Guest guest Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Dear Friends, Can you let me know of a pasta sauce recipe that apes the look and taste of tomato sauce? My son has acid reflux and rather than treat with drugs we have opted for diet modifications/raising bed etc. We are vegans anyway, and do miss pasta sauce. Also if anyone knows of another sauce that looks like cream but doesn't use soy milk (or obviously cows milk) as the creamer (for another dietary problem). I was thinking of a white sauce made with artichoke and cashew nuts, but have yet to find a good recipe. We don't eat pasta all the time to all (if fact not much at all now(!), but it would be nice once in a while) Advice appreciated!!! Chana **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Hi Chana, Our son has a contact sensitivity to tomato, his chin turns red if we don't wipe it off right away sometimes. But, he loves it and sometimes doesn't have the reaction, so we sometimes use tomato sauce, sometimes not. I don't have a suggestion that is similar to tomato sauce, but here are other sauces we've used on pasta: We are lacto-ovos, so we just use butter with herbs and garlic for a sauce sometimes, but you could use oil in place of the butter (like the traditional Italian aglio-olio dish) and delete garlic or any herbs that might be a problem for your son's tummy. We've also made primavera sauces - with fresh veggies stir-fried, steamed, left-over/heated, whatever you have or have energy for. :-) And we've used pureed soups - like a pumpkin soup or sweet potato soup - but you could also just puree veggies . . . or buy them canned and water down a little, even. And you can always do a pesto or other herbed sauce like that. My aunt used to use chili as a pasta sauce when we were kids, but that won't help your boy's acid reflux - unless you just use the idea of a bean-based sauce and leave out the spicy stuff. Best of luck! Lorraine On Behalf Of crkotzin Thursday, February 28, 2008 11:43 AM look and taste of tomato sauce? Dear Friends, Can you let me know of a pasta sauce recipe that apes the look and taste of tomato sauce? My son has acid reflux and rather than treat with drugs we have opted for diet modifications/raising bed etc. We are vegans anyway, and do miss pasta sauce. Also if anyone knows of another sauce that looks like cream but doesn't use soy milk (or obviously cows milk) as the creamer (for another dietary problem). I was thinking of a white sauce made with artichoke and cashew nuts, but have yet to find a good recipe. We don't eat pasta all the time to all (if fact not much at all now(!), but it would be nice once in a while) Advice appreciated!!! Chana **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living. <http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campo s-duffy/> aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 I just did a quick google search and found this one: http://www.veganchef.com/crmychz2.htm I've not made it but it sounds fantastic. This one, too: http://www.astray.com/recipes/?show=Vegan%20bechamel%20sauce Could easily sub. rice milk or plain oat milk or another non-soy/non-dairy kind of milk (cashew/almond/quinoa whatever - I've not made my own other than a very quick and lazy soymilk from tofu (yeah, back the other way around LOL). I guess the two searches I did were 'vegan white sauce' and 'vegan bechamel sauce', both turned up many different hits. Hope that helps, Missie On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 1:43 PM, <crkotzin wrote: > > Dear Friends, > > Can you let me know of a pasta sauce recipe that apes the look and taste > of > tomato sauce? > > My son has acid reflux and rather than treat with drugs we have opted for > diet modifications/raising bed etc. We are vegans anyway, and do miss > pasta > sauce. Also if anyone knows of another sauce that looks like cream but > doesn't > use soy milk (or obviously cows milk) as the creamer (for another dietary > problem). I was thinking of a white sauce made with artichoke and cashew > nuts, > but have yet to find a good recipe. > > We don't eat pasta all the time to all (if fact not much at all now(!), > but > it would be nice once in a while) > > Advice appreciated!!! > > Chana > > **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. > ( > http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ > 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Trish, Yes, all peppers are nightshades and are high on the acid scale with tomatoes, and eggplant. Laura in MD **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 I wonder is roasted red peppers, blended to make a sauce, would also have acid in them? Wouldn't taste like tomatoes, but I once used some in lasagna when we were short on tomato sauce. Is he able to consume sundried tomatoes? Trish crkotzin wrote: Dear Friends, Can you let me know of a pasta sauce recipe that apes the look and taste of tomato sauce? My son has acid reflux and rather than treat with drugs we have opted for diet modifications/raising bed etc. We are vegans anyway, and do miss pasta sauce. Also if anyone knows of another sauce that looks like cream but doesn't use soy milk (or obviously cows milk) as the creamer (for another dietary problem). I was thinking of a white sauce made with artichoke and cashew nuts, but have yet to find a good recipe. We don't eat pasta all the time to all (if fact not much at all now(!), but it would be nice once in a while) Advice appreciated!!! Chana **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Have you tried yellow (low acid) tomatoes? Trish Cowan <trishhotze wrote: I wonder is roasted red peppers, blended to make a sauce, would also have acid in them? Wouldn't taste like tomatoes, but I once used some in lasagna when we were short on tomato sauce. Is he able to consume sundried tomatoes? Trish crkotzin wrote: Dear Friends, Can you let me know of a pasta sauce recipe that apes the look and taste of tomato sauce? My son has acid reflux and rather than treat with drugs we have opted for diet modifications/raising bed etc. We are vegans anyway, and do miss pasta sauce. Also if anyone knows of another sauce that looks like cream but doesn't use soy milk (or obviously cows milk) as the creamer (for another dietary problem). I was thinking of a white sauce made with artichoke and cashew nuts, but have yet to find a good recipe. We don't eat pasta all the time to all (if fact not much at all now(!), but it would be nice once in a while) Advice appreciated!!! Chana **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Now that sounds interesting! robin koloms <rkoloms wrote: Have you tried yellow (low acid) tomatoes? Trish Cowan <trishhotze wrote: I wonder is roasted red peppers, blended to make a sauce, would also have acid in them? Wouldn't taste like tomatoes, but I once used some in lasagna when we were short on tomato sauce. Is he able to consume sundried tomatoes? Trish crkotzin wrote: Dear Friends, Can you let me know of a pasta sauce recipe that apes the look and taste of tomato sauce? My son has acid reflux and rather than treat with drugs we have opted for diet modifications/raising bed etc. We are vegans anyway, and do miss pasta sauce. Also if anyone knows of another sauce that looks like cream but doesn't use soy milk (or obviously cows milk) as the creamer (for another dietary problem). I was thinking of a white sauce made with artichoke and cashew nuts, but have yet to find a good recipe. We don't eat pasta all the time to all (if fact not much at all now(!), but it would be nice once in a while) Advice appreciated!!! Chana **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 There is a great recipe for a vegan alfredo style sauce in the Uncheese cookbook. It isn't tomato sauce, but it is great on pasta! It uses corn to give it the buttery, creamy taste. You just have to blend it really well for the creamy texture you want. It calls for low-fat vegan milk, but I have used cocunt milk also to give it an extra boost of fat and richness. Fettucine Alfonso (from Uncheese Cookbook by Joanne Stepaniak) 1.5 C fromzen corn kernels 1.5 C low fat, non-dairy (vegan) milk 2 T tahini (optional) 1 T onion granules 1 tsp salt 1 - 15.5oz can Great Northern beans, rinsed and drained well 1 lb fettucine Thaw corn kernels by transferring to a mesh strainer and placing them under hot, runing tap water. Place corn, milk, tahini, and seasonings into blender and process until completely smooth. Pour mixture into saucepan and add the beans. Warn over medium-low heat undtil beans are heated through, stirring often. Cook the pasta while you are heating the sauce. Add sauce to pasta and toss until evenly coated - serve immediately and top with cracked pepper. HTH - Susan cracked black pepper , crkotzin wrote: > > > Dear Friends, > > Can you let me know of a pasta sauce recipe that apes the look and taste of > tomato sauce? > > My son has acid reflux and rather than treat with drugs we have opted for > diet modifications/raising bed etc. We are vegans anyway, and do miss pasta > sauce. Also if anyone knows of another sauce that looks like cream but doesn't > use soy milk (or obviously cows milk) as the creamer (for another dietary > problem). I was thinking of a white sauce made with artichoke and cashew nuts, > but have yet to find a good recipe. > > We don't eat pasta all the time to all (if fact not much at all now (!), but > it would be nice once in a while) > > Advice appreciated!!! > > Chana > > > > > **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. > (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel- campos-duffy/ > 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 I was looking through my vegetarian cookbooks for recipes. Obviously, I can't reprint them without the authors' permission, but I found one that may help you. Basically, you chop carrots, onions and garlic and mix them with some olive oil. Then you roast them until softened (about 45 minutes) and puree everthing in a food processor with some vegetable broth, and voila, you have a healthful pasta sauce. You could even add some roasted red peppers to make it look more like tomato sauce and, of course, add seasonings. Another recipe for vegan mac & cheese uses a combination of cooked butternut squash, white miso, tahini and nutritional yeast to make the cheesy sauce. You would just put everything in a blender, add some hot water and puree until smooth, add some seasonings and serve over macaroni. For cream- based sauces, ground almonds (without the skin) taste best in my opinion, or you could make a white sauce by melting some vegan margarine (i.e. Earth Balance) mix in some flour and stir until smooth and then slowly add plain almond milk until you have a cream sauce. You could then add seasonings, veggies, rice cheese, or whatever you like. Hope this helps. Good luck! Carina , crkotzin wrote: > > > Dear Friends, > > Can you let me know of a pasta sauce recipe that apes the look and taste of > tomato sauce? > > My son has acid reflux and rather than treat with drugs we have opted for > diet modifications/raising bed etc. We are vegans anyway, and do miss pasta > sauce. Also if anyone knows of another sauce that looks like cream but doesn't > use soy milk (or obviously cows milk) as the creamer (for another dietary > problem). I was thinking of a white sauce made with artichoke and cashew nuts, > but have yet to find a good recipe. > > We don't eat pasta all the time to all (if fact not much at all now (!), but > it would be nice once in a while) > > Advice appreciated!!! > > Chana > > > > > **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. > (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel- campos-duffy/ > 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 this is a really good recipe from vegan with a vengeance. our family loves it!! fettuccine alfreda 2 teaspoons olive oil 1 med. onion, chopped into big chunks 4 cloves garlic, chopped 1/2 cup water or veggie broth 2 teaspoons yellow mustard 1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted 2 teaspoons braggs 2 teaspoons chile powder 1 cup nutritional yeast 1/2 teaspoon salt a few dashes of black pepper *saute onion and garlic until tender. put in food processor or blender *add all other ingredients and blend away. it should be somewhat smooth, but still a little grainy *serve over fettuccine. it makes about 4 servings allison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 I think I found this on this site some time ago. I have never tried it but it should give you the look of tomato suace. Its title was marinara without tomatoes. Basic sauce 6 carrots & 1 small beet OR 6 c. butternut squash, quartered 1 large onion, quartered 1 stalk celery, sliced 1 bay leaf 1 1/2 cup water Flavor & Fun: 3 - 4 cloves garlic 1 onion, minced 1 - 2 t. olive or sesame oil 1 t. basil or thyme 1 t. oregano 1/4 cup parsley, minced 1 T. miso or tamari soy sauce* 2 heaping T. kuzu, dissolved in 1/2 cup cool water OPTIONAL, you can add sauteed mushrooms, or minced seitan or Yves Ground Round -- depending on whether you're avoiding soy or not. Use carrots and beet for a red sauce. For a delicate, sweeter orange sauce try squash. Place Basic Sauce ingredients in a pressure cooker. Bring to pressure, then simmer 20 minutes, or pot-boil 30 minutes. Puree in blender. Add water, if needed, for tomato sauce texture. Saute garlic, onion and herbs for 5 minutes. Add optional seitan or mushrooms and sautee 10 minutes more. Next, add sauce and bring to a boil. Then cover and simmer 10 minutes to blend flavors. Season with miso or tamari. Add kuzu, stirring until thick and shiny. We enjoy this recipe using squash, tahini and walnuts to make a sauce. You could probably substitute cashews for the walnuts - it should be thicker andd creamier. Weput it on many types of pasta. http://www.mothering.com/sections/recipes/squashed-macaroni.html Anytime a recipe calls for Miso and I don't have any - I just leave it out. The only thing I've ever had to adjust for is the salt. Carrol , crkotzin wrote: > > > Dear Friends, > > Can you let me know of a pasta sauce recipe that apes the look and taste of > tomato sauce? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2008 Report Share Posted March 1, 2008 This sounds great! Thank you for posting it. Susan <virgo.vegan wrote: There is a great recipe for a vegan alfredo style sauce in the Uncheese cookbook. It isn't tomato sauce, but it is great on pasta! It uses corn to give it the buttery, creamy taste. You just have to blend it really well for the creamy texture you want. It calls for low-fat vegan milk, but I have used cocunt milk also to give it an extra boost of fat and richness. Fettucine Alfonso (from Uncheese Cookbook by Joanne Stepaniak) 1.5 C fromzen corn kernels 1.5 C low fat, non-dairy (vegan) milk 2 T tahini (optional) 1 T onion granules 1 tsp salt 1 - 15.5oz can Great Northern beans, rinsed and drained well 1 lb fettucine Thaw corn kernels by transferring to a mesh strainer and placing them under hot, runing tap water. Place corn, milk, tahini, and seasonings into blender and process until completely smooth. Pour mixture into saucepan and add the beans. Warn over medium-low heat undtil beans are heated through, stirring often. Cook the pasta while you are heating the sauce. Add sauce to pasta and toss until evenly coated - serve immediately and top with cracked pepper. HTH - Susan cracked black pepper , crkotzin wrote: > > > Dear Friends, > > Can you let me know of a pasta sauce recipe that apes the look and taste of > tomato sauce? > > My son has acid reflux and rather than treat with drugs we have opted for > diet modifications/raising bed etc. We are vegans anyway, and do miss pasta > sauce. Also if anyone knows of another sauce that looks like cream but doesn't > use soy milk (or obviously cows milk) as the creamer (for another dietary > problem). I was thinking of a white sauce made with artichoke and cashew nuts, > but have yet to find a good recipe. > > We don't eat pasta all the time to all (if fact not much at all now (!), but > it would be nice once in a while) > > Advice appreciated!!! > > Chana > > > > > **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. > (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel- campos-duffy/ > 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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