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Nancy Horn, owner of Dish Cafe and Catering and writer for the RGJ’s “Dish it Up” series, asked Carson Tahoe Health’s Registered Dietician, Kim Mason, for a nutritional analysis of one of her favorite healthy desserts. Check out the story below: As a child of the ’70s, I watched those commercials for Chia Pets that aired during “The Monkees,” my legs crisscrossed on the red shag carpet in the cool rec room, mouth open, rapt, as time lapse showed the fresh green sprouts becoming the spikes on a porcupine or the fur on a dog. I was intrigued, of course, and discussed the Chia Pet with my friends on the bus as it rumbled down the road to school. How …

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A new spin on an old favorite! Serves 18 Ingredients 1 can Cooking spray 1 cup boiling water 2 cups carrots (finely shredded) 1 cup crushed pineapple with juice 2/3 cups shreds of wheat bran cereal ((All Bran) ) 1 1/4 cup sugar 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour 3 medium eggs 1/2 cup raisins 1/2 cup walnuts (chopped) 1/4 cup oil 1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon ground cloves 1 teaspoon salt Note: You don’t really need an electric mixer if you don’t have one. Directions 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. Coat a 13x9x2 inch pan with cooking spray and dust with flour; …

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Oh so muddy! Ingredients 1 yellow cake mix; prepared as directed 1/2 cup cocoa powder 2 cups brown sugar 10oz semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 cup hot water 3/4 cups chopped pecans 2 teaspoons vanilla powdered sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon Directions 1. Line the bottom and sides of a 12″ Dutch oven with heavy foil. The Cake: 2. To the oven add prepared cake mix. The Mud: 3. In a separate bowl combine all “Mud” ingredients and stir until well mixed. 4. Pour mud mixture over the cake batter. Bake: 5. Cover Dutch oven and bake using 8-10 briquettes bottom and 14-16 briquettes top for 60-90 minutes replenishing coals after 60 minutes if cake is not done. 6. Sprinkle chocolate chips …

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