Right off the bat, I have to admit this isn't my recipe; I'm still a vampire and incapable of consuming garlic myself, but my wife Meghan loves the stuff, and apparently so do our friends - we made this recipe for a number of holiday parties this winter, and the guests went nuts for it! They enjoyed it so much that they've been asking for the recipe ever since... To that end, I put to paper (or rather website) Meghan's ingredients and method so that we could share this crowd-pleaser of an appetizer. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 boule or loaf bread (Italian/French/sourdough all work well)

1 C. dairy-free butter

⅓ C. cashew cream

1 T. minced garlic

1 T. nutritional yeast

1 T. vegan mayo (we use Vegenaise)

¼ t. dried parsley flakes

1 pinch dried thyme

1 pinch dried oregano

1 pinch dried basil

½ t. onion powder

½ t. garlic powder

¼ C. vegan parmesan (the Follow Your Heart parm shreds are perfect)