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Sweet ‘n Nutty Un-Chicky

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Onto some of the weekend’s edible creations…

Goin’ into the fridge…

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…Coming out the next morning. Plate lickin’ good times. I am so glad I took Gina up on her recommendation. I can’t decide if I like the Vanilla from this post or the Chocolate better. Good problem to have.

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Close Up of the Chocco Love

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Also had a salad beast with these Tamari Roasted Almonds from the nice people over at Equal Exchange . Crunchy little buggers with a nice kick! Va-va-voom.

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This beasty boy was chock full ‘o greens, cukes & zukes, red & yellow peppas, dulse flakes, and almonds . The dulse and the tamari almond flavors really complemented each other with a smokey, salty, spicy thang goin’ on.

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I also whipped up a batch of Sweet ‘n Nutty Un-Chicky Salad * Heaping 3/4 c raw almonds (soaked for a mere 30 minutes, shhh, don’t tell) * Blended the nuts alone, first, in the Vita-Mix . You can see the nuts a little bit ground up at the bottom of the canister.

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*On toppa the nuts, I threw a small handful of brock slaw, couple chunks-o-yellow squash, 1/2 inch of ginger, cracked black, 2 tbsp raw apple cider vinegar, & 2 tbsp agave

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Blended ‘er up & container-ized. Half became leftovers. That’s My Tip Of the Day: Make leftovers on purpose. Save time, save steps, save cleanup, save on planning…make a lil extra for later.

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Close up

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And all scooped up on a bed of greens, brock slaw, and garnished with dulse, and red &yellow pepps. Verdict: Two Thumbs Up!

Scott said he preferred the constituency of this batch of nut pate compared to my last nut pate, which was the Sweet ‘N Tangy Chicken-Less Chicken salad from this post . Not sure really that I did anything different in terms of liquids vs. nuts. I think it’s just those unpredictable male tastebuds at work.

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After a morning run , and before a trip to the dentist just for a cleaning because I am anal and get my teeth cleaned every four months, I did a little yoga.

Here’s Pincha Mayurasana , as I have mentioned before, one of my fave poses. I never get sick of it. Kinda like rabbit food…never seem to get sick of my raw greenery.

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What’s something you never get sick of? Not even just with regard to food. Like, ummm….I’d never get sick of back massages and foot rubs, either. A girl can dream, right?

:) Averie

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