Hellooo, yes I know it has been FOREVER since I posted anything.. Sorry.
It has just been sooo long since i had anything worth reporting in the food dept. Since I started this a year ago I have had far more shoot the chef moments than anything else and to be quite honest it gets VERY old.
BUT I return with AWESOME news. I would say in the last year THIS RECIPE that I totally made up last week is my first ever HUGE success. The most resentful of the humans to feed is the 13 yr old - Medium Human. Nuff said right? Anyway I made this last week for herself and a friend, and she at THIRDS. She has also asked for it EVERY NIGHT since!
So here is what I have learned. In Vegan-land if you want to make something AMAZINGLY creamy, you can add pureed RAW cashews. This is SOOOOOO creamy. You can make it sweet for a dessert, you can make alfredo, or cheese sauce or dill dip or onion dip. This is my newest love and I may need to start farming cashews!
Ok so here goes Creamy "Cheesey" Pasta and veggies.
Boils some pasta - I like the stuff made from veggies with no flour.
Stir fry some veggies - I use fresh carrots (put them in first) cauliflower, broccoli, onion and frozen peas. Then after about 5 mins of stirring add a couple of spoons of the pasta water, cover and simmer/steam.
Meanwhile in a blender across town...
1 cup almond milk
1/4 cup of raw cashews - soaked in water for anything from 20 min to 12 hrs
1 clove garlic
1 tbsp lemon juice
2/3 cup nutritional yeast
blend the heck out of it it
Drain the pasta, add to the veggies and stir
Pour the sauce over, stir and let it thicken a little - Did I mention you will need a BIIIIIG frying pan or WOK for this?
| Nutrition Facts | ||||||
Serving Size 139 g
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Amount Per Serving
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Calories
179
Calories from Fat
91
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% Daily Value*
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Total Fat
10.1g
16%
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Saturated Fat
6.9g
34%
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Trans Fat
0.0g
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Cholesterol
0mg
0%
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Sodium
334mg
14%
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Total Carbohydrates
16.7g
6%
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Dietary Fiber
6.9g
27%
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Sugars
4.2g
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Protein
9.8g
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Nutrition Grade A
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* Based on a 2000 calorie diet
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JUST LOOK AT ALL THAT NUTRITION!!! 10g protein! Vit A, C Calcium Iron 7g fiber!!!! Serving size is about 2.5 - 3 cups of the finished product!
Salt and pepper to taste and enjoy!
Sadly the small human is less than thrilled. Sigh,
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