Walnut butter

 I made walnut butter today. I toasted two cups of walnuts and then processed them in my mini cuisinart for about 3-5 minutes, stopping to scrape the sides every so often. Then added 1/4 teaspoons salt and 1 tablespoon of maple syrup. 

It looked good at this point but I wanted it to be sweeter so I added another tablespoon of maple syrup and it thickened up considerably after I did this. Oops!

It’s still delicious and really good on toast. I ended up heating a little bit of it in the microwave for a few seconds to soften it so I can easily spread it. Highly recommend giving this a go.

Bread dip, Turkish kofte and Cacik

 This bread dip is unreal! Ingredients: extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic, green olives, Kalamata olives, sundried tomatoes, grated cucumber, fresh diced tomatoes, hot peppers, grated lemon zest, lemon juice, oregano, salt and pepper. I was going to add vegan Parmesan but I forgot!

Everything @melizcooks does comes out perfect every time! Today I made the cheater Turkish kofte kebabs from her cookbook, but vegan style using @beyondmeat and Cacik, a Turkish cucumber dip. I wrapped everything in lavash bread. So delicious! 

Arepas

 I made arepas today. Two fillings: Rebosero beans, hot sauce, lettuce and fresh salsa. Vegan cheese and hot sauce. Both were delicious. 

Tempeh burger

 Scorpion burgers (tempeh) again but this time I added @traderjoes Zhoug sauce. Delicious!

Pumpkin seed pesto spaghetti

 Yummy!

Scorpion Burger

 Re-creating the scorpion burger from @nativefoodscafe. Blackened tempeh, avocado, arugula, lettuce, carrots and red onion on a whole wheat bun with chipotle sauce. It was delicious and came very close to the original!

Ciao Bella

 I made the “Ciao Bella” burger from the @nativefoodscafe cookbook. I cooked the portobello mushrooms in the Airfryer. I omitted the seitan but added the homemade pumpkin seed pesto, Italian tomato salad and grilled onions. It was delicious!