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Popping in quickly to say we have houseguests and with all that's going on I don't have much time to spend in the kitchen so I am eating very simply for the next couple of weeks. I'll be back when...

Nectarine Cookies These are really good! I really like that the almonds are left kind of chunky and then mixed with everything else at the end. Gives the cookie a great texture. I used a...

I found that there's quite a learning curve with dehydrating. I wasn't at all successful at first, but if you keep at it the success will come. I love kale chips and zucchini chips. Alissa has a...

Black Forest Cake This is absolutely awesome! And, even at half, the recipe is huge. Alisssa says she and a friend ate the whole thing one night. I can only speculate that they hadn’t eaten all...

I love it, too! Interesting about the avo - I don't really taste it and I think it adds to the creaminess. And you're right about that first layer!

Annie

Alissa’s Green Drink I wasn’t real crazy about this, although I know it’s great health-wise. I had to add the other half of the apple (maybe pineapple would have made it sweeter) and I still...

Thanks for the welcome!

Make your own almond butter! Just almonds in your FP and process. Takes awhile, so be patient! Maybe a little sea salt, but that's the only thing I add. The almonds eventually give up their oil...

Apricot Puffs I liked these. I didn’t dice the dried apricot finely enough, and the fresh apricots were hard to stuff. Mine didn’t have very large holes from the pits. If I ever make these...

I'm surprised about your avo experience. I do this a lot, but as I said I only use it when it goes in a recipe with other ingredients.

Glad you're back on track! Don't you feel better both...

Wow! Awesome pitter. Mine is pretty amateur next to this, but, as I said, I DO know that I get all the pits.

Annie

Chocolate Mousse I made this as written, although from now on I will cut back on the carob – or maybe even cut it out and use some vanilla powder. I know, I know, then it would be Vanilla Mousse,...

I have found that the secret to nut butters is patience! It take a long tiime for most nuts to give up their oils. I turn my processor off periodically and scrape and stir well. You may be giving...

My all-time favorite is a veggie salad made with raw corn, cuke, tomato, celery and whatever else I have around. I dress it with just a little olive oil and some orange juice and a little sea salt. ...

I love, love, love Tahini! Alissa has a scrumptious Tahini Dressing in her book.

Also, I love: a couple of frozen bananas, a couple tablespoons of Tahini, about half a cup of water (maybe more)...

Oh, do I relate to this!!!

Here's what I've decided: On a day when I'm dehydrating something like zucchini chips, or kale chips, or anything that can be eating in various stages of the drying...

I freeze and dehydrate cherries and love it, because, as you say, the cherry season is so short!

My pitter only pits one cherry at a time, so I can tell if the pit is out. Probably takes longer...

I too love this soup, Renee! In my Alissa and Annie thread I noted that I found it heavy on the ginger (and I'm a big ginger lover!) and also that I liked it better when it had chilled for a couple...

Oh, appifanie, are you back on by now? Falling off is no biggie - I've done it lots of times. What's important is getting back on!! And this is such a perfect time to get back on! Everything is...

Thanks, lovenlife!

Annie

LOL! I so-o-o-o agree with you about fresh blueberries because I think they are glorious! In fact, that is my problem with fruit in general: I just love it out of hand and find it more satisfying...

I'm glad to know your crackers were better and appreciate knowing how much water you used. I really like them, too, and I love your idea of a sweet option.

Let us know what else you've tried.
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Thanks so much for the cilantro info. I have been dutifully trying to appreciate it for about a year now and not getting along very well, so I think I will be with Julia Child and just say no! I...

Yes, you DO need it! I hope you have it by now and that you had a Happy Birthday!

Annie

You know how life happens when you’ve made other plans? That’s want has just happened to me. Our trip went on a little longer than we had planned, but I really had a surprise when I got home. I...