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Vegan cashew sour cream:
http://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/cashew-sour-cream-non-dairy-sour-cream-alternative-substitute-204512
It’s okay, but it ain’t sour cream.


Vegan nacho cheese sauce:
http://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/best-vegan-nacho-cheese-sauce-296110?ic1=suggestedAsset%7Cnacho
From one review: “My 13 year old daughter is not a vegan, yet she DEMANDS I make this at least once a month.” I’m gonna call bullshit on that one. There’s no way anyone would demand this over, say, Poncho’s dip. With 5 stars, I thought that maybe this was a winner, but it was just okay. 
Sesame peanut noodles:
https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/peanut-sesame-noodles-106572
This was good, but with the amount of red pepper flakes in it, you need to know that it might burn your lips off. Don’t say that I didn’t warn you.


After three weeks, Dan is down 8.5 pounds, and his blood pressure has dropped enough that his cardiologist has him on half doses of his blood pressure meds. I’m down 10 pounds (post-colonoscopy cleanse, for those who want to know that detail). We both miss some of the foods that we used to enjoy, but we try not to talk about that too much. I don’t go out to eat as much as Dan does, so I’m probably having an easier time of it. However, I’m sure that he’s racking up more martyr points...

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