Creamy Broccoli Potato Soup

This soup is total comfort food. Be sure to get RAW cashews or you will end up with a cashew flavored soup. Original recipe came from here and we slightly modified it to our liking.

-1 cup raw cashews
-7 cups water
-1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable broth powder (or omit water and powder and use 7 cups vegetable broth)
-2 potatoes, cubed
-1 medium onion, finely chopped
-3 cloves garlic, minced
-4 cups fresh chopped broccoli
-1 teaspoon basil
-1 teaspoon sea salt
-pepper to taste

Mix vegetable broth powder and water together. Place the cashews and 2 cups of the vegetable broth in the blender. Blend until smooth. Put the remaining cups of vegetable broth in a pot. Add potatoes, garlic and onions, bring to a boil and simmer for about 10 min or until potatoes are tender. Stir in the broccoli and basil and cook for another 10-15 minutes. Stir in the cashew cream mixture, sea salt and pepper, simmering for another few minutes. Scoop about 4 cups of soup into a blender and blend until creamy. Add mixture back to soup. Serve with "Parmesan cheese topping"

"Parmesan cheese" topping:
-1/2 cup toasted sesame seeds
-1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
-1/4 teaspoon sea salt
-Garlic powder to taste.
Blend in blender or food processor and sprinkle on top of soups, pastas etc..

Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread

This year is the first year we've ever attempted a garden. I had no idea I would end up with at least 2 zucchinis a day! I've been trying to find a good zucchini bread recipe to help use up some of our harvest, this one is our favorite so far. It's from the king aurthur flour website , and I modified it just a little. In a mixing bowl combine: -2 large organic egg -1/3 cup honey -1/2 cup grapeseed oil -1/3 cup coconut palm sugar -1 teaspoon vanilla Add and mix: -2 cups whole white wheat flour -1 teaspoon sea salt -1/2 teaspoon baking soda -1/2 teaspoon baking powder -1 teaspoon cinnamon Add and mix: -2 cups shredded unpeeled zucchini -1 cup good ingredient chocolate chips Pour batter into lightly greased bread pan, bake at 350 for 55-60 min or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool on cooling rack before eating.

Chickpea Salad Sandwiches

This is one of our favorite things to eat for lunch. Lately I've been eating this without the bread, it's so delicious either way! I prefer this to chicken salad any day! Recipe modified from simple healthy tasty . -1 can garbanzo beans/chickpeas drained and rinsed -1/4 cup soy-free veganaise or organic mayo -1-2 pickles chopped (we get our pickles from Costco with no food dyes) -1/2 teaspoon pickle juice -1/4 cup cashews -1 tablespoon mustard -1 teaspoon dried parsley -1/2 teaspoon dill -1/4 teaspoon garlic powder -1/4 teaspoon onion powder -dash of salt and pepper Add the chickpeas to a bowl and mash them a bit with a potato masher. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well. Serve by itself or like a sandwich with lettuce and tomato if desired.

German Pancakes

This is a healthified version of an old family recipe. My kids LOVE these pancakes and ask for them often.You may need to double the recipe if you have a family larger than 4. -1-2 tablespoons coconut oil -1 cup rice or almond milk (unsweetened) -1 cup whole wheat flour -5 organic eggs -pinch of salt Preheat oven to 425, put the coconut oil in a 9x13 pan and place it in the oven as it's preheating. Add the remaining ingredients to your blender and blend (I used the "batters" button on my blendtec). When the oven has preheated take out the hot pan of melted coconut oil and pour the batter in. Carefully place it back into the oven for 15 min. Serve with pure maple or your favorite healthy pancake topping.

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