Tips and Tricks
Homemade Yumm Sauce
If you have ever eaten Cafe Yumm then you know what this is and it needs no explaining!!! For those of you who haven’t….well you’ve missed out BUT NOW you can make your own yumm bowls of all sorts at home!!! And you know that the sauce is homemade & healthier 🙂
- Yumm Bowl: a mixture of rice, beans, veggies, yumm sauce, salsa, & vegan sour cream(or non-vegan, if you please) then just mix up and enjoy!!)
<–This Yumm Bowl: brown jasmin rice, kidney beans, yumm sauce, spinach, cilantro, tomatoes, black olives, avocado, and salsa.
You can also use this as a yummy salad dressing, sandwich spread, pasta sauce, veggie/cracker dip, etc, etc, etc 🙂
So…to the recipe!!!
Makes 1-1.5 cups of sauce
Ingredients:
- 1/2 C light olive oil (you could sub canola, or another light-flavored oil)
- 1/2 C almonds
- 1/2 C cooked garbanzo beans (homemade or canned)
- Juice of 1/2 of a lemon
- 1tsp oregano
- 1/2 – 1tsp yellow curry powder (start with 1/2tsp and add more to your liking!)
- 1-2 cloves garlic (again, start with just 1 and add more to your liking!)
- 1T nutritional yeast
- a small handful of fresh cilantro (optional)
- 1/2 C unsweetened almond milk
- 1T packed raisins
Preparation:
Put everything into a high-powered blender (Nutribullet is my weapon of choice) and blend until creamy!! This sauce comes out pretty thick so if you want to use any or all of it as a salad dressing I would just add a bit more almond milk to make it a tad thinner. OR just have a nice thick salad dressing!!!
My super secret: The RAISINS!!!!! (Now your secret, too). When I was making this, something was missing then *poof* “RAISINS” popped into my head so I added them and VOILA!!!! Perfect deliciousness 🙂 🙂 🙂
Keep covered in the refrigerator. Should keep 1-2 weeks no problem…not that you won’t eat it all in a couple days 😉
Eat. Enjoy. Love
Vegan Strawberry Banana Ice Cream
I try to consume very little to no dairy…mainly just because I think other alternatives are healthier and taste better (almond milk…mmmm!!). AND it gives me the opportunity to experiment with new flavors, ingredients, and ideas which I LOVE 🙂
I was craving something sweet yesterday and I came up with this brilliant idea for “ice cream”. I know you will love it as much as we did and kids would go crazy over it!!!! Oh…did I mention it is healthy?? How about that it took me less than a minute to make?? Well both are true and I can’t wait to try more varieties!!
Last fact: It is raw in addition to vegan 🙂
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup raw almonds
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 3-4 ice cubes
- 3-4 dates (adjust for sweetness of your liking)
- OR
- 2-3 Tbs honey (again, adjust for sweetness of your liking)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 6-8 frozen strawberries
- 2 small or 1 large frozen banana**
Put almonds, water, ice, dates (or honey), and vanilla in a high-powered blender (I have and recommend a Nutribullet) and whirl away until it appears white and frothy. Add in strawberries and banana and blend again until all incorporated well 🙂
You can eat it right away or place it in the freezer for 15 minutes if you want a harder ice cream.
**Frozen banana tip/warning: make sure you peel them before you freeze them!!!!! Otherwise you are never getting that peel off!!! Haha I always keep a ziploc of frozen bananas because A. they keep longer and B. its a great addition to any smoothie or shake!
Eat. Enjoy. Love.
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