Mushroom Chickpea Pasta Sauce

1. In a pan, saute sliced button mushrooms, carrots, and a few peeled whole garlic cloves until very tender.

2. In a food processor, mix the mushrooms and carrots that you just cooked with 1 cup thoroughly cooked chickpeas along with salt, 1/3 cup olive oil and 2 tbsp lemon juice.

(The more tender the chickpeas, the more smooth the sauce.)

3.  Mushroom chickpea pasta sauce finished!

(If the sauce appears to be dry with well drained pasta, add some pasta water.)

Creamy Tofu Topping

Ingredients: Garlic, tofu, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, tumeric, sea salt, black pepper, olive oil

1. Sautee 8 cloves garlic with 6 tbs olive oil until brown

2. In a food processor, blend the following ingredients until smooth.

sauteed garlic and oil (from step 1)

1 firm tofu

3 tbs lemon juice

2 tbs apple cider vinegar

1 tsp tumeric

1 tsp sea salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

3. Spread it on bread or use as cake topping.

I was amazed how creamy this tofu topping is.