Well, I had some leftover greens and wanted some ersatz comfort food. SO... I made Mac & Shews . Secret ingredient is sauerkraut. I never thought I would find any use for that strange food item, but this smells delicious baking in the oven, and I invited Chris to come and partake. Hopefully he will stop by. Anyhow, give it a try. I made the greens with the same recipe I used Sunday night, and I know they will be delicious.
The only negative I can think of, is, I need a much larger food processor. Mine is tiny, and the cashews/broth/sauerkraut BARELY fit in my blender. I don't think I got the sauce as smooth as I would like it to be. But it did look creamy when I added it to the roux and stirred everything up. Here's hoping!
Update: It was nearly perfect! I would have liked the sauce to be just a bit creamier, but even with the nutritional yeast, it tasted fabulous!
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Showing posts with label mac and cheez. Show all posts
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Monday, November 11, 2013
Mom and Amy do it!
We are having a fabulous ISA CHANDRA MONTH OF FOOD!!!
Saturday, I made the Roasted Red Pepper Mac and Cheese. Tonight, we made Creamy Potato and Leek Soup AND Roasted Vegetable Romesco Sandwiches. Man, this stuff tastes so good that it HAS to be fattening just thinking about it. (Actually not so much, though cashews and almonds make appearances, and I used almond milk in the soup instead of water) Amy loved the sandwiches, and amazingly enough, there is enough sauce that all we need are veggies and rolls to have this again tomorrow night. I even have enough soup to take to work, if need be. For breakfast, I made Chickpea Scramble and roasted potatoes which were delicious.
Saturday, I made the Roasted Red Pepper Mac and Cheese. Tonight, we made Creamy Potato and Leek Soup AND Roasted Vegetable Romesco Sandwiches. Man, this stuff tastes so good that it HAS to be fattening just thinking about it. (Actually not so much, though cashews and almonds make appearances, and I used almond milk in the soup instead of water) Amy loved the sandwiches, and amazingly enough, there is enough sauce that all we need are veggies and rolls to have this again tomorrow night. I even have enough soup to take to work, if need be. For breakfast, I made Chickpea Scramble and roasted potatoes which were delicious.
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Crusty Corn Bean Pie and Noochy Cheeze from "The Farm"
I decided to veganize the Crusty Corn Bean Pie recipe from Diet for a Small Planet, and top it with the cheese sauce recipe from The New Farm Vegetarian Cookbook. I guess I'm just an old hippie at heart.(I remember the hippies, but was a little younger than most of them)
Anyhow, Amy says the cheez sauce smells like cheese, so that should work. This is the first time I've made the sauce, and it is my first recipe out of the New Farm Vegetarian Cookbook. Incidentally, this cookbook is pretty much vegan, and was one of the first vegan cookbooks to reach a wider audience. There are recipes to make tofu, soy milk, tempeh... it's pretty amazing. I would have to quit work and go live on a commune to be able to do all that, but I can at least try some of the recipes. There is a minnestrone soup recipe I really want to try.
Anyhow, Amy says the cheez sauce smells like cheese, so that should work. This is the first time I've made the sauce, and it is my first recipe out of the New Farm Vegetarian Cookbook. Incidentally, this cookbook is pretty much vegan, and was one of the first vegan cookbooks to reach a wider audience. There are recipes to make tofu, soy milk, tempeh... it's pretty amazing. I would have to quit work and go live on a commune to be able to do all that, but I can at least try some of the recipes. There is a minnestrone soup recipe I really want to try.
Monday, June 3, 2013
Chipotle Mac and Cheez
Chipotle Mac and Cheese This turned out great! My blender did the trick with the cashews - though it was still a tad grainy, it was a lot better than the last time when I made cashew cheez in my food processor. The Brussels sprouts really set it off. And I used white miso, instead of chickpea miso and only 2 chipotles instead of 4. I have never seen chickpea miso, so I don't know if I can even get it at Wegmans.
Anyhow, the kids liked it - we saved some so Brian can have a snack after the concert.
Anyhow, the kids liked it - we saved some so Brian can have a snack after the concert.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
A swing and a miss
Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese looked delicious. I wonder, what went wrong? Well, when they say use a Vitamix, I think they mean exactly that. My four cup food processor just doesn't cut it. The sauce was grainy because the cashews were not completely "blended". I even found a whole cashew in it. And I soaked them for two days! I don't know if I will try this recipe again or not. Probably not. Too many other things out there that do not require the use of a Vitamix.
Update: This tasted better as leftovers. It still needs a bit more spice, maybe some cayenne, and some dry mustard. Maybe I WILL make this again, after all. I was also thinking perhaps I would use acorn squash instead of butternut. Or turban squash - it's really sweet, and would have more flavor. I think perhaps, too, I overcooked the squash. That would account for a lack of flavor.
Update: This tasted better as leftovers. It still needs a bit more spice, maybe some cayenne, and some dry mustard. Maybe I WILL make this again, after all. I was also thinking perhaps I would use acorn squash instead of butternut. Or turban squash - it's really sweet, and would have more flavor. I think perhaps, too, I overcooked the squash. That would account for a lack of flavor.
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