strawberry mint sorbet

2 pounds (or cartons) fresh strawberries, rinsed & hulled
1.5 cup sugar or to taste
1 teaspoon lime juice
a pinch of salt
4 tablespoons fresh mint, chopped fine

directions: slice/hull all strawberries and mix in sugar. stir well until the sugar starts to dissolve. cover and let stand in the refrigerator for upto an hour or over night. occasionally stir the strawberries and their liquid; at any point you can add the fresh mint. in a food processor add lime and the pinch of salt and puree until it's a thick liquid. move to a freezer safe container and once it's frozen it's ready to eat!

about the recipe: when life gives you strawberries and mint - make sorbet! my job often has perks and sometimes those perks are getting 2 free cartons of strawberries and 2 free bunches of fresh mint! i immediately knew what i had to do and on my break did a quick google search for strawberry mint sorbet. i came across this recipe and it didn't look to difficult. i quickly devoured this batch and made a much larger batch since - and now i'm all out of mint! perfect for all this blasted heat minnesota keeps shooting our way.

avocado raspberry cream cheeze

1/2 c. tofu, pressed
1/8 c. cashews
2 tablespoons water
(a little over) 1 tablespoon maple syrup
salt and pepper to taste
1 avocado
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons fresh raspberries

directions: add pressed tofu, cashews, water, maple syrup, a teaspoon of salt and a pinch of pepper into a food processor. process until smooth and creamy. add more syrup or salt according to taste and cream-cheese likeness. then add the avacado and process some more! lastly add the raspberries and lemon juice and blend them in.

about the recipe: i've been on a food making kick recently! be on the lookout for a handful of new recipes sooner than later. i just moved in with a radical woman who used to work with at my co-op (in the deli kitchen) and she just got hired as a baker. so what does an ex-cook and current baker do when they get home? cook and bake. which in turn has inspired me to do more myself. rad! and this is something from my own noggin! it's start out sweet and creamy with an avocado pucker at the end, my other roommate described it as "earthy". what vegan wouldn't want an earthy vegan cream cheese spread for their bagels in the morning? i can think of a few, but they're no fun.