Happy Holidays from SmartMonkey Foods Please enjoy these holiday recipes, created with love to inspire a healthy happy holiday season for you! These delicious recipes will bring you a New Year full of love, joy, and well being! Spicy Cream of Avocado Soup Holiday Nut Loaf Cranberry Walnut Kale Slaw Holiday Nog Holiday Orange-Spice Bars We wish you a very Happy 2006!! Many blessings to you from SmartMonkey Chef Ani!! .......................................................................... Spicy Cream of Avocado Soup 3 servings AVOCADO CREAM 2 avocados 2 T unpasturized brown miso 1/8 cup Living Harvest Hemp Oil 1/8 cup olive oil 3 1/2 cups water 1/8 cup lemon juice 1 teaspoon dried rosemary ½ teaspoon chipotle Place all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth. Set aside. TOPPINGS 1 cup broccoli florets 1 cup baby spinach ½ cup cherry tomatoes 3 Tablespoons Living Harvest Hemp Nut Place broccoli, spinach, and tomatoes into three soup bowls. Pour Avocado Cream into each bowl, and top each with 1 Tablespoon Hemp Nut. Serve and enjoy! .......................................................................... Holiday Nut Loaf 10 serves, requires dehydration 1 cup Living Harvest Hemp Nut 3 cups brazil nuts, soaked 8-12 hours, rinse well 3 cups sunflower seeds, soaked 8-12 hours, rinse well 3 cloves garlic, minced, to taste 2 teaspoons celtic sea salt, to taste 1/3 bunch parsely, chopped 1 cup celery, diced 1 cup mushrooms, chopped 1 cup red pepper, diced ¼ cup Living Harvest Hemp Oil Place all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. Place onto dehydrator sheet, and shape into a `loaf' that's no more than 2 inches high. Dehydrate 8-12 hours, and enjoy warm. .......................................................................... Cranberry Walnut Kale Slaw 5 servings SLAW 1 head of green or red kale, thinly sliced 1/2 head red cabbage, thinly sliced 1 scallion, chopped Place kale, cabbage, and scallions into a large salad bowl. Set aside. DRESSING ½ cup brazil nuts, soaked 8-12 hours, rinse well 1-2 cloves garlic, to taste 1 teaspoon salt 1/8 cup Living Harvest Hemp Oil 1/8 cup olive oil juice of 1/2 lemon 1/2 cup filtered water Place all ingredients into blender and blend until smooth. Pour over slaw and toss well. Set aside. TOPPINGS 1 cup pecans, soaked 8 hours, rinse well, and dry in dehydrator or air dry 1 cup dried cranberries Place tossed kale slaw on five salad plates, top with pecans and cranberries, and serve. .......................................................................... Holiday Nog 4 servings 1/4 cup almonds, soak 8-12 hours, rinse well 1/8 cup Living Harvest Hemp Nut 1 Tablespoon Living Harvest Hemp Protein 5 dates, pitted ½ vanilla bean pod, or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon nutmeg 4 cups coconut or filtered water Blend ingredients with 1 cup of water until smooth. Then, add remaining 3 cups of water, blend and drink. .......................................................................... Holiday Orange-Spice Bars CRUST 1 cup pitted medjool dates 1 medium orange, peeled 1/2 cup filtered water, as needed 1 cup oat flour, from ground raw oat groats ½ cup Living Harvest Hemp Nut 2 cups pecans, soaked 4-6 hours and dried 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp nutmeg Begin by blending dates and orange into a date syrup, adding water as needed. Then, finely grind raw whole oat groats with your Vitamix blender dry blade or an electric coffee grinder, and sift out any hard bits with a coarse sieve. Next, coarsely chop pecans in food processor. Add Living Harvest Hemp Nut, oat flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg, and lightly pulse to mix. Add date syrup 1 Tablespoon at a time, until mixture holds together. Lightly oil a 9-inch square pan and press 1/2 of the crust into bottom. Save the remaining 1/2 for the topping. FILLING 2 cups pitted dates, cut into quarters 3 Tbsp water 1 large orange Zest orange, then juice. In a small bowl, combine dates with water, orange juice, and 1 Tablespoon of zest. Soak 30-60 minutes. Place dates with soaking water in food processor, and puree until smooth. Spread mixture over crust. TOPPING Crumble remaining 1/2 of crust over the top and press mixture down with your hand to compress and smooth top crust. Cut into triangles and serve. .......................................................................... .......................................................................... 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