Vegan Creamy Cheesy Mashed Cauliflower & Gravy

Vegan Creamy Cheesy Mashed Cauliflower with vegan gravy is a Thanksgiving go-to for me over the past three years. Honestly, sometimes I serve both mashed cauliflower and mashed potato. Why not? These pics are from about two months ago. I was craving them! I ate them with the Buffalo Chickpea Wraps from the last post I made. Total awesomeness together!

Speaking of Thanksgiving, I am hoping G and I will be living in Shenzhen, China by then! We are getting SOOO close to our move! I can’t wait. Grey asks every day when we are moving. It makes me so happy to know that he is as excited as I am. Truly hoping that we can do our two-week quarantine in Shanghai. Yes – two weeks, in a hotel room, not being able to leave it AT ALL, with a 5 (maybe 6 at that point!) year old. Please pray for me. LOL. 😉 I’ll take any suggestions anyone may have regarding fun activities to assist in evading extreme boredom, and to help maintain some “mommy sanity” until we are released from the confines of our hotel box! Then, it would be my dream, that Alana is the first smiling face I see! Hence, why I want to quarantine in Shanghai. CAN’T WAIT TO FUCKING SEE YOU, ALANA AND FAM!

Okay, back to Vegan Creamy Cheesy Mashed Cauliflower with bomb gravy. It’s easy, delish, is great by itself, as a side dish, and of course, to ramp up your vegan thanksgiving recipes.

I was just telling my sister, the amazing Danella, who flew here to represent me via Pro Hac Vice (the most insane thing ever that we managed to make happen with literally zero time) – you’re my fucking hero, D – that I’ve had this song stuck in my head for a week. She begged me not to sing it so I didn’t do the same to her. Not sure if I’ve heard it recently or if it is simply because China is on my mind, but here you go! For your listening/cooking delight! … And, to my freedom from an absolute year of hell. Hopefully, I will never be harassed, threatened, and stalked to the point of absolute insanity ever again – or that my friends, family, my son’s school, etc., will not be harrassed and threatened from him any longer. FREEDOM!

Vegan Creamy Cheesy Mashed Cauliflower & Gravy

Mashed Cauliflower

Ingredients–

1 large head of cauliflower

1 Tbs vegan butter (I use Miyokos or Earth Balance)

1/4 C vegan cream cheese (I use Tofutti)

*Optional- 1 Tbs vegan shredded parm OR 1 tsp vegan parm

1/4 cup vegan milk (I prefer soy for this recipe)

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

2 cloves garlic, minced

*Optional- fresh parsley – chopped loosely

Directions –

Boil water with salt and cut cauliflower into medium-sized florets. Once water boils, add cauliflower and cook on a medium boil for about 10 minutes or until semi-soft

Drain cauliflower and rinse with cold water – let cool for a few minutes

Heat butter and garlic on medium-low for about one minute

In your food processor or Vitamix, add cauliflower and all other ingredients

Puree ingredients until smooth, place in bowl, and add optional parsley on top

Done!

Vegan Gravy

Ingredients –

2 Tbs vegan butter

1/3 C flour (1/2 C flour if you want it thicker)

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/4 tsp dried rosemary

1/4 tsp dried thyme

1/2 tsp dried sage

1/4 tsp ground black pepper

2 Tbs tamari or soy sauce

4 C vegetable broth

2 Tbs dry white wine

Pepper – to taste

Directions –

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat

Add flour, garlic powder, pepper, thyme, sage, and rosemary and cook for 1 minute

Slowly whisk in the broth, until smooth and bring to a boil

Add wine and tamari/soy sauce

Next, simmer and cook, whisking, until smooth and thick, about 1 minute

Remove from heat

Serve immediately

Done!

Beer Pairing –

Pilsner

Wine Pairing –

White- Oaky Chardonnay

Red – Oaky Cabernet