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| Look at those lovely, waxy leaves. They smell and taste as good as they look! |
Instead, I found some gorgeous tomatoes at Aldi, for super cheap. Big flavorful fatties in a four-pack, for a buck and some change. So, I sliced them up, spritzed them with a generous helping of balsamic vinegar, put a fresh basil leaf on each one, then topped them with a slice of cucumber and some black pepper. They were AMAZING! Light and full of the fresh flavors of summer. I am planning to serve these at every dinner party I throw from now until the end of time. Give it a try!
P.S. If you're not already growing your own basil, it's not too late!
Here's a great website with all the info you need to get growing.
http://www.growing-basil.org/
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in my soup water instead of the sauteed veggie bacon. If you have access to 
on top (optional)
to whip the soup until it's nice and creamy. Do a taste test to see if you need to add any more spices or cook a little while longer.
on top.
(weird, right?) and a bag of organic 
. I'd never heard of these beans, but the label on the bag touted "high fiber!" And those are the magic words for me. 
(if you can't find 'em, just sub your bean of choice)
(sub brown rice if you're really hurtin')
for Christmas, and I've been sprouting mung beans and alfalfa seeds ever since! It's so nice to have fresh sprouts for salads and wraps, and now I'm branching out and experimenting with cooking the sprouts to add lots of crunchy nutrition to my foods.
preferred)
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and two 46-ounce bottles of 
for less than 10 bucks! With the deals and my credit, I was able to seriously stock up on stuff I normally can't even afford to buy. 