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She Says: Almonds All Around

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

The other day I read that Sabrina (RhodeyGirl) went to the new Great Harvest in Cranston. I had no idea it was coming to Rhode Island, and knew I had to try it out for myself right away. Did you know they give free pieces of bread away? And not in the “Oh, there’s some bread lying on a plate on that table, let me try it.” No, no. They pretty much take your bread sample order and they have out little dips and spreads to use! I tried the High 5 Fiber bread.

Big Sample!

Big Sample!

It was so delicious! Soft, wheaty goodness. My mom bought a loaf, so I guess the sampling works! She also got this contained of Monastery Creamed Honey in almond flavor. Ingredients: Honey + almond extract. It’s good when it’s soft and a little warm, but it’s very sweet and strong, so you really only need a little tiny bit. 

 

For dinner I wanted to make a stir fry, so I used a bag of Whole Foods Thai Stir Fry vegetables + leftover corn + baked tofu to get started. I wanted to make a new stir fry sauce so I made an Almond Ginger Sauce consisting of:

  • Low Sodium Soy Sauce
  • Sesame Oil
  • Rice Wine Vinegar
  • Dijon Mustard 
  • Ground Ginger
  • Red Pepper Flakes
  • Almond Butter
I tossed it all with sliced almonds and buckwheat noodles. It was spicy and delicious! I usually use peanut butter in sauces like this, but I’ve been curious about cooking with almond butter and gave it a try. loved the subtle flavor of the almond butter, too. 

I had more bread + Creamed (Almond) Honey  for dessert. 

Query: I have a sample of coconut milk from the 5K I ran in. I want to bake something with it. Any ideas? 
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