Vegan Rella

I've never been one for fake cheese substitutes unless you count making Palak Tofu instead of Palak Paneer or white beans instead of macaroni & cheeze. However, in an attempt to include Sage in our recipes, I made Polenta Casserole from Eat, Drink & Be Vegan, which includes vegan mozzerella.

I don't like the way butter smells. It always smells rancid to me. I don't like the way butter tastes by itself. My cousin used to eat sticks of butter as a kid (literally - take them out of our Grandma's fridge and suck on them), and the smell & sight combined caused me great abdominal distress.

So when I smelled the VeganRella, I should've known better. I even made Rob smell it because it smelled Rancid to me. But I put it into my polenta anyway & baked it.

Objectively, it wasn't bad. Rob loved it. I hated it. The top layer tastes like butter.

What a way to ruin a batch of grits.