I\u2019ve never been a big fan of substitutes.\u00a0 Ironically a couple weeks ago I was <\/i>a substitute.\u00a0 Well, maybe not ironically, since the position I held for two days at a local school wasn\u2019t a ton of\u00a0fun, and I didn’t feel like a fan of myself. \u00a0Really I shouldn’t complain; I’m grateful to have had a chance to get back in the classroom briefly, and realized I do <\/i>kind of miss not working at a school. \u00a0But anyway, this is not really a post about what I miss in life or substitute teachers, but rather food substitutes.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve never been a big fan of substitutes.\u00a0 Ironically a couple weeks ago I was a substitute.\u00a0 Well, maybe not ironically, since the position I held for two days at a local school wasn\u2019t a ton of\u00a0fun, and I didn’t feel like a fan of myself. \u00a0Really I shouldn’t complain; I’m grateful to have had […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1793,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"...Starring Potato in the Role of \"Bun\" and featuring OSG's #Vegan Burger! http:\/\/wp.me\/p44Qm1-sS\n#osgcookbook #vitamixcontest","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[7,11],"tags":[65],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p44Qm1-sS","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":531,"url":"http:\/\/localkitchener.ca\/2013\/04\/rainy-day-baking-whole-wheat-cheese-crackers-and-gluten-free-flourless-oatmeal-chocolate-chip-cookies\/","url_meta":{"origin":1790,"position":0},"title":"Rainy Day Baking - Whole Wheat Cheese Crackers and Gluten Free Flourless Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies","date":"April 25, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"I realized Wednesday morning that I didn\u2019t have apples for the Beet and Apple Salad!\u00a0 I was moping around before Madame left for work and she said to me, \u201cWhy don\u2019t we just eat one of our frozen meals?\u201d\u00a0 So we did.\u00a0 And the meal was a fairly complete meal\u2014vegetables,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Gluten-Free"","img":{"alt_text":"IMG_3855","src":"http:\/\/localkitchener.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/04\/img_3855.jpg?w=350&h=200&crop=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":819,"url":"http:\/\/localkitchener.ca\/2013\/06\/southern-ontario-local-menu-plan-june-17-23\/","url_meta":{"origin":1790,"position":1},"title":"Southern Ontario Local Menu Plan - June 17-23","date":"June 15, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The Falls: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Niagara Falls was incredibly awe-inspiring and beautiful. \u00a0We had so much fun seeing the falls and exploring the region while Madame was at a conference (and if you're wondering about my assistant's helmet, he had been practicing riding his balance bike)!\u00a0 By the time we got home\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Weekly Menu"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"http:\/\/localkitchener.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/06\/img_4661b.jpg?w=350&h=200&crop=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":730,"url":"http:\/\/localkitchener.ca\/2013\/05\/southern-ontario-weekly-menu-plan\/","url_meta":{"origin":1790,"position":2},"title":"Southern Ontario Weekly Menu Plan","date":"May 25, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"May 27 - June 3 Yeah... so it turns out we didn't menu plan last week... er... my fault! 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