Vegan Mac and Cheese

OK I know you’re skeptical and so was I but listen if you’re looking to get a carb fix and want something that’s tasty this is a good alternative. I made it last night for myself well I made the full fat cheesy version for my family. It definitely was not the same but it was so much healthier and satisfy the craving I was having. Try it once and let me know what you think. PS try dipping tortilla chips into cheesy dip, like a queso. 

Ingredients for the sauce:

Two medium yellow potatoes quartered

One large carrot peeled and diced into 1 inch chunks

One small yellow onion diced

2 teaspoons garlic powder

2 teaspoons onion powder

1 teaspoon mustard powder

1 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste

3 cups vegetable broth

1/2 cup raw cashew pieces

3 tablespoons nutritional yeast

Place all vegetables in a sauce pan and cover with vegetable broth. Bring to a boil. One spoiled cover and reduce to simmer for 10 minutes.

With a slotted spoon remove the vegetables and place in a blender, add one and a half cups of the reserved liquid,Add the cashews and all seasoning and blend.

Poor cheesy sauce over already cooked macaroni noodles.

I like to toast some Panko breadcrumbs with some ghee and top the macaroni and cheese with the breadcrumbs. Yummy yummy yummy

Easy PEasy right?

Vegetable Quinoa Pasta

Last night I roasted cauliflower and broccoli drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with salt, pepper, and onion powder. I roasted the cauliflower at 400° for 45 minutes and the broccoli at 400° for 20 minutes. I had leftovers so I was inspired to use the veggies today for lunch for my daughter and I.

This pasta is so easy and so quick to make it took me six minutes total to make it.

All you need to do is cook your desired amount of pasta. For two of us I just put in two handfuls of pasta in boiling water for five minutes. Then I drained the pasta in a colander.

As the pasta was cooking I placed 2 1/2 handfuls of roasted veggies in the microwave for one minute to reheat. I added the warm veggies to a bowl and 2 tablespoons of butter and 3 tablespoons of grated Parmesan cheese and a tiny pinch of salt.

I added the drained pasta to the mixture and stirred. Voila! Lunch was done! Healthy and yummy even though it tastes like you’re doing something naughty and being indulgent. Enjoy!