well, the daiya cheese arrived today! coincidentally, today is the day whole foods is supposed to start carrying it nation wide. very convenient for the future, because these are only 8 oz anyway. from what i can tell the retail packs look like nice 2 c. packages, and they can be frozen.

cheddar and italian

so i decided to heat up some pizza and check out the italian blend.

no cheese, light sauce

with pizza sauce added & italian shreds

results:

after a toaster oven @ 375* for a few minutes

so as you can see, it did melt. not all of it, but i pulled it out because i noticed that some of the cheese was bubbling. it was very melty and good. not as salty as real cheese, and a little creamier. yay! i’ve tried some awful vegan cheeses, so it’s nice to find a winner! : )

can’t wait to make mac & cheese!!