Cookin'

[christopher575]

A friend with a lot of dietary needs is coming over tonight, and she's said before that I don't need to cook anything special, but I really wanted to try because it makes me sad to picture her in pain later on. She does much better if she avoids gluten, dairy, and eggs, so I'm making taco salad tonight that has none of those. Corn tortilla bowl instead of flour, fake cheddar and fake sour cream, then my typical soyrizo/bean/onion mix, some corn salsa, lettuce shreds, lime/tomato vinaigrette, avocado, and olives. It'll end up being vegan due to the substitutions, though that wasn't one of the restrictions. Sometimes I do a rice layer, but the stuff onhand is rice-a-roni and I decided to just skip that layer entirely. No big whoop.

I hope the cheese and sour cream substitutes I got are good, Even if they aren't great, they'll probably blend pretty well with the other ingredients. The lime/tomato vinaigrette is what really makes the dish, and it's pretty strong.

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[molasses.livejournal.com]

it's sounds great and is beautiful because all the love

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

It turned out pretty well! :D

[snatchbeast.livejournal.com]

That sounds like an amazing taco salad. Your soyrizo/bean/onion mix sounds like it needs to be in my belly.

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

It's good! Usually I use black beans, but I had white ones on hand and it was just as tasty.

The soyrizo was forming quite the fond on the pan, so I deglazed with tequila. :)

[snatchbeast.livejournal.com]

Nice! I should try making my own taco salad sometimes. It's hard to find a good vegan one anywhere.

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

That vegan sour cream alternative is pretty blah but it was ok after I added some lime zest, vinegar, and salt.

[snatchbeast.livejournal.com]

What brand was it? Tofutti is really good. Trader Joe's, not so much

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

It's that Tofutti Sour Supreme. Doesn't taste bad or anything, just bland. Good texture, though, so it was a nice starting point.

I actually never buy sour cream any more, just greek yogurt.

[wring.livejournal.com]

seconded.

[myrrhmade.livejournal.com]

That sounds yummo. You're such a gracious host. <3
(Also, you could do a hummus/ baba plate with gluten free pita.)
Er, I'll be right over. >=)
Right now I'm simmering home made enchilada roja and the house smells sooooo good!

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

We have a ton of enchilada sauce from Monday. Should probably have some more soon.

[myrrhmade.livejournal.com]

Ya big braggart! >=)

How did the din go?

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

Great! The taco salads were a big hit, plus we watched Birdemic 2 and The Experts, which has to be seen to be believed.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097314/combined

[wring.livejournal.com]

how did the dinner go?

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

It was a hit! Obvs not as good as my normal version but still quite tasty. Plus we watched Birdemic 2 and The Experts.