Monday, October 16, 2006

Nacho Cheese

Another Monday, another lunch box!

My friend Linda shared this lunch idea with me. It's a menu that got five stars from her own little shmoo-ette: Nacho Cheese Dip made with nutritional yeast and pimentos, packed in a thermos with corn chips for dipping and a tortilla wrap filled with veggie chicken strips. I followed her lead but filled shmoo's whole wheat wrap with his favorite refried beans instead.

On the side are baby carrots, garden-fresh tomatoes, and some apple slices with Aztec-inspired designs carved into the skin (we've been studying Mesoamerica this week).

Verdict: This was by far the best nacho cheese we've ever had (including those made with dairy cheese!), and one of the best uncheeses I've ever tasted. If we find out where her friend got the original recipe, I'll be linking to it here (UPDATE: follow the link on "Nacho Cheese Dip" above to go to the recipe and read about its origins). Shmoo was raving about this lunch! 5 stars. Thanks, Linda!

28 comments:

TeaPriestess said...

Looks delightful, especially on this cold damp afternoon!

robiewankenobie said...

landsakes, i hope you find out soon! yum!

christianne said...

What a great idea for lunch! I'm interested to see the recipe; I'm sure there is plenty of room to spice it up for more adult palates.

Boring said...

It's so good to see new things here no matter what they are, but this looks particularly good!

Danna said...

mmmmmmm, I hope you link the recipe!

NightOwl said...

Ooooo, we must get that recipe! Looks delish!

Rivkeh said...

You make everything so PRETTY - love the apples. :-)

Anonymous said...

Oh my that looks delish. Do share your uncheese dip please.

funwithyourfood said...

ooh that sounds so GOOD!
And healthy too :)


teddy

lucy said...

Really enjoying seeing the lunches again :)

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It's so good to see new things here no matter what they are, but this looks particularly good!
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High Power Rocketry said...

Nacho nacho man...

Unknown said...

Oh my stomach is growling!

Anna said...

Just wanted to say I love your recipes! The photos really inspire me. I hope your book has lots of photos because well I don't think I could follow a recipe without first seeing how delicious it looks. Thanks!

bazu said...

Gorgeous! This lunch and the bento lunch before it show your supernatural talent and patience! When I'm trying to make little things look good, I usually give up in frustration. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Shmoo is so so lucky to have you.

Harmonia said...

I want the recipe! Oh! When is your book coming out? jw. LOVE the updates!

Unknown said...

Your schmoo is so lucky to have such a cool mom that makes such awesome lunches.

mipmup. said...

nacho cheese recipe? maybe, just maybe?

tina said...

Nacho cheese please! I am panting for that recipe!

tina said...

http://www.aboverubies.org/health/cheese.html

Actually, I found this site with a lot of "cheese" recipes and there is one with pimentos and nutritional yeast that can probably be played with to create nacho cheese...experimenting this weekend.

Carrie™ said...

Great lunch! Love the apple design idea. It makes eating fun. I'm adding my request to the ever-growing list of nacho cheese recipe requests.

SydneyDawn said...

Looks delicious!

Jennifershmoo said...

You can now follow the link on "Nacho Cheese Dip" and get to the recipe! The book it is adapted from -- "Something to Shout About" -- is not widely available, but I did find it for sale on a Seventh Day Adventist website. It sounds interesting.

Anonymous said...

I just wanted to say that I love the apple designs. What a great way to jazz up an apple!

And another 'cheese' recipe for me to try too - thanks!

Diana (in Australia)

TeaPriestess said...

Jennifer is the tutorial for the Lunchbox napkins still going to be in the cookbook? I can hardly wait to get my hands on a copy!
Dionne

Lynsie said...

Hey! I've been reading this blog for almost a year now. I just wanted to thank you and let you know that your blog was one of the major reasons I've begun to eat so much healthier! Your ideas really make becoming a healthy vegan fun.

eli said...

this looks amazing! i hope you can get the recipe, i've really been hankering for some good nacho cheezy goodness lately.

Jennifershmoo said...

>>Jennifer is the tutorial for the Lunchbox napkins still going to be in the cookbook?

Oh yes, it's in there! :-)