Food Nerd

When I found Vegan on the Cheap at the library, there was one recipe I wanted to make right away. When I owned this book I made this all the time. It's the garden rotini chickpea salad with inner goddess dressing. It's a pasta salad with the most ahmazing homemade goddess dressing. I used to make the dressing alone just for salads and stuff. I swear it tastes just like Annie's!!
I made a few changes. I didn't have any chickpeas but I did have a package of smoked tofu so I used that, and sadly I had no cherry tomatoes so I left them out. The dressing also calls for some olive oil which I am out of so I omitted it and it was fine, I didn't even notice a difference. The dressing is made with cashews and tahini so i feel like it's already fatty and rich enough.

At the end of each recipe in this book she mentions a little splurge you can add to the recipe if your budget allows. She suggested adding a handful of Kalamata olives which I just happened to have some in my fridge. It was a great suggestion, they add a nice little salty flavor.

This is the tofu I used. I love it so much! I can only find it at Winco. It's a Canadian company. I watch a few YouTubers who live in Canada and they use this a lot. The first time I went to Winco and saw it, I was so incredibly excited!! I don't get excited over clothes or make-up, but food thrills me to no end!