Let’s face it, Johnny the Carrot was bad. Bad to the top. He and his gang, the Vitamin C Boys were always running around turning things orange. And Ricky the Peanut Butter was also always looking for trouble. He was angry because he never got over the fact that his name could not be pluralized (peanut butters? peanuts butter? Nope…). Ricky and his gang, the Protein Brothers, were always spreading themselves all over town. One night, behind the local juice bar, the gangs ran into each other. They both claimed they were on each other’s turf. Things started to heat up. Luckily, Julie the Chile and her friend Sammy the Freshly Squeezed-Lime Juice (his last name is hyphenated because his mother kept her maiden name) walked by. Johnny and Ricky both had crushes on Julie and didn’t want to look bad – so when she spoke, they listened. “Why!!???” she yelled. “Why can’t you see what a waste of time this feuding is?? Johnny – you know you are so sweet inside. And Ricky – everybody loves peanut butter! It’s the taste of childhood! I mean, if we all head over to the park and just puree together, we’d all be so much happier! Ricky, your subtle flavors will slightly offset my spiciness, and Sammy will give a little extra punch.” Well, how can you say no to an offer like that! So they headed over to the park and followed her lead. Then they broke into a synchronized dance and song. Too much? No, it is my soup and I want them to dance!

Ingredients (in no particular order): carrots, freshly ground peanut butter, chile, garlic, soy sauce, lime juice, salt, celery, onion, canola oil

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