Monday, May 31, 2010

Mac 'n Cheese Please!

Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

WARNING:  This product DOES contain a small amount of milk protein and should therefore only be eaten by those with dairy sensitivities, not allergies!

One of my fondest memories as a kid was growing up eating Stouffer's mac 'n cheese with a sliced up hot dog.  Dad would always come come and take a bite, causing me to protest, "Daddy!  Thats MY food!".  Fast forward 17 years or so and I can't eat my old love because of the cheese!  On one of those "I need comfort food" days, I went to whole foods and picked up one of Amy's Macaroni and Soy Cheese microwave meals.  I wasn't expecting much...but I was completely surprised when I loved this rendition of an old classic!  A word to the wise- don't heat it for as long as the box tells you...Soy cheese burns and hardens quickly and you wont get that creamy texture we all love so much.  New from Amy's?  A gluten-free, dairy-free mac 'n cheese, made with rice pasta and non-dairy cheese.  I have yet to try it, but will update you when I do.

Want to try a new twist on my old mac 'n hot dog favorite?  Cook up a package of Amy's mac 'n soy cheese and a sliced up chicken apple sausage (I love Aidells) and stir together for a lower-calorie, lower-nitrate version....and Aidells sausages are all gluten-free!