‘The culmination of one love, one dream, oneself, is the anonymous seed for the next’.
There is very little difference between burying and planting. For often, we need to put dead things to rest, so new life can grow. Further than that, the thing we put to rest, whether it be a loved one, a dream, or a false way of seeing becomes the fertilizer for the life about to form. The broken dream fertilizes the dream yet conceived, that painful way we release from frees an inner stance ready to bloom.
This is why we Ayurveda we recommend detox, especially in the transitionary seasons of spring and April. As we change our winter and summer clothes, we can think of this as a parallel for our lives. What do we need to change to be free to live a better, healthier life.
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This recipe was adapted from Magnolia Table Volume 3. I veganized it by using cashew cheese. I used it as a canape on some dehydrated porcini crackers and some croutons I made from my homemade, gluten free, yeast free bread.
Ingredients:
- 8 ounces cashew cheese at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups finely chopped toasted pecans
- 1 cup chopped dried figs {dates can be used as a substitute}
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 teaspoon chopped chives
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
- Crackers or fresh sourdough bread, for serving
Method
- In a medium bowl, stir together the cream cheese, half of the pecans, the figs, honey, rosemary, chives, garlic, salt and pepper until combined.
- On a plate, spread out the remaining pecans.
- Using your hands, form the cheese mixture into a ball and roll it in the pecans to fully coat the outside.
- Cover the cheese ball with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- When ready to serve, remove the plastic wrap and place it on a plate. Serve whole or cut in quarters, with crackers or bread.
- Store in plastic wrap in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
