Quantcast
Channel: hippie itch » Health
Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 4

My Life Without Cheese

0
0

My life without cheese is quite tolerable.

Yeah, yeah, I think I’m insane too but hear me out!

Before going vegan, I couldn’t live without Domino’s and Papa John’s pizza. Now, I can.

Don’t get me wrong, we do cheat now and then. I mostly do because sometimes we’re out and I need food but don’t want to eat something sad and very plain. This only happens every couple weeks though so most of the time there’s no cheese.

Living without it I’ve figured out that it’s not about the flavor in particular but the comfort that every and all cheese dish brings me. With that in mind we’ve found some delicious, comforting foods that I make in place of chain restaurant pizza.

So far in our recipe arsenal we’ve got Tempeh No-Meatloaf, Barley Casserole from The Kind Diet, and Vegan Stuffed Shells. We’ve tried a lot of other recipes but all three of these in particular are especially hearty and delicious!

You know when you feel all warm and cuddly inside after that first slice of Papa John’s? Well, we get that same feeling with these foods but after we eat way too much we don’t feel like death! It’s pretty great.

IMG_3938Al and I had a little dinner party last weekend. I made the stuffed shells. They’re filled with a tofu mixture instead of cheese. Half of the people were regular old omnivores and they LOVED the dish. I got lots of compliments which is silly because it’s not my recipe but I was happy to serve such an amazing dish! Seriously, you don’t even know that there’s no cheese. It blew my mind.

Oh, I almost forgot about cheese substitutes! They help too. Daiya makes a lot of dairy-free ‘cheese’ that we eat once in a while. I put it on homemade pizzas that don’t really compare to the real thing but it’s healthier and it’s nice to be able to eat pizza whether it tastes like take-out or not.

Tonight I’ll turn on the TV, see a pizza commercial, and get a little sad but my belly will be stuffed with one of these healthy, vegan comfort foods so I won’t mind too much.

What’s your favorite comfort food? I love that I now have multiple favorites!

__________

Pretty much, I’m shocked that I just wrote this post about how I’m surviving well without cheese. It’s truly ridiculous. :)


Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 4

Latest Images

Trending Articles





Latest Images