Tomato & Watercress Salad with Basil Cashew Cheese

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I found some flowering
watercress at the Farmers market this week, so I decided to make it the star
of the blog post! There isn’t much to say about watercress except how simple
it is to enjoy it as a stand alone ingredient, or mixed into all kinds of
stuff. I pulled some tomatoes and basil from the garden and came up with this
simple salad that will add some delicious color and quality nutrition to any
summer table. You can make your own cheese fairly quickly, or look for an
artisan vegan cheesemaker like Blöde Kuh, or use your
favorite fresh cheese that you think would go great with garden tomatoes and
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Fig & Shiitake Bacon Bites

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Here is a fun and extremely easy
variation on the bacon-wrapped fig. Actually, I wanted to see if I could
wrap a fig in a shiitake bacon, but the bacon pieces aren’t quite big or
flexible enough. Next time I will try making a portobello bacon. In the
meantime, this is what I ended up with, and to my delight, it came out
very tasty. Try this as a snack, or a vegan and Paleo-friendly summer hors
d’oeuvre, if you go with the vegan cheese, or I would imagine that
goat cheese would be equally amazing. You can google shiitake bacon
recipes and experiment, or just use the one I came up with here. Making
shiitake bacon is much easier than it sounds if you use this quick
method.

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“Raw” Portobello Burger with Basil Cashew Cheese

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Happy Father’s Day! How about
giving your dad something he probably has never had? This raw, Portobello
mushroom burger is pretty hard to pass up and could end up being the best
gift you could give someone…the gift of better health. Warning, this
“burger” is addictive and can be a transformational experience!
Keep in mind that in order to keep this in it’s raw state, it is actually
dehydrated, and takes 3-4 hours to prepare. But the actual active time to
prepare is short, maybe just 15 minutes. If this sounds too weird to you,
keep an open mind, because the end result is a juicy, dense, flavorful burger
that can stand up to any beef burger. Read More