Z’s Almond Milk
In an attempt to make an almond milk that my family liked and that didn’t have some of the additives we were seeing the the store bought varieties, we came up with this. If you don’t have a vitamix blender, you might have to use more nuts or less water. With the vitamix and soaking [...]
Pumpkin Oatmeal
I’ve been making things with pumpkin lately and we had some leftover that needed to be used. Our daily oatmeal breakfast would be boring if we weren’t always playing with the ingredients. Mix those and you end up with pumpkin oatmeal.
1/2 c old fashioned oats
1/2 c vanilla soy milk
1/4 c pumpkin puree
1/8 to 1/4 tsp cinnamon
dash [...]
Chipotle Pumpkin Soup
It’s autumn and it’s cold out. I enjoy seasonal recipes and wanted to try something new, so pumpkin came to mind. When I thought of pumpkin, the first thing to pop into my head was pumpkin pie, followed by pumpkin scones, followed by pumpkin cookies. It seems that we’re pretty good at turning pumpkin into [...]
Millet Cheese Spread
This is a great spread to use in place of dairy cheese spreads on crackers. Compared to dairy cheese spreads, it is lower in fat, has no cholesterol whatsoever, contains some fiber, is high in B vitamins and is lower in calories. We really like this one on whole wheat Ritz crackers or Triscuits.
Millet Cheese [...]
Mango “Ice Cream”
We make a lot of our frozen desserts in the Vitamix. Here is one that’s been a favorite for the whole family. It is not as creamy as traditional ice cream, but much creamier than fruit sorbets. The texture is very smooth and somewhere between soft serve and hard ice cream. If you’re used to [...]