Comments | vegancooking: Daiya & Vegetable Pie (with Crispy Potato Crust)

zaftigvegan in vegancooking

Daiya & Vegetable Pie (with Crispy Potato Crust)

Mar 16, 2010 16:29

OMG how much do we love Daiya, people?! Did you hear it's coming out in retail sized packs soon?

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substitutes-dairy-cheese, main dishes-pie, nutritional yeast, -product reviews-dairy products, vegetables(uncategorized), quiche, breads-pie crust/pastry, comfort food, tofu, -allergies-gluten/wheat

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isnifpixistix March 17 2010, 00:58:14 UTC

duuuuuude this looks awesome.

that said, the only time I had daiya was in the gardein "marinara chick'n good stuff" and amy's new vegan rice mac and soy cheeze.

the mac and cheese was just craaazy greasy and so fattening (it said like 20+g fat for the small frozen meal) -- though it eerily melted like dairy cheese. but anyway, I really wasn't impressed. is it really that fattening? yikes!

zaftigvegan March 17 2010, 01:04:36 UTC

daiya cheddar flavour gets 10% of it's calories from fat. real dairy chedder gets 15% of it's calories from fat.

i like fat. it tastes good (and believe it or not, your body actually needs it to function well).

isnifpixistix March 17 2010, 01:11:33 UTC

haha your body definitely needs fat, it's especially good for your brain -- but in moderation! 22g of fat for a cup of macaroni and cheese is insane and made me feel kind of dirty :)

and I'm actually not a fat hater! this is coming from the girl who lists vegan doughnuts and french fries as her favorite foods. for some reason, the product I had *tasted* fattier than even follow your heart/vegan gourmet, and I'm pretty sure that has just about the same amount of fat as daiya. anyway, I'm definitely going to pick some up and cook with it myself (rather than rely of packaged, processed tv dinners) when the retail sized packs hit stores around here.

zaftigvegan March 17 2010, 01:19:15 UTC

sorry, didn't mean to come off like a lecturer. :p definitely making your own food is superior to prepackaged. lemme know what you think if you try this recipe!

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madam_midnight March 17 2010, 01:11:24 UTC

OMG I need to try this potato crust!!!!

zaftigvegan March 17 2010, 01:19:29 UTC

it's truly magnificent.

xxabscisinxx March 17 2010, 01:51:07 UTC

*is aching for an oven*

:(

I'm studying abroad, and my apartment doesn't have an oven this semester. Just a stove-top. I'm not even a fan of tofu/a vegetarian and I want to make this sooooooo bad.

stephaniek1985 March 17 2010, 03:02:59 UTC

I feel your pain! I only had a stove-top when I studied abroad, too.

helen4morrissey March 17 2010, 09:49:35 UTC

That looks seriously delicious!

jumbled_words March 18 2010, 11:10:45 UTC

What does the tapioca starch do? I assume bind it together? I'd love to try this recipe for a dinner on Sunday, and I can't get ahold of it (or arrow root, or anything fancy like that) unless I order it online. Would corn starch work, or does it do other things altogether?