Last week I went to Maryland. While I was there, I saw a cute looking organic grocery store, MOM's Organic. So of course I just had to pop in there and investigate.
I found a few products they don't stock at my local markets, so I purchased some of them. One of those products is something called MimicCreme. It is a nut-based cream alternative, and the package says it can be used anywhere you'd use cream. This really piqued my interest, since I have always been a dairy lover and that is one of the things that we both came up highly sensitive to. (Oh cheese and yogurt, how I miss you!)
So anyway, I cracked the package a couple of days ago. The first thing I did was add about a teaspoon to a bowl of cereal with almond milk. (I find the mouthfeel of almond milk isn't right for cereal; it's too thin for my taste, so I had given up cereal for breakfast.) The MimicCreme gave the almond milk that extra dairy milk-like quality that had been missing, without adding a weird flavor. I was very pleased!
Next, I tasted it straight up. Some people might think that's weird or gross, but I used to drink the little half and half cups they give you for coffee at a restaurant, so it was no big deal for me. Like I said, I really love dairy! Anyway, I felt I needed to taste it plain so that I could ensure I wouldn't try to make something with it where the undertones of the creme clashed with the dish.
It does taste of almonds and cashews, but the flavor is mild enough that combining it with almost anything I can think of would mask the nuttiness.
Last night I made rice pasta florentine with it. It came out really well and is definitely something that will be added to the menu plan. Tonight I plan to use it as a base for homemade ranch salad dressing. It really is fantastic stuff!
So yes, I highly recommend MimicCreme!
http://www.mimiccreme.com/
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