Three disclaimers on this one –

1. I use canned chickpeas (or garbanzos).
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I made the shopping rounds yesterday.

After effectively cleaning out the fridge before leaving town last weekend, we were down to the bare essentials. Since I’m a grocery store snob and like certain things from certain places, I had to visit three stores – The big box, bulk store for meat, nuts and fruit. The local grocery store for produce, more meat and dairy. And, the organic yuppy store for specialty items, more produce and more meat.
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I’m a sucker for a good potato salad.

And by good, I mean a mustard potato salad. Full of olives, pickles and celery.
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I love hazelnuts.
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Have you ever noticed what happens to the cauliflower in a veggie tray?

The carrots go first, followed by the broccoli…but the cauliflower is often left…people don’t even eat it.

That’s ’cause raw cauliflower is pretty meh.
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