{"id":2474,"date":"2011-02-09T11:22:09","date_gmt":"2011-02-09T16:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/blog2\/?p=2474"},"modified":"2011-02-09T11:22:10","modified_gmt":"2011-02-09T16:22:10","slug":"guest-blog-post-healthy-delicious-leanne-healthful-pursuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/blog2\/recipes\/guest-blog-post-healthy-delicious-leanne-healthful-pursuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest Blog Post: Healthy Can Be Delicious &#8211; Leanne of Healthful Pursuit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"img-center\" style=\"width: 499px;\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthfulpursuit.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 499px;\" title=\"Healthful Pursuit\" src=\"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/images\/Guest\/leanne\/logo.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Healthful Pursuit\" \/><\/a>Leanne&#8217;s food blog<\/div>\n<p>I want to welcome Leanne Vogel as she is the power behind the  food blog <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthfulpursuit.com\/\">Healthful Pursuit<\/a>. Leanne  is sharing with us a gluten and dairy free dessert bar recipe that is sure to  please any palate, while these \u201cFlirty Raspberry Fig Bars\u201d look like a perfect  Valentines Day tasty treat. Leanne\u2019s blog highlights recipes that are dairy,  gluten, corn, and yeast free, challenging her healthy cooking  techniques without sacrificing flavor. Join me in welcoming Leanne as we follow  in her journey to wellness!<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-right\" style=\"width: 225px;\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/images\/Guest\/leanne\/Leanne.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 225px;\" title=\"Leanne of Healthful Pursuit\" src=\"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/images\/Guest\/leanne\/Leanne.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Leanne of Healthful Pursuit\" \/><\/a>Leanne of Healthful Pursuit<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Please join me in welcoming Leanne, of Healthful Pursuit!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>About Leanne<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hello, fabulous CCR readers! This is Leanne from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthfulpursuit.com\/\">Healthful Pursuit<\/a>, and I\u2019m honored to be doing a guest post for the fantastically inspiring, and talented, Chef  Ryan! <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m a Holistic Nutritionist with a passion for creating  tasty whole foods and allergen free recipes that contribute to a happy and healthy lifestyle. Just because a recipe is healthy, doesn\u2019t mean it has to taste like  cardboard. I\u2019m a firm believer that healthy can be delicious, tantalizing, and  satisfying, and that\u2019s what <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthfulpursuit.com\/\">Healthful  Pursuit<\/a> is all about!<\/p>\n<p>I hope you enjoy the Flirty Raspberry Fig Bars I\u2019ve prepared  for all of you. They\u2019re made with fresh fruit preserve, minimal sugar, and are gluten &amp; dairy free to boot! Best part? You won\u2019t even know they\u2019re good  for you. Mm-mm-mm<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Recipe<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color:#365F91\">Flirty Raspberry Fig Bars<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"color:#4F81BD\">Ingredients<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"color:#4F81BD\">Preserve:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>6 dried figs, stems removed, chopped<\/li>\n<li>\u00be cup fresh or fresh raspberries<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup apple juice<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp lemon juice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"color:#4F81BD\">Crust:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>2 \u00bc cup finely ground blanched almond flour<\/li>\n<li>3 tbsp coconut oil<\/li>\n<li>2 tsp pure vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc tsp salt<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp sucanat sugar \u2013 you can also use brown  sugar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"color:#4F81BD\">Topping:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>1 egg white<\/li>\n<li>\u00be cup finely ground blanched almond flour<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc tsp ground cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>3 tbsp coconut oil<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp agave nectar<\/li>\n<li>1 cup sliced almonds<\/li>\n<li>Pinch salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"color:#4F81BD\">Directions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Line a 9&#215;9 square pan with parchment paper by  cutting parchment paper lengthwise to fit, allowing the parchment paper to  drape over the 2 sides. Oil remaining 2 sides with a dab of coconut oil.  Preheat oven to 350F.<\/li>\n<li>Combine all preserve ingredients in a small  saucepan. Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes. Once complete,  remove from heat and blend in a blender or food processor until smooth. Set  aside. <\/li>\n<li>Place all crust ingredients in a food processor  and process until smooth. <\/li>\n<li>Press crust dough into prepared pan and cook for  12-15 minutes until golden.<\/li>\n<li>Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine all topping  ingredients except egg whites. Set aside.<\/li>\n<li>In a separate bowl, with a hand mixer, whip egg  whites until white and frothy. Set aside.<\/li>\n<li>Remove crust from oven and spread preserve over  top while still hot. <\/li>\n<li>Then, spread frothed egg white, top with almond  topping.<\/li>\n<li>Place back in the oven for 15-20 minutes or  until golden [mine took 19 minutes].<\/li>\n<li>Remove from the oven and let cool for 1hr before  cutting into bars.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Makes 16 bars.<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-center\" style=\"width: 495px;\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/images\/Guest\/leanne\/FlirtyRaspberryFigBars.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 495px;\" title=\"Flirty Raspberry Fig Bars\" src=\"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/images\/Guest\/leanne\/FlirtyRaspberryFigBars.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Flirty Raspberry Fig Bars\" \/><\/a>Flirty Raspberry Fig Bars<\/div>\n<hr style=\"height:2px\" color=\"#EAEAEA\" width=\"300px\" \/>\n<p>I want to thank Leanne for sharing this wonderful gluten and dairy free dessert bar treat! A perfect Valentines Day dessert for the loved ones in your family! <\/p>\n<p>CCR<br \/>\n           =:~) <br \/>\n           \u00a92011 CCR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please join me in welcoming Leanne, of Healthful Pursuit for a guest blog post featuring \u201cFlirty Raspberry Fig Bars\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[164,23,1679,778,11],"tags":[1693,1690,636,2089,1481,322,2051,261,1691,7,1352,1689,2057,1356,1494,1682,1290,1545,2108,1687,2062,1685,1552,579,1686,210,1663,1688,376,1212,154,1692],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2474"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2476,"href":"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474\/revisions\/2476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}