to it that the mouth-feel is different,” she says with a shrug. She said the same for Morning Star soy sausage patties, which allow those aforementioned piggies to rest easy, content that Dawne Gee will not devour them. What you might not know if you’ve never gone down certain aisles is that they can make all sorts of milk substitutes from an amazing number of sources. Almonds, cashews, coconuts, soy, those are just a few of the many varieties you will find. Dawne is
particular on this: She only likes pea milk. Once I confirmed that I had the spelling correct on this product, she explained that it has the best combination of taste and consistency. After hearing her describe the merits of non-dairy milk, I steer her quickly towards the desserts. A few years back, during one of the first opportunities I had to spend an appreciable amount of time with Dawne, she made me a root beer float. So, I thought this might be an opportunity to come full circle. After taking a look at delicious looking frozen bananas and various confections, the unsinkable Ms. Gee settles on vegan ice cream sandwiches. She shows
them to me and proclaimed “I don’t always get these, but I will today for your story!” After we checked out, we ripped into those ice cream sandwiches. I am happy to report that not only are they delicious, but they taste exactly like the regular ice cream versions that you’ve had all your life: a perfect little taste of sweet comfort food. Of course, not everything has been that easy. Dawne confided that it’s been hard to adjust to a new diet and a lifestyle founded on healthy choices, but there has been an upside. “About four months after I changed my diet, people started saying things to me like ‘Okay… What did you do?’ They thought that I had plastic surgery! They said I looked ten years younger. So that’s definitely very positive.”
I can make a four-cheese macaroni with bacon that will make you weep. I hate that I can't taste it myself anymore.
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