Daiya Foods Does It Again

While shopping at Goodness Me! in Hamilton yesterday my husband and I discovered that Daiya Foods has introduced a third flavour of their vegan cheeze shreds - Pepperjack!

http://www.daiyafoods.com/products/pepperjack.asp

We haven't tried it yet...can't wait...I just wanted to post about it...we love the other Daiya products...For lunch today I had vegan black bean chili with a grilled veggie bacon and Daiya 'cheddar' sammich!

With the Pepperjack waiting for me in the fridge I might need to go out and get me some tortillas or nacho chips....sounds like a great idea to me!!!

Earth Island Vegenaise

The last time we were in Watkins Glen, New York we visited their little natural foods store - Good Groceries.  I was envious of the people of Watkins Glen because they could buy large jars of Vegenaise...Where we live we only see the smaller jars.  I am using this stuff like mad these days and would really like a larger jar!

If I want garlic sauce I add garlic powder.

If I want curry sauce I add curry powder.

If I want a spicy mayonnaise I add hot sauce.

I use it in casseroles.

It's delicious used on it's own in a sammich or on a veggie beef burger or veggie chicken burger too! 

Love this stuff!

Jason's Stroganoff

My husband made this delicious recipe...found it on vegweb.com (he may have edited it a bit...it's just what we do!).

Ingredients

1 package Blue Menu "beef" strips, cubed (other other suitable beef substitute)
1 1/2 tbsp vegan margarine (we like Becel's vegan version, easy to find)
1 medium onion, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tbsp flour
5-6 large mushrooms, sliced
2 cups onion soup from package (about 1/2 package)
2 tbsp tofu sour cream (optional, we like Tofutti's brand)
1 tbsp vegan Worcestershire sauce
olive oil

Method

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Saute onion and garlice in tbsp olive oil over medium heat.
Add cubed 'beef' until all is browned.
Stir in all ingredients except sour cream.
When sauce starts to thicken remove from heat.
Put in casserole dish, cover, bake 30 minutes.
Add sour cream and serve over mashed potatoes, rice or noodles.

Acorn Squash Done Right

Here is a recipe that I have just started making...it is an edited version of a recipe I found on wegweb.com.  Great anytime or for Thanksgiving etc.

Ingredients

1 acorn squash, skin removed, cubed
1 large onion, diced
1/2 - 3/4 cup Vegenaise (vegan mayo)
1/2 - 3/4 cup Daiya mozzarella
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
bread crumbs

Method

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Steam together squash and onions 'til just soft (5-8 minutes)

Mix together: Vegenaise, Daiya, salt, pepper

Mix sauce with vegetables

Put in casserole dish

Top with breadcrumbs

Bake uncovered 30 minutes

*can make your own fresh breadcrumbs by putting a slice of bread in your Magic Bullet.

*can substitute butternut squash for acorn squash

*can substitute vegan sour cream (perhaps Tofutti's Sour Supreme) for the vegan mayo

Latest Fave Vegan Caesar Salad Dressing

Dressing Ingredients

1/3 cup Vegenaise
2 tbsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp dijon mustard
1/4 tsp vegan worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1 tbsp minced garlic in oil
1-2 tbsp olive oil

Salad Ingredients

Romaine lettuce shredded by hand
sliced button mushrooms
vegan croutons
veggie bacon diced/fried in oil ('til crispy) to make 'bacon' bits

Simply mix together the dressing ingredients and pour over salad ingredients.  Tasty. Yum.

This recipe was edited from one found on vegweb.com.

Raw "Tacos" - Ani Phyo recipe

Tonight I made a tasty dish for supper after viewing an Ani Phyo post on youtube.com - Raw "Tacos".  They were really nice to look at and eat...I didn't take a pic though...  :-(

It is made from a cashew cheeze, almond 'meat' and Romaine lettuce 'shell'.

Cheeze

Ingredients:
1 1/2 tsp garlic (about one medium sized clove)
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 cup raw cashews
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice (about 1 lemon's worth)
1/4 cup water

Method:
1.  In your food processor process really well the garlic clove and salt.
2.  Add the cashews to the food processor and process.
3.  Add fresh lemon juice and water and process until creamy (maybe be slightly lumpy like Feta cheese).

Ani also added 1/4 cup of packed cilantro at the end but I didn't have any on hand so I left it out.  She said it was optional anyway.

Taco "Meat"

Ingredients:
1 cup raw almonds
1 tbsp olive oil (cold pressed is raw)
1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
1 1/2 tsp ground coriander seed
1/8 tsp sea salt

Method:
1.  In your food processor process into small bits the almonds with oil.
2.  Add the cumin, coriander and salt and process some more.

Puttin' It All Together

Use Romaine lettuce leaves as your shells.

Put a layer of cheeze on the lettuce.  On top of that put some of the "meat".  Then top it off with some chopped fresh tomato and avocado.

Eat.

Simple. Fresh. Raw.

DAIYA CHEESE IN BRANTFORD

I have blogged about Daiya dairy-free cheese before...at that time I had not come across this product in Brantford.  Well...that has changed!  While at Zehrs' on Fairview Drive today I discovered it in the deli area!  They only had 2 packages of the mozzarella style shreds and were sold out of the cheddar style.  I don't get upset when items are sold out because that means that someone else besides me is buying it!  I love to see people buying vegan items and organic produce!  It was fun bumping elbows with an eldering lady today in the grocery store as we both vied for the best organic tomatoes!  The more we buy these items the more they will come available to us and hopefully at lower prices too!

...and that's all I have to say about that!!!