I had a babysitter that used to make spaghetti carbonara for me when I was little. I was obsessed with the stuff. I was thinking about how to veganize this dish the other day when I ran across The Urban Vegan and found her recipe. It's amazing! I couldn't believe how similar the sauce was to my memories of it from almost 20 years ago! I would definitely recommend this recipe - Thanks Urban Vegan!
I did, however, make a couple changes so that it would be just as I remembered it. I added in a sauteed onion, about a cup of peas to add some green and used Lightlife Smart Bacon because it seemed to be more like the original with the smart bacon rather than the tempeh. Also, I added a couple tablespoons of Tofutti Better Than Sour Cream as everything was coming together. This added some nice extra creaminess to the sauce.
You should come over and make that for me for lunch. Pretty please?
Posted by: Karin | July 18, 2008 at 09:45 AM
I'm not vegan, but I want to try carbonara this way...it looks soo good!
Posted by: Johnna Knows Good Food | July 22, 2008 at 02:11 PM
Hi! Just wanted to let you know that I really enjoy your blog, the mix of recipes/food and animal rights information is great! I nominated you for the Brillante Weblog Award that I was also nominated for. Check out my blog for details! http://veganverve.wordpress.com
Posted by: Nikki | July 25, 2008 at 02:14 PM
Love your blog - why am I just now running into it? It's GREAT!
**Bookmarking**
Posted by: Tofu Mom | July 27, 2008 at 12:35 PM
That looks so good!
Posted by: Destiny | July 28, 2008 at 01:20 PM