Reddit mentions of Artisan Vegan Cheese

Last year I shared the five course dinner I made, but I decided to up the ante this year.

The seven courses and their sources:

(1) Warm roasted beets with wild arugula, balsamic maple pecans and orange vinaigrette
[Vegan Secret Supper]

(2) Fennel portobello soup with smoke-infused olive oil, cashew gruyere grilled cheese croutons, radicchio marmalade and beer-battered pearl onions
[Soup, olive oil, & marmalade: Vegan Secret Supper. Cheese: Artisan Vegan Cheese. Croutons and onions: Dirt Candy]

(3) Roasted cauliflower tossed in black vinegar with kimchi cream
[Vedge]

(4) Crisped turnips with falafel crumbs and creamy sesame
[Vedge]

(5) Butternut squash and almond gnocchi, sautéed in sage garlic butter, tossed in butternut squash sauce and topped with fried sage leaves
[Gnocchi: Vegan Secret Supper; Butter and sauce: original recipe]

(6) Hearts of palm cakes with curried lentils
[Vedge]

(7) Six-layer chocolate hazelnut cake, with chocolate hazelnut butter, ganache, and hazelnut chocolate chip brownie crumble coconut milk ice cream
[Cake, brownie, hazelnut butter and ganache: Vegan Chocolate. Ice cream: Vegan Secret Supper, modified]

Thanks!

And the vegan cheese was not only interesting, but amazing. The carnivores in my life all approved. Check out the pictures from the recipe book I used to see what I mean. The only problem is I had to give all the cheese away, as having that kind of fatty deliciousness on hand is not conducive to what I'm trying to achieve.

As for Saturday, good god am I nervous. It's been a long time since I've had a date that was promising.

Hey there! Glad you made the switch :)
In an ironic twist of events, my love of cheese led me to veganism. I loved it so much that I decided I was going to learn how to make it from scratch as a birthday present to myself in October of 2015. I threw myself into learning everything I could about cheese production which in turn led me down a rabbit hole filled with awful, eye-opening information about the dairy industry. I was totally shocked. It had just never crossed my mind that all dairy comes from pregnant cows. The thought of inseminating an animal for the sole purpose of inducing lactation and then treating the baby as a by-product was just sickening to me. Went vegan overnight and haven't looked back. Best decision I've ever made!

Here are two vegan cookbooks I can't recommend highly enough:
Miyoko Schinner's The Homemade Vegan Pantry: The Art of Making Your Own Staples and Artisan Vegan Cheese

Here are some must-have apps:
Leaping Bunny: guide to finding cruelty-free products.
Happy Cow: guide to finding vegan friendly restaurants.

Helpful tips:
Before going out to eat, always check their online menu so you won't feel so pressured to find vegan stuff while the waiter stares at you.
Open a Pinterest account. Great place to collect recipes and vegan cooking hacks like this dairy-free conversion chart, guide to non-dairy milks & how to cook with them, What your food cravings really mean...for vegans and this Cheat sheet for egg substitutions.
My pinner name is Uma Vida Boa if you want to dig through what I've amassed.

Have fun!

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Amazon Smile Link: this book


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Just do 3 new things every grocery trip.
Muesli bars: try Clif bars instead, they have a billion flavors too. More from PETA
Tiny teddies: Not sure, I'll look next time I'm at the store.
Cheese: Just cut it out. Whole foods has some up and coming nut cheeses though like Kite Hill's. Also look this book has some great stuff, and they just announced a product line for this summer.
Crackers: There's a billion crackers and many of them are vegan. My mom loves these and they go good with a dollop of toffutti cream cheese.

I personally like Daiya mozzarella shreds, but you may be better off making your own. There are some great recipes for vegan mozzarella, ricotta and parmesan. It seems people get amazing results from Miyoko's recipes: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BUV8CZI/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=3H0F5ZMG8R561&coliid=I32OQY1IJFAZEP