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[historychick49]

I found a yummy-looking recipe for Tomato Basil Parmesan Soup (though I'd use diced fresh tomatoes)... but it calls for half and half, which I shouldn't have due to lactose sensitivity. Any suggestions for an alternative that won't leave me on the toilet for an hour?

Thanks!

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says the lactose-intolerant vegetarian

[dancinglights]

Generally in soups I use very thick unflavored soy milk and a little bit of mashed potato or cornstarch in place of half and half. Adding some tofutti not sour cream works too, but it's foul enough stuff IMO that I only keep it around for cooking some specific things and it's not always on hand.

Re: says the lactose-intolerant vegetarian

[historychick49]

Great, thank you!

[teaotter]

We use a lot of coconut milk, especially for the heavier side of things -- like half and half.

So Delicious makes a coconut milk drink that's stable enough for a lot of milk things, and of course, there's the canned stuff from the Asian markets.

Apparently, there are two kinds of canned coconut milk -- one that is lower fat, and one that is higher. The low fat one sloshes if you shake the can, while the higher fat one doesn't. We usually use the higher fat one for half and half or cream replacement.

[historychick49]

Oooh, great, thank you!