Holiday recipes What do I serve on the healthy crackers I made? Part 1
I want to share my cashew nut cheeses that I make myself. First you need to remember to soak the cashew nuts over night.Once you get the basic cheese down, you can make it in many flavors. I often will do 3 varieties to share with guests at once. Yum! And good for your body.
I also do the basic cheese recipe with chives and garlic
You could also add sun dried tomatoes. I love the ones I get from Trader Joes.
Spiced Nuts 3 flavors
https://thecafesucrefarine.com/sweet-spicy-maple-pecans/
Kite Hill Almond Cream cheese with just a ¼ tsp of green pepper jelly from Sierra Madre E Waldo Ward
http://www.waldoward.com/Product.aspx?P=75 To make Christmas colors they also do a hotter red pepper jelly
I also love Kite Hill Almond Cream cheese with chives and a dab of olive tapenade on top. Just make sure that the ingredients are clean and olive oil based.
Kite Hill Cream cheeses are usually available at Whole Foods(there has been a bit of a shortage of almonds lately, so it is not always available. Grab all the flavors if they have them)
I have also discovered new vegan cheeses from Miyoko’ sundried tomato cheese wheel, sharp farmhouse cheese wheel, Cheers to Cheddah. The Sundried Tomato and Cheers to Cheddah I buy from Sprouts, and I also buy directly from them.
Spiced Popcorn
I use Quinn organic popcorn ¾ cup (Amazon)and pop it in ¼ cup coconut oil or avocado oil. Toss it with
1 Tbsp. salt
½ tsp. ground cardamom
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground ginger
½ tsp. ground cloves
½ tsp. ground allspice
½ cup unsweetened, dried
coconut
½ cup sliced almonds
Add ¼ cup dried cherries or cranberries
Put it on a baking sheet and drizzle 2 tbsp. maple syrup over it.
Bake it at 325 for 5 minutes, flip it over and bake it for another 5 minutes.
Guacamole
I make it the easy way. 2 avocados, salsa from Whole Foods from the produce section, juice of 1 lemon, garlic powder, onion powder, sea salt. Perfect to go with the Seite grainless tortilla chips in my earlier post.
Creamy Cauliflower Dip from The Hearty Soul
Ingredients:
- 1 head cauliflower, steamed
- 2 tbsp tahini
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 clove garlic
- juice from 1 lemon
- dash of sea salt and black pepper
- pinch of cumin, paprika, garlic powder, turmeric, and onion powder
Instructions:
- Throw all of the ingredients into a food processor and blend until smooth.
- Taste and add more seasoning as you see fit.
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