{"id":252,"date":"2010-11-21T21:04:19","date_gmt":"2010-11-21T21:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justiceforanimals.co.za\/vabackup\/?p=252"},"modified":"2010-11-21T21:04:19","modified_gmt":"2010-11-21T21:04:19","slug":"macaroni-and-cheezy-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/vegananimal.nl\/?p=252","title":{"rendered":"Macaroni and Cheezy Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vegan Mofo 2010 \u2013 Day 21 <\/strong>
\nWe returned from Vegan Hell<\/a> this morning and I had a severe hangover and couldn\u2019t hold any food down until late in the afternoon. By the time I got hungry I needed some comfort food. I didn\u2019t have the time to do the whole \u201cMac Daddy\u201d experience so I decided to make a quick and easy macaroni using Isa\u2019s cheezy sauce from Veganomicon. Isa has given me permission to use her recipes on the blog and the end of Vegan Mofo I\u2019ll reviews of all of her books.
\nVeganomicon can be found here : <\/strong>
\n\"Veganomicon:
\nVeganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook<\/a> (South Africa – Kalahari.net)
\nVeganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook<\/a> (International \u2013 Amazon.com)
\nPut your choice of macaroni (I used wholewheat macaroni) on to boil and then start the cheezy sauce.
\nCheezy Sauce <\/strong>
\n2 cups vegetable broth or water
\n\u00bc cup all purpose flour
\n1 tablespoon olive oil
\n3 cloves garlic minced
\nPinch of fried thyme (crumbled in your fingers)
\n\u00bd teaspoon salt
\n\u00be cup nutritional yeast flakes
\n1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
\n1 teaspoon prepared yellow mustard
\nCombine the broth and flour in a measuring cup and whisk with a fork until dissolved (a couple of lumps are okay). (It\u2019s not part of the main recipe but I add a handful of vegan bacon bit into the broth once it has been mixed)
\nPreheat a small saucepan over medium-low heat.
\nPlace the oil and garlic in the pan and gently cook for about 2 minutes, stirring often and being careful not to burn the garlic.
\nAdd the thyme, salt and pepper and cook for about 15 seconds. Add the broth turmeric and nutritional yeast, and raise the heat to medium. Use a whisk to stir constantly. The mixture should start bubbling and thickening in about 3 minutes, if it doesn\u2019t turn the heat a bit higher.
\nOnce the mixture is bubbling and thickening cook for about two more minutes. Add the lemon juice and mustard. The mixture should resemble a thick melty cheese. Taste for salt (you may need more depending on how salty your vegetable broth is), turn off the heat, and cover the pan to keep it warm until it is ready to use. The top might thicken a bit while it sits, but you can just stir it and it will be fine.
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\nOnce the pasta is ready I add it into the pot with the cheezy sauce and add some baked smoked tofu (cut into \u00bd inch cubes). For some well needed greenness I added some steamed broccoli before serving.
\nAnd yes, it was just it was the comfort food that I needed and it hit the spot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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