Forums: January 2010 Kickstart Forum Archive: Easy and cheap milk substitutes
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serenevannoy Joined: 12/28/09 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 294	Easy and cheap milk substitutes Posted Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 3:22 PM For those of you who don't want to pay supermarket prices for soymilk to pour over your cereal, or who don't like soy, you might be interested in making milk the way I do: Vegan "milk" 1 cup brown rice OR raw nuts (I prefer cashews or almonds, but any raw nut will do) 2-4 cups water (I use 4 cups of water, but it's creamier with less) Blend in a blender or with a hand blender. That's it. Some people prefer to add a little salt, vanilla, and/or sweetener, but I like it just the way it is. Also, most people prefer to strain it, but I don't -- I just use it until I get toward the sludge at the bottom, then throw the sludge into a pot of soup or hot cereal or something. This keeps for a few days in the fridge. Serene Vannoy, Oakland, CA -- My daily Kickstart blog: http://serenecooking.livejournal.com/tag/kickstart
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serenevannoy Joined: 12/28/09 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 294	RE: Easy and cheap milk substitutes Posted Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 3:23 PM (By the way, I use cooked brown rice, not raw.) Serene Vannoy, Oakland, CA -- My daily Kickstart blog: http://serenecooking.livejournal.com/tag/kickstart
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Wild4Stars Joined: 12/27/09 Location: Florida Posts: 832	RE: Easy and cheap milk substitutes Posted Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 3:27 PM I have NEVER liked milk so never went in search of a substitute. However, I have heard that almond milk is quite good. Vikki ~ Wild4Stars@gmail.com
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serenevannoy Joined: 12/28/09 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 294	RE: Easy and cheap milk substitutes Posted Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 3:51 PM Yeah, almond milk is good. I haven't tried the store-bought kind, but it's good made fresh. Serene Vannoy, Oakland, CA -- My daily Kickstart blog: http://serenecooking.livejournal.com/tag/kickstart
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Julia Joined: 12/28/09 Location: California Posts: 44	RE: Easy and cheap milk substitutes Posted Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 1:46 AM Thanks for the recipe. I drink soy-milk.
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jmyers1050 Joined: 12/31/09 Location: Arizona Posts: 43	RE: Easy and cheap milk substitutes Posted Friday, January 1, 2010 at 11:59 AM If you like soy milk and want to save money by making your own, investing in a soymilk maker might make sense. The initial investment is about $125, but it will pay for itself in about 6 months. The machine I bought from soymilkquick.com has lasted me for 6 years and is still going strong. My cost comes out to about 50 cents/half gallon. It requires soaking soybeans overnight, plus 15 minutes to make the milk and about 10 minutes to clean the machine, which I do about every 3 - 4 days. I use soy milk primarily on oatmeal and in recipes, not as a beverage.
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Jackie Joined: 12/31/09 Location: Wallingford, Connecticut Posts: 14	RE: Easy and cheap milk substitutes Posted Friday, January 1, 2010 at 2:27 PM I make a RAW almond mylk with dates, vanilla bean and Raw cacao. OMG, knock your socks off!!! 1 cup soaked almonds to 4 cups filtered water, add soaked dates, vanilla and cacao in a high powered blender like a vita mix and let it rip! I also like to add a dash of cinnamon.
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lovelambs Joined: 01/01/10 Posts: 1	RE: Easy and cheap milk substitutes Posted Friday, January 1, 2010 at 3:59 PM Another tip is that the 99 cent store carries regular soy milk!
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Lucy Joined: 01/02/10 Posts: 9	RE: Easy and cheap milk substitutes Posted Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 3:13 PM i bought soy milk today instead of regular milk. luckily it seems not much different in price here. (i am in the uk) i got alpro soya light milk, its pretty good tasting too!
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JamieR Joined: 01/01/10 Location: Mendocino Coast, Northern California Posts: 116	RE: Easy and cheap milk substitutes Posted Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 5:37 PM serenevannoy wrote: Vegan "milk" 1 cup brown rice OR raw nuts (I prefer cashews or almonds, but any raw nut will do) I like the idea of making my own nut milk! I've been enjoying storebought almond milk, but it is a little pricey. Could I ask which nuts you've made milk out of? At my store, I've seen hazelnut and almond, but never walnuts or pecans (which happen to be my favorite nuts besides almond). Have you ever made walnut or pecan milk...or think why they wouldn't be good? Thanks! September Kickstart Goals: Walk/bike daily, keep up with forum, 100% low-fat vegan experimenting with maximizing FLAVOR! www
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serenevannoy Joined: 12/28/09 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 294	RE: Easy and cheap milk substitutes Posted Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 8:02 PM I love pecan milk so much I want to marry it and have its children, but I can't always afford to be buying pecans. I do like cashew milk, though, so usually, that's what I make. I've also made almond, brown rice, wheat, white rice (passable, but bland), and sesame (start with tahini, not with sesame seeds). They all worked fine. Serene Vannoy, Oakland, CA -- My daily Kickstart blog: http://serenecooking.livejournal.com/tag/kickstart
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