Holiday cooking is fun! Finally having time to spend hours in the kitchen cooking for others, rolling vegan meatballs, roasting brussels sprouts, making gravy and going crazy with tie-dye cookies. But halfway through family dinners and friends coming over for advent celebrations it is also easy to feel, well, a little overwhelmed by it all. That is at least how we felt this year after having worked on Christmas recipes for months ahead for different clients. So today's recipe is a break from all things elaborate. This coffee shake is a quick little treat for yourself. It takes five minutes to make, is easy, frothy, a little sweet and with a hint of warm spices. We just blend up a handful of nuts with dates, hot water, cacao powder and spices to make a quick and easy no-strain milk that we pour over a cup of double espresso (click the image above to see a little stop motion video). Perhaps Mochaccino is a better word for it but it looks weird spelled out so we are calling mocha shake. It works especially well with cashew nuts since they can be blended smooth without having to be soaked ahead (but if you know that your blender isn't very strong, soaking the nuts for a few hours makes them easier to blend). Or you can replace the nuts and water with warm oat milk for an even easier shake.
To make it fancy, top with whipped cream or coconut cream (and a gingerbread cookie on the rim) but that step is entirely optional if you want to keep it simple.
We are going on holiday now and will zoom out from our social media accounts for a bit. But we have a little pumpkin cake prepared ahead so check back soon.
And if you still haven't decided what to cook for Christmas, here are three solid suggestions from our archive:
1. This Mushroom and Brown Rice Loaf. Luise made a similar version with quinoa and nutrition yeast and shared that recipe here.
2. Smashed Potatoes and Mustard Roasted Roots.
3. This beautiful and super tasty Pumpkin & Kale Salad with lots of pomegranate seeds on top. You can use millet, quinoa or any other grain if you don't fancy buckwheat.
Make them all for an impressive table, or settle for any of these if you want to contribute with a vegetarian option.
Happy holidays everyone!
Big love from David, Luise, Elsa, Isac and Noah
To make it fancy, top with whipped cream or coconut cream (and a gingerbread cookie on the rim) but that step is entirely optional if you want to keep it simple.
We are going on holiday now and will zoom out from our social media accounts for a bit. But we have a little pumpkin cake prepared ahead so check back soon.
And if you still haven't decided what to cook for Christmas, here are three solid suggestions from our archive:
1. This Mushroom and Brown Rice Loaf. Luise made a similar version with quinoa and nutrition yeast and shared that recipe here.
2. Smashed Potatoes and Mustard Roasted Roots.
3. This beautiful and super tasty Pumpkin & Kale Salad with lots of pomegranate seeds on top. You can use millet, quinoa or any other grain if you don't fancy buckwheat.
Make them all for an impressive table, or settle for any of these if you want to contribute with a vegetarian option.
Happy holidays everyone!
Big love from David, Luise, Elsa, Isac and Noah
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