2.21 Friday Faves

February 21, 2025

Hi friends! Happy Friday! What do you have going on this weekend? Itโ€™s Rodeo Break (itโ€™s an AZ thing and I love it), so the kids are off school. Weโ€™re just enjoying some Tucson adventures, fun with friends, and enjoying this spring-like weather. Sending some sunshine to my freezing friends right now! Iโ€™m doing a…

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Official Cheffer

Hey everyone! Happy Saturday! What a whirlwindโ€ฆ. and now, Iโ€™m a certified raw foods Level 1 chef!   (About half our class and our two instructors, Ladan and Whitney) Yesterday was seriously crazy trying to get everything put together and prepped for our three course meal. Mayjah thanks to the twins who got me a…

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Local Honey and Walnut Baklava

Local honey and walnut Baklava Phyllo Dough: -Meat of 2 young Thai coconuts -3/4 C. soaked cashews -2 T. Flax meal -Pinch salt -1/4 C. honey -1/2 C. water -1 T. vanilla Blend all ingredients until smooth. Spread onto Teflex sheets and dehydrate until dry but still pliable. Filling: -2 C. walnuts -2 t. cinnamon…

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Apricot Mint and Cauliflower Rice Dolmas

Dolmas: For the filling: -1 C. dried apricots, plumped in water and finely chopped -1/2 head of cauliflower, processed in the food processor so that it resembles rice -juice of 1 lemon -heaping T. of fresh mint -2 T. chopped Italian parsely -1 clove garlic, finely minced -1/2 t. salt -pepper to taste -pinch of…

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Mediterranean Appetizer Trio

Yellow Almond-Flax Crackers -2 C. soaked almonds – ยพ C. water -1/2 t. sea salt -1 T. nutritional yeast -1/2 t. turmeric -1 t. chopped fresh oregano -1 T. ground flax seeds -2 T. lemon juice -1 T. cumin seed -salt and pepper to taste Blend all ingredients on high in the Vita-Mix until smooth.…

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The menu, revealed

Hey everyone! HAPPY FRIDAY! Wahoooo! Hooray for the weekend and double hooray that I get to see that pilot guy tonight ๐Ÿ˜€ My last night at work was great โ€“I was greeted with a ticket for a Four Shot and an ice cream- but it got even better because I got to join the twins…

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