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CREAMS INDEX (Butter alternatives, mayonnaise alternative) C 01PUMPKIN SEEDS CREAM C 02SUNFLOWER SEEDS CREAM C 03SESAME SEEDS CREAM C 04PUMPKIN SEEDS BUTTER C 05PEANUT BUTTER C 06ALMOND BUTTER C 07SESAME SEEDS BUTTER C 08SUNFLOWER SEEDS BUTTER C 09WALNUTS BUTTER C 10YELLOW PEAS CREAM C 11SWEET & SOUR CREAM C 12SOY BEANS CREAM C 13CUCUMBER CREAM C 14TOFU-BASED MAYONNAISE C 15GARBANZO DIP ENTHUSIASM Meal Collection * Dr MargiAnne Isaia, MD MPH

INGREDIENTS: 1 cup pumpkin seeds 1 cup water 1 cup cooked barley 3 tablespoons lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon salt ¼ cup olive oil 1 tablespoon of nutritional yeast, optional SERVINGS: 20 PREPARATION: Mill the pumpkin seeds in a food processor. Separately blend the cooked barley with the water until getting a creamy texture. Add the milled seeds and the rest of the ingredients and continue to blend for a fine texture. Preparation time:15 min Cooking time:0 min CREAMS & SAUCES C 01 PUMPKIN SEEDS CREAM ENTHUSIASM Meal Collection * Dr MargiAnne Isaia, MD MPH

INGREDIENTS: 1 cup sunflower seeds 1 cup water 1 cup cooked barley 3 tablespoons lemon juice ½ teaspoon salt ¼ cup olive oil 1 tablespoon of nutritional yeast, optional SERVINGS: 20 PREPARATION: Mill the sunflower seeds in a food processor. Separately blend the cooked barley with the water until a creamy texture. Add to that mixture the milled seeds and the rest of the ingredients and continue to blend for a very fine appearance. Preparation time:15 min Cooking time:0 min CREAMS & SAUCES C 02 SUNFLOWER SEEDS CREAM ENTHUSIASM Meal Collection * Dr MargiAnne Isaia, MD MPH

INGREDIENTS: 1 cup sesame seeds 1 cup water 1 cup cooked barley 4 tablespoons lemon juice ½ teaspoon salt ¼ cup olive oil SERVINGS: 20 PREPARATION: Mill the seeds in a food processor. Separately blend the cooked barley with water until a creamy texture. Add to that mixture the milled seeds and the rest of the ingredients and continue to blend for a very nice appearance. Served with chopped onion is an alternative for eggs from fish. Preparation time:15 min Cooking time:0 min CREAMS & SAUCES C 03 SESAME SEEDS CREAM ENTHUSIASM Meal Collection * Dr MargiAnne Isaia, MD MPH

INGREDIENTS: 1 cup pumpkin seeds 4 tablespoons water 4 tablespoons cooked corn starch 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon turmeric (curcuma) 1 teaspoon of olive oil SERVINGS: 20 PREPARATION: Mill the pumpkin seeds, and then mix them with water in a blender. After getting a fine mixture add the rest of the ingredients and continue to blend for a very nice appearance. Key point for cooking corn starch: 1 tablespoon of corn starch is dissolved in 1/3 cup of cold water, then cooked at low temperature, stirring continually until getting a gelatin-like texture. Preparation time:10 min Cooking time:10 min CREAMS & SAUCES C 04 PUMPKIN SEEDS BUTTER ENTHUSIASM Meal Collection * Dr MargiAnne Isaia, MD MPH

INGREDIENTS: 1 cup of peanuts, little bit roasted 4 tablespoon of water 4 tablespoon of cooked corn starch 1 teaspoon olive oil 1/4 teaspoon salt SERVINGS: 20 PREPARATION: Mill the peanuts, then move them in a blender, add water and blend until creamy. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend together for a very fine texture. Key point: The more the peanuts roasted, the more bitter the peanut butter. Preparation time:10 min Cooking time:0 min CREAMS & SAUCES C 05 PEANUT BUTTER ENTHUSIASM Meal Collection * Dr MargiAnne Isaia, MD MPH

INGREDIENTS: 1 cup of chopped almonds 4 tablespoons water 4 tablespoons of cooked corn starch 1 teaspoon olive oil 1/8 teaspoon salt SERVINGS: 19 PREPARATION: Mill the almonds, then move them in a blender, add water and blend them until an even distribution. Add the rest of the ingredients and continue to blend until having a very fine mixture. Preparation time:10 min Cooking time:0 min CREAMS & SAUCES C 06 ALMOND BUTTER ENTHUSIASM Meal Collection * Dr MargiAnne Isaia, MD MPH

INGREDIENTS: 1 cup of sesame seeds 4 tablespoons water 4 tablespoons of cooked corn starch 1 teaspoon olive oil 1 teaspoon lemon juice, optional 1/4 teaspoon salt SERVINGS: 19 PREPARATION: Mill the sesame seeds. Transfer them in a blender, add water and blend until getting creamy. Add the rest of the ingredients and continue to blend in order to have a very fine appearance. Key point : for a nice color, add turmeric, or roast a little bit the seeds. For special flavor, add 2-3 drops of sesame seeds oil. Preparation time:10 min Cooking time:0 min CREAMS & SAUCES C 07 SESAME SEEDS BUTTER ENTHUSIASM Meal Collection * Dr MargiAnne Isaia, MD MPH

INGREDIENTS: 1 cup of sunflower seeds 4 tablespoons of water 4 tablespoons of cooked corn starch 1 teaspoon of olive oil 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon of lemon juice, optional SERVINGS: 18 PREPARATION: Mill the sunflower seeds. Transfer them in a blender, add water and blend until a fine mixture. Add the rest of the ingredients and continue to blend in order to have a very fine texture. Preparation time:10 min Cooking time:0 min CREAMS & SAUCES C 08 SUNFLOWER SEEDS BUTTER ENTHUSIASM Meal Collection * Dr MargiAnne Isaia, MD MPH

INGREDIENTS: 1 cup of walnuts, roasted, chopped 4 tablespoons of water 4 tablespoons of cooked corn starch 1 teaspoon olive oil 1 teaspoon of lemon juice 1/8 teaspoon coriander 1/4 teaspoon salt SERVINGS: 18 PREPARATION: Mill the roasted walnuts. Transfer them in a blender, add water and blend for a creamy texture. Add the rest of the ingredients and continue to blend until getting a nice appearance. Preparation time:10 min Cooking time:0 min CREAMS & SAUCES C 09 WALNUTS BUTTER ENTHUSIASM Meal Collection * Dr MargiAnne Isaia, MD MPH

INGREDIENTS: 1 cup of yellow peas flakes 2 cups water 1/2 cup olive oil 1 teaspoon coriander ½ teaspoon turmeric (curcuma) ½ teaspoon salt 6 tablespoons lemon juice 2 garlic cloves, crushed, optional 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast, optional SERVINGS: 29 PREPARATION: Put the yellow peas flakes to cook in boiling water, stirring frequently. It will result a thick cream. Transfer that cream in a blender and add the rest of the ingredients. Blend this mixture until having a very fine creamy texture. Preparation time:10 min Cooking time:30 min CREAMS & SAUCES C 10 YELLOW PEAS CRÈME (mayonnaise alternative) ENTHUSIASM Meal Collection * Dr MargiAnne Isaia, MD MPH

INGREDIENTS: 1 cup of dried apricots 1 cup water 4 tablespoons of orange juice 2 tablespoons of lemon juice 1 tablespoon olive oil pinch of salt SERVINGS: 20 PREPARATION: Soak the dried apricots in water for 6-8 hours. Blend them with the remaining water, until having a cream. Add the rest of the ingredients and continue to blend for a very fine creamy texture. Preparation time:10 min Cooking time:0 min CREAMS & SAUCES C 11 SWEET & SOUR CREAM ENTHUSIASM Meal Collection * Dr MargiAnne Isaia, MD MPH

INGREDIENTS: 1 cup soybeans, cooked 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1/2 cup soymilk 1 garlic clove chopped (optional) SERVINGS: 10 PREPARATION: Blend the cooked soybeans with the soymilk. Add the rest of the ingredients. For different tastes and flavors, add: Ground cloves (I) Bay leaves & peppermint (II) Light chili powder (III) Cumin (IV) Dill (V) Preparation time:15 min Cooking time:0 min CREAMS & SAUCES C 12 SOY BEANS CREAM (I) (II) ENTHUSIASM Meal Collection * Dr MargiAnne Isaia, MD MPH

INGREDIENTS: ½ cucumber, chopped (150 g) 9 oz firm tofu (silken tofu, better) ½ teaspoon salt ¼ cup water 3/4 cup raw cashews (3 oz) 1 tablespoon onion (chopped) 1 garlic clove (finely chopped) 1 teaspoon parsley flakes (optional) Lemon juice from 1/2 medium lemon SERVINGS: 20 PREPARATION: Blend all except lemon juice. Add lemon juice and stir in well (can be eaten with raw vegetables or as sandwich spread) Preparation time:15 min Cooking time:0 min CREAMS & SAUCES C 13 CUCUMBER CREAM ENTHUSIASM Meal Collection * Dr MargiAnne Isaia, MD MPH

INGREDIENTS: 9 oz tofu 1/2 cup water 2 tablespoons olive oil (no oil for fat-free formula) 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon inactive yeast SERVINGS: 14 PREPARATION: Blend tofu with water. Add the rest of the ingredients. This is the base. For different flavors and colors add: 1 teaspoon red beet juice (I) ½ teaspoon paprika + 1 garlic clove (II) Fresh dill + chopped cucumber (III) Preparation time:15 min Cooking time:0 min CREAMS & SAUCES C 14 TOFU-BASED MAYONNAISE DRESSING - red beet (I) DRESSING - paprika + garlic (II) DRESSING - cucumber + fresh dill (III) ENTHUSIASM Meal Collection * Dr MargiAnne Isaia, MD MPH

INGREDIENTS: 1 cup cooked garbanzo, drained 1/3 cup of water 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 garlic clove 1/8 teaspoon coriander 2-3 drops sesame oil SERVINGS: 14 PREPARATION: Blend garbanzo with water. Add the rest of the ingredients and continue to blend for a nice texture. Serve with pita crisps, crisp crackers or French bread slices / or as sandwich spread / in potato salad as mayonnaise. Preparation time:15 min Cooking time:0 min CREAMS & SAUCES C 15 GARBANZO DIP (mayonnaise) (Used for potato salad) ENTHUSIASM Meal Collection * Dr MargiAnne Isaia, MD MPH

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