Ep 76 What's New In Vegan News? A Recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen, AND Listener Shout Outs!

Hey Pickles!We're coming to you a day later than usual. Sam wasn't feeling well on our regularly scheduled recording day, so here we are. Better late than never!This week we have a new recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen. We came up with a recipe for a spinach Pesto Linguine. Get the recipe below, and if you make the recipe, be sure to let us know how it came out. Also, let us know if there are any issues with the recipe because we're just getting used to writing out our recipes!Our Main Topic this week is what we found in vegan news recently. Thankfully most of it is positive!Our Listener Shout Out this week goes out to Sharon Genco! Thank you , Sharon for all of your support for the show. Send us your info, and we'll send you a swag bag!Thank you so much for listening.We love you all, Christine & SamSorry that the links to the articles are missing. There wasn't enough room with the addition of the recipe. Ugh.This Week's Recipe:C & C’s Spinach Pesto Linguine - Ep. 76Serves 3 - 4Ingredients1 lb Linguine of choice2 C Fresh spinach roughly chopped1/2 C Fresh basil roughly chopped1 C Raw cashews soaked in boiling water for 1 hour3 T Olive oil4 Cloves garlic minced (unless you have a high powered blender)1/4 C Pepitas, or pine nuts, or walnuts1/4 t salt or to tastes1/4 t ground black pepper1/2 C WaterAdd more water if you feel the pesto is too thickInstructionsDrain the cashewsBlend the cashews and water in a blender until smoothAdd spinach, basil, garlic, olive oil, salt & pepper. Blend til smooth Add nuts of choice and pulse in leaving some textureCook the pasta according to the package instructionsMix the pesto into the cooked pasta, and add salt to tasteWe add sautéed veg, onion, and vegan sausage adding white or cannellini beans at the end of the sautéTop or blend the sautéed veg into the pasta - it’s your choice!ENJOY!!Send us a voicemail or a text! We love to hear from you!Support the showJoin Our Patreon    https://www.patreon.com/CompassionandcucumbersSign Up For Our Newsletterhttps://www.compassionandcucumbers.comOur YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@compassioncucumbersveganpod/videos72 Reasons To Be Vegan *paid link https://amzn.to/3W8ZwsUVisit Our Website   https://www.compassionandcucumbers.comSam's Etsy   https://www.etsy.com/shop/CucumberCraftworks