Steelers vs. Packers! ..via Gold Cashew Cheese Apps

saffron

yellow curry powder

turmeric

nutritional yeast (milder color). And if you can think of another "gold-colored" accent, go for it.Saffron-Soaked Raw Cashews..Recipe Time: How Long? You can start this cheese in the AM and be enjoying it by PM. It's best to soak the nuts overnight in salted water. But if you only have time for 4 hours or so that will work. The longer you soak the nuts, the more smooth and creamy the cheese will be. The "dry bake" for the cheese will take about an hour. So once your nuts are soaked, the entire process shouldn't take more than 85 minutes (that includes the 60 minute bake time).Who will will!!?? I dunno. I'll be busy deciding which snacks I like best, aka the Snacker Bowl....Vegans at the Super Bowl! Don't forget the lovely Lea Michele will be singing America the Beautiful. She recently did a wonderful "Stop Carriage Horses in NYC" campaign with PETA. Gold Cashew Cheese

Spread (Super Bowl Style)vegan, makes 4 cups of cashew cheese2 1/4 cups raw cashews1/2 tsp saffron added to soaking water (or another 'gold' accent ingredient, see above)1 1/2 cup water (for soaking)pinch of salt

Blend-In:1/2 cup nutritional yeast1 tsp garlic powder1 tsp agave syrup1/4 cup lemon juice1/2 tsp salt1/4 tsp pepper2-4 Tbsp olive oil or grapeseed oildash of cayenne (more cayenne, more heat)at least 1 cup of nut-soaking water

Steelers

Garnish:raisins (blue)goji berries (red)sliced Daikon (white circle)black olivelemon slice (gold)pepper

Packers

First you need to soak your raw cashews in salted water. You should also add your saffron to the water so the color infuses in the nuts.

After your nuts have properly soaked (at least 4 hours, up to 2 days in the fridge) - turn on your oven to 250 degrees.

Grab your ingredients and head to the food processor.

Add in all the soaked nuts and about 1 cup of the soaking water. Also add in the blend-in ingredients. Process this mixture until smooth and creamy.

Add more soaking water if the mixture needs to blend more loosely. You can also add in more oil for a richer cheese. Since this is a spreadable (less firm) form of cashew cheese you want the mixture to be on the watery side, ad we won't need to strain it. Most of the "firming" will take place in the oven.

Do a taste test of the cheese. It should be sweet-bitter-spicy. This flavor will intensify and the cheese bakes. This taste test will kinda be like tasting cake batter. You can get the idea, but it's not going to taste 'good' until it is baked.

Pour into oven-safe servings bowls.

Bake at 250 degrees F for at least an hour. I baked mine for about 2 hours because I really wanted to test the limits of my dry-baking process. I think I overdid it a tad. So I'd guess that 1-1 1/2 hours is best.before baked..baked..

Allow the baked cheese to cool for at least 20 minutes before spreading onto crackers.

Lastly, add your garnish! You can do whatever design you'd like, but my Super Bowl motif was fun and delicious!

Serve!