Vegan "Cheese Cake"

I was inspired by my trip with Gavin to the raw restaurant, where we had vegan cheese-cake and decided to try and make my own.  We had it for some valentine's day dessert.

The cheesecake was my valentine

I thought it was simply amazing, and I even got confirmation of that from my family.  My mom, of course,  reached straight for the whipped cream before she even tried the vegan cheesecake.

 

My mom - totally missing the point

The most awesome part about this whole experience, was I only had to go out and get one item!  Here is the recipe and the website that I found it from.

Ingredients

For the crust

• 2 cups almonds
• 1 cup dates

For the Cheese

• 3 cups cashews (soaked for at least 1 hour)
• 3/4 cup lemon juice, fresh
• 3/4 cup raw honey
• 3/4 cup coconut oil (when liquid, see 2nd step)
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/3 vanilla bean or 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon celtic sea salt

 http://www.recipezaar.com/Lemony-Cheesecake-With-Berry-Sauce-Raw-Vegan-316719


Here is a quote I liked from the book I'm reading "The Omnivore's Dilemma" -"Whenever I hear people say clean food is expensive, I tell them it's actually the cheapest food you can buy.  That always gets their attention.  Then I explain that with [clean] food all of the costs are figured into the price.  Society is not bearing the cost of water pollution, of antibiotic resistance, of food-borne illnesses, of crop subsidies, of subsidized oil and water--of all the hidden costs to the environment and the taxpayer that make cheap food seem cheap.  No thinking person will tell you they don't care about all that.  I tell them the choice is simple: You can buy honestly priced food or you can buy irresponsibly priced food." p. 243