Vegan "Cheese" Sauce

[koko]

This was surprisingly good, and I'll be making it again for sure.
No, I've not gone vegan ;-) but dairy and I don't always get along so
this will make a nice alternative.

http://www.kokoscornerblog.com/mycorner/2016/03/vegan-cheese-sauce.html
or
http://tinyurl.com/j4ehrj9


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Vegan Cheese Sauce

vegetarian

2 cups potato; peeled cubed
1 carrot; chopped
4 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
3 teaspoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika; or regular
4 teaspoons mustard, regular or; dijon
1 teaspoon lower sodium soy sauce; or tamari

Combine the potato and carrot in a medium saucepan and cover with
water.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 20 minutes, or until
fork tender.
Drain and transfer to a food processor or power blender. Add all the
other ingredients to the food processor and process for about 2
minutes, or until totally smooth.
Serve over veggies, potatoes, rice or pasta for a healthy meatless
meal.

Yield: 3 1/2 cups


** Exported from Now You're Cooking! v5.91 **

koko

--

Food is our common ground, a universal experience
James Beard

[Jeßus]

Interesting idea, I wonder how well cauliflower could be incorporated
into something like this? In particular as a sub for almond milk's
flavour... I like almond milk but not sure it would compliment well in
a 'cheese' sauce, for me at least.

[koko]

On Sun, 20 Mar 2016 07:27:57 +1100, Jeßus <j...@j.invalid> wrote:

>On Sat, 19 Mar 2016 13:20:38 -0700, koko <ko...@letscook.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>This was surprisingly good, and I'll be making it again for sure.
>>No, I've not gone vegan ;-) but dairy and I don't always get along so
>>this will make a nice alternative.

snippage

>Interesting idea, I wonder how well cauliflower could be incorporated
>into something like this? In particular as a sub for almond milk's
>flavour... I like almond milk but not sure it would compliment well in
>a 'cheese' sauce, for me at least.

I never thought of cauliflower, but garbanzo beans did cross my mind
instead of the potato.
I don't think the almond milk came through all that much, mustard is
the first thing you notice, I might have used too strong a Dijon. It
wasn't overwhelming, but you knew it was there, next time I'll hold
back a little.

[Julie Bove]

"Jeßus" <j...@j.invalid> wrote in message
news:7adrebtd9u9r12buf...@4ax.com...

A lot of vegan cheeses are made of nuts. One of the best tasting ones you
can purchase is made of almonds.

[Brooklyn1]

>can purchase is made of boar testicles.

The Bove is an idiot.

[MisterDiddyWahDiddy]

Fucking nasty. You are a gross old lady who eats disgusting things, and
folks here fawn over you. I think that you long ago lost your sense of
smell, so you can't know how disgusting your cooking is.
>
> koko
>
--Bryan

[Jeßus]

That's a point, the mustard may well cover the almond flavour.
My main concern is any kind of uncomplimentary aftertaste, which is
common with vegetarian/vegan recipes that try to mimic real food ;)

I'd be highly tempted to add some real cheese <G>.

[Jeßus]

On Sat, 19 Mar 2016 16:36:15 -0700, "Julie Bove"
<juli...@frontier.com> wrote:

>

Have to admit I've never tried any vegan cheeses. I do have a slight
problem with vegan/vegetarian foods that try to mimic animal based
foods (just eat the real thing, FFS). I do like almond milk though, I
used to make my own almond milk for smoothies.

[Jeßus]

On Sat, 19 Mar 2016 17:01:39 -0700 (PDT), MisterDiddyWahDiddy
<bryang...@gmail.com> wrote:

>Fucking nasty. You are a gross old lady who eats disgusting things, and
>folks here fawn over you. I think that you long ago lost your sense of
>smell, so you can't know how disgusting your cooking is.

Have you run out of kids to expose yourself to or something?

[Bruce]

On Sat, 19 Mar 2016 17:01:39 -0700 (PDT), MisterDiddyWahDiddy
<bryang...@gmail.com> wrote:

It's an interesting recipe. I kept it. There are compelling animal
welfare reasons to avoid dairy. But I love cheese, so if something can
come close...

--
Bruce

[Bruce]

lol

--
Bruce

[koko]

There really wasn't what I'd call an aftertaste. It was really very
pleasant and I will be making it again.

>
>I'd be highly tempted to add some real cheese <G>.

LOl me too, but only a tad.
The lady I got the recipe from says she also added some hot sauce. I
think I will next time.

[koko]

On Sat, 19 Mar 2016 16:36:15 -0700, "Julie Bove"
<juli...@frontier.com> wrote:

>

I make a cashew cheese that is quite good.

[MisterDiddyWahDiddy]

She cooks gross shit all the time, and makes it look pretty, like she's
trying to impress bulimic gay men.

--Bryan

[Bruce]

On Sat, 19 Mar 2016 17:57:00 -0700 (PDT), MisterDiddyWahDiddy

<bryang...@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 7:17:05 PM UTC-5, Jeßus wrote:
>> On Sat, 19 Mar 2016 17:01:39 -0700 (PDT), MisterDiddyWahDiddy
>> <bryang...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Fucking nasty. You are a gross old lady who eats disgusting things, and
>> >folks here fawn over you. I think that you long ago lost your sense of
>> >smell, so you can't know how disgusting your cooking is.
>>
>>
>> Have you run out of kids to expose yourself to or something?
>
>She cooks gross shit all the time, and makes it look pretty, like she's
>trying to impress bulimic gay men.

I thought that was your core business. Anyway, there's not one bad*
ingredient in the recipe.

--
Bruce

*Not even for someone with your affliction:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthorexia_nervosa

[cshenk]

Brooklyn1 wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Not funny to edit her post then bitch at her for your own edit.

Her reply "A lot of vegan cheeses are made of nuts. One of the best
tasting ones you can purchase is made of almonds."

I've no experience in vegan outside of a lady at a local vendor show
who used to give free samples. I wish she could cook because she
unwittingly turned a lot of folks off vegan faire with one test taste.

--

[cshenk]

MisterDiddyWahDiddy wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Bryan, there is nothing wrong with the recipe other than it is
vegetarian (might be vegan, I'm not up on the details of that). I
would not put it over potatoes or rice (feels wrong) but Pasta would be
ok.

--

[Cheri]

"Bruce" <Br...@Bruce.invalid> wrote in message
news:tbtrebl0dosni7s3o...@4ax.com...

> On Sat, 19 Mar 2016 17:57:00 -0700 (PDT), MisterDiddyWahDiddy
> <bryang...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>On Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 7:17:05 PM UTC-5, Jeßus wrote:
>>> On Sat, 19 Mar 2016 17:01:39 -0700 (PDT), MisterDiddyWahDiddy
>>> <bryang...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> >Fucking nasty. You are a gross old lady who eats disgusting things,
>>> >and
>>> >folks here fawn over you. I think that you long ago lost your sense of
>>> >smell, so you can't know how disgusting your cooking is.
>>>
>>>
>>> Have you run out of kids to expose yourself to or something?
>>
>>She cooks gross shit all the time, and makes it look pretty, like she's
>>trying to impress bulimic gay men.
>
> I thought that was your core business. Anyway, there's not one bad*
> ingredient in the recipe.
>
> --
> Bruce

He wouldn't know a good ingredient anywhere in his sorry life.

Cheri

[Jeßus]

On Sat, 19 Mar 2016 17:57:00 -0700 (PDT), MisterDiddyWahDiddy

<bryang...@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 7:17:05 PM UTC-5, Jeßus wrote:
>> On Sat, 19 Mar 2016 17:01:39 -0700 (PDT), MisterDiddyWahDiddy
>> <bryang...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Fucking nasty. You are a gross old lady who eats disgusting things, and
>> >folks here fawn over you. I think that you long ago lost your sense of
>> >smell, so you can't know how disgusting your cooking is.
>>
>>
>> Have you run out of kids to expose yourself to or something?
>
>She cooks gross shit all the time, and makes it look pretty, like she's
>trying to impress bulimic gay men.

Yep, whatever. My guess is a bulimic gay man could kick your sad ass
blindfolded and with their arms tied behind their backs.

[Jeßus]

On Sat, 19 Mar 2016 17:46:39 -0700, koko <ko...@letscook.com> wrote:

>On Sun, 20 Mar 2016 11:13:35 +1100, Jeßus <j...@j.invalid> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 19 Mar 2016 15:34:03 -0700, koko <ko...@letscook.com> wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 20 Mar 2016 07:27:57 +1100, Jeßus <j...@j.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Sat, 19 Mar 2016 13:20:38 -0700, koko <ko...@letscook.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>This was surprisingly good, and I'll be making it again for sure.
>>>>>No, I've not gone vegan ;-) but dairy and I don't always get along so
>>>>>this will make a nice alternative.
>>>
>>>snippage
>>>
>>>>Interesting idea, I wonder how well cauliflower could be incorporated
>>>>into something like this? In particular as a sub for almond milk's
>>>>flavour... I like almond milk but not sure it would compliment well in
>>>>a 'cheese' sauce, for me at least.
>>>
>>>I never thought of cauliflower, but garbanzo beans did cross my mind
>>>instead of the potato.
>>>I don't think the almond milk came through all that much, mustard is
>>>the first thing you notice, I might have used too strong a Dijon. It
>>>wasn't overwhelming, but you knew it was there, next time I'll hold
>>>back a little.
>>
>>That's a point, the mustard may well cover the almond flavour.
>>My main concern is any kind of uncomplimentary aftertaste, which is
>>common with vegetarian/vegan recipes that try to mimic real food ;)
>
>There really wasn't what I'd call an aftertaste. It was really very
>pleasant and I will be making it again.

Well I may have to try it after all :)

>>I'd be highly tempted to add some real cheese <G>.
>
>LOl me too, but only a tad.

Yes, just enough to make the sauce *good*.

>The lady I got the recipe from says she also added some hot sauce. I
>think I will next time.

Some hot sauce or cayenne pepper wouldn't hurt.

[Julie Bove]

"Jeßus" <j...@j.invalid> wrote in message

news:qpqreb9bu3fu24d1k...@4ax.com...

Well since I can't eat any dairy, I have tried some of them. Some are
better than others. I will look for the nacho cheese recipe and post it if
I can find it.

[Julie Bove]

"Jeßus" <j...@j.invalid> wrote in message

news:nb2sebl1ll04a5olo...@4ax.com...

Hehehe.

[Roy]

And what are those COMPELLING REASONS...oh Great Guru? What in hell do you know about animal welfare? Most dairy animals that I worked around were well fed and bedded...at least all of OURS were. I spent a third of my life working around farm animals and NEVER treated them with cruelty or made their life miserable if I could avoid it.

Dairy products for the most part provide valuable nutrition for mankind worldwide. I eat a lot of cheese and I don't see why these ersatz products have to be presented with false labeling either.
====

[Bruce]

On Sat, 19 Mar 2016 22:36:40 -0700 (PDT), Roy <wil...@outlook.com>
wrote:

>On Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 6:32:30 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>>
>> It's an interesting recipe. I kept it. There are compelling animal
>> welfare reasons to avoid dairy. But I love cheese, so if something can
>> come close...
>>

>And what are those COMPELLING REASONS...oh Great Guru? What in hell do you know about animal welfare? Most dairy animals that I worked around were well fed and bedded...at least all of OURS were. I spent a third of my life working around farm animals and NEVER treated them with cruelty or made their life miserable if I could avoid it.

You don't really want to know, so I'll just give you a bit:

"Even so, virtually all dairy calves are stolen from their mothers
within hours of birth in order to maximize profit. 97% of newborn
dairy calves are forcibly removed from their mothers within the first
12 hours. (3) The rest are removed in a matter of days. On so-called
humane dairy farms, cows are often taken within the first hour of
birth as separation of mother and calf is considered less stressful
when they have not been allowed to bond (see video clip below).
http://freefromharm.org/dairyfacts/

Also, notice all the cows? I wonder where all the males are.

>Dairy products for the most part provide valuable nutrition for mankind worldwide.

>====

I'm not saying there's anything wrong with dairy products from a
nutritional point of view. That's why I specifically said "animal
welfare reasons".

>I eat a lot of cheese and I don't see why these ersatz products have to be presented with false labeling either.

They should at least call it "vegan cheese", although I don't think
there will be much confusion, really.

--
Bruce

[Gary]

I saw that word-change, Sheldon. ;-)

[jmcquown]

Yeah, and it's a "cheesy" thing for him to do.

Jill

[Gary]

cshenk wrote:
>
> Brooklyn1 wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>
> > "Julie Bove" wrote:
> > > A lot of vegan cheeses are made of nuts. One of the best tasting
> > > ones you can purchase is made of boar testicles.
> >
> > The Bove is an idiot.

> Not funny to edit her post then bitch at her for your own edit.

Lighten up and have some fun, Carol. I find the "word-changes" funny
but then I'm used to them. My email group (a mailing list of 4)
often do the "editing" just like he did. You get a laugh out of it
but you always learn to click back to the original message to check.

It's just all in fun but this ng rarely sees the innocent
humor in doing that. I do. I laugh. I'm easily amused. :-D

[jmcquown]

That's not innocent or funny, it's just stupid. Of course it does give
him the opportunity to show off his obsession with genitals.

Jill

[cshenk]

Gary wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Sorry Gary, I think we have enough folks beating up on Julie so the
humor this time escaped me. It was like Joh Kuthe making nasty
comments about Mia. Not funny.

--

[MisterDiddyWahDiddy]

They shouldn't use the word, CHEESE, at all.
>
> --
> Bruce

--Bryan

[Bruce]

1 a food consisting of the coagulated, compressed, and usually ripened
curd of milk separated from the whey b : an often cylindrical cake of
this food

2 something resembling cheese in shape or consistency

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheese

In other words: they can call it cheese.

--
Bruce

[Jeßus]

On Sat, 19 Mar 2016 20:06:14 -0700, "Julie Bove"

Nachos. Now there's something I haven't had in a VERY long time.
I feel like going to a Mexican restaurant now.