RECIPE - Sweet Twist Roasted Root Veggies

Roasted root vegetables with a sweet twist!  This was really good!  Hope you guys like it!

Ingredients
1 turnip, diced
3-4 small beets (various types if possible), sliced
5-6 fingerling (or new) potatoes, cubed
1/2 sweet onion, sliced
2 tbsp frozen pomegranate seeds
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp vegan butter
2 tbsp cashew butter
1/4 cup red wine
1 tbsp Braggs aminos
1 tsp dried rosemary
1 tsp dried parsley
Salt

Directions
1) Preheat oven to 400F
2) Toss the turnip, beets, potatoes, and onion slices into a small casserole
3) In a small skillet, heat the olive oil and vegan butter over medium heat; toss in the minced garlic.
4) Add the cashews, rosemary, parsley, & salt.  Brown the cashews.
5) Add red wine, Braggs & pomegranate seeds; stir to combine, lower heat to low.
6) Add cashew butter and stir to melt through;remove from heat and pour over root veggies
7) Roast uncovered in oven for about 30-40 minutes.

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RECIPE - Chocolate Soy Yogurt Fruit Parfaits

"You know what ELSE everybody likes? Parfaits! Have you ever met a person, you say, 'Let's get some parfait,' they say, 'Hell no, I don't like no parfait'? Parfaits are delicious!" - donkey, from Shrek (2001)

So, on that note, here's something I "whipped" up in my kitchen to try to use up the rest of some soy yogurt before it goes bad!  The combination of the flavors are really good! Well, that's my opinion at least :D 

Chocolate Soy Yogurt Fruit Parfaits

Serves 3.

(Approximately 279 calories per serving - but you can change this by making smaller portions and increasing the amount of servings.)

Equipment:

3 Hurricane glasses (or tall glasses)

Hand mixer or whisk

Ingredients:

1 cup plain soy yogurt

4 tbsp Agave syrup

3 tbsp Mimic Creme Whipped Topping (almond & cashew cream)

3 tbsp Cacao powder (dark & organic)

1 ripe mango, chopped

1 ½ cups sliced strawberries

½ cup blueberries

½ cup cinnamon toasted rolled oats

Directions

1)     Blend the soy yogurt, Agave, & MimicCreme in a bowl with a hand mixer on low or mix by hand.

2)     Slowly add the cacao powder.

3)     In hurricane glasses (or parfait glasses) toss some mango, strawberries, & blueberries into the bottom, sprinkle with some of the toasted oats, then top with 2 tbsp (more or less) of the chocolate yogurt mixture.  Continue in this order until you’re done. 

4)     Finish with some fruit on the top and a sprinkling of toasted oats.

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