Life, laziness & the flu.  Seperately they are hard enough to deal with.  The combination – deadly.  As in no-posts-for-over-a-month deadly.  But let’s put that behind us and start fresh – say with some home made cashew milk and super simple smoothie?

As a hard core carnivore I always feel a little awkward trespassing on vegan territory.  But you know what – screw that!  Who says I can’t enjoy a juicy, rare steak and still love cashew milk?  Plus home made cashew milk is a million times better than regular milk and whips up in less than a minute.

The first thing to do is soak your raw cashews for at least a couple hours – I usually like to leave mine overnight.  Soaking the nuts helps with digestion and makes the cashew milk uber creamy.  All that’s left to do is drain, rinse, add water & blend – seriously it’s that easy.  You don’t even have to strain it!  The standard ratio for nuts:water is 1:4, but you can make it thicker by reducing the water.

You can either drink the cashew milk straight up or whizz it together with a few simple ingredients to make an effortless smoothie.  I tend to favour frozen blueberries, but pretty much any fresh or frozen fruit would taste amazing.

home made cashew milk & blueberry smoothie

- ingredients –

1/2 cup raw cashews
2 cups water
1 cup frozen blueberries
1 banana
1 tbsp maple syrup (or any other sweetener you prefer)

- directions -

1. soak the cashews in water overnight. drain & rinse. add to blender along with water and blend until smooth.
2. add blueberries, banana & maple syrup and continue blending. add water if needed. makes 2 servings