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1. <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697</id><updated>2024-03-05T15:55:00.600-04:00</updated><category term="dairy-free"/><category term="soy-free"/><category term="dinner"/><category term="sugar-free"/><category term="Go-To List"/><category term="vegetarian"/><category term="vegan"/><category term="gluten-free"/><category term="lunch"/><category term="pasta"/><category term="snacks"/><category term="salad"/><category term="product-name"/><category term="appetizer"/><category term="pub-food"/><category term="sauce"/><category term="soup"/><category term="breakfast"/><category term="dessert"/><category term="side"/><category term="marinade"/><category term="Substitutes"/><category term="drink"/><category term="weekend cooking"/><category term="Asian-Inspired"/><category term="quote"/><category term="resources"/><category term="rice"/><title type='text'>Allie&#39;s Changing Kitchen</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/-/snacks'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/search/label/snacks'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Allie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07581954586003805873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBlkH_ADy_sddjEFB4Ujp085lpMIgUhWfHrAoIXcQPiaKBABEuGVFQpYmKEX955d7XhkoCE5XS1pWvCVChstJnugLm-fLhRFFwUYXWNA329ZXMcqCQdW58tN_IS28Bw/s220/318483_10150340432352545_503992544_8190942_1694135906_n.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>17</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-1810406981306872515</id><published>2012-03-01T19:37:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2012-03-01T19:39:24.435-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="appetizer"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dinner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="lunch"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="snacks"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sugar-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vegan"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vegetarian"/><title type='text'>Soca + White Bean Spread + Mushroom Walnut Pesto</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
2. <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ULfpAA26W1g/T1ABzRnM5oI/AAAAAAAAAVY/-THKITn0idE/s1600/0000000sfd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ULfpAA26W1g/T1ABzRnM5oI/AAAAAAAAAVY/-THKITn0idE/s400/0000000sfd.jpg" width="301" /></a></div>
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4. <i>Warning: For some reason my photos are even more blurrier than usual!</i></div>
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8. It's March! I know everyone was excited about having a Leap Day yesterday, but I have to tell you that I am <i>much</i> more excited about today: March 1.</div>
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12. March makes me think of warmer weather (although, as we speak, I am waiting for our snow storm to begin..), I think about the first day of spring (yay!), our engagiversary 2 years ago (I know, I know...I'm married now but it's still special!) and I think about St. Patrick Day celebrations (i.e. sugar-free froot loops and beer. More on that later on in the month :P ). This month, I get to add even more excitement with our trip! It's March 1 today and we leave bright and early on March 7 for a <i>full</i> week of warm, warm weather and relaxation - just the two of us as hubby and wife. I cannot wait.</div>
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16. Happy times, indeed.</div>
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20. Speaking of happy times: FOOD. Now that's a happy topic. I cannot believe how I've become a person that is mapping out how dinner will be cooked as I'm eating my morning breakfast. I love it. I spot recipes and I dog ear them and wait patiently for a time that feels "right" to try it out. I'm such a different food person than I used to be...and I love it.</div>
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24. Well. I've been seeing soca recipes around on blogs and in magazines for some time and finally felt the time was right to try it out. This recipe came from the February 2011 <a href="http://www.cleaneatingmag.com/">Clean Eating Magazine</a>. It's one of the easiest things I have ever made. The only reason I think I had been avoiding it is because it's pancake-ish and I just simply have a bad past with cooking pancakes. Anything batter-like, really, hates me - or they make me feel that way, any way.</div>
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28. As I said, this was so very easy and delicious. The only annoying part was that I had to let it "sit", although I don't know what would happen if I didn't? My friend Roshika said that this is often made in Indian cuisine with a ton of spices like cumin. For the purpose of this first recipe, I made it plain. I followed the recipe as is. For toppings, I followed the same recipe for a bean spread. I also had some leftover walnuts from a previous recipe sitting around and a lot of mushrooms that had to be used, so I made <i>my own</i> mushroom walnut pesto-type thing. We had smoked mackerel on the side so we can top each piece with whatever we wanted to. We love food options! </div>
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31. <b>Soca (<i>Chickpea Pancake)</i></b><br />
32. <i>Clean Eating Magazine, February 2011</i><br />
33. *<i>Note: this does <b>not</b> taste like chickpeas! Had I told J I was making a chickpea pancake, hell would have broken loose: P</i><br />
34. 1 cup of chickpea flour (besan flour)<br />
35. 1 1/2 cups of water<br />
36. 2 tbsp of olive oil<br />
37. 1/2 tsp of salt<br />
38. <br />
39. 1. Preheat oven to 425. In a bowl, slowly add the water to the flour. Mix until smooth. Let sit for an hour (I let sit for 45 minutes) - wondering what would happen if you didn't?<br />
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41. 2. Heat a cast iron skillet on high with 2 tbsp of oil - or use any oven-safe round, flat skillet.<br />
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43. 3. Right before you're ready to start cooking the pancake, pour the oil and salt into the batter.<br />
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45. 4. Pour batter into hot skillet. Let cook for approximately 30 seconds to 1 minute. Put in oven for 25 minutes.<br />
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47. 5. Cut in triangles and eat alone or add things to the top! This would be good as a savoury dish <i>or </i>a sweet dish.<br />
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50. <b>White Bean Spread</b><br />
51. <i>Clean Eating Magazine, February 2011</i><br />
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53. 1 cup of white (kidney) beans, drained and washed<br />
54. 2 tbsp of basil<br />
55. 1 clove of garlic, minced (<i>I cooked mine</i>)<br />
56. 3 tbsp of water<br />
57. 1 tbsp of lemon juice (<i>this was my addition)</i><br />
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59. In a food processor or blender (or Magic Bullet), pulse all ingredients together.  You are done!<br />
60. <br />
61. <b>Mushroom Walnut Pesto</b><br />
62. <i>From Allie's Kitchen</i><br />
63. <i><br /></i><br />
64. 1 1/2 cups of chopped mushrooms (<i>I used a mix of portobello and button)</i><br />
65. 2/3 cup of chopped walnuts<br />
66. 2 cloves of garlic, minced<br />
67. 1/3 of a red onion<br />
68. 3 tbsp of water<br />
69. 2 tbsp of white wine<br />
70. 2 tbsp of lemon juice<br />
71. 1 tbsp of olive oil<br />
72. 3 tbsp of cilantro<br />
73. <br />
74. 1. In a pan, cook onion, garlic and mushrooms with 1 tbsp of white wine and oil.<br />
75. 2. Meanwhile, pulse the water and walnuts into a paste.<br />
76. 3. The process gets a bit sticky after this, but essentially you want to mix your cooked goods (after letting them cool off a bit) with your walnuts. I added water, lemon juice, wine and oil in as needed so my measurements are a guestimate. The walnuts really dry everything out so it's important to keep adding a wee bit of moisture of some kind until everything is mixed to the consistency you would like.<br />
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78. This would be excellent on pasta, but a lot more liquid would need to be added. For our purpose, we were spooning a dollop out on each of our slices of soca so it worked out.<br />
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80. I took it on crackers with a bit of tuna for lunch the other day - very versatile!<br />
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82. Again: apologies for this low-quality photos....<br />
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84. ~~~~~<br />
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86. How's everyone feeling about March?? Exciting? Do anything special for Leap Day? :)<br />
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88. Love Love, Allie</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/1810406981306872515/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/03/soca-white-bean-spread-mushroom-walnut.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/1810406981306872515'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/1810406981306872515'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/03/soca-white-bean-spread-mushroom-walnut.html' title='Soca + White Bean Spread + Mushroom Walnut Pesto'/><author><name>Allie K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13451477564387357904</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThS1x1iuOOf-WhEJ8-z47PSH7ZY7qTHzsscx0bhiQFYWG3JNcPh-EU3oI9cONm0NRB0zCYxNvTplgnf-u6CSeNzAAKHyKTbjl6-uH-Zj27viOqULrsBJjp10HHQUbyZY/s220/g_MG_7770.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ULfpAA26W1g/T1ABzRnM5oI/AAAAAAAAAVY/-THKITn0idE/s72-c/0000000sfd.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-7587939414254386649</id><published>2012-02-27T20:49:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2012-02-27T20:49:53.307-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="appetizer"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Go-To List"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pub-food"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="snacks"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vegan"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vegetarian"/><title type='text'>Green With Envy (Guac + Collard Green Chips)</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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90. Happy Monday!<br />
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92. I always say that, but never actually feel it. It's pretty much the most dreary day of the week, isn't it? Monday evenings aren't too shabby, but Monday mornings and afternoons? Holy they suck! I guess Monday really had no chance, following a most awesome day like Sunday.<br />
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94. To start the week off, I wanted to share two treats that I threw together over the weekend. It was a very <i>social</i> weekend of dinner parties and bachelorettes (well, one of each but they both deserve to be pluralized) filled with lots and lots of girl time - and food. Those two things seem to go hand in hand in my world!<br />
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96. I think I've confessed my love for guacamole before - and avocados. You can do anything with an avocado and basically just as much with guacamole. I know we all talk about how versatile hummus can be (which I love), but deep down, I'll always be tied to my guacamole. This is a recipe for a very, very basic throw together guac but it's one of my faves. My friend, Lauren, told me to add orange to the next guac that I make but I completely forgot! Next time...<br />
97. <br />
98. <b>Basic Guacamole </b><br />
99. F<i>rom scratch: I am specifying this because if you are in a pinch, the easiest thing you can do is mix ready-made salsa with avocado and you're done. And you will be the popular one at the party.</i><br />
100. 1 avocado<br />
101. 1 small tomato, diced<br />
102. 1/4 of a red onion, diced<br />
103. 1 tsp of garlic salt<br />
104. 1 tbsp of lemon<br />
105. paprika<br />
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107. Mix everything together and top with paprika. That's it! Double this if you can, I only had one avocado on hand at the time.<br />
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109. <i><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/allieschangingkitchen/basic-guacamole">Print this recipe</a></i><br />
110. <br />
111. Next in line for <i>green goodness</i> is collard chips. I've made kale chips and loved them, but bought collard greens at the grocery store the other day and thought I'd give it a try with that. I've been trying to buy a different 'green' at the grocery store each week - I.e. swiss chard, kale, collard, etc - and didn't really know where to begin with these giant leaves. Chip form was a wonderful, wonderful, surprising way to start.<br />
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114. <b>Collard Green Chips</b><br />
115. <i>From Allie's Kitchen</i><br />
116. Collard Greens (<i>I used about 5 or 6 big leaves)</i>, leaves pulled off of the stems and ripped into pieces (chip-size)<br />
117. Lemon juice<br />
118. Olive oil<br />
119. 1 - 2 tsp of Garlic Salt<br />
120. Salt and Pepper<br />
121. <br />
122. Preheat oven to 350. Wash the greens and shake dry as much as possible. In a bowl, toss the leaves with olive oil and lemon juice (don't coat it, <i>toss</i>). Cover a baking pan with tin foil and lay the greens out in a single layer. Sprinkle with garlic salt, salt and pepper. Bake for approximately 20 minutes.<br />
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124. These start to shrivel up pretty quickly so about half way through (10 minutes), I took them out and spread them out even more. If the leaves are on top of one another (which they will be at the start - that's okay), they won't get crispy. I just kept doing this until they were done. When a few were crispy, I removed them and spread the remaining ones out more.<br />
125. <br />
126. <i><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/allieschangingkitchen/collard-green-chips">Print this recipe</a></i><br />
127. <br />
128. These were SO good! Recommend!<br />
129. <br />
130. <b>Enjoy the week! Tomorrow is the reveal post to show you what I got in my Foodie Pen Pal box!</b><br />
131. <b><br /></b><br />
132. <b>PS - Did you see my new bowl? I'm so excited about it. My mom and I picked two of these up (She got her own) at Home Sense. They come with lids! Love, Love.</b><br />
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136. <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uUbe_N3tuGY/TwUEsiwmECI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/n0usuxiuuz8/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uUbe_N3tuGY/TwUEsiwmECI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/n0usuxiuuz8/s400/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
137. <br />
138. I can't believe that Christmas Eve was already so long ago. Oh well. You're getting my update now.<br />
139. <br />
140. As J and I are newlyweds in our first home, we were fortunate enough to be able to host Christmas Eve with my immediate family. As J's family all lives in Ontario, it's extremely special to us to be able to spend the holidays with at least one of our families (hoping next year to have a house full of both sides! Fingers Crossed). A long time ago, my family decided we'd take Christmas Eve and not share it with anyone - including grandparents. Way back when, we'd play board games and eat fondue. Eventually, my brother and sister both had a kid and we all learned that although a fondue was fun, unique and "special", it was expensive and left us all feeling like we ate a bowl full of oil. Add two little girls into the mix with all of that hot oil...on Christmas Eve. Danger Bay! So ... we've moved forward and have been on to each bringing two appetizers or munchies (now that there are four "family units" rather than it just being the five of us). This plan has stuck. It's lovely. We always make too much food and we always <i>eat </i>too much. But it's Christmas EVE. Who cares?! We eat. We sometimes dance with my nieces (I almost always do) and this year, we got to have my little nephew around (and I got to dress him in my cat's elf cat. Obviously). Special times.<br />
141. <br />
142. We had (not all things I could have) spinach dip, wonton chicken salsa bites, steamed salmon, Thai chicken wraps, (need recipes, Mom!) meatballs, roasted eggplant dip and two bruschetta toppings!<br />
143. <br />
144. Both of the appy/snack options I brought were great! Like super duper great!<br />
145. <br />
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147. <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3GdsneQf-No/TwT_e2rdTrI/AAAAAAAAAGE/nKfcJ_91N14/s1600/40.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3GdsneQf-No/TwT_e2rdTrI/AAAAAAAAAGE/nKfcJ_91N14/s640/40.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
148. <b><br /></b><br />
149. <b>Roasted Eggplant Dip</b><br />
150. I, personally, thought the roasted eggplant dip was completely stellar. My brother-in-law even liked it and he basically dislikes <i>all </i>vegetables. Yay me. The only problem was that I was in a room full of people that didn't like hummus (I know, right?) Only my mom and I in my ENTIRE family have the hummus obsession. So. So. Strange. Moral of the story: This dip looked too "hummus-like" and I roasted a very large eggplant so I had lots of dip left. This is a perfect take-to-a-party recipe.<br />
151. <br />
152. <b>What To Do:</b><br />
153. <i>Confession: I wrote these ingredients down so long ago and have NO idea where it came from. I searched online and in my cookbooks, but there are so many variations of this dip, I couldn't find the one! Either way....</i><br />
154. 1 large eggplant<br />
155. 3 tbsp tahini<br />
156. 4 cloves of garlic<br />
157. 1 1/2 tsp of salt<br />
158. 1/4 cup of lemon<br />
159. 2 tbsp olive oil<br />
160. <br />
161. 1. Roast eggplant and garlic (whole and in skin) at 425. Rub both with oil. Take the garlic out after 15 - 20 minutes (my oven runs warm, so I took them out after 15). Keep the eggplant in for another 5 or 10. Check it!<br />
162. 2. Let the eggplant cool for 20 minutes.<br />
163. 3. While the eggplant is cooling, add the garlic (out of the skin, of course), lemon, tahini, salt and oil in a bowl, food processor or Magic Bullet (of course I used the Bullet!).<br />
164. 4. Slice the eggplant, scoop out the middle and puree it with the above ingredients.<br />
165. 5. Drizzle with oil and paprika to garnish.<br />
166. <br />
167. <i>Notes: </i><br />
168. <i>If you don't have tahini, buy it. It's expensive but lasts a long time in your fridge. It comes in h-a-n-d-y.</i><br />
169. <i>I would use much less lemon. Perhaps my eggplant wasn't actually considered "large", but the lemon ratio was a bit strong for my liking.</i><br />
170. <i><br /></i><br />
171. <b>Bruschetta Toppings </b><br />
172. <i>These are my own creations (woot!). Instead of worrying about the timing of getting baguettes in and out of the oven, I bought baguette crackers (any would do!). These were a big big hit. Especially the mushroom one.</i><br />
173. <i><br /></i><br />
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175. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoI6fLzpaAM5mWpZ7hCqmhOo5n5NjDrBz1rnLhl3gbj2SPhscS4zK0R3upCqALfrIEStQ9l1KtD4axJE9gYe8UpayQhr2utb-y_-mHKAccdEsEifDpwMNfrqNTVyuPGUpp43zVmOxZIjZf/s1600/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoI6fLzpaAM5mWpZ7hCqmhOo5n5NjDrBz1rnLhl3gbj2SPhscS4zK0R3upCqALfrIEStQ9l1KtD4axJE9gYe8UpayQhr2utb-y_-mHKAccdEsEifDpwMNfrqNTVyuPGUpp43zVmOxZIjZf/s640/13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
176. <i><br /></i><br />
177. <b>Balsamic Mushroom Bruschetta</b><br />
178. Chop up:<br />
179. 1 shallot<br />
180. 1 clove of garlic<br />
181. About 1/4 cup of parsley<br />
182. About 1/2 cup of mushrooms, cut very small<br />
183. Balsamic<br />
184. <br />
185. Cook everything (but the parsley) with balsamic. Add parsley. Voila!<br />
186. <b><br /></b><br />
187. <b>Tomato Basil Bruschetta </b><i>(The more typical)</i><br />
188. Chop up (no specific quantities):<br />
189. Red onion<br />
190. Tomato<br />
191. Parsley<br />
192. Basil<br />
193. Garlic Clove<br />
194. <br />
195. Mix with olive oil and a dash of lemon juice.<br />
196. <br />
197. <br />
198. <i>Notes: </i><br />
199. <i>Obviously everyone loves the typical tomato/basil combo, but the mushroom mixture was an absolute hit! It was gone within 30 minutes (and remember: it was out with all that other great food) and people were raving about it. I personally love to add mushrooms to everything, so it made sense to me...but so happy that it worked out for everyone else.</i><br />
200. <i><br /></i><br />
201. <i>Also: Bruschetta does NOT need to have cheese added. No one missed it.</i><br />
202. <br />
203. <br />
204. <b>So....Feel like commenting yet? Sharing more recipes? Have you tried mine out or plan on trying one of these out? :)</b><br />
205. &lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/493938797295989760/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/01/appy-schmappy-roasted-eggplant-dip-two.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/493938797295989760'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/493938797295989760'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/01/appy-schmappy-roasted-eggplant-dip-two.html' title='Appy Schmappy: Roasted Eggplant Dip + Two Bruschetta Options'/><author><name>Allie K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13451477564387357904</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThS1x1iuOOf-WhEJ8-z47PSH7ZY7qTHzsscx0bhiQFYWG3JNcPh-EU3oI9cONm0NRB0zCYxNvTplgnf-u6CSeNzAAKHyKTbjl6-uH-Zj27viOqULrsBJjp10HHQUbyZY/s220/g_MG_7770.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uUbe_N3tuGY/TwUEsiwmECI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/n0usuxiuuz8/s72-c/6.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-4155306702735929812</id><published>2012-01-03T20:05:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2012-01-09T20:13:32.454-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dessert"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="snacks"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sugar-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vegan"/><title type='text'>Peanut Cocoa &#39;Fudge Babies&#39;</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
206. <br /></div>
207. <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qbwwlM3Dt38/TwOTax2AMTI/AAAAAAAAAFk/AUI6gaaR454/s1600/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qbwwlM3Dt38/TwOTax2AMTI/AAAAAAAAAFk/AUI6gaaR454/s640/10.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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209. <br /></div>
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211. Ever since I discovered <a href="http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/">Chocolate Covered Katie</a>, I have been ogling these fudge babies. After a disastrous battle with my food processor and the liquid ingredients to the chocolate cupcakes I have been aching to try, I had success with these no-bake babies and redeemed some confidence.</div>
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213. <br /></div>
214. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
215. The original cupcake recipe, from <a href="http://spoonfulofsugarfree.com/">Spoonful of Sugar Free</a> looks so delightful, but I was too discouraged to figure out how to fix the liquidy mess I was in. Both Alex and Katie in the above blogs have been completely inspiring for me and what little sweet tooth that still lingers, but I'll have to stick with the no-bake options until I get some better kitchen tools (a mixer instead of a processor?!ha), more baking intuition and general baking confidence.</div>
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219. The one fun thing I got from my cupcake fail? The frosting! Oh how happy I am to have found this. You will likely hear me quoting both Alex and Katie basically every time I go to make a dessert now. They make it look so easy...and they have options! Banana frosting, peanut frosting, chocolate frosting...and the list goes on. I used the Peanut Butter Frosting from Alex's cupcake recipe for the toppings of Katie's Fudge Babies! I'd say a good eight people tried these (and it was a small batch!) and then I had to hide them....</div>
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221. <b>Peanut Cocoa Fudge Babies</b></div>
222. <div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
223. <i>(</i><i><a href="http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2009/10/30/peanut-butter-babies/">Original recipe</a>)</i></div>
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225. <i>What I did </i>
226. </div>
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228. <br /></div>
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230. In my Magic Bullet, pulse together:</div>
231. <div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
232. 1/2 cup of peanuts</div>
233. <div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
234. 1 cup of dates</div>
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236. 1/2 tsp of vanilla</div>
237. <div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
238. 1 tbsp of Fry's cocoa</div>
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240. <br /></div>
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242. Once everything is mixed together, roll into balls (or as Katie suggested, bars). This made 15 balls.</div>
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244. </div>
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246. <b><br /></b></div>
247. <div class="" style="clear: both;">
248. <b>Peanut Butter Frosting</b></div>
249. <div class="" style="clear: both;">
250. <i>(</i><i><a href="http://spoonfulofsugarfree.com/2011/03/11/theres-peanut-butter-on-my-chocolate/">Original recipe</a>)</i></div>
251. <div class="" style="clear: both;">
252. <i>What I did </i></div>
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254. <br /></div>
255. <div class="" style="clear: both;">
256. Again in my Magic Bullet, mix together:</div>
257. <div class="" style="clear: both;">
258. 1/2 cup of 100% natural and smooth peanut butter (I buy all different brands!)</div>
259. <div class="" style="clear: both;">
260. 1/4 cup of Rice Dream Original</div>
261. <div class="" style="clear: both;">
262. <br /></div>
263. <div class="" style="clear: both;">
264. Place creamy mixture in a zip lock bag and cut a small hole in the corner. Squeeze and decorate!</div>
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266. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-41m59XiBMXs/TwOXaKZFvuI/AAAAAAAAAFw/rN54rKw1N9c/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-41m59XiBMXs/TwOXaKZFvuI/AAAAAAAAAFw/rN54rKw1N9c/s400/3.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
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270. &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;So....am I the only one that is clueless when it comes to baking? :)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/4155306702735929812/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/01/peanut-butter-cocoa-fudge-babies.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/4155306702735929812'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/4155306702735929812'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/01/peanut-butter-cocoa-fudge-babies.html' title='Peanut Cocoa &#39;Fudge Babies&#39;'/><author><name>Allie K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13451477564387357904</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThS1x1iuOOf-WhEJ8-z47PSH7ZY7qTHzsscx0bhiQFYWG3JNcPh-EU3oI9cONm0NRB0zCYxNvTplgnf-u6CSeNzAAKHyKTbjl6-uH-Zj27viOqULrsBJjp10HHQUbyZY/s220/g_MG_7770.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qbwwlM3Dt38/TwOTax2AMTI/AAAAAAAAAFk/AUI6gaaR454/s72-c/10.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-7573821223214733835</id><published>2011-11-15T20:31:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2012-01-09T20:13:32.477-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="breakfast"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Go-To List"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="lunch"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="snacks"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sugar-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vegan"/><title type='text'>Muffins...Finally!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
271. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ciuD8aK-Rpk/TsMNnY6ooXI/AAAAAAAAAyU/GUR9QrFLHVY/s1600/P1080620.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ciuD8aK-Rpk/TsMNnY6ooXI/AAAAAAAAAyU/GUR9QrFLHVY/s400/P1080620.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
272. <br />
273. It's been way over a year now since I have had a muffin - an actual muffin. I've had many failed attempts and have eaten a muffin two anyway - just because - but this time....this time was a major success and I couldn't be more excited about having two fall-back recipes.  Breakfasts, mid-morning snacks, dessert..I forgot how great muffins can be.<br />
274. <br />
275. I know, I know. I sound a bit lame, but this really is a glorious achievement for me.  See.  I was never a baker.  My sister is a baker. My mom is a baker. I never got it.  So to then have to do substitutes? It just never was intuitive to me. I've searched and searched for a recipe (or two) that worked as is and would work with my ability.  So with a little help from my mom and an afternoon of baked good shopping and tea in my kitchen, we put on our metaphorical aprons (although we should have actually used my two adorable aprons - photos to come) and baked 24 wonders. And because she's my mom, she let me keep them all...the beauty of a Mother Daughter day.<br />
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278. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3yWvY7A0JPBzUn05bNFBOQWOAJP2C3ji-kREBjrjaULYx5IqsooEXfFmVq9EvIWNCKzl0XlD_7mXgl9Mt50M3y00mW3OmADRJlMtzwAJ5A2gExef2qt6bh0ZoFzx3oUP5PEdiQb1W6BTa/s1600/P1080617.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3yWvY7A0JPBzUn05bNFBOQWOAJP2C3ji-kREBjrjaULYx5IqsooEXfFmVq9EvIWNCKzl0XlD_7mXgl9Mt50M3y00mW3OmADRJlMtzwAJ5A2gExef2qt6bh0ZoFzx3oUP5PEdiQb1W6BTa/s320/P1080617.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
279. <b><br /></b><br />
280. <b>Cranberry Orange Relish </b><br />
281. First things first, we had to make some relish (some leftover for use on chicken, fruit bruschetta, fish, etc). Both this and the connecting muffin recipe are found in the <i>November/December 2011 issue of Clean Eating Magazine</i>.<br />
282. <br />
283. Ingredients:<br />
284. 1 cup of frozen cranberries, divided<br />
285. 1/2 inch piece of ginger chopped, divided<br />
286. 2 oranges (I used one blood orange and one clementine), peeled, segmented and cut into triangles<br />
287. 1 red apple<br />
288. 2 tbsp raw unsalted walnuts, chopped<br />
289. <br />
290. In a food processor or Magic Bullet, blend 1/2 cup of frozen cranberries, 1tbsp of ginger and 1 orange until coarsely chopped (mine was more than coarsely chopped, but it worked).<br />
291. <br />
292. In a large mixing bowl, combine remaining 1/2 cup of cranberries, remaining ginger, remaining orange and apple.  Fold in walnuts and processed mixture from above.  Use in the next muffin recipe, and refrigerate the rest!<br />
293. <br />
294. <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/allieschangingkitchenrecipes/cranberry-orange-relish"><i>Print this recipe.</i></a><br />
295. <br />
296. <b>Cranberry Orange Muffins</b><br />
297. <br />
298. 2 cups of whole wheat flour<br />
299. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
300. <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oO9EYcd279U/TsMNzTa4FaI/AAAAAAAAAyc/eim4gyNcfPg/s1600/P1080619.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oO9EYcd279U/TsMNzTa4FaI/AAAAAAAAAyc/eim4gyNcfPg/s320/P1080619.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
301. 1 cup of whole oats<br />
302. 3/4 tsp salt<br />
303. 3/4 tsp baking soda<br />
304. 1/4 tsp baking powder<br />
305. 2 tsp cinnamon<br />
306. 1 tsp ground nutmeg<br />
307. 1 1/2 tsp ground ginger<br />
308. 2 tbsp ground flaxseeds<br />
309. 1/3 cup grape seed oil<br />
310. 1 egg<br />
311. 1/2 cup raw honey<br />
312. 1 tsp pure vanilla extract<br />
313. 2 cups <b>Cranberry Orange Relish</b><br />
314. <b><br /></b><br />
315. Preheat oven to 375 F. Grease muffin plan.<br />
316. <br />
317. In a large bowl, mix flour, oats, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger. Set aside.<br />
318. <br />
319. In a small bowl, combine flaxseeds with 6 tbsp of water.<br />
320. <br />
321. In a medium bowl, combine oil, egg, honey, flaxseed mixture and vanilla.  Add egg mixture to flour mixture and blend thoroughly. Stir in Cranberry Orange Relish.<br />
322. <br />
323. Spoon batter into muffin tins. Place in oven for 25 minutes.  <i>My oven runs a bit hot, so I'll only bake them for 20 minutes.</i><br />
324. <i><br /></i><br />
325. <i><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/allieschangingkitchenrecipes/cranberry-orange-muffins">Print this recipe.</a></i><br />
326. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
327. <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-z9TNN-Nschw/TsMOhm0UQXI/AAAAAAAAAys/Bc78v0H5EZ8/s1600/P1080624.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-z9TNN-Nschw/TsMOhm0UQXI/AAAAAAAAAys/Bc78v0H5EZ8/s320/P1080624.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
328. <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Voila! A cup of Saffron tea and this = bliss.</td></tr>
329. </tbody></table>
330. <b>Banana Muffins</b><br />
331. <i>www.thegraciouspantry.com</i><br />
332. <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V1O7T4j6O_4/TsMOWDYsevI/AAAAAAAAAyk/dpohClCIZ1U/s1600/P1080627.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V1O7T4j6O_4/TsMOWDYsevI/AAAAAAAAAyk/dpohClCIZ1U/s400/P1080627.JPG" width="300" /></a><br />
333. 2 cups of whole wheat floud<br />
334. 2 tsp baking soda<br />
335. 1 tsp cinnamon<br />
336. 2 egg whites<br />
337. 1/2 cup honey<br />
338. 2 tbsp vegetable oil<br />
339. 1/4 cup almond milk (unsweetened)<br />
340. 1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce<br />
341. 2 ripe bananas, mashed<br />
342. <br />
343. Ready?  Here is the easy thing about this recipe:  Mix all ingredients together in a bowl using a hand mixture. Scoop the mixture in a greased muffin pan.  Bake for 20 minutes. <i>Again, my oven is hot so we had to rotate the muffin pan once.</i><br />
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345. <i><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/allieschangingkitchenrecipes/banana-muffins">Print this recipe.</a></i><br />
346. <br />
347. &lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/7573821223214733835/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2011/11/muffinsfinally.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/7573821223214733835'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/7573821223214733835'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2011/11/muffinsfinally.html' title='Muffins...Finally!'/><author><name>Allie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07581954586003805873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBlkH_ADy_sddjEFB4Ujp085lpMIgUhWfHrAoIXcQPiaKBABEuGVFQpYmKEX955d7XhkoCE5XS1pWvCVChstJnugLm-fLhRFFwUYXWNA329ZXMcqCQdW58tN_IS28Bw/s220/318483_10150340432352545_503992544_8190942_1694135906_n.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ciuD8aK-Rpk/TsMNnY6ooXI/AAAAAAAAAyU/GUR9QrFLHVY/s72-c/P1080620.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-6516327994213632404</id><published>2011-03-07T19:41:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-11-24T08:41:55.799-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dinner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Go-To List"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="snacks"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sugar-free"/><title type='text'>Oh...For Goodness Kale</title><content type='html'>I forgot to add these little gems awhile back. After reading about the goodness of kale in every single cookbook and magazine out there, and how&lt;i&gt; it&#39;s filled with a buttload of &lt;b&gt;iron and calcium&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;/i&gt;I decided to give it a go!&lt;br /&gt;
348. <br />
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350. <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-AOOTCmlU3po/TXVtAV5DpbI/AAAAAAAAAnU/VK3mc6OnIP4/s1600/3-superfood-snacks-kale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="161" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-AOOTCmlU3po/TXVtAV5DpbI/AAAAAAAAAnU/VK3mc6OnIP4/s200/3-superfood-snacks-kale.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
351. <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is how you'll see it at the store</td></tr>
352. </tbody></table>
353. <b>The first:</b> I saw this as I was watching Kitchen Boss, or whatever that show is called, one day when I was home sick.  The recipe didn't use kale, but something similar that couldn't be found at the grocery store.  <br />
354. <br />
355. I boiled kale for 2 minutes than immediately placed it in cold water.  This is really just to keep it as green as it can be (which was important as I was going to a potluck). I probably wouldn't do this just for us at home.  While I was doing this, I had chopped up some italian sausage and was frying it with big chunks of garlic - lots of it.<br />
356. <br />
357. In a different pan, I fried the kale (as much as will fit in one layer on the pan) for about 3 minutes - with big chunks of garlic - until I lightly fried all of the kale, then I mixed it all together in the sausage pan and cooked for another few minutes to bring the flavors together (after the sausage has already been cooked, of course).  Voila.  Green, calcium-filled goodness.<br />
358. <br />
359. <b>The Second:</b>  With leftover kale, I started throwing in instead of spinach - in pasta, in rice bowls, etc.  It works!  I just recommend not throwing in huge pieces of it because it doesn't wilt down quite like spinach.<br />
360. <br />
361. <b>The Third: </b> This was, indeed, "<i>a conversation starter at a party</i>" as this recipe (photocopied from a friend's detox book) stated. <b> Kale Chips</b>.  I ripped the kale into small, bite-size pieces, washed and tossed the bowlful of leaves with olive oil.  After laying a layer on a baking sheet, I sprinkled with salt.  Baked at 370 for about 10 minutes (but keep an eye because when I did a second batch, with less kale, it started to brown really quickly - once it browns, it starts to smell a bit funny).  Oddly enough, this was a hit - mind you, odd to show up with a produce bag of "crisp" (they don't really get crispy, so don't expect real chips) of kale pieces.  After putting it out on a plate, they got eaten quickly and the recipe was sought after.  This even worked well as a dipping utensil for the one and only Renee's Cucumber and Dill (would never work with a hummus-like dip or anything).  <i>Odd note:</i> J and I almost felt these tasted like roasted pumpkin seeds!<br />
362. <br />
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365. <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sausage, Garlic and Kale.</td></tr>
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367. <br />
368. This year, however, presented quite a challenge with finding recipes without sugar and dairy.  You can find one or the other, but both is very difficult.  I will lay out the three recipes that I followed, however, I will not say this is an entirely "sugar-free" post.  Some of these baked goods did have a little bit of sugar added in (not by me), because there was a bit of sugar in the coconut or in the carob chips (maybe?).  I try to live by excluding absolutely all soy and dairy and can live with sugar so long as it's not in the top three of ingredient amounts.  I cut out sugar wherever I can, but sometimes I find I just have to choose my battles.  Soy and dairy seems to be the worst for me, so that's what I focus on.  That being said, I AM strict with sugar...but the reality is is that I'm intolerant to 3 of the most common label items.  Again, choose your battles.<br />
369. <br />
370. <b>Recipes to come on these 3....need a break!!</b><br />
371. <b><br />
372. </b><br />
373. <b>Peanut Butter Fudge</b><br />
374. <b><br />
375. </b><br />
376. <b>Maple Sugar Cookies!</b><br />
377. <b><br />
378. </b><br />
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380. </b><br />
381. <b>Coconut Fruit Balls!</b><br />
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383. </b><br />
384. <b><br />
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387. Tonight's menu:  Lemon Grass - Shrimp Soup with a side of Red Curry Tuna and Crackers.  I found this recipe online, but did more of my own changes and additions than anything.<br />
388. <br />
389. <b>Noodle Soup</b><br />
390. 1.  Heat 2 cups of water and 1 cup of broth in a soup pot on the stove.<br />
391. 2.  Prepare other ingredients:<br />
392. - Smash 1 stick of lemon grass and cut into 1 inch pieces<br />
393. - Cut a 1 inch piece of ginger into pieces, big enough to take out of soup later<br />
394. - Prepare 1 tbsp of fish sauce, 1 tsp of maple sugar, and 2 tsp of red chili paste<br />
395. - Cut 4 large button mushrooms<br />
396. - Prepare 3 tbsp of lime juice<br />
397. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qev1gafAYw4/TPRQFga2ZlI/AAAAAAAAAfk/_u7_4MbCZ3A/s1600/P1000468.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qev1gafAYw4/TPRQFga2ZlI/AAAAAAAAAfk/_u7_4MbCZ3A/s200/P1000468.JPG" width="200" /></a>- Have about 20 small shrimp ready to go (I had cooked shrimp)<br />
398. - Rice noodles - enough for 2<br />
399. <br />
400. 3.  Add lemon grass and ginger to pot.  Boil for 5 minutes.<br />
401. 4.  Add fish sauce, sugar, and chili paste.  Boil for another few minutes.<br />
402. 5.  Add mushrooms and lime juice.<br />
403. 6.  Add shrimp.  If cooked, turn soup down and let it simmer. <br />
404. 7.  Four minutes prior to eating, add noodles in.<br />
405. 8.  Serve with fresh cilantro on top!<br />
406. <br />
407. **This recipe was altered from another one I saw which means it can be altered just as easy again from this.  It turned out to be in between a good Vietnamese Pho and a Thai Hot and Sour soup.  Yum Yum!<br />
408. <br />
409. <b>Tuna and Crackers</b><br />
410. Assuming Jon would be coming home extremely hungry, I thought we needed a bit of "crunch" to go along with the soup:<br />
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412. 1/2 tsp of red curry paste<br />
413. 1/4 cup of mayo<br />
414. <br />
415. Mix together and add cilantro. &amp;nbsp;Serve on crackers. :)</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/3056961216942749802/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/11/honeyim-gonna-be-late-recipe-lemon.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/3056961216942749802'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/3056961216942749802'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/11/honeyim-gonna-be-late-recipe-lemon.html' title='Honey...I&#39;m Gonna Be Late (Recipe: Lemon Grass-Shrimp Soup)'/><author><name>Allie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07581954586003805873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBlkH_ADy_sddjEFB4Ujp085lpMIgUhWfHrAoIXcQPiaKBABEuGVFQpYmKEX955d7XhkoCE5XS1pWvCVChstJnugLm-fLhRFFwUYXWNA329ZXMcqCQdW58tN_IS28Bw/s220/318483_10150340432352545_503992544_8190942_1694135906_n.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qev1gafAYw4/TPRP6_PJpnI/AAAAAAAAAfg/J0J37E31qsk/s72-c/P1000463.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-3952270795108285585</id><published>2010-11-18T17:53:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2011-11-24T08:48:11.264-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dessert"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Go-To List"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="snacks"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sugar-free"/><title type='text'>No Bake Cookies, What What!?</title><content type='html'>Chocolatey goodness is here!&lt;br /&gt;
416. <br />
417. In a pot, melt 1/2 cup of cocoa, almond butter, and maple syrup.  Stir in 1 tbsp of vanilla.<br />
418. <br />
419. Add oats if you&#39;d like the mixture to be stiffer.&amp;nbsp; Roll it all into balls and put it in the fridge.&amp;nbsp; No need for a picture.&amp;nbsp; It&#39;s chocolate.&amp;nbsp; It&#39;s good.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/3952270795108285585/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/11/no-bake-cookies-what-what.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/3952270795108285585'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/3952270795108285585'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/11/no-bake-cookies-what-what.html' title='No Bake Cookies, What What!?'/><author><name>Allie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07581954586003805873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBlkH_ADy_sddjEFB4Ujp085lpMIgUhWfHrAoIXcQPiaKBABEuGVFQpYmKEX955d7XhkoCE5XS1pWvCVChstJnugLm-fLhRFFwUYXWNA329ZXMcqCQdW58tN_IS28Bw/s220/318483_10150340432352545_503992544_8190942_1694135906_n.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-4433658014033830360</id><published>2010-11-18T17:50:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2010-11-18T17:53:35.061-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="breakfast"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="snacks"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sugar-free"/><title type='text'>Recipe:  Banana Bread</title><content type='html'>This is a blog of firsts...clearly, I wasn&#39;t a cook or baker to begin with, so I&#39;m completely loving conquering new recipes for the first time but with a twist!&amp;nbsp; This recipe came from my naturopath.&amp;nbsp; I added the rice milk to th recipe because it seemed too dry. I only added JUST enough to mix the dry ingredients all in welel.&lt;br /&gt;
420. <br />
421. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qev1gafAYw4/TOWfhi371nI/AAAAAAAAAaM/t_F5X37LAyc/s1600/P1000297.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qev1gafAYw4/TOWfhi371nI/AAAAAAAAAaM/t_F5X37LAyc/s320/P1000297.JPG" width="320" /></a><b>Ingredients</b><br />
422. 3 mashed bananas<br />
423. 1 1/2 cups of flour<br />
424. 1 tsp of baking soda<br />
425. 1/4 tsp of salt<br />
426. 1/3 cup of maple syrup<br />
427. 2 tbsp of oil<br />
428. rice milk (see above...just enough)<br />
429. <br />
430. Optional add-in (I didn't):  1/2 cup of walnuts<br />
431. <br />
432. <b>What To Do</b><br />
433. 1.  Mix wet and dry ingredients together separately.<b> </b><br />
434. 2.  Add together and mix carefully.<br />
435. 3.&amp;nbsp; Pour into greased loaf pan and bake at 350 for 50 minutes.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/4433658014033830360/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/11/recipe-banana-bread.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/4433658014033830360'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/4433658014033830360'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/11/recipe-banana-bread.html' title='Recipe:  Banana Bread'/><author><name>Allie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07581954586003805873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBlkH_ADy_sddjEFB4Ujp085lpMIgUhWfHrAoIXcQPiaKBABEuGVFQpYmKEX955d7XhkoCE5XS1pWvCVChstJnugLm-fLhRFFwUYXWNA329ZXMcqCQdW58tN_IS28Bw/s220/318483_10150340432352545_503992544_8190942_1694135906_n.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qev1gafAYw4/TOWfhi371nI/AAAAAAAAAaM/t_F5X37LAyc/s72-c/P1000297.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-6008001903517121886</id><published>2010-11-12T12:28:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-01-20T12:12:32.130-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="snacks"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sugar-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vegetarian"/><title type='text'>Avocado Dream</title><content type='html'>Guacamole has got to be one of my favorite treats. &amp;nbsp;There are a few ways of doing it, some easier than others. &amp;nbsp;Here are a couple variations:&lt;br /&gt;
436. <br />
437. <b>Easiest</b><br />
438. Smash up your avocado and mix it with some salsa.  Voila.  This one is so simple and is always a hit.  I use the Organics Biolique salsa.<br />
439. <br />
440. Variations:  Add some lemon juice, salt, pepper, or chilies (or buy the hot salsa)<br />
441. <br />
442. <b>Garlic-y</b><br />
443. Smash up your avocado and mix it with raw minced garlic, lemon and pepper.  If raw garlic isn't good for you, cook up some tiny, diced onion and garlic and throw it in!  The lemon is a GREAT extra touch to this!<br />
444. <br />
445. Great addition to this one:  fresh basil!<br />
446. <br />
447. <b>Spicier</b><br />
448. Smash up your avocado and mix it with lots of garlic, jalapeño, pepper - - any other hot things you like!  My friend made a good spicy guac for Halloween.  I will have to get her recipe to put up...<br />
449. <br />
450. I&#39;ve even gotten Jon into guacamole (he doesn&#39;t &quot;love&quot; avocados) because it&#39;s so good - so long as it&#39;s minus the raw garlic.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/6008001903517121886/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/11/avocado-dream.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/6008001903517121886'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/6008001903517121886'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/11/avocado-dream.html' title='Avocado Dream'/><author><name>Allie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07581954586003805873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBlkH_ADy_sddjEFB4Ujp085lpMIgUhWfHrAoIXcQPiaKBABEuGVFQpYmKEX955d7XhkoCE5XS1pWvCVChstJnugLm-fLhRFFwUYXWNA329ZXMcqCQdW58tN_IS28Bw/s220/318483_10150340432352545_503992544_8190942_1694135906_n.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-8261765285420868476</id><published>2010-10-19T19:38:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2012-01-16T10:44:01.581-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="breakfast"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="drink"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="snacks"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sugar-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vegan"/><title type='text'>Tell The Kids that Fruit is Dessert!</title><content type='html'>We had my nieces over for the weekend and J came up with the brilliant idea/activity to make fruit smoothies as a &quot;dessert treat&quot; and the girls had to help him put it all together by naming the fruit, choosing the fruit, etc.&amp;nbsp; I had to get in on it....&lt;br /&gt;
451. <br />
452. Ingredients:  Multiple frozen fruit (we buy fruit on sale and freeze it), fresh bananas, PC Blue Menu 100% Cran/Blueberry juice, Almond Milk.  Filling AND filled with delicious sweetness!<br />
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467. <br />
468. &amp;nbsp;(The girls got to add a few chocolate chips in theirs for fun...)</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/8261765285420868476/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/10/tell-kids-that-fruit-is-dessert.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/8261765285420868476'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/8261765285420868476'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/10/tell-kids-that-fruit-is-dessert.html' title='Tell The Kids that Fruit is Dessert!'/><author><name>Allie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07581954586003805873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBlkH_ADy_sddjEFB4Ujp085lpMIgUhWfHrAoIXcQPiaKBABEuGVFQpYmKEX955d7XhkoCE5XS1pWvCVChstJnugLm-fLhRFFwUYXWNA329ZXMcqCQdW58tN_IS28Bw/s220/318483_10150340432352545_503992544_8190942_1694135906_n.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qev1gafAYw4/TL4dIMTtJ8I/AAAAAAAAAVU/sKkQrM_mwWI/s72-c/2010-10-16+13.44.16.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-1292271215002793686</id><published>2010-10-12T14:32:00.003-03:00</published><updated>2011-11-24T08:52:02.674-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dinner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Go-To List"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="snacks"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soup"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sugar-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vegetarian"/><title type='text'>If You Have the Time, Make It</title><content type='html'>Today is clearly my &quot;catch up&quot; day for blogging.&amp;nbsp; Somehow, after experiencing a turkey-filled Thanksgiving Weekend, I still seem to have a lot to blog about on my own.&lt;br /&gt;
469. <br />
470. <b>Here's my Friday update:</b><br />
471. <br />
472. J and I always try to do something a bit more fun on Fridays (if we have the time). In my household, Fridays were always for Western Sandwiches, ordering pizza, or french fries - all things we couldn't/wouldn't normally have.  If there's time, we try to continue with this same thinking.<br />
473. <br />
474. <b>Appetizer </b>(which would make a great snack or treat on it's own!): <b> </b><br />
475. <b>Robin's Vegetable Pakora Recipe</b> (this is quite similar to the <a href="http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/08/recipe-batter-fried-cucumber-pakoras.html">veggie fritter</a>s that I made awhile back, but this recipe is even tastier due to the chickpea flour.  A colleague of mine, Robin, passed this keeper along!) <br />
476. <br />
477. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_2r8cRDNbrfGdxaWOcM6Sd7tdbnMLDDO8COFQC_8x3EzI917PfjGHhd24AEKBr9sDVCLED0lSSksiZRqSuNzqC9IW6R11vkoQCEYoTt3zQrsa0lYAcv4Lsxl0VHCksaIJWUtqeo1r-r_/s1600/2010-10-08+17.50.30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_2r8cRDNbrfGdxaWOcM6Sd7tdbnMLDDO8COFQC_8x3EzI917PfjGHhd24AEKBr9sDVCLED0lSSksiZRqSuNzqC9IW6R11vkoQCEYoTt3zQrsa0lYAcv4Lsxl0VHCksaIJWUtqeo1r-r_/s200/2010-10-08+17.50.30.jpg" width="200" /></a>Mix together:<br />
478. 1cup of chickpea flour*<br />
479. 3/4 tsp of salt<br />
480. 1/2 tsp of masala<br />
481. 1/4 tsp of baking soda<br />
482. 1/2 tsp of garlic powder<br />
483. 1/4 tsp of ginger<br />
484. 1/2 tsp of cayenne<br />
485. <br />
486. <br />
487. Slowly add in 1/2 cup of water.  Let stand for 30 minutes.<br />
488. <br />
489. Next:  I added in chopped mushroom, onion, zucchini, although you could use whatever you wanted.  For this recipe, I used small pieces of the vegetables (unlike the previous recipe).<br />
490. <br />
491. Covering the bottom of a frying pan with oil (whichever kind you want to use but soy and olive oil), fry each side quickly.  Dip in whatever you like, although I used Sweet Thai Chili Sauce and Renee's Cucumber and Dill.<br />
492. <br />
493. <b>The Main Dish </b>(and boy was it filling....it's the stick to your ribs kind of food that people talk about):<br />
494. <b>Creamy Peas/Potato Curry </b>- found on <a href="http://www.earthvegan.blogspot.com%20/">www.earthvegan.blogspot.com.</a><br />
495. <br />
496. - Approximately 15 or so peanuts, soaked (the recipe calls for cashews, which I did not have)<br />
497. - 3 medium potatoes, peeled and diced<br />
498. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qev1gafAYw4/TLSbT5HAtTI/AAAAAAAAAVA/y0oHsEskwVM/s1600/2010-10-08+17.50.04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qev1gafAYw4/TLSbT5HAtTI/AAAAAAAAAVA/y0oHsEskwVM/s320/2010-10-08+17.50.04.jpg" width="240" /></a>- 1 cup of frozen peas<br />
499. - 1/2 cup of tomato paste<br />
500. - 1 tsp of chili powder<br />
501. - 1/2 tsp of tumeric<br />
502. - 1 can of coconut milk<br />
503. - 8 cilantro leaves, chopped<br />
504. <br />
505. 1.  Microwave potatoes for 5 minutes on a plate.<br />
506. 2.  Add peanuts and potatoes to oil in a pan.  Stir fry.<br />
507. 3.  Add tomato paste along with about a 1/2 of cup of water.  Add all of your spices.<br />
508. 4.  Add coconut milk.  Mix very well together and turn on low.  Don't let it over-boil, just lightly simmer.<br />
509. <br />
510. This recipe made a lot of food.  If you were interested in having a meal for just two, I would cut this in half.  If you were having this alongside of rice, I would cut it down even more than that.  Creamy and starch make tummy full...<br />
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513. </div>
514. *Chick pea flour:&amp;nbsp; I bought a 3lb bag at the Super Store for $3.99.&amp;nbsp; It will last forever, but I couldn&#39;t find a smaller amount.&amp;nbsp; It was in the &quot;international&quot; food aisle.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/1292271215002793686/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/10/if-you-have-time-make-it.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/1292271215002793686'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/1292271215002793686'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/10/if-you-have-time-make-it.html' title='If You Have the Time, Make It'/><author><name>Allie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07581954586003805873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBlkH_ADy_sddjEFB4Ujp085lpMIgUhWfHrAoIXcQPiaKBABEuGVFQpYmKEX955d7XhkoCE5XS1pWvCVChstJnugLm-fLhRFFwUYXWNA329ZXMcqCQdW58tN_IS28Bw/s220/318483_10150340432352545_503992544_8190942_1694135906_n.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_2r8cRDNbrfGdxaWOcM6Sd7tdbnMLDDO8COFQC_8x3EzI917PfjGHhd24AEKBr9sDVCLED0lSSksiZRqSuNzqC9IW6R11vkoQCEYoTt3zQrsa0lYAcv4Lsxl0VHCksaIJWUtqeo1r-r_/s72-c/2010-10-08+17.50.30.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-7120274106935733476</id><published>2010-10-06T22:20:00.003-03:00</published><updated>2011-11-24T08:53:25.034-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Go-To List"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="snacks"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sugar-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vegetarian"/><title type='text'>Recipe:  Spicy Chickpea Dip</title><content type='html'>Anything chickpea...not a favorite of J&#39;s, but this suits almost everyone&#39;s dietary restrictions!&lt;br /&gt;
515. <br />
516. Recipe from www.godairyfree.org with a few of my own alterations....<br />
517. <b>How-To</b><br />
518. In a food processor, add:<b> </b><br />
519. 1 tsp of whole cumin seeds<br />
520. <b> </b>1 28oz can on chickpeas (drain, drain, drain!)<br />
521. 3 tbsp of lemon juice<br />
522. 3 cloves of minced garlic<br />
523. 1/2 tsp of paprika (more...)<br />
524. 1/4 tsp of cayenne  (more...<br />
525. 2 tbsp of olive oil<br />
526. salt<br />
527. pepper<br />
528. <br />
529. **Will play around with this a bit more to make it even spicier!&amp;nbsp; As is - this was a big party hit and it makes enough to go a long, long way.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/7120274106935733476/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/10/recipe-spicy-chickpea-dip.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/7120274106935733476'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/7120274106935733476'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/10/recipe-spicy-chickpea-dip.html' title='Recipe:  Spicy Chickpea Dip'/><author><name>Allie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07581954586003805873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBlkH_ADy_sddjEFB4Ujp085lpMIgUhWfHrAoIXcQPiaKBABEuGVFQpYmKEX955d7XhkoCE5XS1pWvCVChstJnugLm-fLhRFFwUYXWNA329ZXMcqCQdW58tN_IS28Bw/s220/318483_10150340432352545_503992544_8190942_1694135906_n.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-8900210641313151323</id><published>2010-09-10T11:15:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2012-01-16T10:45:40.281-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="appetizer"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="breakfast"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dinner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="drink"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pasta"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pub-food"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="side"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="snacks"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soup"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sugar-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vegan"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vegetarian"/><title type='text'>Grown-Up Chicken Fingers &amp; Fries</title><content type='html'>There&#39;s nothing I crave more than a good potato-in fry or hash brown form - and some chicken - in finger form - for dipping!&amp;nbsp; Grown-up, healthy meals can involve these things, too.&lt;br /&gt;
530. <br />
531. (<i>more of my "own" creations..</i>)<br />
532. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qev1gafAYw4/TIo9cRFK8rI/AAAAAAAAAS4/53eGRVwDMOc/s1600/2010-09-08+18.38.44.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qev1gafAYw4/TIo9cRFK8rI/AAAAAAAAAS4/53eGRVwDMOc/s200/2010-09-08+18.38.44.jpg" width="200" /></a><b>Chicken Fingers</b><br />
533. 2 boneless chicken breasts, sliced (big enough for dipping!)<br />
534. 1/4 of a lemon<br />
535. pepper, pepper, pepper!<br />
536. garlic<br />
537. vegetable broth<br />
538. <br />
539. <br />
540. <br />
541. <br />
542. 1.  Cook chicken in garlic and olive oil.  Sprinkle a lot of pepper on both sides of the chicken.<br />
543. 2.  Once the chicken has started to cook, add juice from lemon (1/4 of a lemon if it's a big one!) and enough vegetable broth to have the chicken simmering it it.<br />
544. 3.  Once done, eat alone or dip in something like Thai Chili Sauce<br />
545. <br />
546. <b>Curried Potato - Fries/Hash browns</b><br />
547. 1 big potato, cut into very, very small pieces<br />
548. curry powder<br />
549. olive oil<br />
550. <br />
551. In my  mind, potatoes always take so long to cook after a long day at work.  Since we (J) diced them really small, we were able to microwave them for about 6 minutes or so - maybe more - until we could smell them. We coated them in curry powder before microwaving so the curry could start to cook right into the potatoes.  Once done - enough - I threw them in the hot frying pan with a bit of olive oil and harden them up, and we had our adult fries!<br />
552. <br />
553. <b>Broccoli</b><br />
554. Let&#39;s face it - we still need a bit of veg.&amp;nbsp; Once the chicken was cooked, but still simmering, I threw some broccoli in the pan to simmer in the same pot.&amp;nbsp; Delish.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/8900210641313151323/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/09/grown-up-chicken-fingers-fries.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/8900210641313151323'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/8900210641313151323'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/09/grown-up-chicken-fingers-fries.html' title='Grown-Up Chicken Fingers &amp; Fries'/><author><name>Allie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07581954586003805873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBlkH_ADy_sddjEFB4Ujp085lpMIgUhWfHrAoIXcQPiaKBABEuGVFQpYmKEX955d7XhkoCE5XS1pWvCVChstJnugLm-fLhRFFwUYXWNA329ZXMcqCQdW58tN_IS28Bw/s220/318483_10150340432352545_503992544_8190942_1694135906_n.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qev1gafAYw4/TIo9cRFK8rI/AAAAAAAAAS4/53eGRVwDMOc/s72-c/2010-09-08+18.38.44.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-8779807377241338475</id><published>2010-08-07T22:31:00.002-03:00</published><updated>2012-01-19T21:16:45.249-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dinner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="lunch"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="marinade"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pub-food"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="snacks"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><title type='text'>Recipe:  Batter-fried Cucumber &quot;Pakoras&quot;</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qev1gafAYw4/TF4H2rF6TqI/AAAAAAAAAQM/UJHpVuSnzHs/s1600/Picture2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qev1gafAYw4/TF4H2rF6TqI/AAAAAAAAAQM/UJHpVuSnzHs/s200/Picture2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I got home from work on Friday, knowing I wasn&#39;t heading out for dinner for another 4 hours.&amp;nbsp; I was hungry.&amp;nbsp; I wanted cheese and crackers. I wanted a poutine. A piece of pizza.&amp;nbsp; Something.&amp;nbsp; Something greasy; something easy.&lt;br /&gt;
555. <br />
556. Clearly, none of this could and none of this would happen.  After whining about it for awhile to Jon, I tried napping.  Although that worked for a little while, the hunger was still there.  I felt a bit defeated knowing that I will always have to be on the ball with our groceries.  We didn't have a single piece of fruit, cracker, cookie, chip or granola bar that I could have.  So to google I went to research some quick snack fixes.  Although I am quite disgusted and against "deep frying" stuff in my home, I semi-deep-fried these babies into quite delicious little snacks - and a snack that Jon enjoyed in the middle of the night - cold!<br />
557. <br />
558. The recipe I found called for cauliflower, brocolli, or eggplant.  All I had was cucumber....<br />
559. <br />
560. Batter:<br />
561. 1/2 cup all purpose flour<br />
562. 1 tsp curry powder<br />
563. 1/2 tsp salt<br />
564. 1/2 tsp baking powder<br />
565. 1/3 cup water<br />
566. Canola (or other) oil for frying<br />
567. <br />
568. <br />
569. 1.  Mix all ingredients in a large bowl.  Add more water slowly as you are stirring batter.  Everything should be mixed well, but not runny.   <br />
570. 2.  The recipe said to warm 1/2 inch of oil in a skillet - I warmed a small layer of oil in my frying pan and just made smaller pieces of cucumber.  <br />
571. 3.  Coat your veg. of choice in the batter and carefully put each piece in the oil.  <br />
572. 4.  Cook until golden on each side (less than 5 minutes total)<br />
573. <br />
574. I dipped these in President&#39;s Choice Memories of Thailand Fiery Chili Pepper Sauce.&amp;nbsp; Although greasy, I was satisfied and very content that I successfully pulled myself out of my cheese-rut!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/8779807377241338475/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/08/recipe-batter-fried-cucumber-pakoras.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/8779807377241338475'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/8779807377241338475'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/08/recipe-batter-fried-cucumber-pakoras.html' title='Recipe:  Batter-fried Cucumber &quot;Pakoras&quot;'/><author><name>Allie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07581954586003805873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBlkH_ADy_sddjEFB4Ujp085lpMIgUhWfHrAoIXcQPiaKBABEuGVFQpYmKEX955d7XhkoCE5XS1pWvCVChstJnugLm-fLhRFFwUYXWNA329ZXMcqCQdW58tN_IS28Bw/s220/318483_10150340432352545_503992544_8190942_1694135906_n.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qev1gafAYw4/TF4H2rF6TqI/AAAAAAAAAQM/UJHpVuSnzHs/s72-c/Picture2.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-4099347124700811418</id><published>2010-08-04T12:39:00.005-03:00</published><updated>2010-08-10T22:58:20.595-03:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dinner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="product-name"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="snacks"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><title type='text'>Recipe:  Taco Chicken w/ Artichoke &amp; White Bean Puree</title><content type='html'>After finding these brown rice tortillas in the natural food section of our Super Store, I decided I wanted to make some kind of taco.&amp;nbsp; After reading a lot about the intensely-high sodium in taco packages, I decided to make my own.&amp;nbsp; I saw this artichoke dip recipe somewhere on the internet and thought I&#39;d use it as a spreadable in this case.&amp;nbsp; Filling, and only need one each (I actually had half of one for supper, half for lunch) but a great switch up from our regular type of eating!&lt;br /&gt;
575. <br />
576. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
577. <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qev1gafAYw4/TFmHqY7T2PI/AAAAAAAAAPM/c_VUwJWi7Ts/s1600/WholeGrainBrownRiceTorti_100607151801_md.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qev1gafAYw4/TFmHqY7T2PI/AAAAAAAAAPM/c_VUwJWi7Ts/s200/WholeGrainBrownRiceTorti_100607151801_md.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
578. <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.foodforlife.com/procart_catalog/index.cfm?ProductID=11&do=detail">Food For Life</a></td></tr>
579. </tbody></table><b>Taco Seasoning: </b>(I mixed all of this together to keep, but only used 2 tbsp of it with 2/3 cups of water to cook two diced chicken breasts)<br />
580. <br />
581. 6 tbsp of chili powder<br />
582. 3 tbsp of onion powder<br />
583. 2 tbsp of cumin<br />
584. 1 tbsp of garlic powder<br />
585. 4 tbsp of paprika<br />
586. 1 tsp of cayenne<br />
587. <br />
588. <b>Artichoke and White Bean Puree</b>:  (I made all of this but only used enough to spread - cold - over each warmed tortilla and saved the rest to warm up later for a dip)<br />
589. <br />
590. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qev1gafAYw4/TFmJYiRK0PI/AAAAAAAAAPU/TisqyeF9n1Y/s1600/2010-08-03+16.47.44.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qev1gafAYw4/TFmJYiRK0PI/AAAAAAAAAPU/TisqyeF9n1Y/s200/2010-08-03+16.47.44.jpg" width="200" /></a>In a food processor (one of the best $5 yard sale finds!)....<br />
591. <br />
592. 2 minced garlic cloves (raw garlic, so use less if need be)<br />
593. 1 tsp of rosemary<br />
594. 1 can of drained and rinsed white beans<br />
595. 1 can of drained artichoke hearts<br />
596. 2 tsp of olive oil<br />
597. lemon juice, salt, and pepper to taste<br />
598. <br />
599. <br />
600. Garnish with fresh basil (if you want) and Voila!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/4099347124700811418/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/08/recipe-taco-chicken-w-artichoke-white.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/4099347124700811418'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/4099347124700811418'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/08/recipe-taco-chicken-w-artichoke-white.html' title='Recipe:  Taco Chicken w/ Artichoke &amp; White Bean Puree'/><author><name>Allie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07581954586003805873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBlkH_ADy_sddjEFB4Ujp085lpMIgUhWfHrAoIXcQPiaKBABEuGVFQpYmKEX955d7XhkoCE5XS1pWvCVChstJnugLm-fLhRFFwUYXWNA329ZXMcqCQdW58tN_IS28Bw/s220/318483_10150340432352545_503992544_8190942_1694135906_n.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qev1gafAYw4/TFmHqY7T2PI/AAAAAAAAAPM/c_VUwJWi7Ts/s72-c/WholeGrainBrownRiceTorti_100607151801_md.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>

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