Hearty, Healthy Snack

I've made these twice already, because they're so yummy. The second go round I used a heart shaped cookie cutter to make them into a Valentine treat for some friends. I think they may become a holiday favorite--whatever the holiday!

My 3 year old cannot get enough of them. "Mmm. Good Mom," he says in a very matter-of-fact tone. He's right--they're really tasty and super easy to make.

I did find that sometimes they stick together better based on how the honey is distributed, but when we had only crumbles, we put them into our morning grain (amaranth these days), and they were just as good!

Ingredients
1.5 cups raw or roasted p-nuts
1.5 cups dried cranberries
3 T sesame seeds
1/2 - 1 T freshly grated ginger
3-4 T honey

Directions

1. Place all ingredients except honey in bowl of food processor and pulse until well crumbled and incorporated together--you're not making p-nut butter, so use the pulse button.
2. Add honey and pulse until it's blended into mixture.
3. Press into cookie cutter shape of choice or into a square pan and refrigerate at least an hour.
4. Cut into bars and enjoy!

Summer Slaw

I can't believe it's been almost a month since my last post...not much cooking on the home front here, which is why I have 4 heads of cabbage in my fridge! I put together the following slaw and ate it over leftover cornbread. Super yummy--and I think it will be even better tomorrow.

2 T balsamic vinegar
1 T apple cider vinegar
1 T honey
1 T dijon mustard
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 head of white/green cabbage, shredded
1/2 head red cabbage, shredded
a whole bunch of carrots, shredded
1 apple (not so much a summer fruit, but I can afford 1 this time of year every other week!), shredded
1/4 cup cranberries (optional, but kid friendly at our house!)
1/4 cup walnuts (optional)

I mixed my vinaigrette first (vinegars through oil) in a glass jar with tight fitting lid (put it all in, shake it all up) and let it sit while I shredded the other ingredients. Put it all together in a bowl and mix well. It makes a good bit, so it's a nice thing to prepare and eat for several days. Enjoy!