I often get the question what to do with the raw cacao we sometimes find inside the CSA box. I tried to give you some ideas in one of my previous blogs: https://csaproducerecipes.wordpress.com/2015/08/11/raw-cacao-food-of-the-gods/ Recently I read an article about Dominican Cacao Tea and after some experiments I made the most delicious Cacao Tea!! It resembles…
This week we had a real treasure inside the CSA box; Raw Cacao!!! Cacao has been celebrated for centuries throughout Mexican, Central and South American cultures due to its delicious taste and exceptional nutritional profile. Aztecs once used cacao beans as currency in ancient times. Several Mayan rituals, festivals and celebrations have been devoted to honoring…
Every week we have fresh organic fruits inside the CSA box. Today I would like to share some ideas on how you can use these fruits inside chiapudding. First some facts about chiaseeds: – They originate from Central America and used thousands of years ago by the Aztecs and Mayans before they went into battle or…
Sweet potatoes, as dessert, are just as scrumptious as their savoury counterparts. These sweet potato brownies are simply divine. Full of rich cocoa flavour and a subtle hint of sweetness, this recipe is gluten-free, contains no refined sugars and is loaded with all the incredible anti-inflammatory properties sweet potatoes bring to the table.To make about…
I loooove simple after dinner treats and these are sooooo good. You can follow the recipe exactly or vary it a bit by using what ever raw nuts and seeds you have on hand. I’ve mixed it up with pecan, walnut and sunflower seeds. I’ve also used raisins when I had no dates left (I…
This week many of our CSA members will receive breadfruit in their shares. Many people like to cook breadfruit when it’s not ripe but left to ripen until the flesh is a creamy texture with a fragrant aroma similar to guava, breadfruit is the perfect fruit for making ice cream. We’ve created this recipe to…
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