Vegan Sour Cream

My sis gave me a great recipe that has quenched my hunger for sour cream.

2 c soft or medium tofu (I used soft)
1/3 c. oil (vegetable or cannola)
3 tbsp. lemonjuice or vinegar
1 tsp. sweetener
1 tbsp. braggs or soy sauce

Quit good--enjoy!

January Blahs?

Well the holidays are over and so are all the decadence. Now is the time to try new things and to meet those New Years Resolutions. My goal is to organize our entire house this year. My other goal is to figure out what my son's life will be like when I am no longer breast feeding as that day will come eventually.

I think I also had mentioned these fantastic gingerbread cookies we made over the holidays. I have had many recipes but Martha Stewart is the only person who does it right and substituting margarine for butter improved her recipe making them a smidge more cake-like than dense. Yum!

Silk Nog

Silk Nog is really good surprisingly. It has been the one non-dairy surprise of my holiday experience! Drink and enjoy--Cheers to you'all. A very happy new year!

Happy Holidays

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. The holidays are so hard this time of year for those of us who can't have dairy--everything (especially appetizers) seem to have dairy in them. It was tough at holiday parties but we made a fantastic holiday dinner that I can eat (except the au gratin).

Anyway, whatever holiday you might celebrate, I hope you were surrounded my love, family, and good food that you could enjoy.

Gingerbread Cookies--success!

Gingerbread is actually better with Nucoa, the non-dairy margarine readily available for baking. We made the best cookies over the weekend and it actually helps them fluff up a little bit which makes them tasty---crispy on the outside and cakelike on the inside.

Delay

Well, it has been awhile since I posted on here and I apologize as I got really sick. And on Thanksgiving! (well mainly after T-day) I am just now feeling better. While t-day was a success with many non-dairy options such as a green bean casserole made of pureed canneloni beans (thanks to a good friend of mine), the pie was a disaster. My partner substituted silk egg nog--DID NOT WORK! Guess coconut milk would have been better!!

If anyone is actually reading this, I do hope your holiday was nice and you are thankful for what you have!!

Forgo the Whip Cream

Again today I am sad about my lack of holiday pie. While you can make the crust out of lard or shortening, it is the innards that have to have butter or some milk product of some kind. I hope to find something to satisfy and just forgo the whip cream.