June 2010 Edition

Flexitarian Recipe Box

Check yourself into Dawn's Recipe Rehab cooking classes and break your dependency on high-calorie, fat-laden food. This month's menu celebrates an all-natural, guiltless burger with wholesome chips, updated slaw and an all-American, rustic apple pie!


Ultimate Veggie Burger w/ Special Sauce	Kale Chips	Crunchy Cabbage Slaw	Honey Apple Galette

Go to cookflexitarian.com for an archive of all Dawn's flexitarian recipes.

Get Cooking

Dawn will prepare the delicious recipes shown above during her flexitarian classes held at The Chopping Block Cooking School in Chicago:

Saturday June 19, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm (Lincoln Square location)
Wednesday June 23, 6:00pm - 8:30pm (Merchandise Mart location)

To register for class ($40.00), visit www.thechoppingblock.net
or call 312-644-6360.

Get Healthy

The Time is Ripe for Fruit Desserts!
Grilling season really heats up in June so don't forget that in addition to meats & veggies you can throw fruit on the grill. Grilling adds flavor and brings out the natural sweetness of fresh fruit, transforming it into a deliciously decadent natural dessert.

What to grill: plums, nectarines, peaches, apples, pears, grapefruit, bananas, pineapple and mango.
How to grill: Cut fruit in half, remove any pits or seeds, brush the entire fruit lightly with grapeseed oil (which can withstand the high grilling heat) and grill flesh-side down about 3 minutes. Flip and continue to grill until fruit is tender, usually about 3-5 more minutes.
Serving suggestions: Serve grilled fruit just as is or top it with plain, low-fat yogurt sweetened with a little honey or maple syrup, chopped nuts or even a drizzle of balsamic vinegar (the sour compliments the sweetness in the fruit).

Eat This

Energizing Green Smoothie (200 calories)
12 ounces unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1 banana (use frozen banana for thicker & creamier texture)
1-2 handfuls of baby spinach
2 teaspoons honey
Using a hand blender, puree all ingredients until smooth. Add ice for thicker consistency.

Super Smoothie Showdown!
What to do: Email your favorite delicious & nutritious smoothie recipe here. The recipe that has the most creative & tasty combo of healthy ingredients will be selected as the winner. You will be contacted on Thursday June 17 via email if you win! Good luck!

What you win: Cuisinart Smart Stick Hand Blender

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