Cranshew Quinoa Balls

Ingredients:

1 cup puffed quinoa

1/2 cup cashew butter

3 tbsp agave nectar

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 cup dried cranberries

In a small pot mix everything on low with the exception of puffed quinoa. Slowly add quinoa until everything is thoroughly mixed. Place mixture in the fridge for a half an hour. Once mixture is somewhat firm, roll into small balls and place in wax paper lined container. Keep in the fridge until ready to serve.

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Spicy Black and White Bean Dip

Ingredients:

1 can of black beans (drained and rinsed, BPA free)

1 can white beans (drained and rinsed, BPA free)

2 garlic cloves

2 tbsp tahini

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice 

1 small jalapeno (remove seeds) 

1/4 cup EVOO

1/2 tsp course sea salt

1/2 tsp cumin

1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. 

The greatest delight the fields and woods minister is the suggestion of an occult relation between man and the vegetable. I am not alone and unacknowledged. They nod to me and I to them. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson