Product Review - Turtle Mountain's Purely Decadent Cherry Amaretto "ice cream"

Ice cream - what a dream!  Who doesn't love the rich creamy coolness and taste of exquisite ice cream!  My wife and I picked up a container of Purely Decadent cherry amaretto coconut milk frozen desert yesterday and it lived up to our expectations.
I wouldn't exactly call this "diet food" but if your looking for a veggie/vegan treat and craving ice cream this may be the ticket.  Made with coconut milk this is a dairy free and even soy free delight.  One half cup contains 130 calories (50 from fat) and 10 grams of sugars.  If you can refrain from eating the whole pint those numbers aren't too bad.
On the vegan side you can proudly munch away knowing this isn't from a cow.  For the lactose-intolerant this is a great choice for snacking when your craving ice cream.  For those who can't enjoy soy this is a winner.
All and all we gave this product a high rating.  It's literally just like ice cream for those dairy cravers.  The taste is out of this world.  This product lives up to its name and is "purely decadent"!
Kudos to Turtle Mountain.

Thanks for visiting the blog!  Until next time,
Kel

Recipe - Mushroom & Swissless Vegan Burger

Quite often when lunch rolls around I find myself going to an old standby because of its ease and deliciousness.  Boca vegan burgers are a lunch I eat pretty frequently and today is no different.  I did want to spice things up a bit but wanted to keep the simplicity, ease and quickness of these babies.  So off the cuff I threw this together and it came out tasting beter then I expected.

What we need:
Boca Original Vegan Meatless Burger (I made mine a double!)
2 - slices whole grain bread
Couple slices of a medium sized onion
Tablespoon or so of minced garlic
Small can of mushroom OR 3-5 mini crimini mushrooms sliced
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon nutritional yeast (more or less)
salt and pepper to taste
1-2 tablespoons olive oil (plus or minus)

To begin dice up the onion slices.  Heat olive oil in a frying pan on medium high heat when fully warmed add onions, (if using fresh mushrooms ad them as well now) add salt and saute until translucent.  Add garlic and mushrooms (if using canned) and continue to saute stirring often.  Prepare Boca Vegan burgers according to package directions.  Toast slices of bread.  When onions and mushrooms are finished add 1/4 cup of water and nutritional yeast.  Saute until sauce thickens.  Top toasted bread with burger, top burger with onions and mushroom mixture.
Enjoy!

So it is not the real thing but I was surprised how close the flavor was to a mushroom swiss burger.  It certainly dressed up the same old vegan patty and made my palate happy!

Thanks for visiting the blog!  Until next time, Kel