Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Cabbage Cheese Casserole

I modified this recipe http://www.cooks.com/recipe/8a2c68l1/cabbage-cheese-casserole.html, using goat milk cheddar cheese, almond milk, and adding crushed cornflakes.

INGREDIENTS
1 head green cabbage 
8 Tbsp flour
2 cups almond milk
1/2 pound cheddar cheese, shredded (I use goat milk cheese)
Salt and pepper to taste
1 cup crushed corn flakes

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Get a large saucepan of water boiling on the stove.
Cut up cabbage into bite-size pieces.  Add to boiling water and cook 3-5 minutes.  Drain the cabbage and set aside.  Can use the same saucepan to make the cheese sauce.   In the saucepan, whisk together flour and a little of the milk.  Continue adding milk and whisking, with the stove on medium/high, until well mixed.  Cook, stirring or whisking a lot, until thickened.  Turn off the burner and add the cheese, stirring until melted.  Add cabbage back into saucepan, stir together well, transfer to 11" x 13" casserole dish. And sprinkle crushed cornflakes over top.
Bake about 45 minutes in a 350 degree oven.





Banana Nut Bread (dairy free)

I adapted this recipe from food.com http://www.food.com/recipe/moist-delicious-banana-nut-bread-486641

To make this vegan, I use Egg Replacer instead of eggs.

INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup Earth Balance soy free buttery spread
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
3 ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 cup)
1/4 cup almond milk
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 cup chopped pecans

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease and flour 2 small bread pans.
Cream together sugar and buttery spread.  Add eggs and vanilla.  In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients.  In another bowl, combine bananas and milk. Add dry ingredients and banana/milk mixture alternately to sugar, buttery spread, eggs, and vanilla mixture,  Mix well.  Add nuts, mix, and pour into prepared bread pans.
Bake at 350 degrees 45-60 minutes, until browned and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.