Hey friends!
Hope you all had a fantastic Easter and got to spend some qt with the ones you love!
Andrew and I went to my parents house and if I was a good blogger I would of photographed the amzinglycool treasure hunt my parent’s sent us on! Shame on me. Sorry!!
I did have time to start my mystery box challenge though! Fiiinally 🙂
Did you know:
—–> Sunflower seeds are a very nutrient rich food, high in vitamin E and B6 and minerals such as magnesium, iron, phosphorus, calcium and zinc.
—–> They are high in protein.
—–> They are a good source of fibre.
—–> Good source of healthy fat and suuuper tasty on salads, in veggie burgers, muffins and eaten by the handful. But they are especially good as sunflower seed butter.
To make your own is soo easy!
1. Roast 2 cups of raw unsalted sunflowers for about 10 min at 325F or until golden brown and fragrant. Do not over bake!
2. Place seeds in the food processor and let the magic begin 🙂
3. After about 2-3 minutes you will need to scrape down the sides with a spatula to make sure all the seeds get processed. It should look a little something like this.
4. Continue scraping down the sides every couple minutes.
5. This is what it should look like after about 5 minutes.
6. And after about 6 minutes. Chunky monkey.
7. After about 6:30-7 min it should start getting all buttery. Don’t stop!
8. Process and scrape down the sides a few more times until it is smoooooth as buttah. Literally 🙂
9. Pour into a jar and you’re finished!
You can use this anywhere you would normally use any other nut butter. Liiike on toast, brown rice cakes, sweet potatoes, oatmeal, bananas, uh…everything!!
If you’ve been reading my blog for awhile {and if not, what up new reader} you would know that I lovee hummus. And guacamole. But why eat them separately when they are soo good together?
Hummamole
1 can chickpeas, drained, rinsed and peeled
1 avocado
1/4 onion, chopped
1/4 cup fresh cilantro
1 garlic clove
juice of 1/2 lemon
3 tbsp veggie broth
1 hefty tbsp of sunflower seed butter
1/2 tbsp cumin
salt and pepper to taste
Mix everything together in the food processor until smooth. Finished!
This is my favorite way to eat the hummamole…..
smothered between two veggie burgers
and as dippage for barbecued veggies. Yuuuuuuum.
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Now to get all unfood related on your booty……Andrew and I got the house!! Weow!! We are soo completely happy and I can’t believe I haven’t told you sooner! {Obvs what happens when you don’t blog in 2 weeks!} Anyway, we move in on Friday, May 13 😀
So today as I was packing some boxes I came across Contigo 2 pack Vacuum Insulated Autoseal Travel Mugs and since we already have a set I thought I would give them to you! Cause I love ya ❤
Deets:
- BPA free
- they keep drinks hot for 4 hrs, cold for 12 hrs
- leak + spill proof {for reeeeal, I throw it upside down in my purse and no spills!}
- double wall vacuum insulated
- stainless steel inner and outer walls
- pretty green design 🙂
Anyone can enter and I will pick a winner at random on Thursday, April 28 at midnight.
All you have to do is answer this question:
Tell me how you would eat sunflower seed butter or hummamole.
That’s it!
Love and hugss,
Paije xoxo
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April 26, 2011 at 8:40 pm
movesnmunchies
hummamole? COOLEST thing ever!i LOVE this mystery box challenge!!. i would eat sunflower seed butter on a BANANNNERRR! and hummamole on my salad beasts!
April 26, 2011 at 8:40 pm
czechvegan
Wow, that hummamole recipe is so cool! I would eat it (and probably will this evening:) with my favourite pumpernickel bread. Sunflower seed butter is my staple, I have a huge blob in my oatmeal most days!
April 26, 2011 at 9:10 pm
Mary
Must try this recipe, I think I would it in veggie sandwich 🙂
April 26, 2011 at 9:11 pm
squigglefloey
I would eat sunflower seed butter in a sandwich with jelllllay 🙂
April 27, 2011 at 12:16 am
rebecca
Blue chips with hummamole!
April 27, 2011 at 2:02 am
Ma Ma Megan
WOW that is an awesome creation! So many great flavors in one! 😀
April 27, 2011 at 2:04 am
Ma Ma Megan
I would eat the hummamole on a sandwich 🙂
April 27, 2011 at 2:08 am
Elise
I’m not going to lie I would probably eat that sunflower seed butter by the spoonful. It looks delicious!
April 27, 2011 at 3:36 am
Allison @ Food For Healing
hummamole! i’ve actually had that, but it was called guac-hummus, i think, from sobeys. it rocks though, thats how Ryan started getting used to eating guacamole lol
can’t wait to see your new place, thats so exciting, you’ll be moving in so soon.
but anyways, i like to eat hummamole with kashi seven grain crackers, yum! now i want some haha
April 27, 2011 at 3:36 am
char
Ok, I seriously need to invest in a good processor (cheap one has busted TWICE!) and make some nut/seed butters. I’ve never tried sunflower seed butter, but looks amazing! I would definitely start by eating it on apples, I’d say. Congrats on the house, as well!
April 27, 2011 at 5:25 am
Donna @ Love, Run & Travel
I want to make hummamole just so i can run around the kitchen saying hummamole over and over again!
I love me some sunflower seeds so i’m not sure why i have not attempted to make sunflower seed butter! Must make a Bulk Barn pitstop asap!!!
April 27, 2011 at 5:28 am
Lauren @ WWoB
Oh my gosh. I am OBSESSED with my contigo. If I were you and I found extras, I would just keep ’em. Eventually they get a bit old and start to flavor your coffee funny undertones and need to be replaced! But lets pretend I didn’t let you in on that little secret and I shall simply tell you that I put sunflower seed butter into my oatmeal and homemade cookies 😉
April 27, 2011 at 8:01 am
Kaila @healthyhelperblog!
OMG hummole sounds amazing! YUM! I cannot wait to try that. My favorite way to eat SSB is with carrots and raisins! It’s such a great combo!
April 27, 2011 at 8:13 am
janetha
I don’t need to win (we have 8 of those mugs!) but I wanted to say I just bought sunflower seeds to make my own SFS butter! How random! Love you.
April 27, 2011 at 8:54 am
Jenny
Oo0o I would eat sunflower butter on top of some warm oats! 😀
April 27, 2011 at 11:08 am
Kate (What Kate is Cooking)
I would eat sunflower butter straight from the jar 🙂
April 27, 2011 at 2:58 pm
Jenn @ Peas & Crayons
I would put hummamole on my fiesta quinoa!!!!!!!!!!! ahhhh it sounds rockin! so making this!
and i’m a total contigo addict! ❤ love their bottles!
April 27, 2011 at 2:59 pm
Ashley
I would use it as a dip with veggies and on crackers!
April 27, 2011 at 4:30 pm
kbwood
OH my gosh- 2 great great recipes!! i would love the hummamole on some quinoa+peppers+bacon stir fry! (my newest obsession!)
April 28, 2011 at 8:03 am
Lauren
I need one of those veggie burgers sandwiches NOW!
April 28, 2011 at 8:47 am
Jen@jensdaily
Congrats on the house!!! We are just starting to house shop; holy frustrating and crazy trying to find the balance of everything we want/need in a house.
Sunflower Seed Butter: I would eat it on everything, but i think it would be awesome smothered on a banana 🙂
April 28, 2011 at 6:22 pm
Haley
I would eat sunflower seed butter on a sandwich or in my oatmeal 🙂
April 30, 2011 at 6:18 am
Katherine: Unemployed
do you make your own veggie burgers? I love hummus and guac but the combo could be great! (Trader Joes makes some I’m not very fond of though) I wish I liked nut butter but don’t eat it often. I’ve been thinking about trying to make “hummus” with sunflour seeds instead of sesame though- would that be good or bad?
May 1, 2011 at 5:54 pm
paijery
I usually do make my own veggie burgers but I have been so lazy lately and have just been buying them! You should def make hummus with sunflower seeds! Sooo good!!
April 30, 2011 at 1:18 pm
Kristinefitness
I decided you blog doesnt like me… I always THINK I have replied… but then it doesnt show up…
anyways, I just made Sunflower seed butter kale chips in my NEW dehydrator (yayy finally got it last week!)… posted the recipe on my blog — its suuuuuper yum!
Happy WEEKEND 😀
May 1, 2011 at 5:55 pm
paijery
That’s soo weird! Your recipes look phenomenal! That pasta is on my to-make list ASAP!!
May 1, 2011 at 4:45 pm
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May 17, 2011 at 8:54 am
Chantelle
This looks so yummy! I can’t wait to try it!