cashew queso

{ok im going to try and make a reallllllly long story short} a few months back i had heard about this beauty detox by kimberly snyder {its more than a diet, its a way of life} that intrigued me, fast forward i come to find that cam's mom{❤k} is doing it, well kind of doing it... but basically you cant eat anything good. oh or anything from a cow. at all. no dairy. nothing. ya probably not going to happen in this house.... buuut the diet includes this wonderful drink that has changed my life. the glowing green smoothie. now i never thought i had digestive problems or ever felt really bloated or anything- then i started drinking one of these drinks every morning. literally changed my life! i feel like a completely different person... and i can even tell a difference in my skin! so i thought maybe i'll take on a few thing she suggests. blah blah blah long story short come to find out a sweet sweet friend of mine {❤ laura- who just started an amazing blog with her sister called mystics+mint, where she did her first post about the amazingness that is the green smoothie!} was doing the diet and had a whole bunch of recipes for me. now i'm definitely am not a "dieter" but after noticing such a change in the way i felt i'm definitely down with making changes in a healthier direction... as long as i don't sacrifice too much taste. so that is where this amazing recipe comes in! as i have said before we eat a lot of mexican in this house and i loooove me some queso but its just so so horrible for you that i never make it- but laura shared with me this greatest substitute and we are putting it on everything! {and i must say i made it for a few get togethers we have had the past week and even major meat eaters had no idea it was vegan...} anways i tried to keep it short and sweet but i wanted to give credit where credit is due! thanks laura for making our mexi nights less of a guilty pleasure!!! 

1/4 cup raw cashews

2 cups water

1 1/2 tsp salt

1/4 c nutritional yeast

1 tsp onion powder

1/2 tsp garlic powder

3 tbsp corn starch

1 tbsp lemon juice

1/3 c chopped red bell pepper

blend all in a blender {preferably a vitamix}. once all blended up pour into a hot pan. stir constantly until thick. you can eat it like this, or stir in some spicy salsa for more flavor! we literally have been putting this on everything so no need to just limit to mexi! laura recommends over baked potatoes, broccoli, pasta, burritos...anything you want... no judgement... now go make it and slather it on everything without feeling the least bit guilty!

 {dont be scared when it looks like this}

{mmmm queso}

{my glowing green smoothie}

*ps don't forget to go stop over at mystics+mint !!!

*pps if you are interested in the beauty detox definitely click the link above- but make sure you read everything she says about blenders because it does make a huggggeeee difference.... 

xo

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