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At it again...
Well after taking the guinea pigs to the vet for a pedicure , picking up our dry goods from the food co-op (across town, aack!) and bopping by the grocery for a few things, I finally got around to making dinner. Hubby will be back tomorrow so tonight it was just kiddo and me.
Though I've not blogged a whole lot about it yet, I've been taking 4-5 days worth of meat out of our dinner meals. I've seen this type of eating called "flexitarian" around the internet. We're not anywhere close to being vegans and have a long way to go (though we're not even trying to head down that path) to even be vegetarians. Instead, DH and I just want to continue to eat healthier and healthier. I've been loving trying all sorts of new recipes. My poor ol' dear buddy, Kay, probably grimaces each time I message her about some new recipe I'm trying for the day. LOL
Well anyway, one of the items I got this month (they were out of it last month) was 10# of whole wheat elbow pasta. Of course, that meant that some good ol' Macaroni and Cheese was in order! And with DH away, what a perfect time to experiment with a new recipe! (Though, he's my BIGGEST fan-- he always seems to really love whatever it is I make. It's FUN to cook for happy tastebuds!)
So earlier this morning I'd come across this recipe for Easy Macaroni and Cheeze from the Fat Free Vegan blog. Now, I have to admit I've always been a MAJOR fan of Velveeta Shells and Cheese. When I became a mac and cheese snob, I've no idea... but the little blue box with the powder cheese hasn't been appealing for years. But I love me some creamy, dreamy velveety shells and cheese. So, having read all sorts of raves about this recipe, I decided to try it... and try it with an open mind. Plus, I'd gotten 3# of nutritional yeast flakes in the co-op order today, too... so I was ready to go!
WOOHOO! I'm sooooo glad I did! It was REALLY tasty! No, it doesn't really taste like Velveeta Shells and Cheese but it had a yummy flavor all its own. Granted, we're already used to eating whole wheat pasta, so that wasn't an issue for us. (Folks who've not yet made the switch to ww pasta, might find it too much to try TWO new flavors together at once. maybe.) In any case, while the pasta was boiling I whipped up the other ingredients in the blender. Tasted the results... hmmmm interesting, thought I. But boy, was it sure runny. I was NOT quite seeing how this super liquidy orange-ish concoction was going to turn into something creamy on the pasta. But, as fate would have it the recipe says, once the sauce was poured onto the drained noodles and stirred altogether over the heat, it worked! It really did! I was totally amazed and delighted.
I did make a few changes, based on ingredients on hand...
I used wet (prepared/regular) yellow mustard instead of dry mustard. I didn't measure it, just used a couple squirts.
I did add extra turmeric. Truth be told I was trying to get it that crazy, day-glow orange color we're so fond of.
I used skim milk... as I said, we're not vegetarians.
I added a touch more garlic (in the form of garlic pepper).
I did need to use quite a bit of that "saved pasta water" merely because I was slow to get the rest of dinner made and the mac and cheeze was thickening too much. No fear though. Each and every time I added some of the pasta water, the cheeze sucked it right in and the consistency continued on its lovely creamy fashion.
Here's a picture of kidd's dinner plate tonight, sporting the scrumptious new food.
The bowl contains cantelope.
Plate has cucumber slices, mac and cheeze,
BBQ seitan bites, and steamed broccoli.
Cup of skim milk on the side.
Here's my bowl of dinner.
(Yes, I'd started to eat it before I remembered to take the photo!LOL)
Mac and Cheeze with albacore tuna and steamed, chopped broccoli.
(I'd already eaten my cucumber wedges while cooking dinner!)
And here's a close up of it, in case you want to try to smell it.
So, DH will be having some of this sometime in the future, too. I'm on the phone with him right now (yes, NOW) as a matter of fact. LOL I've told him all about it already.
, picking up our dry goods from the food co-op (across town, aack!) and bopping by the grocery for a few things, I finally got around to making dinner. Hubby will be back tomorrow so tonight it was just kiddo and me. 
The bowl contains cantelope.
(Yes, I'd started to eat it before I remembered to take the photo!LOL)
