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TURKISH ROASTED PUMPKIN WITH

COCONUT CREAM (serves 4 to 6)

INGREDIENTS
1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Cut pumpkin or squash into DID
2 lbs sugar pumpkin or large pieces and place in a shallow baking dish. Mix YOU KNOW?
kabocha squash, cleaned, together 1 cup warm water and honey until honey is
Inspired by trips to Turkey
trimmed, and seeded dissolved. Pour over pumpkin or squash, then sprinkle and the dish kabak tatlısı (or
evenly with salt.
2 cups honey
VEGAN VIC TOR Y 1 Tbsp salt 2. Roast for 20 minutes covered, then another 20 to 30 is served throughout Turkey and
candied pumpkin), this dessert
minutes uncovered. You should be able to easily pierce
is an interesting and different
the flesh with a knife and it should be soft.
1 cup coconut cream (store-
bought or homemade) 3. Allow to cool completely in syrup before serving. option to enjoy pumpkin in a
light and healthy way.
We’ve having our cake, and eating it, too! 2 Tbsp desiccated coconut 4. To serve, place a few pieces of pumpkin or squash in a
dish and drizzle with honey syrup. Spoon coconut cream
Crushed walnuts (optional) over and top with coconut and walnuts (if using).

HONEY OLIVE OIL CAKE WITH ORANGES AND THYME (makes two 9-inch cakes)

INGREDIENTS not or toothpick comes out with crumbs, bake for another
10 to 15 minutes to ensure doneness.
1½ cups extra-virgin olive oil 4 cups all-purpose flour 5. Transfer cakes in pans to cooling racks and allow to rest
(use a high-quality brand for 3 tsp baking powder for 15 minutes before turning out. Remove parchment
pronounced flavor), plus more paper, and let cool completely before serving.
for greasing pans 1 tsp baking soda 6. Cut top and bottom off oranges, and cut under white
2 cups cashew milk 2¼ tsp salt pith to remove peels. Slice between each membrane of
4 lemons, juiced and zested 2 navel oranges, cut into oranges to release segments.
segments (for garnish) 7. To serve, dust with confectioners sugar and top with
1 orange, zested orange segments and fresh thyme.
Confectioners sugar
1¼ cups unsweetened (for garnish)
apple sauce
1 bunch fresh thyme, leaves
2½ cups organic cane sugar picked (for garnish) CHEF’S
½ cup honey CHOICE!
This is a great cake to
serve when entertaining
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two 9-inch cake pans with or to keep on the counter
parchment rounds. Lightly grease each pan with olive oil to for breakfast. The olive oil
prevent sticking. and apple sauce make it
2. In a mixing bowl, combine olive oil, cashew milk, lemon incredibly light.
juice and zest, orange zest, apple sauce, cane sugar, and
honey, and mix well until combined.
3. In a separate mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking
powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix dry ingredients into
wet by hand, making sure mixture is combined but don’t
overmix.
4. Divide batter evenly between cake pans and place in oven.
Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in
center comes out clean. Cakes should be golden brown. If

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