Wow, I've missed so much on this thread!
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It's good to back here talking with you all again; I'm going to have to answer in multiple emails, and probably over time -- it's been an eventful week of getting things done that we'd been putting off forever, like finally studying the driver's manual to take the written test and get our California driver's licenses! So far, they gave us each a piece of paper that serves as a temporary license until our real ones, with our pictures on them, arrive in the mail in a couple weeks (and then we get to see how our photos turned out, hee-hee!
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Hi Sandy,
I like your nickname of "Aqua Debbie!" Someone I knew who could see peoples' auras once told me I have an aqua aura, which is partly how I came up with the name "aqualeaf" in the first place!
Actually, black beans aren't fatty at all, just higher overall in carbs than the lima beans, which isn't a bad thing. Black beans are actually really healthy! In our particular case, though, we're following the WeightWatchers points system, where higher amounts of both fat and carbs cost more points (and higher amounts of fiber reduce the points) in order to try to make fudge that's as low in points as possible. So far, it's down to one point per piece, but we still need to make it a lot more palatable!
As for the pumpkin fudge, we've tried a recipe like that too, and it's actually pretty good, except it turns out a bit more like brownies than fudge. The recipe we found is pretty simple -- it's just one family-sized box of Betty Crocker fudge brownie mix and one 15 oz. can of pumpkin mixed together, then baked at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes. The idea is, baking it less time than for actually brownies will give it a more fudge-like texture.
Our next try with the lima bean fudge may actually be to include pumpkin in it as well, maybe even in place of the lima beans and see how that works! I'll keep you all posted on how it goes!
Seeker13 wrote: And because she's our friend we'll even try Debbie's mooshy fudge.
Aw, thanks Kim, how sweet!
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Hopefully I'll come up with something a bit more edible soon!
Love to all of you,
Debbie