cheese

Dairy Free Cranberry Rosemary Cheese Roll and a Holiday Charcuterie Board

Working on a blog is hard.

Don’t get me wrong, I love blogging. It comes with sweatpants, eating copious amounts of delicious food and cuddling with my pooch throughout the day.

However, it does mean spending a lot of time alone. A lot. It also means a lot of time doing dishes and a lot of time on social media. Social media can be tricky as I often find that the more I scroll the more I compare myself to other bloggers. So instead, I have found it very useful to reach out, make friends, and collaborate. Making food and creating with friends is so refreshing and enjoyable and fun to see things through a different lens.

One of my good friends, Tisha from The Nourished Mind, has been someone I can reach out to to ask blogging advice, talk about the latest health trends (we are both nutritionists) and now, collaborate together! We made a gluten and dairy free holiday charcuterie with vegan cheese (my recipe is for a Cranberry and Rosemary Cheese Roll) and a Tisha made a beautiful Cranberry Apple and Rosemary Jam.

Want to give your own holiday charcuterie board a go? Read on friend.

Pumpkin Cashew Cheese Sauce

Cheese! Ooey, gooey goodness. So tasty you will want to lick the bowl clean!

I have never been one for those mystery ingredient vegan cheese substitutes. They never really made any sense to me. If I need to avoid dairy for my health why would I put said mystery ingredients into my body? So, I have played around with making my own but I think I really hit a home run here. Are you ready for it?

CASHEW CREAM CHEESE (vegan & paleo)

Cashew Cream Cheese. Is anything better than creamy, satisfying cheese, especially if it is dairy free? Cashews are used abundantly in vegan cooking- anywhere from cheesecake, to pasta sauce, to sour cream and even ice cream. Usually cashews replace a dairy product because they can be blended until they are soft and smooth and easily take on different flavours.