Daiya Cheddar Block and Reorganizing

I made these delicious pinto bean and daiya quesadillas last night. I used the cheddar daiya block for my cheese. We all know that daiya was Dylan's favorite, but I remember when they first came out with the block style, he was not impressed. He was a shreds boy. I haven't ever tried their cheddar block before. First of all, I have to say hats off to daiya for greatly reducing their packaging. I should have taken a picture, but it's now tightly wrapped in plastic, not the plastic container they used to be in. I noticed right away that the block didn't have such a strong daiya smell. I used a hand grater to shred some, and you know how the shreds sometimes have a wet or slimy feel to them? That isn't the case with the block. It is not slimy, and it shreds up very nicely. It doesn't leave a huge, oily residue on your grater either. I mixed it with some pinto beans I mashed with a fork.It melted perfectly as daiya does. I know that tasting it cold would have made this a complete review, but I'm sorry I wasn't brave enough! I know it seemed safe based on the better smell and texture, but I just couldn't. I feared it was a trick. I didn't use a whole lot on my quesadilla, so the taste didn't really stand out. I just wanted the melt, which I got. I still have most of the block, I might work up the courage to try some cold before I use it up. No promises, but I will try. But, based on the packaging, and the new and improved texture, I give it thumbs up.

This was an amazing veggie sandwich I had today with some spicy hummus, sweet peppers, pickles,and some perfectly ripe avocado. Chunk was very interested. That's his studious face.
I'm really enjoying hummus as a sandwich spread. I don't know why I haven't been doing this longer.
Today is another grey rainy day, and I have to admit the grey does get me down. Today I'm going to reorganize my kitchen. It's so tiny, and the cupboard are small and annoying, and it really stresses me out. I used to cook so much more, and I find that if I cook something, I end up getting so annoyed that I don't even want to look at my kitchen again. That was one of my favorite things about the potato cleanse. Not much to the preparing and cooking. I'm hoping that if I find some magical, creative way to make the kitchen less cramped, I'll want to be in there more. I actually really love to cook, and I love making my own recipes, but I've just lost my spark.
Happy Monday!