Sale at Festival Foods

A friend just emailed me that Festival Food has, Garden of Eatin Blue Corn Chips on sale in the Natural Food Aisle, for $1.98 What a deal.

Also Red Hots on sale. Umm, could I ever do some fun stuff with these.

New CHIP Class

To Alumni Friends:

Heidi and I will be starting another CHIP Class:

• April 4-May 19
• 6:30-8:30 PM
• Theda Clark Medical Center
• 130 Second Street-Neenah Wi.
• Aylward Bariatric Conference Room

As Alumni Graduates you can come back to the class for $99.00.

If you want to be refreshed, this would be a perfect time to return to class. Summer will be upon us before we know it. Come back and shed those extra lbs. before the nice weather sets in.

I know that I need to do just that. We all struggle from time to time. The class atmosphere is so encouraging. Of course Dr. Diehl imparts much needed wisdom.

It would be wonderful to have you back.. We have many graduates who return.

If interested please call ThedaCare on Call at 920-830-6877 or 800-236-2236

Have a super wonderful day!!

Graduation-CHIP Class 18

Another Graduation!!!

It is soooooooo hard to see these classes come to an end. By the time the class comes to this point, I feel that I have made lots of new friends.

I also know some of you will not come to the Alumni Get Togethers.
Consequently I will not see you again. I hope you prove me wrong!!

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I would love to see you back at future classes. We will have lots of fun making ice cream, tofu dip, and hopefully other changes to make the class more exciting.

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I wish each and everyone of you the very best as you continue your CHIP journey.

I am always here for you if you need a friend.

Just email me at verna.v@att,net

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Hopefully we will see you at the Alumni Get together on March 2nd.

Have a wonderful day!!!!

Chocolate Banana Ice Cream

I did a demonstration of this ice cream, in front of the CHIP Class, last evening.

Several people asked me for a recipe.

This is a quick and easy dessert to make at any time. If you have frozen banana's in the freezer, you are ready to go.

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When I get a good buy on banana's, I peel, and cut them in about 1/4 " rounds.

Freeze than in

pint freezer bags. Please only one layer deep in the bag.

Make sure the banana's are really ripe as they are sweeter at that point. Those banana's that have black spots on the peel are perfect, for this recipe.

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The above ice cream got quite soft on me, as I could not find my camera.

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Ingredients:

• frozen bananas-figure about 1 banana per person
• vanilla soy milk
• Carob Powder
• squirt of Agave Nectar-optional
• vanilla extract-please no imitation

Directions:

1. Put about 1/2-1 cup of frozen bananas in your food processor. This will depend on the size of your food processor.
2. Add enough soy milk to get the consistency of soft serve ice cream. You may want to add the soymilk, gradually. If you add too much milk, just add more banana's.
3. When ice cream is the consistency you want, add carob powder.
4. Don't pour, like I did last evening. You may want to put in a teaspoon at a time to get as chocolaty (is that a word?) as you want.
5. Add Agave Nectar and about 1 teaspoon or so of vanilla.
6. Blend well.

Serve immediately.

If you freeze this it will get very hard, and you will have to leave it at room temperature for a while before eating.

I hope this helps. I didn't give exact amounts because so much depends on the size of your food processor and your personnel taste.

Oh yes, the banana's work as a binder in place of the cream and eggs. So you will always need them as a base.

You can eliminate the chocolate and put in strawberries or any fruit you like. Or any flavoring you may want. Have fun experimenting!

I hope you try it.

Enjoy!!!

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Perk'y Nutty Power Bars

I was asked for some dessert recipes.

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I have been making this recipe off and on for a few years. Probably more off as it leaves way too many treats, in the house which is way too tempting for me. Freezing doesn't really keep me out of them, as I sure know where my freezer is.

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The recipe, calls for Perk'y Nutty Flax Cereal. I found this at Festival Foods in the Natural Food Aisle near the bottom of the shelf, , on the left hand side as you go towards the back of the store.

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Yesterday when I was at the store I found these yummy chips. They are really good, and melt better than carob chips.

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Ingredients:

• I cup Sunflower Butter, nut butter or peanut butter with the oil poured off. (I used the latter as I had it in the house)
• 3/4-1 cup Brown Rice Syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla (no imitation, please) I used 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 box -Perk's Nutty Flax Cereal. When I went to pick this up a while back, Festival Foods was out of it. I used Perky's Crunch Flax Cereal, which work just fine.
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips-I used Chocolate Dream Chips
• 1/2 cup dried fruit
• 1/2 cup seeds or nuts of choice
• 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut-optional

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Directions:

1. Stir together sunflower butter, nut butter or peanut butter, and rice syrup in a small saucepan.
2. Stir over medium heat until melted.
3. Place all the rest of the ingredients (not vanilla) in a large bowl.
4. Add vanilla to melted mixture.
5. Mix well.
6. Pour over cereal mixture.
7. Mix well. I did this with my hands.
8. Press into a sprayed 13 by 9" glass pan. Press down.
9. The original recipe did not call for baking these bars. I like to bake at 350 degrees until golden brown.
10. (The bars hold together better if they are baked)
11. Optional-Again the recipe did not call for this, but after the bars are baked, sprinkle with chips.
    Put back into the oven to melt.
12. Spread over the top with a knife.

Enjoy!!!

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It is a good day to bake as we will probably be snowed in. Predicting up to 12 " of snow today.

Hmm! let's see if we get it.

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Have a wonderful day.