A couple of questions....
I am the only vegan in my family and I don't even have vegan friends. My problem is buying items and trying to eat all of it before the date shown as "still fresh". Can I freeze soy milk?
My vegan cheese (Follow Your Heart) is a bit expensive and I have had some go bad before I could finish using it. I have tried to find another vegan in my town - but can't. I would love to share for no other reason than I hate wasting food.
I was delighted to find out about freeziing tofu, then unthawing and marinating it! I hadn't known that before.
This is more than a couple of questions, but bear with me. Someone mentioned Braggs - using it to give a meat flavor to cooking. What is Braggs? If it is a name brand, what is the product?
Besides eating Marmite on toast or crackers - can it be used in cooking? I really like the smell of it. It smells like yeast to me.
Thanks to anyone that can provide me with answers! :)
I don't know about freezing soymilk-- when my fridge partially freezes it I thaw and shake it up and it does okay, but that's never been total.
Braggs is a brand name of a soy sauce substitute-- it's a soy based liquid amino sauce that differs from soy sauce in some subtle mysterious ways I don't know... :) It tastes good!
Marmite is wonderful for cooking-- I used to throw it in gravy to give it more savor, and mix it with noodles.
Welcome aboard! :)
THe main difference between Braggs and say tamari is that the tamari is fermented and Braggs, I hear, is not. I prefer tamari over Braggs for about the same price an ounce.
I don't think I'd freeze soymilk. If you are having problems using it, you can check out how to make soy yogurt. At that point, you can freeze it if you don't mind freezing the good beasties in it. If you make it plain, you can stain soy yogurt like you can dairy yogurt and make a sort of a cream cheese stuff. I love it with diced cucumbers mixed in and spread on whole wheat crackers. Of course, much as I like creamy rich heavy hot food, I think I like simple things the best.
I can't answer all your questions but I can tell you that instead of trying to freeze soy milk what I do is buy the EdenSoy soymilk that comes in packaging like juice boxes. I get mine at Whole Foods in the section with the juices. The one in San Antonio also has rice milk in the juice box packs. If you let people know what town you're in, you might just meet someone from there on here. As for Braggs, it's Bragg's Liquid Amino Acids. Click on the products tab at the top of the page and you'll find a listing for it. Don't know anything about Marmite. Hope what little I do know helps.
soy milk usually keeps for a really long time. i know the "silk" brand does anyway. that brand also has a smaller carton too, as well as the 1 litre size. if you're having a hard time using up products (i had the same problem as a student), try setting aside one day a week to cook meals using your soy products, and then freezing or refridgerating them. lasagna, baked goods, casseroles, will use a fair amount of vegan milk, cheese or sour cream and will keep for a bit longer than if you're only using those products individually. the other benefit to this is always having a good meal ready to go. oh yeah, you can also make a creamy pasta sauce (a cup of soy silk,cheese etc. in regular tomoato sauce is great too) and then keep that in the fridge.
my other suggestion would to start weening yourself off of animal product replacements. soy milk and cheese and all the other dairy replacements are great, and satisfy a craving, but if you rely on them too much, instead of readjusting your diet (look at japanese, indian, other cultures for inspiration) you can get discouraged. meals that don't use any vegan replacement ingredients could be more appealing to your non-vegan family and friends too. i know that other people in my family were a lot more grossed out by vegan grilled cheese, than by a veggie stirfry.
oh, and check out the freezing meals post for ideas on meals that you could cook ahead.
Thanks to all of you for your answers! This helps a lot.
I live in Kingwood, TX - about 20 miles north of Houston.
Anyone close? ???
Thanks to all of you for your answers! This helps a lot.
I live in Kingwood, TX - about 20 miles north of Houston.
Anyone close? ???
Hey! I live in Magnolia. It's kinda hard being vegan in Texas, huh?
Yes, but it's easier than it used to be in the mid '80s. I was vegetarian then and it was so hard. The internet, with all the thousands of sites that have veggie (all types of veg*) recipes and the sites were you can order hard to find stuff, has made it much easier. I'm in Uvalde County and I seem to be the only veggie in the village.
There is a branch of the Lone Star Vegetarian Network in Houston (and one in San Antonio, closest to me). http://www.lsvn.org/ (Click on the link to LSVN Member Organizations.) If you go into Houston for shopping and recreation, you might find some like-minded individuals. ;)