All grilled cheese sandwiches don’t have to meet the melt requirement, whereby the cheese oozes and drips. Sometimes, hot and soft is just as acceptable, especially when using a thicker sliced cheese. Bring it to room temperature before pan-grilling it and soft will be just as enjoyable. To help bring the internal temperature of theContinue reading “THE SOFT MELT”
Category Archives: ANIMAL-FREE DAIRY
Saffron Pickle Juice Dressing
SAFFRON PICKLE JUICE DRESSING Save your pickle juice! Then make this delectable runny yolky textured dressing for salads and vegetables of all types! There’s only 3.5 grams of fat in the entire amount! For home or restaurant. Everybody has leftover pickle juice. This is how you use it. YES. Makes 3-3/4 cups
AFC Persimmon Tonic Water Dressing
AFC PERSIMMON TONIC WATER DRESSING © A simple, creamy, light, rich, persimmon salad dressing with the uncanny ability to make all the ingredients in your salad shine – a blessing. For special occasions when you are out to IMPRESS! Oh, and the surprise ingredient? Diet Tonic Water. Wow. It works. Perfect for fruit salads! MakesContinue reading “AFC Persimmon Tonic Water Dressing”
Bring Your Own Vegan Cheese (BYOVC)
That’s what Papa Nicks in Cleveland, Ohio said it was okay to do. In fact they encouraged it when I asked about it. So the next time we ordered take-out on our way shopping to pick up later, we first dropped off some vegan cheeses: Daiya Mozzarella Shreds and Follow Your Heart Provolone Slices. TheyContinue reading “Bring Your Own Vegan Cheese (BYOVC)”
Softening Up Non-Dairy Ice-Cream
My freezer temperature has only one setting that has no bearing on anything else. If the refrigerator is plugged in, no matter the setting for the refrigerator part, the freezer acts the same way – like a blast of cold arctic air. We never have to worry about waiting for ice. It’s not just thatContinue reading “Softening Up Non-Dairy Ice-Cream”
Whip Topping, how to make
To date, Rich’s is the only company I’m aware of that sells dairy-free soy-based liquid that can be whipped into the equivalent of dairy whipped cream. Check out their website to see where you can purchase it. It’s sold frozen, so look in the frozen foods department of your grocery store. All you do isContinue reading “Whip Topping, how to make”
Thick Lime Cream Sauce – how to make
THICK LIME CREAM SAUCE A thick soy based citrus and turmeric cream sauce that can be used in both sweet and savory plus hot and cold recipes! Makes 2-1/3 cups
HOW TO MAKE: BAKED ZITI
SHARON’S BAKED ZITI Layers of mushroom and roasted pepper garlic and fennel tomato sauce, cooked ziti pasta and Tofutti soy ricotta and cream cheese combined with cashew crumbles and flavored with herbs and white truffle oil, all topped with Italian Panko crumbs flavored, again, with white truffle oil. Baked till steamy hot! Superb, rich, light!Continue reading “HOW TO MAKE: BAKED ZITI”
VEG SAUSAGE & PINEAPPLE GREEK PITA
VEG SAUSAGE & PINEAPPLE GREEK PITA Fried Veg sausage crumbles, fresh spinach and fried pineapple on grilled Greek Pita flatbread spread with chipotle mayo and beer mustard! A ‘take it to the bank’ sandwich! Makes 1 sandwich
GRILLING VEG CHEESE SANDWICHES
Before grilling veg cheeses in a sandwich, always bring cheese to room temperature before assembling and grilling. The cheese will melt quicker. http://chefdavies-tight.com/2016/01/04/potato-bread-quesadilla/
TOMATO RICE STEW for restaurants
TOMATO RICE STEW for restaurants with cabbage, baby carrots, baked beans and roasted peppers. Seasoned with garlic, caraway and ginger. Sweet, tart and mildly spicy! Gluten-free and fat-free!! Makes approx. 33 cups
ROASTED BEET BURGER
ROASTED BEET BURGERS Large roasted beets, cut into 1/2 inch steaks and served on a pumpernickel bun with veggie mayo, mustard, lettuce, Creamy Original Chao Cheese by Field Roast and Manicini Fried Peppers with Onion. A great way to enjoy a burger if you don’t eat animals and can’t find veggie replacement meats where youContinue reading “ROASTED BEET BURGER”
SWEET VEGGIE CREME FRAICHE
SWEET VEGGIE CREME FRAICHE A simple recipe for creme fraiche using only four ingredients! You’ll love it! Makes 2-1/3 cups
GREEN PEPPERCORN AND CAPER AIOLI SAUCE
GREEN PEPPERCORN AND CAPER AIOLI SAUCE Just Mayo Original and Chipotle flavors mixed with fresh green peppercorn, capers, extra virgin olive oil, Amore Garlic Paste, fresh lemon squeeze and garlic! Tastes better than the egg yolk based aioli! Serve as you would any other aioli. I chose steamed veggies: green beans, spinach and asparagus! Impressive!Continue reading “GREEN PEPPERCORN AND CAPER AIOLI SAUCE”
PINEAPPLE PUMPKIN PUDDING
Looking for a fairly healthy but delicious holiday dessert that’s easy to make and serves a bunch?
How To Make: EASY CHOCOLATE MOUSSE
EASY CHOCOLATE MOUSSE Chocolate Mousse can’t get easier than this. Perfect for restaurants that want to serve a small, elegant dessert, requiring little time and only two ingredients. Your dining guests won’t believe this mousse isn’t made from egg whites in the French tradition! Makes as much as you want Rich’s Whipped Non-Dairy Topping, IContinue reading “How To Make: EASY CHOCOLATE MOUSSE”
How To Make: HOMEMADE ANIMAL-FREE BUTTER THAT MELTS
HOMEMADE ANIMAL-FREE BUTTER THAT MELTS Requires only 3 widely available ingredients: Roland Classic Coconut Milk, extra virgin olive oil and salt! Melts and tastes like dairy butter! Makes a little over 2 cups
How To Make: ALL-PURPOSE SWEET MUSTARD SAUCE
ALL-PURPOSE SWEET MUSTARD SAUCE Dijon mustard, raw sugar, soy cream, ginger and caraway. A sauce for all reasons. Brilliantly simple! Makes 1-¾ cups
NON-DAIRY LIQUID CREAMER
NON-DAIRY LIQUID CREAMER. I use non-dairy liquid creamer freely in my kitchen. It is a superb product, tasting much like real cream. Depending upon where you live in the country, brand names will vary. Locate in the dairy section of the market. Much to my dismay, this product is no longer available in Cleveland, Ohio. ThereContinue reading “NON-DAIRY LIQUID CREAMER”
MAKING SOY WHIPPED CREAM
SOY WHIPPED CREAM — DELICIOUS!
HOW TO MAKE : ANIMAL-FREE TARTAR SAUCE
ANIMAL-FREE TARTAR SAUCE A quick, delicious tartar sauce made with soy sour cream, spicy brown mustard and dill pickle relish! Use on veggie sandwiches and veggie and soy chicken burgers! Makes 1-1/4 cups
How To Make: LEMON HORSERADISH SAUCE
LEMON HORSERADISH SAUCE with chopped parsley, roasted peppers, garlic and tarragon! Serve over, or toss with, steamed veggies of choice, or over oven-roasted root vegetables after you take them from the oven! Makes 2-1/2 cups
How To Make: EGG-FREE HOLLANDAISE SAUCE
EGG-FREE HOLLANDAISE SAUCE A creamy lemon soy cream cheese sauce seasoned with tarragon. Serve over animal-free eggs Benedict or steamed vegetables. Tastes better than the egg-based sauce! Makes a little more than 1 cup
How To Make: BASIC NON-DAIRY WHITE SAUCE
BASIC NON-DAIRY WHITE SAUCE A basic white sauce using Rich’s Non-Dairy Creamer for all your savory white sauce needs! Makes 2-1/3 cups
How To Make: SWEET AND SOUR MUSTARD SAGE SAUCE
SWEET AND SOUR MUSTARD SAGE SAUCE This is one of those all-purpose sauces chefs pray for. Creamy, sweet, sour. Mustard, sage, paprika, garlic and onion flavors highlight its essence. Use over all veggies plus for potato, pasta, bean, rice dishes. A universal sauce! Makes 3-1/2 cups
ANIMAL-FREE SOUS-CHEF™ 