Issue 135: Rev Up!

Cranberry Ambrosia
Makes 3½ cups
    
Ingredients:
2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
¼ cup raw honey
1 Tablespoon minced fresh ginger
1 Tablespoon grated orange rind
5 medium oranges, peeled and cut into small sections

Directions:
Combine cranberries, honey and ginger in a small saucepan. Cover and cook on medium heat for 2 minutes. Uncover and cook an additional three minutes, or until cranberry skins pop, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in orange rind. Cool 15 minutes. Stir in orange sections. Chill 8 hours.

Recipe courtesy of Nicki Rubin

Tantalizing Truffles
Makes about 2 dozen

Ingredients: 
3 cups of dates, processed into a paste
2 cups of tahini
2 cups of organic cocoa powder, reserving a small amount to roll mixture in
2/3 cup of raw honey

Directions:
In a large mixing bowl, mix together all the ingredients. Roll the mixture into about two dozen small, ball-shaped servings. Roll truffles into the reserved cocoa powder and place on parchment paper. Chill for about an hour. Serve.

Recipe courtesy of Extraordinary Health Team