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“Cake” from page 20 1 oz. melted dark chocolate Garnishes Raspberry Sauce: I 10 oz. bag of frozen raspberries, thawed. Honey (sweeten to taste) Chocolate sauce: 1 bar of your favorite chocolate Fresh raspberries Directions First, put nuts and dates or apricots in a food processor with sea salt and pulse to chop until they are well processed but still a little bit coarse. The crust mixture should hold together if you squeeze a little with your fingers. Pour the crust into a 7” spring-form pan and press down firmly until the crust is evenly distributed. Next, combine the honey and coconut oil in a small saucepan. Use medium low heat until they are liquified. Then drain the soaked cashews. In the most powerful food processor/blender you own, (a Vitamix works best) place
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together communities, governments, and corporations to meet these challenges through policy changes and innovation. EARTHDAY.ORG is calling on government leaders across the globe to:
• Negotiate a new legally binding global instrument on plastic pollution, including measures along the entire life cycle of plastic • Promote a circular economy action plan and ban single-use plastic • Establish a common structure that is consistent and complementary with national and regional action plans • Enhance investment planning and stimulate innovation to prevent plastic from entering any ecosystem • Support research and funding of innovations related to plastic alternatives “Plastics and climate are the most pressing issues facing our planet today — and both have ties to fossil fuels,” notes Kathleen Rogers, President of EARTHDAY. ORG. “We must — and we can — overcome these challenges through global action and innovation.” n ••• For more information on EARTHDAY. ORG’s plastic pollution resources, please visit: https://www.earthday.org/campaign/cleanup/
the cashew, honey-coconut oil mix, lemon vanilla layer of filling and smooth it juice, and vanilla, and blend on high until out. Cover the spring-form pan with a piece very smooth. If you have a Vitamix, use the of Saran Wrap. Place a tamper tool to help mix piece of foil over the top the ingredients. This and seal it well. Place in takes a few minutes to o you have a recipe that is a the freezer until solid. get smooth. family favorite? Or maybe one Raspberry Sauce After that, pour Put the bag of about 1/3 of the from your childhood you would like mixture into a small to share? The Capitola Soquel Times thawed raspberries in bowl. Add 2 oz. of will be publishing one recipe each a blender and blend until smooth. melted chocolate and issue from a community member. I like to pour blend it thoroughly. Feel free to add a little history to With a spatula, transfer the recipe if you want (approximately the blended berries the chocolate cashew 75 words). Every issue we will ran- into a fine mesh wire strainer and press cream onto the crust domly choose a recipe to publish. with a wooden spoon and smooth with the Find your favorite and send it to to remove the seeds. spatula. cathe@cyber-times.com today! It’s not necessary but Take another makes a very smooth third of the remaining vanilla cashew cream out and carefully add sauce. This mixture will be a little tart, so add honey or your preferred sweetener to taste. it on top of the chocolate layer. Chocolate Sauce Add 1/2 cup of thawed raspberries Break up a 3 oz. chocolate bar and to the remaining filling and blend on high until smooth. Pour on top the place it in a heatproof bowl. Bring about an
inch of water to a simmer in a saucepan. Set the heatproof bowl over the saucepan, making sure the water doesn’t touch the bottom of the bowl. Stir the chocolate until melted. Make sure not to get any water into the chocolate mixture. To serve, remove from freezer 30 minutes prior to eating. Run a smooth, sharp knife around the edges before opening up the spring-form pan. With the spring-form bottom intact, transfer the cake to a serving dish. Garnishing Drizzle some of the chocolate sauce over the top of the cake in an interesting pattern. Take the fresh raspberries and dip the bottom of each one in chocolate, and place them around the edge of the pie. Use a sharp knife to cut into wedges. Serves about 12-14 people, as it is very rich. Pour some of the raspberry sauce on the plate. Gently transfer a wedge of the cake onto the sauce. Feel free to add more of the chocolate sauce. Enjoy! n
Santa Cruz Community Health CEO Leslie Conner added, “Our community has come together in an extraordinary way to support this project. These new facilities provide a strong foundation for health, opportunity, and prosperity for people of all ages because of the generosity of our partners and neighbors.” “We are celebrating the good that happens when people work together to
improve access to critical services for all people, regardless of circumstance,” said Community Foundation Santa Cruz County CEO Susan True. “We are honored to have played a part … and so grateful for all the community members who have stepped forward to support it.” n ••• To learn more, visit: 1500CapitolaRoad.org
The move was endorsed by 700 civil society groups from 113 countries, creating an unprecedented momentum for change. Through its 2022 theme, Invest In Our Planet, EARTHDAY.ORG is bringing
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School District students are homeless, thousands of adults do not have a doctor, and 78% of adults on Medi-Cal do not have a dentist. “We are extremely grateful to Rep. Panetta,” said Dientes CEO Laura Marcus. “This is a significant step in addressing the urgent need for access to health care for our most vulnerable — those who face risks and adversities that pose lifelong threats to health, school success, and overall well-being.”
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