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How do you live without cheese? If you are vegan-curious and a cheese lover, fear not! There are many plant-based alternatives that fill the role of cheese in meals. To pick the right option for any dish, think about what cheese brings to the party and use another food that would fill the same role. These tips are also for you if you want to shift towards a more plant-based diet.<\/p>\n

My Taster says it took him about six months to quit craving meat when we went vegetarian, but surprisingly only two weeks to stop missing cheese. With the increasingly delicious alt-cheeses available, you might not miss it at all!<\/p>\n

Creamy, Salty Cheese for Pizza<\/h2>\n

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When I make pizza at home, sometimes I spread a layer of hummus under the tomato sauce before baking. Sometimes I make a more traditional pizza with tomato sauce right on the dough, topped with Miyoko\u2019s Pourable Plant-Milk Mozzeralla<\/a> or Violife Just Like Mozzarella Shreds<\/a>. For Detroit Pizza<\/a>, I use Violife Just Like Cheddar<\/a> slices instead of brick cheese. We usually order takeout pizza with no cheese, but lots of tomato sauce and veg toppings. Then we spoon line of hummus and guacamole up the center of each slice. Delicious! Sometimes we go with whatever alt-cheese the pizzeria offers.<\/p>\n

Sprinkling Cheese<\/h2>\n

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I used to heap grated Parmesan on pastas and grated Cheddar on Mexican-style dishes. Now I use:<\/p>\n

Melting Cheese (for Grilled Sandwiches and Cheese Toast)<\/h2>\n

We love grilled sandwiches and toast. Avocado toast is famously delicious. I also make a light version of a Reuben by toasting slices of rye spread with Follow Your Heart Thousand Island Dressing<\/a>, with Unreal Deli\u2019s Corn\u2019d Beef<\/a> on one side and sliced avocado on the other. After the toaster oven dings, I add a layer of sauerkraut. Yum! Avocado is much more flavorful than Swiss cheese. (Note: I buy five-ounce packs of the Unreal Deli\u2019s Corn\u2019d Beef at Wegman\u2019s for less than six dollars. That\u2019s enough for three or four sandwiches. It\u2019s a lot more expensive to mail-order it.)<\/p>\n

For other grilled sandwiches, we use:<\/p>\n

Queso Sauce and Mac & Cheese<\/h2>\n

Kathy Hester\u2019s Spicy Instant Pot Cauliflower Queso<\/a> rocked my world with I first tried it. I ate it out of the blender, used it as a dip, put it on noodles to serve as mac & cheese, and layered it into burritos. If you don\u2019t have an Instant Pot, you can steam the veggies for this sauce on the stove.<\/p>\n

Spreading Cheese<\/h2>\n

Sometimes you want something cheesy on crackers or bread. Try:<\/p>\n