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 hot sides  yields 4 servings  or Vidalia onion  into small pieces  ½ tablespoon ground cinnamon  2 tablespoons fresh parsley   2 tablespoons minced red   1 tablespoon onion powder  1½ tablespoons fresh lemon juice  2 tablespoons flax oil  1 apple, peeled, cored, and diced   1 cup dried apples  APPLE RELISH  honey  apple cider vinegar  hours  2 tablespoons agave nectar or raw   3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice or    4 tablespoons olive oil  2 cups raw cashews, soaked for 4–6   CASHEW SOUR CREAM  ish. Spoon 3 tablesp





 yields 6 servings                                                                                 yields 4 servings
 STIR, DON’T FRY             LOW-CARB EGG-FREE POTATO KUGEL
 If you love Chinese food, but want to avoid the grease, try this dish. It’s not fried, so you’ll get   If you’re on a low-carb or egg-free diet, you may feel deprived when the rest of the family is
 the benefits of the nutritious ingredients without the fat. The dish is quick to prepare and an   enjoying this heimishe classic. Here’s a delicious variation with the rich and familiar texture.
 easy way to consume your daily serving of veggies.
                             2 large Yukon gold potatoes,    1. Preheat the oven to 400˚ F. Grease a 7x5-inch baking pan.
 1 carrot, peeled and sliced  1. In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients.  presoaked (see recipe note)  2. With the S blade of a food processor, blend the potatoes and
 4 ounces mushrooms, sliced  2. Place in a dehydrator overnight or in a 200˚ F oven until the   2 small zucchini  zucchini. While still blending, add the salt, oil, coconut flour,
 1 red bell pepper, cut in strips  vegetables are warm and slightly softened, stirring occasion-  1 teaspoon salt  boiling water, and pepper.
 1 yellow bell pepper, cut in strips  ally, about 20–30 minutes. Serve warm.    2/3 cup olive oil  3. Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and bake for 1
 ¾ cup bean sprouts or 2 cups    2 flat tablespoons coconut flour  hour and 20 minutes.
 shredded cabbage            ½ cup boiling water
 2 cups broccoli florets  RECIPE NOTE  To extract the juice from ginger, working   Dash of ground black pepper
 2 tablespoons Bragg liquid aminos   with ½-inch piece of peeled, fresh ginger root at a time, place
 into a garlic press and press out the juice.
 2 tablespoons olive oil
 1 teaspoon ginger juice or a dash    RECIPE NOTE  Presoaking the potatoes in saltwater for 30 hours will greatly reduce their
 of ginger powder (see recipe note)  carbohydrate content. Dissolve 1 tablespoon sea salt in 1 quart filtered water. Place the potatoes
 1 clove garlic, minced         in a glass jar, pour the prepared saltwater over the potatoes, and cover tightly. Set aside at room
                                temperature for 30 hours. Drain and rinse the potatoes They will keep fresh for 3 days. Use these
 1 cup snap peas                potatoes in any recipe as you would use unsoaked potatoes.



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 BROCCOLI CRUMBLE                                                                                  yields 4 servings
                             SPINACH-ZUCCHINI KUGEL
 24 ounces broccoli, cubed  1. In a large pot, cook the broccoli in water just to cover with 1   Nutritious yet delicious, the zucchini in this kugel helps counteract the strong flavor of the
 2 teaspoons salt  teaspoon of the salt until tender crisp, about 5 minutes. (The   spinach.
 6 slices dry whole wheat bread  broccoli should remain a vibrant green.) Drain.
 ¼ onion, minced  2. In a food processor, grind the whole wheat bread to form   1 large onion, diced  1. Preheat the oven to 350˚ F.
 ½ cup butter or oil  bread crumbs. Fry with the onion in butter or oil until golden   8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced  2. In a skillet, sauté the onion and mushrooms in the oil. Com-
 2 hard-boiled eggs  brown.   2 tablespoons olive oil         bine with the spinach and zucchini, mixing well.
 ½ teaspoon dry mustard (optional)  3. Mash the eggs with a fork and add to the buttered crumb mix-  16 ounces spinach, chopped  3. Add the eggs, cornmeal or kasha, salt, and pepper. Pour into
 ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper  ture. Add the salt, dry mustard, and pepper.  1 zucchini, grated  a lined or greased 9x13-inch baking dish and arrange tomato
 4. Combine the broccoli with the crumb mixture. Serve warm   3 eggs  slices on top of kugel. Bake for 1 hour.
 with your favorite salad.   ½ cup cornmeal or 5 tablespoons
                                medium-granulated kasha
                             1 teaspoon salt
                             Dash of ground black pepper
                             3 plum tomatoes, sliced, for garnish


 244   HEALTHY EVER AFTER  ed, about 10 minutes.  400˚ F until the cheese has melt-  top with the mushrooms. Bake at   with the remaining cheese and   broccoli-potato mixture. Sprinkle   tute, and the pepper.   cheese, the milk or milk substi-  broccoli. Add ½ cup of the   scooped-out  potato  with  the   edge to serve as a shell.  flesh, leaving ½ inch around the   lengthwise. Scoop out  ¾ of the   have a vibrant green color.)  and chop. (Broccoli should still   for 5–7 minutes until tender crisp   the broccoli in












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