casseroles / fake cheese / gluten free / new farm cookbook / nutritional yeast / pasta / Vegan MoFo IV / VeganMoFo

A Day in the Life: My Favorite Vegan Mac & Cheese remains the New Farm

This falls into my MoFo theme as an immediate result of yesterday’s post and the failed intention to make some for dinner last night. I did my part, supported my own economy, and did that leftovers thing. New Farm Style Comforty Gluten Free Mac & Cheeze I’ve been posting variations on the classic, but very, … Continue reading »

cheap / clean out the fridge! / fake cheese / fake meat / FarMar / italian / nutritional yeast / vegan brunch / vegan pizza / veganomicon

The Intrigue of the Pizza: balsamic beets, sweet corn & cauliflower basil ricotta

Cauliflower Basil Ricotta. Basically, I substituted semi-boiled cauliflower and a small handful of cashews for the primary component of the tofu ricotta recipe in Veganomicon. I added more basil, nutritional yeast and a bit of miso to overpower the ‘flower. The pizza had both creative toppings and very particular slicing.  The dough was spread with … Continue reading »

booze / dips / Eat Tea cookbook / fake cheese / friends / Nasoya / nutritional yeast / party / Pretzel Necklace / Seinfeld / tea / veganomicon / vita-mix

double dippin’: the party

Roughly 1/10th of total dips that arrived at Double Dippin’ Fueling my dorky, themed party planning obsession, I hosted a dip-themed potluck and party last weekend. Double Dippin’: The Party* featured 4 tables of dips: Sweet, Savoury, Miscellaneous, No Holds Barred, and Michele performing the grand & appetizing Vegan Mozzarella Stick-Off in the kitchen. The record was successfully broken for just how … Continue reading »

cashew cream / dinner / fake cheese / grilling / italian / Maitake Mushrooms / mushrooms / nuts / pasta / Pastaworks / Porcini / vita-mix

Tales from the Nut: Cashew Mushroom Alfredo

Vegan Cashew Alfredo, topped with sautéed Maitake and Porcini Mushrooms If you’re vegan and enjoy cooking, I’m sure soaking nuts for cream sauces and vegan cheeses has already entered your culinary repertoire. If not, get on it. I’ve enjoyed my share of tofu-based cream sauces, but the silkiness of soaked nuts usually overrules thick soy.  If you’re … Continue reading »

fake cheese / Jack Shephard / Juliet Burke / LOST / sandwiches / teese

Juliet Burke, will you make me a Grilled Cheese?

Semi-Warning: LOST spoiler sensitive. Except it’s the final season, I’ve been watching since the Season 1, and if you’re not up to date – DUDE! Come back in a couple days! Grilled Cheese with (new!) Teese Mozzarella and Tomato Some days you just want a damn grilled cheese sandwich. Some days you don’t. Being held … Continue reading »

Cheezly / daiya / fake cheese / fake meat / portland / products / teese / Tofurkey / vegan pizza

Adventures with Daiya: Tofurkey Pizza

The new Tofurkey Pepperoni Pizza, Sampled at Food Fight! My past exerperiences with Daiya have ranged from a tasty, gooey grilled cheese with tomato at Savor Soup House, to uncooked samples at VegFest, to so so home experiments, to the oozing pizza I thought was going to coat my mouth forever and lead to the … Continue reading »