Simple Melty “Cheese” Sauce (Vegan, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Soy-Free)
Ingredients:

½ cup Nutritional Yeast Flakes (see our Product List)
½ cup Cornstarch or Arrowroot Powder (see our Product List)
2 Tablespoons Flour (your choice on the type, can be GF)
1 teaspoon Sea Salt
2 cups Water
1 teaspoon Prepared Mustard
Directions: Combine all ingredients in a saucepan. Cook and stir until the sauce thickens and bubbles. It will thicken the longer it cooks. This is a kid approved recipe for spreads, sauces, and popcorn.

Vegan Parmesan (Vegan, Gluten-Free, Soy-Free)
If you use sesame seeds, just throw all the ingredients into a food processor and give it all a quick whizz.

Equal amounts of:

Almond meal or ground sesame seeds
nutritional yeast flakes
Any or all, to taste:

salt
pepper
chicken-style bouillon powder
garlic powder
onion powder
Mix all ingredients together and use on pasta, lasagne or anything that calls for parmesan cheese.

Tofu Ricotta (Vegan, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free)


1 box Mori-Nu silken tofu
1 lb firm, fresh tofu
1/4 cup olive oil
1 Tb chopped garlic
2 Tb nutritional yeast
1 Tb salt
1 tsp pepper
2 Tb herbs (basil, parsley, oregano, etc)
¼ cup lemon juice


Directions:

Puree in a food processor with the “s” blade, but not too well—ricotta has a little bit of texture, it’s not completely smooth. You can also make in a bowl with a potato masher. Taste and adjust seasonings to your own personal tastes. Bake in a lasagna or on polenta.

Anne's Not-Your-Average Mac'n'Cheese (Vegan, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free)

Anne's Not-Your-Average Mac'n'Cheese

Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Vegan

1 bag Tinkyada rice pasta (I like spirals)
1½ Tbsp Earth Balance spread
1½ Tbsp sweet brown rice flour
¾ c plain soy milk
½ tsp salt
1 pkg Follow Your Heart vegan cheddar , (this is by far the best vegan cheese)
½ c organic red cabbage
3+1 Tbsp nutritional yeast
1 c organic broccoli florets
2 organic carrots
1 medium red onion
½ organic red cabbage
1 Tbsp oil for sautéing

Chop the veggies into whatever sizes and shapes you like, but small enough to fit on a fork. Shred the Follow Your Heart, reserving 2 tbsp for topping. Set pasta water to boil.

Make a roux by melting the Earth Balance in a small saucepan then adding the rice flour until it becomes a hot paste. Add ½ cup soymilk to the roux and bring to a simmer. Add the cheese, and 3 tbsp yeast, and stir until it melts. It will melt, eventually. If your sauce needs more liquid, add soymilk.

Sautee veggies in oil, with salt and pepper, until tender, but crisp. Toss noodles and veggies with the cheese sauce in an oven-safe pan, taste for seasoning, and top with the remaining yeast and. Bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes until cheese melts. Enjoy.

Feeds 5

Homemade Potato Gnocci
In restaurants, Gnocci is often made with parmesan and smothered in butter. Try making this simple version at home, where you can control what goes in and on top of this tasty potato pasta.
Serves: 4

Ingredients:

675g or 1½ lbs Potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
150g or 5oz Plain Whole Wheat Flour
1/2 teasp Baking Powder
1 1/2 tbsp Olive Oil
Salt and Black Pepper
Directions:

1. Place the potato in a large saucepan of cold salted water, bring to the boil then cook for 20 minutes or until tender.

2. Drain the cooked potatoes well, return to the pan and mash with a potato masher or fork until smooth.

3. Add the remaining ingredients to the mashed potatoes and mix well to form a dough. Transfer to a lightly floured board and knead the dough until smooth, dusting with extra flour if necessary to prevent sticking.

4. Pull off pieces of the dough about the size of a cherry tomato, and roll into balls. Set each one aside on a floured surface whilst you finish the remainder.

5. Flatten the balls with the back of a fork, using the tines to create ridges then fold them in half, with the marks on the outside. The overall size should be approximately 2.5cm/1 inch in length but it's not too important, just make sure the sizes are ore or less even.

6. Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, then keeping the water bubbling, add the gnocchi, and cook until they float to the top. This only takes a 2-3 minutes depending on the size.

7. Drain well and serve with a Basil and Tomato sauce or another sauce of your choice. Or make it mock-restaurant style, drizzling a respectable amount of butter flavored shortening (such as Earth Balance Buttery Sticks) over the gnocci, and sprinkle with vegan parmesan.