-without-a-juicer/">making juice with a blender.</a></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">What can you expect on your juice fast?</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I planned on a seven day juice fast. Day 1 wasn't bad, I just wanted to eat out of habit. Day 2 was TERRIBLE. Imagine the worst possible headache, coupled with nausea, only you can't take any medicine because you're only supposed to consume juice all week. It was truly awful and at this point I decided I would shoot for a 3 day fast. Interestingly, the hubs didn't feel as bad as I, although he felt a little off, and all we can figure is that he drank more water than I did on day 1. Lesson learned: water is key. Drink lots of it, even if you're not thirsty. Day 3 was much better than day 2, so I knew I could keep going, but by the end of the day I was kinda bored with it. So I decided to shoot for a 5 day fast. Day 4 was even better than day 3 and I felt great by the end of the day. I had no doubt I could complete the full seven days and even keep going! The hubs, however, was not interested in that, and since I was impressed and thankful he even did it with me at all, I agreed that we could stop after seven days. But I will still drink a big fruit/vegetable juice at least once a day from here on out. At the end of the week, my thoughts are these: I'm so glad I did it, I'll definitely do it again (once every six months, maybe? once a year?), but I was really glad to eat again!</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">What are my tips for you?</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">To some extent, it's trial and error and you have to figure out what kind of juice you like. I found that I like fruit juice (not surprising) more than vegetable juice. I did one that was kale, broccoli, celery and lime and I almost gagged! But even if I did a fruit juice, I always add lots of greens to the mixture. Spinach, celery, and cucumber are the milder greens so they're great to add to any concoction and won't change the flavor. Kale is a bit stronger but it's still fine and definitely doable. I added spinach and celery or kale and celery to every one I made, regardless of other ingredients. Carrots and beets are good for adding some sweetness to a vegetable mixture. I've heard that lemon and lime juice as well as ginger can counter the bitter vegetables like kale and mustard greens, but I didn't use a ton of those ingredients. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Variety is key. When I started, I would make two big juices and take them to work and drink them throughout the day (about 8 - 10 ounces every couple of hours). I think that's why I got bored. By day 5 I made four or five smaller juices and the variety made it much easier. Also, I would recommend adding ice to each one. Even if the fruit and vegetables are cold, I found that ice made it colder and colder was better for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I was usually fine during the day, but by dinner time I was ready to eat something substantive. Each night this happened I told myself I had to finish the day and if I woke up the next morning and still wanted to eat something substantive, I could. Each morning I woke up feeling re-energized for the day to come. So if you feel weaker (mentally, not physically!) make yourself get through the day you're on and see how you feel the next day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">On day 1 I took a hot yoga class and it was fine. On day 3 I taught a hot yoga class, which isn't as intense as taking, and it was fine. On day 4 I took a hot yoga class and I got pretty light headed and my heart rate was much higher than it usually is. On day 5 I taught again and was fine. On day 6, I took again and this time my heart rate was even higher than it had been on day 4, so I decided to rest on day 7. I think it's probably okay to exercise at the beginning of the fast, but a few days in you should probably stick to something less rigorous like walking.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">What were some of my favorite juice recipes?</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">1/2 peeled lime</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">1/2 banana</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1 large (or 2 small) apple(s)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">a lot of spinach (at least 2 cups)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">1 cup grapes</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">1 orange peeled</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">1/1 banana</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">1/2 cup pineapple or mango</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">1 carrot</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">a lot of spinach (at least 2 cups spinach)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">1 apple</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">2 stalks celery</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">1 orange</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">10 strawberries</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">1/2 banana</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">1 apple</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">a lot of spinach (at least 2 cups)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">homemade v8 juice (good for the in between times and without all that salt)<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="ingredient" sizcache="24" sizset="85"><span class="amount" sizcache="24" sizset="86"><span class="value"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="ingredient" sizcache="24" sizset="85"><span class="amount" sizcache="24" sizset="86"><span class="value">6 </span><span class="type">medium </span></span><span class="name">carrots</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="ingredient" sizcache="24" sizset="90"><span class="amount" sizcache="24" sizset="91"><span class="value"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="ingredient" sizcache="24" sizset="90"><span class="amount" sizcache="24" sizset="91"><span class="value">1 </span><span class="type">small </span></span><span class="name">beet (wash well)</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="ingredient" sizcache="24" sizset="95"><span class="amount" sizcache="24" sizset="96"><span class="value"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="ingredient" sizcache="24" sizset="95"><span class="amount" sizcache="24" sizset="96"><span class="value">3 </span><span class="type">large </span></span><span class="name">tomatoes</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span class="ingredient" sizcache="24" sizset="100"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="amount" sizcache="24" sizset="101"><span class="value"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span class="ingredient" sizcache="24" sizset="100"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="amount" sizcache="24" sizset="101"><span class="value">2 </span><span class="type">cups</span></span><span class="name"> spinach (more if desired)</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span class="ingredient" sizcache="24" sizset="105"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="amount" sizcache="24" sizset="106"><span class="value"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="ingredient" sizcache="24" sizset="105"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="amount" sizcache="24" sizset="106"><span class="value">1/4</span> <span class="type">head </span></span><span class="name">cabbage</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="ingredient" sizcache="24" sizset="110"><span class="amount" sizcache="24" sizset="111"><span class="value"> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="ingredient" sizcache="24" sizset="115"><span class="amount" sizcache="24" sizset="111"><span class="value">1 </span></span><span class="name">habanero pepper (I omitted this because I don't like things spicy)</span><span class="amount" sizcache="24" sizset="116"><span class="value"> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="ingredient" sizcache="24" sizset="120"><span class="amount" sizcache="24" sizset="116"><span class="value">1 </span></span><span class="name">red bell pepper</span><span class="amount" sizcache="24" sizset="121"><span class="value"> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="ingredient" sizcache="24" sizset="125"><span class="amount" sizcache="24" sizset="121"><span class="value">1 </span></span><span class="name">green bell pepper</span><span class="amount" sizcache="24" sizset="126"><span class="value"> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="ingredient" sizcache="24" sizset="130"><span class="amount" sizcache="24" sizset="126"><span class="value">3 </span><span class="type">stalks </span></span><span class="name">celery</span><span class="amount" sizcache="24" sizset="131"><span class="value"> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="ingredient" sizcache="24" sizset="135"><span class="amount" sizcache="24" sizset="131"><span class="value">1/4</span> </span><span class="name">sweet onion</span><span class="amount" sizcache="24" sizset="136"><span class="value"> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="ingredient" sizcache="24" sizset="140"><span class="amount" sizcache="24" sizset="136"><span class="value">1/2</span> </span><span class="name">garlic clove</span><span class="amount" sizcache="24" sizset="141"><span class="value"> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="ingredient" sizcache="24" sizset="140"><span class="amount" sizcache="24" sizset="141"><span class="value">3 </span></span><span class="name">kale leaves</span></span></span></span><span class="name"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">1 peeled grapefruit</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">3 peeled oranges</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">1 peeled lemon</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1 inch knob of ginger</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Like I said, it's really trial and error so if you have a particular fruit (or green) you like, have fun and make up your own! (And then share it with me).</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Do I have any encouragement for you?</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">YOU CAN DO IT! As you might know, my mother is fighting cancer. She is undergoing conventional treatment, but we're also trying to fight it with an all-natural, holistic diet as well. She and my father watched the documentary I recommended and, like I, became convinced of the vast health benefits of juicing. Daddy agreed to do a juice for 7 days with my mother and let me just say, hell must have frozen over (sorry, Daddy!). If he can do it anyone can! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Let me know if you have any specific questions. And happy juicing!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">One of the benefits (among many) of having four sisters is that we often trade new recipes on a. It's hard to get in a food rut when you have emails coming to you regularly with new ways to try food. Usually the recipes are ones that one of us has happened upon, tried, and approved. Every now and then, though, one of my sisters gets creative. I'm not creative because, like I said, I'm a rules follower, which translates into recipe follower. My sisters, though, got the creative gene. This recipe is a prime example of such creativity on the part of my number two sister. By number two, I mean two chronologically. I don't have a favorite. Duh. It's also a prime example of why you should wish you have four sisters. It's okay, though. Not everyone can have four sisters. That's why snacks and desserts is here. To share the benefits of my many sisters.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">You're welcome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">This morning I was making this very smoothie for breakfast. The hubs asked what I was making and when I told him he said "is that the one with chocolate in it?" A bit defensively I said, "I mean, it has <em>some</em> chocolate in it, but it's not like I'm eating chocolate for breakfast." His response? "And if you were it would be perfectly ok. We're adults. That means we get to eat chocolate for breakfast." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">All you single ladies out there, do yourself a favor and marry someone like my husband.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1 banana -- frozen or not. I cut mine into small chunks and freeze it the night before. If your banana isn't frozen, just add a bit of ice.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">3/4 cup milk (preferably raw)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1/4 cup walnuts</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1/4 cup chocolate chips (I use an 88% dark chocolate bar and chop it into chunks)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Blend until smooth. Add chocolate chips and blend briefly. You want to add the chocolate chips at the end because otherwise they'll sink to the bottom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">*This recipe is a very forgiving one. I added specific proportions (after I figured them out!) because I figured some of my readers might be the same rules/recipe following kind of a person I am. Feel free to experiment, though. One of my sisters used greek yogurt instead of milk and left out the honey. She (and her children) loved it. One day I was short of walnuts so I added a spoonful of almond butter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Along with the </span><a href="http://snacksanddesserts.blogspot.com/2011/11/cranberry-salad.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">cranberry salad</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I made for my family's Thanksgiving, I made this pie. I've actually never had pumpkin pie before, so I wasn't sure wh<span id="goog_606256540"></span></span></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a><span id="goog_606256541"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">at I was getting into. But Nina Planck, whom I mentioned </span><a href="http://snacksanddesserts.blogspot.com/p/my-diet.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> (have you read her book yet???), posted the recipe to her facebook page so I thought I'd give it a try, especially because I knew it would be all real ingredients. I hated the idea of letting everything I believe about real food go just because it's a holiday. Some exceptions here and there are fine (all things in moderation) but I didn't want to blow it out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">When I served the pie, my brother-in-law was the only one who was really excited about it. He asked for a big piece. He said pumpkin pie was one of his favorite desserts so he was thrilled with the dessert choice. Everyone else was pretty apathetic about it, except my uncle who specifically asked for a very small piece. I cut the pie into ten pieces, so the pieces were relatively small. Not tiny but not huge. When I gave my uncle his piece he said "this isn't small." I responded that I was glad to cut it in half for him and he said "no, I don't mind eating just a few bites, I just didn't want to be rude and leave uneaten pie." When he cleaned his plate I was a bit surprised but didn't really think anything of it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The rest of the table said that it was good. I agreed. My brother-in-law loved it, which was a good sign me since he knows his pumpkin pie. A few minutes after we left the table my uncle confessed: "I don't like pumpkin pie. At all. That's why I asked for a very small piece. But it was so delicious, I surprised myself by eating the entire piece!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">So the recipe experiment was a success! And on top of the satisfaction of knowing everyone at the table loved it -- it's easy peasy to make. I didn't meant to sign up for two easy recipes (but I'm secretly glad I did!). Easy + delicious = win win. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">As an aside: I made my own pie crust (also v. easy -- see recipe below) but Whole Foods has a whole wheat crust that you might get if you'd prefer to leave a step out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1.5 cups white whole wheat flour</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1/2 cup melted butter, preferably unsalted</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">2 tablespoons milk</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1/2 cup milk (preferably raw)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1/4 cup whipping (heavy) cream</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Mix together crust ingredients thoroughly including flour, salt, butter, and milk. Squeeze the dough into a ball to make sure there is enough moisture. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(Crust recipe from </span><a href="http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">www.100daysofrealfood.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">, Filling recipe from </span><a href="http://www.tablespoon.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">www.tablespoon.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I've mentioned my grandmother, before, right? Meemaw? Meemaw was way ahead of her time. She was "organic" before organic was cool. As in the 1950's. She ordered a book and taught herself yoga in the 60's because she had read about it but couldn't find classes anywhere. She was amazing. She made up this recipe. As long as I can remember our family had this cranberry salad at every Thanksgiving (and Christmas) meal. When I was really little we ate it at Meemaw's house. When my sisters and I got old enough that our family stayed at home for holidays, we had it at our house. The tradition continues, so when we got the menu from Muth this year, I signed up to make this dish. It is so easy and so good. My uncle was at our Thanksgiving dinner today and when he tasted it he smiled and told me I had done it perfectly. I was so pleased that I conjured up memories of his holidays growing up with his mother (my Meemaw). In reality, though, it would've been impossible not to do it perfectly. It's that easy. So next time you have to volunteer to take a dish to a meal in the fall (holiday or otherwise) try this one. It will be a hit. I promise.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">From my family to yours . . . happy Thanksgiving!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1 bag fresh cranberries</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1 orange</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1 apple</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Fresh pineapple chunks (approximately 1 cup)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Handful of pecans or walnuts</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Blend ingredients together until it reaches the consistency you desire. Add the pecans or walnuts and blend briefly. The final product will look like this.</span><br />
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