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Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)

Eric Wynkoop - Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)

This event was on Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 11:00 am Pacific, 2:00 pm Eastern

Join Chef Eric Wynkoop in his virtual office as he welcomes all of your questions. This event was created for you and we encourage you to Ask Anything – from cooking techniques to co… Read More.

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Question:

If you are unable to use cashews in vegan cheese sauces, what would you recommend using?

— Lynda Essex

Answer:

Uh, you know, I would say use a different nut or seed that you can use, you know, sunflower seeds, uh, you know, come to mind if you wanna avoid nuts entirely. And let's see here. Uh, it could be a legume, um, you know, tofu, which is a soybean based product, uh, is used often, uh, to make dressings for its, uh, creaminess. Um, but other legumes can be used as well. Uh, you know, note that, um, you know, to some extent that texture, color, you know, uh, even flavor, you know, can, can shift a little bit. So you gotta find something that's gonna work for you, that's gonna be true of using, um, sunflower seeds. Uh, also, or, you know, some other seed that might work for you is that, um, there's going to be a unique flavor associated with that different product. So give it a try and see if you like it. Um, be open to some experimenting and, uh, you know, you're bound to, to find something that, uh, works well for you.
Eric Wynkoop

Eric Wynkoop

Director of Culinary Instruction

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