Citrus Curry Basil Dip

Fresh, organic, preferably-from-your-garden ingredients:
Served my family of 5, includes 2 toddlers.
1 c cashews- raw
1/2 c orange juice
1/4 c lemon juice
1/4 c lime juice
2 t nutritional yeast
2 t garlic powder
1 t curry powder (more or less to taste)
handful of fresh basil
COLD filtered water


One of the many variations on Cashew Cream, which I first tasted when going raw several years ago- yum!!

1. Put all ingredients except water in the Vitamix or a good food processor.
2. Pulverize.
3. Add a little COLD water.
4. Keep pulverizing (and scraping down the sides).
5. Repeat steps 2-4 until you have reached desired consistency.
6. Enjoy with your favorite veggie stick.

You can also make "cheese" (great stuffed in those small sweet peppers at Trader Joe's) by blending a little less and using less liquid.

Or you can make salad dressing by adding a little more water during blending.

Fruity Oats

Fresh, organic, preferably-from-your-garden ingredients:
Served my family of 5, includes 2 toddlers.

1 cup whole oats
1 cup orange juice
1 banana
1 apple, Gala
1 date, Medjool

1. Soak oats in OJ
2. Peel, core & slice apple- then chop into bite size pieces. Cover oats & OJ.
3. Slice banana. Arrange around apples.
4. Chop date, add as a garnish.

We sprinkled cinnamon on at the last minute.