Christmas Eve menu

Happy Christmas Eve!

Overnight, Santa sent his preliminary gift of fine white dusting. The light snow icing delineated every single branch on the trees and made the the scene truly Christmas-y.

In many countries, Christmas Eve comes with the tradition of a vegan dinner. In my home, we do odd number of vegan dishes.

This year, we narrowed the menu to the following:

1. Tofu (the way Jenny Mustard prepares it)

2. Brown rice with garlic, onion, turmeric and black pepper

3. Sauteed veggies with garlic, soy sauce, hot pepper flakes, honey and apple cider vinegar (we have broccoli, red bell pepper, baby carrots and celery)

4. Cashew cream cheese (a new recipe that we will try for the first time)

5. Baked apples (I cut these in half, core them, sprinkle lightly with cinnamon, bake with foil on top at 400F until soft)

6. Bulgur dessert (see recipe below)

7. Home-made bread (I am using this recipe)

8. Roasted walnuts (I already prepared these spiced up with salt and cayenne pepper)

9. Frozen fruit with chia seeds (here is the recipe from Pick up Limes)

Bulgur dessert

Ingredients:
1 cup bulgur + 1 cup boiling water
1 cup of finely crushed walnuts
the zest of one lemon
2 Tbsp of freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 Tbsp of crystal sugar

Directions:
Mix the bulgur with the boiling water, cover and let it stay at room temperature for one hour. Add the rest of the ingredients, mix, store in a glass jar in the refrigerator. 
Enjoy it on its own or added to the baked apples.

Happy holidays!