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Non Dairy Almond Milk

admin — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 03:21:54 +0000

It is easier than one would think to make non dairy almond milk. All you need is some raw almonds, water, vanilla extract and blue agave nectar. There can be many reasons why you would want to use a non-dairy milk instead of cow’s milk. One advantage is that there is no animal fat in nut milks. It’s a raw food. Some cancer patients are told by their doctor’s to avoid dairy products. Some people are allergic to cow’s milk. You can use it in cooking recipes, cereal, blended drinks, etc.

Start by soaking some raw almonds in water overnight (between 12 to 24 hours). The next day, rinse the soaked nuts and add them to a blender along with 4 cups of water, some blue agave nectar and a little vanilla extract. Simply blend it and strain it.

If you make a lot of nut milk, you can buy a nut milk bag. You can obtain one online from many sources at a reasonable cost. It will make the straining step a lot easier and you can reuse the bag over and over.

Ingredients:

1 cup raw almonds
4 cups water
1/4 cup blue agave nectar
1 tsp vanilla extract

Soak one cup of nuts in water overnight (12 to 24 hours). The next day, rinse the nuts and add the soaked nuts, with 4 cups of water, vanilla extract and agave nectar to a 2 qt. mason jar. Blend until smooth – not too long – only as long as you can hear it it rattling in the blender. Strain through cheesecloth or a nut milk bag and refrigerate.

Shown below is a photo of all the ingredients: left to right – blue agave nectar, vanilla extract, raw almonds and an empty mason jar.

Start by soaking the nuts overnight (between 12 and 24 hours).

Rinse the nuts and add them to a blender with four cups of water, agave nectar and vanilla extract. Blend until smooth. Note: don’t overdo it. If you use a nut milk bag, if it is blended too finely it can clog the mesh.

Now strain the almond milk out of the pulp. You can use a nut milk bag or cheesecloth. It’s a LOT faster to use a nut milk bag. They are available online from several places. Just search Google for “nut milk bag”.

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I bought mine from Pure Joy Planet:

If you want to strain it with cheesecloth, then here is how. You can strain it over a bowl but I like to use a basket-style coffee maker funnel…

Place the cheesecloth over the coffee maker funnel.

Strain the blended mixture through the cheesecloth.

Squeeze it all out and you’re done.

Perfect substitute for cow’s milk when a non-dairy milk is desired.

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Mediterranean Salad Dressing

admin — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 05:17:13 +0000

You can make your own homemade salad dressing very easily in about 5-10 minutes with this healthy recipe. The main advantage is that you can control the ingredients – you know what’s going into it.

The main ingredients of this salad dressing are olive oil and red wine vinegar. These are typical ingredients found in Mediterranean foods so I call it “Mediterranean Salad Dressing.” It also has a spicy flavor because it has curry powder, pepper and Dijon mustard. Place it in the refrigerator after mixing and shake it up real good before using it.

Ingredients:

3/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 juice from one lime
1 tsp raw honey
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp curry powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper

In a mixing jar, combine olive oil, red wine vinegar, soy sauce, juice from one fresh lime, honey, Dijon mustard, curry powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Close lid and shake vigorously for several minutes to thoroughly mix ingredients. Keep refrigerated.

Shown below is a shot of the ingedients and a jar to put it in. I saved a jar from some other product that we bought and re-used it for the salad dressing.

Add all the ingredients to the jar, shake it up real good and store in the refrigerator.

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admin — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 06:55:11 +0000

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