Best "mac and cheese" of my vegan existence thus far...

I had been wanting to try out the Vegnews Macaroni and Cheese recipe for some time, and when I was planning a "home cooking" vegan meal for the week, I couldn't think of a better addition.

I tried keeping my expectations low after being turned off my some sub-par nutritional yeast based experiments. I told myself it wouldn't be like macaroni and cheese, but to think of it as a delicious pasta dish of indeterminable flavor so as not to get my hopes up.

One thing I did differently from the instructions was to steam the veggies instead of boiling in hopes of preserving nutrients, and it turned out just fine. I also left out the cayenne because my SO isn't big into spice, and I really wanted him to like it.

I have to say, I was extremely pleased with the results. I love that it is actually baked, and that it has a crunchy breadcrumb layer on top like my favorite macaroni and cheese of my dairy eating days. Not quite as creamy as I would have liked, but it absolutely brought me back to eating homemade mac and "cha."

This is the ultimate in vegan comfort food besides the food coma inducing veganized version of Emeril's fettucine alfredo, but that's another story. Highly recommend.