Disease and Illness Prevention, Lifestyle and Fitness, Nutrition

Cashew purée

If you are lactose intolerant, vegan or just want to avoid dairy products, adding cashew purée to a recipe is a healthy alternative to whipped butter. This week, I made a batch of wholesome chocolate chunk cookies with cashew purée. This velvety purée has only three ingredients: raw cashews, water and a bit of oil. […]

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Nutrition

Cashew butter

If you’re lactose intolerant, vegan or you just want to avoid dairy products, cashew butter or paste is the perfect substitute for dairy butter. The image above is the cashew butter that I’ve recently made. In addition to their delicate nutty flavour and creamy texture, cashews are rich in protein, calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, copper, zinc and potassium. They […]

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