Shavuot Non-Dairy Recipes

When I think ''pasta' somehow I picture a lovely macaroni cheese, or Fetuccine Alfredo, always a creamy, cheesey, dairy dish.  Well, this flavoursome, non-dairy creamy pasta has all the taste with the added bonus of being able to serve it as a main meal or a side dish to meat. [caption id="attachment_58132" align="aligncenter" width="582" caption="Non Dairy Creamy Pasta"][/caption] Being in America visiting family over thanksgiving one year was a new experience.   This was like no other holiday!  As we don't celebrate Thanksgiving in South African, I like to serve this dish at Shavuot.  Traditionally, as we so often see on the American sitcoms, the turkey takes center stage with its supporting stars, the pumpkin and pecan pies.  However, this performance of Thanksgiving had all the stars, but in different roles!  It was Turkey and Pumpkin Pasta with Pecans as the chorus!   [caption id="attachment_58137" align="aligncenter" width="582" caption="Santorini Salad"][/caption] My friend Pam went to Greece with three of her childhood friends.  They had made a pact that no matter where they were living, the year that they all turned 40, they would meet in Greece, so it was in Santorini that they swam in the sea, drank in the Jacuzzi and ate salad for sustenance!  It was the salad I was interested in, so we got to work, substituted here and there, couldn't quite get the mood back for Pam, but we finally got the taste with this Santorini Salad with tofu in place of feta cheese and some toasted couscous, it is the perfect salad that can be eaten as a meal.