tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55699951203784150382024-03-13T11:52:32.098-05:00The Chef In My HeadThe Chef In My Headhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03706228109359948926noreply@blogger.comBlogger161125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569995120378415038.post-65296168977549394572015-12-16T11:24:00.000-06:002015-12-16T11:24:08.387-06:00Healthy Herbed Lentils<b><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/114/B7903971F6064CFC6F3609D9F8980D37.png" />We thoroughly enjoyed these lentils as part of a three day juice cleanse as our dinner. Fresh bright favors!</b><br />
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<b>1 cup green, black or brown lentils</b><br />
<b>1 clove garlic, minced</b><br />
<b>2 1/2 cups organic vegetable broth (super easy to make your own)</b><br />
<b>1/2 Tbls fresh thyme, leaves only, minced</b><br />
<b>2 Tbls parsley, leaves only, minced</b><br />
<b>1 Tbls good olive oil</b><br />
<b>1 Tbls fresh lemon juice</b><br />
<b>Grated rind from one lemon</b><br />
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<b>Place the lentils, garlic, and broth in medium pot and bring them to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cover. Cook until lentils have absorbed all of the liquid, approximately 20 to 30 minutes. If the lentils are still too firm after they have absorbed all of the liquid, you can add a little more broth until they are tender. </b><br />
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<b>Allow the lentils to cool for 10 minutes. Toss the cooked lentils with the thyme, parsley, olive oil, lemon juice, rind and salt and pepper. Serve. This can keep for 4 days, stored in airtight container and refrigerated. </b><br />
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<b>Enjoy!</b>The Chef In My Headhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03706228109359948926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569995120378415038.post-25801737150281793352014-06-26T10:10:00.000-05:002014-06-26T10:10:27.292-05:00Baked Zucchini Chips<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>I received a phone call from a dear friend to ask about a recipe of baked zucchini I served over a year ago. Wow! That felt good, I made an impression from that long ago! That evening I served baked zucchini, beets and sweet potato chips. I used various seasonings that I liked. The key here is to use what you love. Cumin, garlic salt, Mrs. Dash, Tony's, paprika, sesame seeds etc., whatever inspires you. Most importantly, slice them thin! Mandolin is imperative, unless you have the patience of Job. I clearly do not. God Bless my scary friend the mandolin! I spent big bucks on you to get the very best and you rewarded me one Easter by taking off part of my thumb. Lesson learned, BE CAREFUL, use the guard!!</i></span></div>
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<li class="ingredient"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span class="amount">2 </span><span class="name">zucchinis (beets, sweet potatoes etc.)</span>, sliced very thin with a mandolin </b></span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span class="name">cooking oil spray</span> (I used olive oil)</b></span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="name"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>salt (or any seasoning you prefer, I love <a href="http://tonychachere.tendenci.net/" target="_blank">Tony's</a>)</b></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Preheat oven to 225°F. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Thinly slice the zucchini. I used the thinnest setting on my mandolin. Place the zucchini slices onto a baking sheet lined with Silpat or parchment paper. <u>Very lightly</u> spray with olive oil and lightly sprinkle with salt or seasonings of your choice</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Depending on your oven, bake for 35-45 minutes, keeping an eye on them so they don’t burn. When done, remove chips from baking sheet and place them on a plate and let cool.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>We have been eating a ton of wild caught salmon filets lately and loving it! For someone that grew up fishing the Gulf of Mexico this is astounding. </i></span><br />
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<li style="background-image: url(http://media.mercola.com/themes/mercola/images/cssprites.png) !important; background-position: -400px -145px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat !important; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span cssclsas="story-list" id="ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_tr_tr_tr_rptStory_ctl02_cslStory" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Compared to those in the lowest percentiles, those with omega-3 blood levels in the highest 20 percent were 27 percent less likely to die of any cause; 40 percent less likely to die of coronary heart disease, and 48 percent less likely to die of an arrhythmia</span></li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://media.mercola.com/themes/mercola/images/cssprites.png) !important; background-position: -400px -145px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat !important; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span cssclsas="story-list" id="ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_tr_tr_tr_rptStory_ctl03_cslStory" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">If you want to maximize health benefits from fish, steer clear of farmed fish, particularly farmed salmon, and even more specifically genetically engineered farmed salmon, which may end up being approved within the next two years—especially if you’re seeking to improve your omega-3 to omega-6 ratio</span></li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://media.mercola.com/themes/mercola/images/cssprites.png) !important; background-position: -400px -145px !important; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat !important; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span cssclsas="story-list" id="ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_tr_tr_tr_rptStory_ctl04_cslStory" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fat of wild salmon is far superior to farmed. Whereas farmed salmon has a 1-1 ratio of omega-3s and omega-6s (due to its “junk food” diet), the ratio for wild sockeye salmon is between 6 and 9 to 1, which is a more ideal ratio</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>My daughter gave me this fool-proof, super delicious broiled Salmon recipe. Trust me, NO ONE can mess this up!!! It's so easy, it's a tad embarrassing to even devote a post to it, but here it is!! The key with the perfection of this recipe is that you put the salmon in a COLD oven, then turn it on and set your timer. CANNOT FAIL!! Comes out perfect, moist and delicious!</i></span><br />
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Cover baking sheet with foil for easy clean up. Lightly spray foil with olive oil and set aside.<br />
Rinse salmon filet, pat dry and place on foil. Rub a little olive oil on filet and season.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Bread and Butter pickles are just a recipe for a sweet sour pickle. They got the name "bread and butter" during the great depression when fresh cucumbers were eaten for lunch with bread and butter, and a cheap source of what was considered a vegetable back in the day. Moms could grow the cucumbers, serve them fresh as long as they lasted without refrigeration, but then had to pickle them to make them last all the rest of the year. In the summer cucumber sandwiches were very popular, thin slices of cucumbers on bread with butter ~ very English. But what then to do with the leftover garden produce?? Well pickle it of course!!</i></span><br />
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<i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">While we know now that cooking destroys many of the vitamins in any food product, back then they did not know that. So they used the bread and butter pickle as a substitute for fresh cucumber sandwiches. Which they seriously thought were nutritious. On that note, you will notice this recipe calls for removing the pot of sugary/vinegar with the cucumbers in it, from the heat as soon as it comes to a boil. This, along with the ice bath before hand, helps to insure a crisper pickle. And speaking of heat, spicy heat that is, these have a good kick to them. Well Darlin, we are from Texas after all....</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>22 medium sized cucumbers, but into 1/4 inch slices</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>6 onion, thinly sliced</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>1 red pepper, finely diced</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>1 orange pepper, finely diced</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>1 banana pepper, finely diced</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>2 jalapeño peppers, quartered lengthwise and sliced in thin strips</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>6 cloves garlic, peeled and halved</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>4 Tbl red pepper flakes</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>3/4 C pickling and canning salt</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>3 C apple cider vinegar</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>5 cups sugar</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>2 Tbl mustard seed</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>1-1/2 tsp whole cloves</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>2 tsp celery seed</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>2 tsp ground turmeric</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Mix sliced cucumbers, peppers, garlic, onion and salt in a large bowl. Cover all ingredients with water and add ice to the top of the bowl. Let stand for 3 hours.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>In a large pot, bring cider vinegar, sugar, mustard seed, celery ceed, red pepper flakes, cloves and turmeric to a boil.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><u>Rinse and drain the cucumber/vegetable mixture</u> and add to the hot vinegar solution.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Fill sterilized jars with the pickles, add jar lids and rims, and process in a water bath canner for 10 minutes. <a href="http://www.freshpreserving.com/getting-started.aspx" target="_blank">New to canning? Click here!</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>You can eat these right away if you can't help yourself, but they are MUCH better a couple of weeks later!! Great as gifts!!</i></span><br />
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<br />The Chef In My Headhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03706228109359948926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569995120378415038.post-46125756093894957312014-05-18T16:16:00.001-05:002014-05-18T16:17:53.007-05:00Cacao Coffee Zucchini Cake<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I just found this recipe through an old friend on Facebook and with an abundance of fresh zucchini from my garden, I couldn't resist! Of course, I am not capable of leaving a recipe as it is, I modified it to my liking. I hope you like it too! Moist and oh so delicious! Take the time to click on the links for cacao powder and cacao nibs! They are an amazing super food with the wonderful taste of pure raw chocolate but soooo much better for you. I love the nibs in this recipe because they retain their crunch!</span></div>
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<li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>1/2 cup packed brown sugar</b></span></span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>1/4 cup granulated raw sugar</b></span></span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>1 egg + 1 egg white (straight from my chickens this morning)</b></span></span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>1 tsp. pure vanilla extract</b></span></span></li>
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<li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>1/2 cup <a href="http://www.sunfood.com/cacao-chocolate-powder-2-5-lbs-organic-raw.html" target="_blank">unsweetened cacao powder</a></b></span></span></li>
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<li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>1/4 tsp. sea salt</b></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">Preheat oven to 350° F (static) or 325° F (convection). Lightly oil a 9×5 bread pan.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">Shred the zucchini using a fine shredding disc on a food processor or a hand shredder. Measure 1 1/2 cups and set aside.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">Beat together oil, brewed coffee, sugars, egg and vanilla. Slowly stir in the dry ingredients until incorporated, then whip together until smooth, approximately 1-2 minutes. Stir in the shredded zucchini.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">Once the zucchini is integrated, pour into prepared pan and bake for 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center has no wet crumbs on it when removed. Depending on whether your pan is metal or glass, the bake time may be longer or shorter, so repeat the toothpick test if needed.</b></span></div>
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<i>It's still Spring and already zucchini is growing like crazy in our garden!!! This was quick and easy (becoming my new middle name) and DELICIOUS!! Something special happens when you can grow your own totally organic vegetables and prepare them in your kitchen!!</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>1 pound (about 2 medium) zucchini<br />1 teaspoon coarse or Kosher salt, plus extra to taste<br />1 small bunch fresh chives, diced<br />1 large egg, lightly beaten<br />Freshly ground black pepper</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I can say with certainty that my grandmother's cast iron skillet has <i>never</i> seen kale. I think she would be proud! This was easy, sweet, nutritious, and delicious! The combination of coconut oil, apple cider vinegar, dried fruits etc. is wonderful. Give this one a try for a healthy side dish or a vegetarian main dish. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I searched everywhere to find a healthy bar I could grab on the go. They either had ingredients I have never heard of, which means I don't eat it, or peanut butter. And I would rather shove razor blades under my fingernails that eat peanut butter. Okay, that was a bit graphic, and I get that it makes me un-American and probably a communist, and I'm okay with that. I will eat peanuts, Thai peanut sauce etc. but really, why squish up a perfectly good peanut and make "butter" out of it. Enough ranting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>1 package white cake mix (regular size)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>4 Heath Baking Chips (5 ounces), chopped</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>4 ounces Cream Cheese, softened</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Line two greased 9-in. round baking pans with waxed paper and grease the paper; set aside. In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, coffee and egg whites; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Fold in Heath Chips.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in chocolate syrup and vanilla. Add the whipping cream. Beat on high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Cut each cake horizontally into two layers. Place bottom layer on a serving plate; drizzle with 2 tablespoons of the coffee. Spread with 3/4 cup frosting. Sprinkle lightly with Heath Chips. Repeat layers twice. Top with the remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides of cake with remaining frosting. <u>Refrigerate overnight.</u> Garnish with Heath Chips. Sprinkle with chocolate powder, if desired.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>This vegetarian dish was a hit! Full flavored, creamy, cheesy delicious-ness! Great to make ahead and easy to double for large groups. I keep a big bag of cheese stuffed tortellini in the freezer for 'go-to' dishes just like this. You can make this with just one kind of mushroom, but I love the complexity of the different textures and flavors of varieties like the Shitake and Cremini. Excellent with <a href="http://thechefinmyhead.blogspot.com/2009/10/texas-caesar-salad-with-homemade.html" target="_blank">Texas Caesar Salad</a> and crusty hot bread. Follow with <a href="http://thechefinmyhead.blogspot.com/2013/11/tiramisu-toffee-cake.html" target="_blank">Tiramisu Toffee Cake</a>!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>20 ounces frozen cheese tortellini</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>1/3 pound fresh cremini mushrooms, sliced</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish; sprinkle with </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">mozzarella cheese. In separate bowl, combine Panko bread crumbs, Parmesan and Herbs de Provence. Sprinkle mixture over mozzarella. Spray or drizzle top lightly with olive oil. Cover and bake at 350° for 15 minutes.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Determined to make our meals as healthy as possible, I did a little Chinese Chicken Salad remix! It is super easy and quick to make. I baked the chicken breast while I was making the rest of the salad. Loved it!! Eat your veggies, they are great for you and you'll feel great while still enjoying full flavor! Biggest tip I have found to eating healthy is using my<a href="https://www.google.com/shopping/product/14965588926794899688?q=kitchen+scale&rlz=1C1CHMO_enUS489US489&es_sm=93&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.53217764,d.aWc,pv.xjs.s.en_US.6PYzwk9faGo.O&biw=1366&bih=600&dpr=1&tch=1&ech=1&psi=sJxIUu7THOqmyQG1g4GQBg.1380490418341.3&sa=X&ei=tJxIUv3mAoaCyAGcvoCoBQ&ved=0CJQBEPMCMAI" target="_blank"> kitchen scale</a>. I love mine!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><i>Less than 400 calories per serving</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>1/2 head napa cabbage, thinly shredded (about 6 cups)</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>1/4 C sliced almonds, toasted</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Combine 1 tsp soy sauce and 1/2 tsp sesame oil and brush onto chicken breasts. Bake until juices run clear, about 15 minutes. Remove from oven, cool completely, and cut into 1/4-inch slices.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine Napa cabbage, red cabbage, scallions, water chestnuts, and Mandarin oranges. In a separate bowl (or your Vitamix), whisk together remaining 3 T. soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, ginger, remaining 1 tsp oil, Stevia and Sriracha sauce. </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>This was ridiculously easy and super fast to throw together! Bright fresh flavors, perfect for a summer evening entertaining with friends.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Spread about a teaspoon of softened cheese on one end and one side of cucumber slice, leaving a "handle" end to pick it up. Top with smoked salmon and sprinkle with capers. That's it, it's that easy!!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>All those jars of healthy goodness!</b></span></div>
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1. Stir together the olive oil, onion, and garlic in a saucepan over medium heat until the shallot has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the quinoa, curry powder, salt, pepper, cumin, cinnamon, cayenne, and vegetable stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes until the quinoa is tender.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>You can use leftover cooked chicken, turkey, a rotisserie chicken from the market, or bake your own chicken breast (my favorite). If baking your own: Preheat oven to 350 degrees, rub chicken breast with olive oil, season with freshly ground pepper, sea salt and cumin. Bake for 40 minutes or until done. Allow chicken to cool slightly, chop in about 1-1/2" chunks and set aside.</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">According to the George Mateljan Foundation’s list of the world’s healthiest foods, the healthiest nuts include:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Almonds</b>: High in vitamin E, magnesium, copper, vitamin B2 and phosphorus and concentrated in protein. The majority of fat in almonds is heart healthy mono-unsaturated fat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Cashews</b>: High in antioxidants, mono-unsaturated fats and phosphorus and with a lower fat content than many other nuts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Flaxseeds (Linseed)</b>: High in omega-3 fatty acids, beneficial for anti-inflammatory properties, as well as vitamin B6, fibre and manganese.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Peanuts</b>: High in mono-unsaturated fats, flavonoids, antioxidants, and folic acid. They are also high in vitamin B3 and are thought to contain an antioxidant known as resveratrol, which is thought to have anti-aging effects.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Pumpkin Seeds</b>: High in essential fatty acids, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus and vitamin K, these may be beneficial for arthritis and help lower cholesterol.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Sesame Seeds</b>: Good source of Vitamin B1, mono-unsaturated fats, and phytosterols which inhibit cholesterol production.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Sunflower seeds</b>: High in linoleic acid, fibre, magnesium and phytosterols.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Walnuts</b>: High in omega 3 fatty acids, manganese and copper. They also contain an essential amino acids used by the body to make nitric oxide, which is required for keeping blood vessels flexible.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Healthy Dried Fruit & Nut Balls</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Chef In My Head <span style="font-size: xx-small;">adapted from Whole Living</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Approx. 30 balls</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 cups mixed dried fruit<span style="font-size: x-small;"> (I used prunes, strawberries, raisins, goji berries, bananas, cherries, cranberries)</span> </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1-1/2 cups raw mixed nuts and seeds<span style="font-size: x-small;"> (I used walnuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, sprouted almonds)</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1/3 cup raw sesame seeds</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In a food processor, pulse dried fruit; transfer to a bowl.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Pulse nuts and seeds until finely chopped and add to dried fruit with a dash of cinnamon and a pinch of salt.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Knead together and form 1-inch balls; roll each ball in sesame seeds.</span></b></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Notes: I used prunes for the obvious health benefits but also because they make good glue to hold balls together. I find it helpful to dampen my hands to form balls before rolling them in sesame seeds.</span></b></i></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Personally, I think Santa would like these!</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>My Precious Sweet Granddaughter Harlow</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>cut slits down to red to make a brain</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">shaped by hand with cream cheese piped on top</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Tombstone Pudding Cups</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Chocolate pudding topped with chocolate cookie crumbs,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and top with a gummy worm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">remove straw from back, wrap in crepe paper, add wiggly eyes</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">re-glue straw on back, write flavor of juice box on bottom</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Puff pastry filled with taco meat, decorated </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">with red food coloring, bake at 350 degrees until</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">around "intestines". Serve with tortillas, lettuce, tomato,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">shredded cheese and salsa for intestine tacos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Sonya's crazy endless decorations, Moi, and Helen's beautiful home</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Artichoke Habanero Dip</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>12 oz cream cheese</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>2/3 C. mayonnaise</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Combine cream cheese, mayonnaise, habanero peppers, red pepper flakes, garlic powder, pepper and cayenne to bowl of food processor, process until smooth.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Makes about 2-1/2 Cups.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>adapted from<a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/10/pumpkin-cheesecake-shooters.html" target="_blank"> Skinnytaste</a></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>The only change I made was using ground ginger snap cookies.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Delicious! </i></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Chilean Sea Bass En Papillote</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">En Papillote (French: "in parchment"), or "al cartoccio" in Italian, is a method of cooking in which the food is put into a folded pouch or parcel and then baked. The parcel is typically made from folded parchment paper, but other material such as a paper bag or aluminium foil may be used. The parcel holds in moisture to steam the food.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">The moisture may be from the food itself or from an added moisture source like water, wine, or stock.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">En Papillote is perhaps most often used to cook fish and also poultry. Choice of herbs, seasonings and spices depend on the particular recipe being prepared.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The pouch should be sealed with careful folding.</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> (source wikipedia)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><i>Chilean Sea Bass could possibly be my new favorite fish and cooking En Popillote my favorite method!!</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><i>This fish is clean, bright white, succulent and delicious! Cooking anything En Popillote is the fastest and easiest clean up ever!</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><i>As always, start with fabulous fresh ingredients (remember fresh fish is NOT fishy). This creation started with a beautiful filet of Chilean sea bass, the best olive oil, fresh organic lemons and amazing sweet cherry tomatoes that burst with flavor!</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><i>Here's the layering process:</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>2-8oz filletsChilean Sea Bass with skin</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>8 thin lemon slices (less than 3/4 inch thick; from 1 large lemon)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>8 sprigs fresh thyme</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>2 garlic cloves, very thinly sliced</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>12 cherry or grape tomatoes, halved</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 400°F. Cut a square of parchment paper, then drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Drizzle 1 tablespoon of olive oil on parchment, place lemon slices on olive oil. Pat fish dry and sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper. Arrange fillets, skin sides down on top of lemon slices. Arrange thyme sprigs on top of each fillet.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Heat remaining olive oil in a heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté garlic, stirring occasionally, until pale golden, about 30 seconds. Add tomatoes and a pinch of salt and sauté, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes are softened, about 1 minute. </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Bake until fish is just cooked through, 12 to 15 minutes (depending on thickness of fish); check by removing from oven and carefully lifting up a corner of top sheet of parchment, pulling up sides of bottom sheet to keep liquid from running out. If fish is not cooked through, reseal and continue to bake, checking every 3 minutes.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Transfer fillets with lemon slices to plates using a spatula (be careful not to tear parchment underneath) and spoon tomatoes and juices over top. Serve immediately, discarding thyme before eating.</span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Icy</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: justify;"> cold jolt perfect for a hot afternoon! </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After dragging tail this afternoon, this sounded like the perfect prescription. It is blazing hot outside, the kind of day just begging for a super cold icy beverage! This is a breeze to throw together in the blender and enjoy! Did I say this was healthy???? NO I DID NOT, but it sure hits the spot!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Coco~Moco Chilled Coffee, <span style="font-size: xx-small;">adapted from Create</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>1/4 C chocolate syrup</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>1/4 C Coconut milk</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Place all ingredients into Vitamix or blender container in the order listed above and secure lid.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is a robust savory soup served hot or cold. On this occasion, I served it hot for lunch. The garden is overloaded with tomatoes! Two varieties of Heirlooms, Celebrity, Roma and small Cherry tomatoes bursting with flavor. Basil, yes, we have tons of that too! Perfect for our delicious soup and easy to put together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>12 fresh tomatoes, any variety, quartered</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Place tomatoes along with 2 whole garlic cloves on baking sheet, drizzle with 2 T olive oil and sprinkled with half of salt and pepper. Roast in 450 degree oven about 30 to 45 minutes until they are browned and have a rich, roasted aroma. Set aside.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Heat the remaining olive oil in a soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion and celery and saute, stirring frequently until the onion is translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the remaining garlic and the bay leaf and saute for 2 minutes. Add the roasted tomatoes, the remaining salt and pepper and roasted garlic along with the broth and white wine. Scrape the bottom of the pot to deglaze. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Remove the soup pot from the heat and discard the bay leaf. Carefully pour contents into the awesome Vitamix and add the basil and secure the lid. Turn on machine on and quickly increase the speed to Variable 10, then to high. Blend for 45 seconds until smooth. Note: If you do not have a Vitamix <i>yet</i>, then you can use your food processor or blender, blending in smaller batches. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Delicious with crispy garlic croutons or my favorite, a rustic Grilled Cheese Sandwich!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Drinking the Glowing Green Smoothie (GGS) is a great way to incorporate tremendous amounts of greens into your diet – far more than just eating your veggies. A serving of the GGS contains over 3 cups of dark leafy green vegetables, which is more than many people get in a week!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Greens have more valuable nutrients than any other food group on the planet. You might be surprised to learn that greens even have high-quality, easily-assimilated amino acids – enough to build the protein that supports the muscle mass of the mighty, greens-eating gorilla, which pound-for-pound is the strongest animal on earth!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Blending helps make greens’ full spectrum of nutrition readily available to the body. Nutrients are encased inside plant cells and getting their benefits requires these cells’ walls to be ruptured. Greens need to be worked down to a creamy consistency, but most people simply don’t chew that much! Blending addresses this problem, helping your body absorb the maximum amount of nutrition from your greens.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is the drink that I drink every day, and have all my clients drink to feel and look their best. I hope that it will become part of your daily life as well.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I generally recommend starting out consuming around 16 ounces of the Glowing Green Smoothie, and then working up to 24 ounces or more. A Vitamix blender is definitely recommended to make this smoothie, so that it’s smooth, silky, and delicious in only a few minutes of prep time and cleanup.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The advantage of making a big batch like this one is time and convenience. Unlike juice, the Glowing Green Smoothie will keep in your refrigerator, as long as it’s covered, for about two and a half days. You can share it with your family or roommates, or have it yourself over that time period. You can also freeze portion sizes of it in glass containers and thaw out the night before in a bind.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ongoing cleansing is a critical way to reach your highest potential of health and beauty. The Glowing Green Smoothie retains all of the fiber of the greens and fruit, rather than removing it. In nature, vegetables and fruit are found with both their fiber and juice intact, and we can’t improve on nature. Fiber is critical for ongoing cleansing by sweeping out toxins on a regular basis, helping to keep your digestive tract and body clean, and also keeping you more full so that you tent to eat less heavier and/or acidic foods throughout the day.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Note: I encourage you to mix and match your greens and fruit. Vary this recipe with kale, chard, arugula, and the like. Just avoid melons, as they don’t combine well with other produce.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 ½- 2 cups very cold, filtered water</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 stalks of organic celery (I used several of the tender baby stalks)</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 organic apple, cored and chopped</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 organic banana</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1–2 Tbs. fresh organic lemon juice</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ice cubes (the extra coldness can help newbies with the taste)</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/2 cup of organic cilantro</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/2 cup of organic parsley</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Add water, spinach and chopped romaine to the blender. Starting the blender on a low speed; mix until smooth.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Gradually move to higher speeds and add the herbs, celery, pear, and apple. Add the banana and lemon juice last.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">*For 1 serving, cut out one of the fruits and the celery.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Remember, your overall diet and lifestyle, and how you are cleansing out waste regularly are critical to you getting the results you want. You can’t just drink the GGS and expect maximum results…Be sure to read The Beauty Detox Solution to learn the entire program! It includes the crucial information to understand how to eat for beauty, as well as recipes, meal plans, and much more.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Rockin Vitamix soars again! Really fast, delicious, creamy, deep and rich flavors and simply decadent. Damn, this is really good!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The fact that I can make a creamy soup without cream, never ceases to dazzle me!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>4-cup servings (very rich) as an appetizer or first course</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>1/2 stick unsalted butter</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>1-8 oz. pkg. Cremini mushrooms, sliced</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>1-8 oz. pkg. White button mushrooms, sliced</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>2 springs fresh thyme</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>1 garlic clove, minced</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Kosher Salt & Fresh Ground Pepper, to taste</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>juice of 1/2 lemon</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>1/2 Cup dry white wine</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>1-1/2 C vegetable stock</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>In a large saute pan, over medium heat, melt butter along with olive oil. Add all ingredients with the exception of wine and stock. Saute to allow all flavors to blend and vegetables to soften, not brown.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Add wine to deglaze pan. Transfer mixture to Vitamix. Turn on, rotate dial to 10 and switch to high. Slowly add vegetable stock and soup base if using through lid. Blend for 5-6 minutes or until heavy steam escapes top.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Pour into serving cups/bowls. Garnish with Creme Fraiche or Sour Cream if desired along with fresh cracked pepper. Enjoy!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">First let's chat a bit about the amazing health benefits of our ingredients (Remember, this was part of my sales pitch to my husband to fork over the money for the Vitamix). But it is true, we are getting the most out of our fruits and veggies now and I'm already seeing the difference in our skin and our energy levels are improving too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>The Mighty Mango:</b> </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mangos taste so good that people forget they are also healthy! Discover how the “king of fruits” can help you.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1. Prevents Cancer: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Research has shown antioxidant compounds in mango fruit have been found to protect against colon, breast, leukemia and prostate cancers. These compounds include quercetin, isoquercitrin, astragalin, fisetin, gallic acid and methylgallat, as well as the abundant enzymes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2. Lowers Cholesterol: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The high levels of fiber, pectin and vitamin C help to lower serum cholesterol levels, specifically Low-Density Lipoprotein (the bad stuff)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3. Clears the Skin: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Can be used both internally and externally for the skin. Mangos clear clogged pores and eliminate pimples. (Read more on page 5.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4. Eye Health: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">One cup of sliced mangoes supplies 25 percent of the needed daily value of vitamin A, which promotes good eyesight and prevents night blindness and dry eyes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">5. Alkalizes the Whole Body:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The tartaric acid, malic acid, and a trace of citric acid found in the fruit help to maintain the alkali reserve of the body.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">6. Helps in Diabetes: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mango leaves help normalize insulin levels in the blood. The traditional home remedy involves boiling leaves in water, soaking through the night and then consuming the filtered decoction in the morning. Mango fruit also have a relatively low glycemic index (41-60) so moderate quantities will not spike your sugar levels.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">7. Improved Sex: Ooo la la....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mangos are a great source of vitamin E. Even though the popular connection between sex drive and vitamin E was originally created by a mistaken generalization on rat studies, further research has shown balanced proper amounts (as from whole food) does help in this area.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">8. Improves Digestion: </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Papayas are not the only fruit that contain enzymes for breaking down protein. There are several fruits, including mangoes, which have this healthful quality. The fiber in mangos also helps digestion and elimination.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">9. Remedy for Heat Stroke</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Juicing the fruit from green mango and mixing with water and a sweetener helps to cool down the body and prevent harm to the body. From an ayurvedic viewpoint, the reason people often get diuretic and exhausted when visiting equatorial climates is because the strong “sun energy” is burning up your body, particularly the muscles. The kidneys then become overloaded with the toxins from this process.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">10. Boosts Immune system </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The generous amounts of vitamin C and vitamin A in mangos, plus 25 different kinds of carotenoids keep your immune system healthy and strong.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Oranges are one of the favorite fruits of the world. Not only do they taste delicious, they contain several vitamins. They can help protect our body from many harmful diseases and illnesses while having a number of cures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">• Asthma</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">• Prevent kidney stones</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">• Lowers cholesterol</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">• Prevents diabetes</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">• Arthritis</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">• High blood pressure</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Good digestive breakdown!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Did you know that the dietary fibre ion Oranges helps your stomach stimulate digestive juices to relieve the stiffness of your feces? It is recommended to take in 25-35 grams of fibre daily. Eating the flesh of an orange would be good for your dieting as it contains 3.1 grams of fiber.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You may also choose to include the orange zest into your diet for getting an extra 3 grams of fibre. If you wish to reach the daily intake, eat a few more fruits and vegetables and do nothing more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Save money and moisturize!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You read me right. The skin of the orange contains natural oil. This oil is excellent for moisturizing your skin and keeping it young.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Instead of wasting hundreds of pounds a year, try using the natural way to keep your skin looking healthy. Therefore, you may use those hundreds of pounds for more important needs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Let oranges fight cancer!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Vitamin c in oranges is an excellent nutrient which fights cancer. Another advantage is that the peel can also fight cancer with added benefits of lowering your cholesterol and keeping your blood pressure at the normal rate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Protect your skin against skin disease!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Earlier, I mentioned about how the orange keeps your skin young and moisturized. Another health benefit of oranges is that there is a powerful antioxidant called Beta-carotene which protects skin cells from getting damaged.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Use the orange peel for other health benefits!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You may have not known but oranges can be helpful for you and your home. Other benefits include:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">• Orange peels are useful for exfoliating facial scrubs</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">• Orange peel oil baths is healthy for the skin</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">• Orange zest can flavour your cooking recipes</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">• Orange peels can be used to keep cats, ants and slugs away from your garden</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">• Orange peels can kindle your house fire</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">• Orange peels is a deodorizer</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">• Rubbing fresh orange peel can repel mosquitoes</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You can surely see the several health benefits that oranges contain. This is why it is so amazing and delicious. Enjoy the oranges and don’t allow any to go inside the trash bin!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Banana bana fo fama....Bananas: </b><span style="background-color: white;">Bananas consist mainly of sugars (glucose, fructose and sucrose) and fiber, which </span><span style="background-color: white;">makes them ideal for an immediate and slightly prolonged source of energy</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">1. Reducing Depression</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Bananas contain tryptophan, an aminoacid that can be converted to serotonin, leading</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">to improved mood</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2. Anemia</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Bananas are relatively high in iron, which helps the body’s hemoglobin function</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3. Constipation and Diarrhea</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Due to their content in fiber, they help restore a normal bowel function. In</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">addition, diarrhea usually depletes your body of important electrolytes (of which the</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">most important is potassium, contained in high amounts in bananas). They also contain</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">pectin, a soluble fiber (hydrocolloid) that can help normalize movement through the</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">digestive tract.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4. Eyesight Protection</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Research published in the Archives of Ophthalmology has proven that adults</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">consuming at least 3 servings of fruit per day have a reduced risk (by 36%) of developing</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), the primary cause of vision loss in older</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">adults, compared to persons who consume less than 1.5 servings of fruit daily.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">5. Healthy Bones</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Bananas are an exceptionally rich source of fructooligosaccharide, a compound</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">that nourishes probiotic (friendly) bacteria in the colon. These beneficial bacteria</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">produce enzymes that increase our digestive ability and protect us from unhealthy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">bacteria infections. Thanks to fructooligosaccharides, probiotic bacteria can increase</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">both in number and functionality, increasing our body’s ability to absorb calcium.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In addition, green bananas contain indigestible short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) that are</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">very nutrient to the cells that make up the mucosa of the stomach. These cells, when</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">healthy, absorb calcium much more efficiently</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">6. Healthy Kidney</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">About 190,000 cases of kidney cancer are diagnosed each year.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Research published in the International Journal of Cancer has shown that daily</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">consumption of whole fruits and vegetables, especially bananas, is highly protective to</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">kidney health. The results show that, over a long timeframe (13.4 years), women eating</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">more than 2.5 servings of fruits and vegetable per day cut their risk of kidney cancer by</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">40%. Among the fruits, bananas were especially protective. Women eating bananas four to</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">six times a week halved their risk of developing the disease compared to those who did</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">not eat this fruit. The conclusion of the study is that frequent consumption of fruits</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and vegetables, especially bananas, cabbage and root vegetables, may reduce risk of</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">kidney cancer. This is because bananas and many root vegetables contain especially high</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">amounts of antioxidant phenolic compounds, while cabbage is rich in sulfur, necessary for</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">effective detoxification of potential carcinogens.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">7. Blood Pressure</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Bananas are extremely high in potassium (about 4673mg), yet very low in sodium (1mg),</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">thus having a perfect ratio for preventing high blood pressure. So much so, the US Food</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the fruit’s ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">8. Heartburn</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">try eating a banana for soothing relief.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">9. Morning Sickness</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood-sugar levels up and avoid</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">morning sickness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">10. Smoking</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. They contain vitamins B6 and</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">B12 they contain, as well as potassium and magnesium: these substances help the body</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">11. Ulcers</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicle</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">cases. It also helps reduce acidity and reduces irritation. Bananas stimulate the cells</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">on the internal stomach lining to produce a thicker mucus (which protects against acid).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Additionally, bananas contain protease inhibitors that help eliminate bacteria in</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the stomach that have been pinpointed as a primary cause of ulcers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">12. Nerves</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Bananas are high in B vitamins that have been shows to improve nerve function</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">13. Mosquito Bites</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Many people report that rubbing the inside of a banana peel on a mosquito bite is</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">very effective in reducing itching and swelling</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">14. Stress Relief</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Bananas are high in potassium, which helps normalize the hearthbeat and regulate the</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">body’s water balance. During periods of high stress, our body’s potassium levels tend to</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">be rapidly depleted: eating bananas is a healthy way to rebalance them without using</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">drugs</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">15. Stroke Risk</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">According to a study in The New England Journal of Medicine, eating bananas as part</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">of a regular diet can reduce the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Greek Yogurt: My big fat Greek dollop</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Greek yogurt is a thicker and creamier alternative to typical American-style yogurts. While some people may find the texture more appealing, Greek yogurt is also a healthy addition to your diet. The rich taste and texture of this yogurt can substitute for higher-fat dairy products, help maintain balance in your digestive tract and provide essential protein.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1. Protein</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Greek yogurt has substantially more protein than standard American yogurt. Per ounce, Greek yogurt provides an additional gram of protein over typical non-fat yogurt, reports Katherine Hobson in the "US News" article "Greek Yogurt Vs. Regular Yogurt: Which Is More Healthful?" If you opt for a typical 6-oz. serving of Greek yogurt, you'll have consumed a full 15 grams of protein. Additional protein can help you to feel full and satisfied.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2. Reduced Sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Greek yogurt is made by straining the whey off yogurt repeatedly to create its thick texture. Much of the natural sugar is removed during this process. According to Hobson, Greek yogurt has one-half the sugar of unsweetened, non-fat American-style yogurt. Flavored and sweetened Greek yogurts are available, but you can opt to add fresh fruit, sugar-free jam or your own sweetener to unsweetened, plain Greek yogurt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3. Lactobacteria</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Greek yogurt is minimally processed and has not been heat-treated. This provides you with essential healthy bacteria, including acidophilus, according to AskDrSears.com. Acidophilus and lactobacillus organisms can improve intestinal health, reduce diarrhea and even help to prevent vaginal yeast infections.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4. Calcium</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Greek yogurt provides substantial amounts of calcium, and the calcium in yogurt is more easily absorbed due to live yogurt cultures, reports AskDrSears.com. While Greek yogurt provides slightly less calcium than some other yogurts, a 6-oz. serving provides nearly 20 percent of your daily calcium needs, according to "Greek Yogurt vs. Regular Yogurt."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Nopolina: This stuff ROCKS!! </b>(look for it in the health food section of your store)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Nopalina is a nutritional supplement comprised of fibrous elements such as flax seed, oat bran and wheat bran, along with fruit extracts such as grapefruit, apple, pineapple and orange. The advantages of introducing such foods into your diet are easily perceived, but the benefits of taking Nopalina as a dietary complement likely extend far beyond the evident gains. The complex actions that occur within the body as a result of ingesting Nopalina on a regular basis promote health on many levels.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Reduce Weight</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Accelerate Metabolism</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Increase Energy Level</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Decrease Appetite</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Reduce Bad Cholesterol Levels</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Regulate the Level of Blood Sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Maintain Regularity</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Improve Blood Circulation</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Anti-inflammatory and Detoxify the Body</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1. Weight Loss</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">NOPALINA is a special formula that consists of natural ingredients that activate and accelerate your metabolism. Helping your body to decrease appetite and promote weight loss in a healthy manner.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Surely you have heard or read different ways to make you lose weight overnight without any effort. Unfortunately there are no magic formulas. Nor is the use of restrictive diets, which usually tends you to stops eating to reduce a few pounds. Although it could reduce weight quickly, it would be an attack against your health seriously. The most significant weight reduction is to create new Eating Habits that will enable you to keep fit and healthy at the same time. Also, incorporate natural supplements like NOPALINA.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Formula NOPALINA is highly recommended by people all over the world because of its natural ingredients. It enables you have a good digestion of food intake and thus lose weight in a healthy manner.*</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2. Cholesterol</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">NOPALINA contains Flaxseed, which is made up of high content of Omega 3, 6 and 9 fatty acids. Medical studies have suggested that these fatty acids may reduce the level of triglycerides and LDL low-density lipoprotein (bad cholesterol) from the blood. Thanks to its Original Formula, NOPALINA helps promote blood circulation and maintain a healthy heart.*</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3. Diabetes </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">NOPALINA promotes reduce the development of diabetes and enable the regulation of insulin and blood sugar levels in the blood when levels are already within normal range. NOPALINA contains Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) which is highly known for its effectiveness in helping people maintain their level of glucose or blood sugar. For its high content of soluble fiber and insoluble fiber, this cactus helps combat diabetes and assists the liver in the process of digestion and calms the appetite.*</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4. Digestion</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">NOPALINA promotes a healthy regularity, due to its high content of soluble and insoluble fiber. A colon that is poisoned by chronic constipation could be a leading cause of diverticulosis, diverticulitis, hemorrhoids and even more certain types of cancers of the colon.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">By taking NOPALINA you are helping eliminating fat, parasites and toxins from the body. It is not a laxative and does not have any vital side effects. NOPALINA helps fight stomach acid known as heartburn, gastroesophageal reflux, and helps prevent stomach ulcers and gastritis.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When you eat foods that are high in fat, you are producing a slow digestion, which make you feel heavy or have a bloated stomach. The high fibers content in the ingredients of FORMULA NOPALINA helps speed up the digestive process and eliminate these effects.*</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">5. Heart</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">NOPALINA contains oat bran. This ingredient is well known for its properties to help prevent heart disease.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In many cases, excess body fat accumulates in the arteries causing atherosclerosis. Fat could clog the coronary arteries that feed blood to the heart, causing heart failure, hypertension (increased pressure) and strokes of the heart. Non-saturated oil Omega 3 (found in Nopalina) may help control blood pressure and lower levels of bad cholesterol in the blood. *</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">6. Anti-Inflammatory </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">NOPALINA helps change the body’s response to inflammation. The presence of lignans in the flaxseed cleanses your body of toxins and may help fight many kinds of allergies, arthritis, asthma, psoriasis and eczema.*</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">NOPALINA contains 100% Canadian Flaxseed. Flaxseed can be harvested anywhere in the world, but Canada is known to contain the largest amount of non-saturated fatty oils Omega 3, 6 and 9 due to low temperatures in the soil.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Taking NOPALINA every day is the easiest way to add fiber, Omega 3, 6 and 9 and add HEALTH TO YOUR LIFE!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The FORMULA in NOPALINA combines the perfect proportions of its ingredients, such as oat bran, wheat bran and psyllium. All of these ingredients contribute to intestinal cleanse flow.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mango, Orange & Banana Smoothie</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Chef In My Head</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Serves 2</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 Cup Ice</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1-1/2 Cups fresh Mango, diced</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1-1/2 T. Nopolina</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Put all ingredients in the order listed above into Vitamix. Turn machine on, turn dial to 10, and on high. Blend to desired consistency and enjoy!</span></b></div>
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My thanks to the following websites for their valuable information:</div>
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http://bananasweb.com</div>
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http://food-nutrition.knoji.com</div>
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http://www.livestrong.com</div>
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http://nopalinausa.com</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The <a href="https://secure.vitamix.com/Default.aspx" target="_blank">Vitamix</a> is changing lives!!! We are using this amazing machine at least two times per day, usually 3. Today for example, breakfast was a fresh Apricot, Orange and Banana Smoothie! Beautiful color and delicious too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Apricot, Orange & Banana Smoothie</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Apricot, Orange & Banana Smoothie</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Serves 2</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>1 cup ice</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>4 fresh apricots, pitted</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>1 banana, peeled</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>2 oranges, peeled</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>1 T. <a href="http://www.nopalinausa.com/" target="_blank">Nopolina</a> (optional)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Place all ingredients in Vitamix in order listed, Turn on and immediately turn to 10 on dial and switch lever to high. Blend to desired consistency and enjoy!! </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Too easy and too tasty!!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Lunch today is the beautiful and creamy soup. I am going to pretend that it is not expected to be over 100 degrees outside. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After standing with the refrigerator door open for about ten minutes, this is what I came up with. Man I love this blender, it was so worth saving up for. Changing lives here....changing lives.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Moroccan </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Spaghetti Squash & Sweet Potato Soup</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Serves 6</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>1 3-4 pound spaghetti squash</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>1 large sweet potato, peel and cut into large cubes</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>1/2 large onion, sliced</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>2 cloves garlic, large dice</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>1/2 (4 T.) stick unsalted butter</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>1 tsp ground cumin</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>1/2 tsp ground coriander</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>1/2 tsp cayenne (or to taste)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>1/2 tsp <a href="http://www.healthdiaries.com/eatthis/20-health-benefits-of-turmeric.html" target="_blank">tumeric</a> (optional for added nutrition and color)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>3/4 teaspoon salt</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>fresh ground pepper</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>1/2 of an orange, peeled</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>2 cups vegetable broth</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Pierce squash (about an inch deep) all over with a small sharp knife to prevent bursting. Cook in microwave oven on high power (100 percent) for 6 to 7 minutes. Turn squash over and microwave until squash feels slightly soft when pressed, 8 to 10 minutes more. Cool squash for 5 minutes.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Place Sweet Potato cubes in microwave safe bowl and microwave on high power (100 percent) until tender when pierce with a fork, about about 4 to 5 minutes.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Meanwhile, melt butter in a small heavy saucepan over moderately high heat. Add garlic and onion and cook, stirring, until translucent, about 1 minute. Stir in spices and salt & pepper and remove from heat. Add to Vitamix.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>After Spaghetti Squash has cooled slightly, cut it in half, scoop out seeds and discard (or save to toast for garnish). with a large spoon, scoop flesh of squash into Vitamix, reserving a small amount of "noodles" for garnish if desired.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Place cooked cubed Sweet Potato into Vitamix. Toss in orange and 2 cups of Vegetable broth. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Secure lid on Vitamix. Turn on machine, turn dial to 10 and lever to high. Add more Vegetable broth as needed. Let machine remain running on high until you see a fair amount of steam escaping lid.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Pour into serving bowls, garnish and serve.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Unbelievably creamy and delicious!!</b></span><br />
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