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Chocolate Chip Bark

When I was a vegan university student trying to eat organic, Fair Trade chocolate desserts on a budget, almost every dessert I whipped up started with affordable chocolate chips. I like to nibble, hence the bark recipe. Little pieces of confection satisfy me for hours. MAKES 1 LB (500 G) Ingredients: 2½ cups (625 mL) […]

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Apple Miso Almond Nut Butter Sandwich

This Apple Miso Almond Nut Butter Sandwich is a new twist on peanut butter and jam sandwich! You can use any type of nut butter – cashew, soy, hazelnut. Miso is a salty paste made by cooking and fermenting soybeans and grains. Low in saturated fat, high in protein, it comes in various strengths and […]

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Toasting Nuts

Toasting nuts is a technique that intensifies the flavor and deepens the color. Toasting may be done in the oven or on top of the stove. Usually, no oil or butter is used in the toasting process, although some recipes do call for some fat. Pecans, pine nuts, walnuts, almonds, Brazil nuts, sesame seeds, sunflower […]

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