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    In general, mankind, since the improvement in cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires. Benjamin Franklin

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    I prefer to regard a dessert as I would imagine the perfect woman: subtle, a little bittersweet, not blowsy and extrovert. Delicately made up, not highly rouged. Holding back, not exposing everything and, of course, with a flavor that lasts. Graham Kerr

    This is every cook's opinion -no savory dish without an onion, but lest your kissing should be spoiledyour onions must be fully boiled.Jonathan Swift

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    Stored away in some brain cell is the image of a long-departed aunt you haven't thought of in 30 years. Stored away in another cell is the image of a pink pony stitched on your first set of baby pajamas. All it takes to get that aunt mounted on the back of that pony is to eat a hunk of meatloaf immediately before going to bed. Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com

    The greatest delight the fields and woods minister is the suggestion of an occult relation between man and the vegetable. I am not alone and unacknowledged. They nod to me and I to them. Ralph Waldo Emerson

    Shipping is a terrible thing to do to vegetables. They probably get jet-lagged, just like people. Elizabeth Berry

    No man in the world has more courage than the man who can stop after eating one peanut. Channing Pollock

    The breakfast slimes, angel food cake, doughnuts and coffee, white bread and gravy cannot build an enduring nation. Martin H. Fischer

    Dyspepsia is the remorse of a guilty stomach. A. Kerr

    After dinner sit a while, and after supper walk a mile. English Saying

    After eating chocolate you feel godlike, as though you can conquer enemies, lead armies, entice lovers. Emily Luchetti

    Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity. Voltaire

    My soul is dark with stormy riot, Directly traceable to diet.Samuel Hoffenstein

    He that eats till he is sick must fast till he is well. English Proverb

    As for butter versus margarine, I trust cows more than chemists. Joan Gussow

    Tell me what you eat, I'll tell you who you are. Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

    Hunger is the best sauce in the world. Cervantes

    Happiness is a bowl of cherries and a book of poetry under a shade tree. Astrid Alauda

    If organic farming is the natural way, shouldn't organic produce just be called "produce" and make the pesticide-laden stuff take the burden of an adjective? Ymber Delecto

    The spirit cannot endure the body when overfed, but, if underfed, the body cannot endure the spirit. St Frances de Sales

    As the days grow short, some faces grow long. But not mine. Every autumn, when the wind turns cold and darkness comes early, I am suddenly happy. It's time to start making soup again. Leslie Newman

    One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating. Luciano Pavarotti and William Wright

    Eat little, sleep sound. Iranian Proverb

    Food is an important part of a balanced diet. Fran Lebowitz

    Most of the food allergies die under garlic and onion. Martin H. Fischer

    Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie. Jim Davis

    Soup is liquid comfort. Author Unknown

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Fabulous Family Frozen Yogurt

Have you ever made frozen yogurt with fresh strawberries?

Everything else blands in comparison. If you eat this in the heat of the summer, you’ll find it hard to believe anything could be so freshly exquisite. And it’s so easy to make! We eat it during the winter, too, just not as often.

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Start with fresh berries. Frozen will do, and so will using a variety of berries or fruit. I wash these suckers well to remove pesticides. I soak them for a couple minutes in a bowl of water with 1 drop dish soap and 1 drop lemon oil.

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I stir a shake of stevia into a quart of yogurt, dump it in the blender with a 1/4 cup dried cane juice sugar, and add berries to make the quantity I want.

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Then I pour it into my Cuisinart frozen yogurt maker (this is the best one I’ve used, and we’ve been through a few of them). With 6 kids, the 2 quart size is a must.

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Vuala! Almost instant gratification. I NEVER forget the chocolate chips.

Family Frozen Yogurt

1 Quart Plain Yogurt
4 Small Scoops of Pure Stevia Extract
1/4 C Dried Cane Juice Crystals (or 1/2 Cup if you  don’t have Stevia, but get some already!)
2-4 Cups Strawberries (or other fruit), fresh or frozen, washed, without stems
1/4 C Chocolate chips, semi-sweet, optional topping

You can do it, too. Buy the Yogurt maker. It’s worth every penny. If you don’t eat 2 quarts at a time (like we always do, you can freeze the leftovers). Your family will thank you forever!

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2 Comments

  1. Karina McDonald says:

    Jennie! Love your website! It brings back memories of almond butter and other food exchanges in Tucson.

    take care,
    Karina

    • Jenni says:

      Wow, it’s great to hear from you. Thanks for looking at my site! I forgot about the almond butter, but I remember having healthy food luncheons. Those were fun!

      Hope you and your family are well, and thanks for your comment. Happy holidays!

      Jenni

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