Best Nacho Cheeze Sauce Ever! (+ Introduction)

September 6, 2008

Hello Everybody,

My name is AlinaJoy.? I am a 30 yr old SAHM to a 3 yr old girl and a 1 yr old

Gluten Free little boy.? As a family we have been vegan for several years, but

this gluten free business has been a bit overwhelming.? It feels like EVERYTHING

has flour in it.? Whenever I made something everybody I feel like I have

performed a mini-miracle!? I am getting tired of cooking seperate meals for

everybody and depriving the baby of what everybody else is eating.? My goal is

to get the whole family on a tasty-vegan-gluten-free diet. ? (Anyway, I suspect

that my husband probably has a gluten sensitivity too, so it will be good for

him!)? So, I am looking forward to some good menu planning ideas!

I wanted to share this recipe... It is a favourite around here.? I'm not sure

where it originally came from, but it is a yummy vegan nacho cheese sauce with

gluten free options.? I have made this for several of my meat-eating friends who

never think about their diet or their arteries and it has always been a hit!? I

have yet to meet someone who didn't like this one... My father in law has nick

named it... " The Good Stuff "

Enjoy!

AlinaJoy

Nacho Cheeze Sauce - Vegan & Gluten Free

1 cup cashews

5 cups water

1 - 7oz can pimentos or 1 whole fresh red pepper

2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice

2 Tablespoons Onion Powder

1 Tablespoon Salt

dash of garlic powder to taste

cumin to taste (the recipe says " a bit " ... I add " a bunch " ... like 3-4

Tablespoons)

3/4 cup nutritional yeast (or more if desired!)

1/2 cup oil (optional)

4 Tablespoons Arrowroot Powder or Corn Starch

(For gluten version, add 1/2 cup quick oats if desired.? Honestly, you won't be

able to tell the difference if you add it or not.)

Blend Cashews with 1 of the cups of water until smooth. Add the pimentos and

blend until smooth.? Add remaining ingredients and blend until smooth.? Pour

into saucepan and cook on medium high heat (stir constantly) until thickened.?

Enjoy!

September 6, 2008

We hear you! It isn't easy to get away from the flour and gluten

filled " staples " that we get used to on a vegan diet. Focus on making

those veggies the centerpiece of your meals. Grains/breads are just a

condiments/occasional treat. That said, it is easy to make gf pasta,

rice/quinoa/millet, or slap some fruit on a rice cake.

Pam

On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 6:01 PM, <alinajoydubois wrote:

>

> Hello Everybody,

> My name is AlinaJoy.? I am a 30 yr old SAHM to a 3 yr old girl and a 1 yr

> old Gluten Free little boy.? As a family we have been vegan for several

> years, but this gluten free business has been a bit overwhelming.? It feels

> like EVERYTHING has flour in it.? Whenever I made something everybody I feel

> like I have performed a mini-miracle!? I am getting tired of cooking

> seperate meals for everybody and depriving the baby of what everybody else

> is eating.? My goal is to get the whole family on a tasty-vegan-gluten-free

> diet. ? (Anyway, I suspect that my husband probably has a gluten sensitivity

> too, so it will be good for him!)? So, I am looking forward to some good

> menu planning ideas!

>

> I wanted to share this recipe... It is a favourite around here.? I'm not

> sure where it originally came from, but it is a yummy vegan nacho cheese

> sauce with gluten free options.? I have made this for several of my

> meat-eating friends who never think about their diet or their arteries and

> it has always been a hit!? I have yet to meet someone who didn't like this

> one... My father in law has nick named it... " The Good Stuff "

>

> Enjoy!

>

> AlinaJoy

>

> Nacho Cheeze Sauce - Vegan & Gluten Free

>

> 1 cup cashews

> 5 cups water

> 1 - 7oz can pimentos or 1 whole fresh red pepper

> 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice

> 2 Tablespoons Onion Powder

> 1 Tablespoon Salt

> dash of garlic powder to taste

> cumin to taste (the recipe says " a bit " ... I add " a bunch " ... like 3-4

> Tablespoons)

> 3/4 cup nutritional yeast (or more if desired!)

> 1/2 cup oil (optional)

> 4 Tablespoons Arrowroot Powder or Corn Starch

>

> (For gluten version, add 1/2 cup quick oats if desired.? Honestly, you won't

> be able to tell the difference if you add it or not.)

>

> Blend Cashews with 1 of the cups of water until smooth. Add the pimentos and

> blend until smooth.? Add remaining ingredients and blend until smooth.? Pour

> into saucepan and cook on medium high heat (stir constantly) until

> thickened.? Enjoy!

>

September 6, 2008

Courage to you, Even though my husband isn't gluten intolerant, that

is how I cook for everyone. I try to make things that wouldn't have

flour anyway. And I have discovered that lots of things don't need

wheat flour after all, and they still taste good. And tastes do

change. The more you do this, the better they will like what you make.

Your nacho recipe sounds good.

Thanks,

Barbara

On Sep 5, 2008, at 5:01 PM, alinajoydubois wrote:

>

> Hello Everybody,

> My name is AlinaJoy.? I am a 30 yr old SAHM to a 3 yr old girl and

> a 1 yr old Gluten Free little boy.? As a family we have been vegan

> for several years, but this gluten free business has been a bit

> overwhelming.? It feels like EVERYTHING has flour in it.? Whenever

> I made something everybody I feel like I have performed a mini-

> miracle!? I am getting tired of cooking seperate meals for

> everybody and depriving the baby of what everybody else is eating.?

> My goal is to get the whole family on a tasty-vegan-gluten-free

> diet. ? (Anyway, I suspect that my husband probably has a gluten

> sensitivity too, so it will be good for him!)? So, I am looking

> forward to some good menu planning ideas!

>

> I wanted to share this recipe... It is a favourite around here.?

> I'm not sure where it originally came from, but it is a yummy vegan

> nacho cheese sauce with gluten free options.? I have made this for

> several of my meat-eating friends who never think about their diet

> or their arteries and it has always been a hit!? I have yet to meet

> someone who didn't like this one... My father in law has nick named

> it... " The Good Stuff "

>

> Enjoy!

>

> AlinaJoy

>

> Nacho Cheeze Sauce - Vegan & Gluten Free

>

> 1 cup cashews

> 5 cups water

> 1 - 7oz can pimentos or 1 whole fresh red pepper

> 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice

> 2 Tablespoons Onion Powder

> 1 Tablespoon Salt

> dash of garlic powder to taste

> cumin to taste (the recipe says " a bit " ... I add " a bunch " ... like

> 3-4 Tablespoons)

> 3/4 cup nutritional yeast (or more if desired!)

> 1/2 cup oil (optional)

> 4 Tablespoons Arrowroot Powder or Corn Starch

>

> (For gluten version, add 1/2 cup quick oats if desired.? Honestly,

> you won't be able to tell the difference if you add it or not.)

>

> Blend Cashews with 1 of the cups of water until smooth. Add the

> pimentos and blend until smooth.? Add remaining ingredients and

> blend until smooth.? Pour into saucepan and cook on medium high

> heat (stir constantly) until thickened.? Enjoy!

>

September 6, 2008

I'm the only gluten free, non meat eater in the family and it's definitely

hard! It's not as bad now as an adult away from my crazy birth family. The

thing that bothers me the most is when crumbs are left all over the place

and I have to beg everybody please go clean up their mess so I can eat! They

are slowly starting to like GF food, as I find better recipes and tastier

treats. In the long run I think it would me more cost effective as there

will be less waste and you won't have to buy as much food overall. Since

your son is only one, it would be good for you to make your house gluten

free, as least until he's old enough to know the difference and know not to

shove random things in is mouth! lol Good luck and lots of health to your

family!

Jae

P.S. Check the nuts you buy. A lot of nuts are manufactured on the same

equipment as wheat/gluten products, causing cross contamination. You

wouldn't notice a problem unless you have a gluten sensitivity. I thought I

had a nut allergy until I learned that and searched out safe nuts at Whole

Foods.

On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 11:27 PM, pdw <pdworkman wrote:

> We hear you! It isn't easy to get away from the flour and gluten

> filled " staples " that we get used to on a vegan diet. Focus on making

> those veggies the centerpiece of your meals. Grains/breads are just a

> condiments/occasional treat. That said, it is easy to make gf pasta,

> rice/quinoa/millet, or slap some fruit on a rice cake.

>

> Pam

>

> On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 6:01 PM,

<alinajoydubois<alinajoydubois%40netscape.net>>

> wrote:

> >

> > Hello Everybody,

> > My name is AlinaJoy.? I am a 30 yr old SAHM to a 3 yr old girl and a 1 yr

> > old Gluten Free little boy.? As a family we have been vegan for several

> > years, but this gluten free business has been a bit overwhelming.? It

> feels

> > like EVERYTHING has flour in it.? Whenever I made something everybody I

> feel

> > like I have performed a mini-miracle!? I am getting tired of cooking

> > seperate meals for everybody and depriving the baby of what everybody

> else

> > is eating.? My goal is to get the whole family on a

> tasty-vegan-gluten-free

> > diet. ? (Anyway, I suspect that my husband probably has a gluten

> sensitivity

> > too, so it will be good for him!)? So, I am looking forward to some good

> > menu planning ideas!

> >

> > I wanted to share this recipe... It is a favourite around here.? I'm not

> > sure where it originally came from, but it is a yummy vegan nacho cheese

> > sauce with gluten free options.? I have made this for several of my

> > meat-eating friends who never think about their diet or their arteries

> and

> > it has always been a hit!? I have yet to meet someone who didn't like

> this

> > one... My father in law has nick named it... " The Good Stuff "

> >

> > Enjoy!

> >

> > AlinaJoy

> >

> > Nacho Cheeze Sauce - Vegan & Gluten Free

> >

> > 1 cup cashews

> > 5 cups water

> > 1 - 7oz can pimentos or 1 whole fresh red pepper

> > 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice

> > 2 Tablespoons Onion Powder

> > 1 Tablespoon Salt

> > dash of garlic powder to taste

> > cumin to taste (the recipe says " a bit " ... I add " a bunch " ... like 3-4

> > Tablespoons)

> > 3/4 cup nutritional yeast (or more if desired!)

> > 1/2 cup oil (optional)

> > 4 Tablespoons Arrowroot Powder or Corn Starch

> >

> > (For gluten version, add 1/2 cup quick oats if desired.? Honestly, you

> won't

> > be able to tell the difference if you add it or not.)

> >

> > Blend Cashews with 1 of the cups of water until smooth. Add the pimentos

> and

> > blend until smooth.? Add remaining ingredients and blend until smooth.?

> Pour

> > into saucepan and cook on medium high heat (stir constantly) until

> > thickened.? Enjoy!

> >

September 7, 2008

Can you tell me how much sauce this makes? How much pasta will it cover? Thanks!

Regards, Ellen http://iamglutenfree.blogspot.com/ http://www.peterandellen.com

September 7, 2008

My husband doesn't have any necessary food restrictions, but any foods I

can't eat (gluten, dairy, eggs, soy) are banned from our house except on the

rare occasion he brings a special, self-contained treat (a cookie, a bottle

of beer) into the house (and even then, he keeps it away from anywhere that

might lead to cross-contamination). The same is true when we have guests

over. I'm fortunate to have plenty of close friends who understand that if

they brought glutenous, eggy, etc. foods into my food prep/consumption

areas, that level of cross-contamination could make me really ill,

especially given that joint use of pots and pans, mixers, toasters, etc.,

will almost certainly lead to cross-contamination. They're also careful

when they make foods for me, whether they'll be served at my house or

theirs.

My husband is perfectly content to eat as I eat (and, hey, most of the time,

what we make tastes great) to show solidarity with me, and I think that's

pretty important in families. It's so easy to feel alone and put-out with

food restrictions that it's nice to have a place to relax entirely. Our

kids, when we have them, will also eat as I eat when they are at home, and

if they have any additional food allergies, we'll add them to the list of

things we don't consume at home. We hold monthly wine tastings at our

apartment where people contribute money and I do all the cooking for them,

and everyone always appears to be really into the food even though I of

course only make food that is safe for me. I don't think anyone is deprived

from it now that I have adapted (mostly) to my limitations.

When we're out to eat, I think it's fine if others enjoy foods I can't have,

because they won't be creating additional cross-contamination issues for

me. Often, my husband will ask for no bread basket, or things like that,

even if I encourage him to do otherwise, just so that he makes sure I feel

like we're in this together, though.

Sally

http://aprovechar.danandsally.com

On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 10:04 AM, Barbara Frohne <

barbara.frohne wrote:

> Courage to you, Even though my husband isn't gluten intolerant, that

> is how I cook for everyone. I try to make things that wouldn't have

> flour anyway. And I have discovered that lots of things don't need

> wheat flour after all, and they still taste good. And tastes do

> change. The more you do this, the better they will like what you make.

>

> Your nacho recipe sounds good.

>

> Thanks,

> Barbara

>

> On Sep 5, 2008, at 5:01 PM,

alinajoydubois<alinajoydubois%40netscape.net>wrote:

>

> >

> > Hello Everybody,

> > My name is AlinaJoy.? I am a 30 yr old SAHM to a 3 yr old girl and

> > a 1 yr old Gluten Free little boy.? As a family we have been vegan

> > for several years, but this gluten free business has been a bit

> > overwhelming.? It feels like EVERYTHING has flour in it.? Whenever

> > I made something everybody I feel like I have performed a mini-

> > miracle!? I am getting tired of cooking seperate meals for

> > everybody and depriving the baby of what everybody else is eating.?

> > My goal is to get the whole family on a tasty-vegan-gluten-free

> > diet. ? (Anyway, I suspect that my husband probably has a gluten

> > sensitivity too, so it will be good for him!)? So, I am looking

> > forward to some good menu planning ideas!

> >

> > I wanted to share this recipe... It is a favourite around here.?

> > I'm not sure where it originally came from, but it is a yummy vegan

> > nacho cheese sauce with gluten free options.? I have made this for

> > several of my meat-eating friends who never think about their diet

> > or their arteries and it has always been a hit!? I have yet to meet

> > someone who didn't like this one... My father in law has nick named

> > it... " The Good Stuff "

> >

> > Enjoy!

> >

> > AlinaJoy

> >

> > Nacho Cheeze Sauce - Vegan & Gluten Free

> >

> > 1 cup cashews

> > 5 cups water

> > 1 - 7oz can pimentos or 1 whole fresh red pepper

> > 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice

> > 2 Tablespoons Onion Powder

> > 1 Tablespoon Salt

> > dash of garlic powder to taste

> > cumin to taste (the recipe says " a bit " ... I add " a bunch " ... like

> > 3-4 Tablespoons)

> > 3/4 cup nutritional yeast (or more if desired!)

> > 1/2 cup oil (optional)

> > 4 Tablespoons Arrowroot Powder or Corn Starch

> >

> > (For gluten version, add 1/2 cup quick oats if desired.? Honestly,

> > you won't be able to tell the difference if you add it or not.)

> >

> > Blend Cashews with 1 of the cups of water until smooth. Add the

> > pimentos and blend until smooth.? Add remaining ingredients and

> > blend until smooth.? Pour into saucepan and cook on medium high

> > heat (stir constantly) until thickened.? Enjoy!

> >

September 7, 2008

Sally,

How do I sign up for the monthly wine tasting?

Seriously, if anyone on this group is in the Northern VA/DC area, I would love

to start a GF monthly shared meal event--like gourmet food clubs for GF.

E mail me directly at pboggs if interested

Pat

sally.parrott

Sun, 7 Sep 2008 11:52:49 -0400

Re: Best Nacho Cheeze Sauce Ever! (+

Introduction)

My husband doesn't have any necessary food restrictions, but any

foods I