Homemade Almond Milk

After my trip to New York and visiting my girlfriends, I was inspired by Lauren to make my own Almond Milk. She is studying nutrition at NYU and knows her stuff when it comes to eating healthy. This was a messy but fun process. I had no real use for the milk, but decided to make it anyways. We used it as creamer in our coffee at work for the following few days.

You will need:

1 cup of almonds

water

cheese cloth or a nut bag

Vanilla extract

Put raw almonds in a bowl and cover with water. Soak for 1-2 days. Once soft, drain and rise with water. Put almonds in a blender with 2 cups of water. Mix and blend until consistent. Strain the mixture through the cheese cloth. This is where things got messy! I had to use my hands to "milk" the cheesecloth and squeeze out the milk. Save the left over dry almond meal for another recipe.  Once you have strained and squeezed all the milk from the mixture, store in an air tight container and refrigerate. The milk will last up to 4 days or until it starts to smell weird.

** Separation is normal! Just give it a shake.

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Ramen Noodle Salad

This is an amazing side salad for the summer time. It also refrigerates nicely so you can have leftovers. It goes great with seafood! Nothing say summer like a good crab pickin'.

You will need:

2 packages of ramen noodles (any flavor)

1 package broccoli coleslaw mix

1/2 bunch of green onions, sliced

1 cup sunflower seeds

1 cup slivered almonds, toasted

1/2 cup oil

1/2 cup vinegar

1/4 cup sugar

Break noodles into small pieces. Set aside 1 flavor packet for another use. Mix ingredients listed, noodles through almonds in a large bowl. In a small bowl or jar add 1 flavor packet, oil, vinegar, and sugar.  Shake until all is dissolved. Pour over coleslaw mix. Best is served the following day. 

Salad pictured here with our seafood feast featuring steamed crab, steamed shrimp, steamed clams, fried flounder, soft shelled crabs, chicken tenders, french fries, and hushpuppies. OH MY!!

**This is one of my mom's recipes. Enjoy!

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