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Sour Un-Cream

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I used to LOVE sour cream.  It was my favorite part about mexican dishes (other than the cheese, of course).  I’ve learned to live without since the store-bought vegan brands are highly processed and fattening, with added oil and junk.  And quite frankly, I don’t think they taste a thing like sour cream!  This recipe is much closer to the real thing, in my opinion.  Is it exactly like it?  No, but it’s a nice, healthy substitute.  And considering it’s got about 16 calories and 1 gram of fat per tablespoon, you can’t go wrong! We enjoyed it on our BBQ Lentil Tacos or with Chili (see Recipes).

Amazing Basil Pesto! Oil and Cheese Free, Still Rich and Creamy!

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Even though I have a gazillion vegan/vegetarian cookbooks, I don’t refer to them too often.  I have this thing about feeling like I have to create the recipes myself.  Whatever.  Anyway, last night I made my minestrone (I guess I should post that recipe too), but I wanted a pesto to top it off.  Prepared pestos and recipes for them contain lots of olive oil, cheese and nuts.  Well, this recipe, created by Del Sroufe – author of the Forks Over Knives Cookbook – ROCKS!  No oil, no cheese, and fewer pine nuts than traditional recipes.  It came out so creamy, so rich, you would NEVER know it didn’t have the traditional ingredients.  I haven’t tried it but you can leave the nuts out, and use lite silken tofu, to make it even lower in fat.  I seriously licked the blade of the food processor like I’d just made cookies.  Ridiculous. If you like pesto, try this recipe!! You won’t be sorry!