Easy, Cheesy Toaster Pizza

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Remember the days before you knew about dairy farming, when you’d come home from school and pop a frozen Ellio’s pizza into the oven and just 10 minutes later you’d have a crispy, cheesy treat to eat while watching Duck Tales? This delish snack I created is similarly satisfying (and much healthier for you and the cows). This recipe is 100% vegan, dairy-free, super easy, really yummy, and fast! Now all you need is a cartoon to watch…

Easy, Cheesy Toaster Pizza

what you’ll need:

  • 2 slices of organic, whole-grain sourdough bread
  • 4 tbsp organic tomato sauce
  • 1/2 small onion
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1/4 cup raw cashews
  • 1/4 cup plain rice or almond milk
  • 1 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 1 tsp agave nectar
  • pinch of salt & pepper
  • 2 drops black truffle oil (not required, but very yummy)

directions:

  1. In a blender, combine cashews, rice or almond milk, nutritional yeast, salt, pepper, agave, and truffle oil until smooth. Set aside.
  2. Slice the onion, and in a small pan, sautee over medium heat with a teaspoon of olive oil until golden.
  3. Take the 2 slices of bread, and spread about 2 tablespoons of tomato sauce on each.
  4. Drizzle the cashew cheese you’ve made evenly on top.
  5. Top with the sauteed onions.
  6. Toast in a toaster oven for about 5 minutes, or until the cashew cheese begins to brown.

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picture-8According to Womens Wear Daily (WWD Issue 02/03/2009 ) Jason Wu, who we blogged about the other day, has decided to put his nasty fur collection on hold. An anonymous DB source linked Tim Gunn (Project Runway), who is very anti-fur, to being Jason Wu’s teacher at Parsons. Maybe he inked a letter? Or it could have been the huge uproar, the thousands of letters we wrote, and the realization that if you’re going to dress our liberal, animal-loving First Lady – your next move should probably not be an economically short-sighted horror-show of cruelty, supposed ‘luxury’, and excess.

After Michelle Obama sported a Jason Wu gown for the inaugural balls, the designer has been basking in all the attention. The overnight fame has made him shift gears slightly. Wu was scheduled to launch a fur collection with Sara Furs for fall but, according to him, it’s been put on the back burner until further notice. “As a result of increased interest and demand from our global retailers, we’ve decided to put our fur license on hold and concentrate on our growing ready-to-wear business,” Wu said.- (WWD Issue 02/03/2009 )

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Who in the their right mind would spend $20 on a personal pizza?” You ask.  Well, I was skeptical at first, until my friend Jodi convinced me to bite the bullet and bite into the most amazing pasta per pizza I’ve had in my life. At Una Pizza Napoletana in NYC’s East Village – you’ll find the art of Neapolitan pizza most excellently executed. If you are a lover of artisan pizza, this is it’s chapel. Plus, the owner, Anthony, has got some sick tatts.