arletterocks - oh god finally alfredo again

The other day I made this vegan Alfredo sauce (except I doubled the raw cashews to make it thicker) and lemme tell you, I was so happy I would've cried if I weren't so busy stuffing my face with pasta.

I'm lactose intolerant enough that Alfredo sauce is a crazy-rare exception -- it's tasty, but I know if I eat it I'll be rubbing my nose raw with itchy dairy allergies for two days after. NOT WORTH IT. But this? A bunch of stuff I already had lying around, 30 seconds in the blender, and then unmitigated pasta glory! With no suffering! OK yeah, not everyone stocks tahini and nutritional yeast, but as a part-time vegan, I do. This is only one reason that I am a better person than ALL OF YOU.

I celebrated this amazing discovery by then eating half a pint of dark chocolate Coconut Bliss, a dairy-free, coconut-based ice cream that made me deliriously happy to walk right past the Ben & Jerry's and plop down twice as much cash for an equivalent amount of dessert. No, really. It's the best chocolate ice cream I've had.

Today is an excursion down to Rainbow for Daiya, a vegan cheese that I'm told actually melts. And then: PIZZA. Pizza that I can eat without feeling like I swallowed a beach ball whole. I dunno about you guys, but this insane vegan trend thing going on for the last couple years is one of the best things that's ever happened to me -- right up there with learning how to stave off a hangover.

Edited to add: Um look what I caught myself typing later when IMing with Sonya:

arlette: OH MAN I GET TO EAT PASTA TONIGHT!!!!!!
arlette: with ALFREDO SAUCE!!!!!
arlette: i am even gonna make soup and PUT PASTA ALL OVER THAT BITCH

This is how much I love that damn Alfredo sauce.