Day: December 14, 2020

Beetroot and Cashew Dip

This dip is delicious, super easy and great for entertaining. So no need for the plastic tub variety 😋

Ingredients from WP:

– 1 cup of unsalted cashews, soaked overnight

– 1/4 cup sunflower seeds, soaked overnight

– 2.5 tbs balsamic vinegar

– A pinch of salt

– 3 tbs of olive oil

Ingredients from elsewhere:

– 3-4 small beetroots, cooked/roasted

Method

* you can use a food processor or a stick blender

– Blend up beetroots for about 1 min

– Add in cashews, sunflower seeds, vinegar and salt, blend until the desired consistency

– Add 2 tbs of olive oil and mix

– Spoon into a serving bowl and garnish with remaining olive oil, some extra sunflower seeds and maybe some parsley

Enjoy with our Nordic crackers or crusty chunks of bread!


Food Bank: Making the best of Food Waste

Last week, Jeannie was given the opportunity to tour Foodbank for a behind-the-scenes peek at the amazing facilities and the team hard at work. She even got to enjoy a lunch prepared in the kitchens from rescued food.

That’s Jeannie on the far right!

Most of us know that we have a big problem with food waste in Australia. But did you know that over 300,000 people in WA live below the poverty line and struggle to access regular nutritious food? And thanks to Covid19, many people are now experiencing food insecurity for the first time.

Such a mammoth effort being made every day

Foodbank is an organisation that tackles both these issues, rescuing food that would otherwise go to waste, often on a huge scale and turning it into delicious, nutritious meals for those who need it most. And on top of all that, they now package the meals in compostable packaging!!

In the 25 years since its inception, the organisation has saved 50 million kilograms of food from landfill and provided 100 million meals.

You can read more about it here https://www.foodbank.org.au/?state=wa

Maybe you’d like to consider making a less fortunate persons Christmas a little bit brighter this year, with a donation to Foodbank’s Uncancel Christmas appeal?https://www.foodbank.org.au/WA/uncancel-christmas/?state=wa