Tuesday Lunch/Dinner: Baked Broccoli and Red Lentil Penne with Avocado Cashew Cheese Sauce. 🌱🥦🥑🍎😋❤️

Hello everyone, hope you have a nice day staying safe and warm! 🤗

After the rain yesterday, the air is fresh and the sun comes out as if new life is blossoming even on these cold days. 😊🕊💚

I had some red lentil penne leftover so I decided to bake with broccoli and herbs seasoning to make another dish out of it. I love avocados and cashews so I made the sauce to go with the dish. 😋

Main ingredients for avocado cheese sauce:

1. Soaked 1/2 cup of cashews for 30 mins.

2. Blend 1 ripen avocado, cashews with 3/4 cup of cashew milk, apple cider vinegar, turmeric powder, paprika powder, garlic powder, black peppers/salt, dehydrated onions, and nutritional yeast.

3. Toss baked broccoli and red lentil penne with mixture and ready to serve.

I like to garnish with freshly sliced avocados 🥑 or tomatoes 🍅 I enjoy this wholesome meal so much with Lavender flower tea as my tea choice of the day in this chilly weather. 😁

Dessert is one crispy red apple as my mom loves to share plenty of fruits and veggies with me. My parents’ new hobby now is growing Vietnamese spinach as they want to have more organic green fiber in their diet. 😇👍

As always, be inspired, be joyful, take a picture and Enjoy it! 😋❤️

[Kitten-whiskers Administrator]

Thats really lovely Koko, what a flavoursome meal. I love lavender tea, when ever I went to Norfolk Lavender I always used to have there lavender tea, I also tried a piece of there Lavender cake - but that was a step to far 😁 that brings back memories, it must be two years since i last visited there. That apple looks so fresh and crisp

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Thank you Debs very much, 🤗🙏 I really love the sauce, I wish you could still have avocado because it makes perfect creamy mixed with cashew nuts.

You’ve been to many places in Norfolk and their lavender tea and cake sound very special and delicious. Ofcourse when you travel there, you ought to enjoy that combo as I would. 😋👍

I never thought of lavender cake, I shall look up recipes for it. 😁

My mom would buy a whole box of apples and we help her digest them so good. 😋

I think it’s a sign to make a trip there when you have a chance soon. 😇

[Kitten-whiskers Administrator in reply to Hidden]

Sadly I can not have the advocado or cashew nuts or apples but nevermind. I think lavender cake was an aquired taste, they also did Lavender Scones - its all worth a try 😀

A whole box of apples - which are your favourites - mine used to be golden delicous

[Hidden in reply to Kitten-whiskers]

Awe Debs, It requires such great effort to look for substitutes and I see you are successfully managing everything at ease and with joy which inspires all of us. 😇I would love to make a small lavender cake as I love lavender tea so I think I will like the cake. 😁👍

I love the green sour and crunchy apples and they have once in awhile in market. They have similar looking green but not the same flavor. I never had golden apples and that is interesting I need to look for them. 😋

[Kitten-whiskers Administrator in reply to Hidden]

I think you would like the lavender cake 😁 I do try to avoid everything on the high fodmap list but its so numberous and a challenge but it is what it is 😁 I have found a new meds that coats the stomach lininng which helps calm down the imflammation and lessens the impact if I do accidently eat something on the list.

Oh yummy, the green crunchy apples 🍏

[Hidden in reply to Kitten-whiskers]

I think so too Debs, I ordered some lavender extract to make it this weekend see how it turns out. Yayyy new baking project.😁👍 My mind is on apple tarte tatin at the moment since I have many apples, will make that tomorrow prob because it’s super quick and easy. 😋

I’m so glad you found effective medication to help lessen IBS symptoms because it’s hard to avoid everything esp if you dine in at restaurants. 😊

[Kitten-whiskers Administrator in reply to Hidden]

I will be looking forward to seeing your creations 😊 how exciting

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[HungryHufflepuff]

That looks so good and I love the sound of the cheesy sauce. I will have to try that 😋

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Thank you HungryHufflepuff very much!🤗🙏

Please try the sauce so creamy and refreshing from avocados, I think it makes perfect sauce for any casserole, baked dishes. 😋👍

Have a good rest of the evening H. 😊

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Wow this looks amazing Koko you have transformed VFL with your inspiring posts and food so will make a great admin I'm sure.

Jerry 👍😊

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Thank you very much Jerry, you are so kind to say that! 😊🙏

We are all here to inspire each other to have healthy mind and bodies through our joy and appreciation of Mother Nature. 😁🌍💚

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Hey it’s well deserved praise Koko as we do indeed have to respect Mother Nature and our beautiful planet and it’s needs. 🌍 😊

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[ZazenRiver345]

Avocado cheese sauce is a great idea to go with your red lentil penne. It's made of healthy ingredients and full of flavor. This would be excellent for my pastas😊.

Good to see your parents want to eat more greens and enjoying growing some Vietnamese spinach👍. Have a good day🙏🤗.

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Thank you Zazen very much for saying that! 🤗🙏

I really enjoyed and highly recommend this healthy and delicious creamy avocado cheese sauce to add in any of your favorite baking dishes like casseroles and mac&cheese too. 😋👍

Yes soon they harvest I will get to cook some too 😁

Enjoy your day Zazen! 😊