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Not to worry. With a little time, you too can get used to soy products!

Soy you say...Blech!! I hear you. I thought they were revolting, repulsive, very, very sad excuses for dairy, but I'm here to say - it's ok! In fact, it's more than ok!

If you can find a trader joe's anywhere near you - head on out. Mine is 60 minutes away but it's worth it for the cheese. Soy sation is a cheddar/mozzarella mix. It tastes good, it melts good, and unlike most other soy cheese - it doesn't smell like stinky feet. they also make a really good soy mozzarella. Believe me - I'm a cheese freak, but I'm learning to love these! Galaxy foods also makes a good soy parmesan (can't tell the difference). I even made lasagna for DH the other day - he said it was the best he'd ever had...

Soy and rice milk are good substitutes - I really like the vanilla flavor, but chocolate flavor is good too with ice!

Haven't ventured out to soy yogurt and soy ice cream yet, but I will. I'm trying to become dairy free (eventually) using baby steps. You can do this!

So.....brought home the vanilla soy milk and poured a glass of the yellow stuff. Convinced DH to try to first! (Sucker) Yum! You will like it he said!

Sure, (he lies) but, since I had my big girl panties on that day, I took a little sip!

Holy cow! Or, Holy Soy Bean! That stuff is not bad! I just might live after all!

Now, does anyone know how to make pumpkin pie with soy milk?

Can't you just use a pumpkin??

Glad to see you, Dippy, we were worried!

Hmmm, I was thinking the same thing, but since I can't quote you

I will just think it to myself.

But thinking outloud - here's a recipe for you Taffy:
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1 can (15 oz.) 100% pumpkin
1 1/4 cups soy milk
2 large eggs

Isn't that just a direct substitution for the milk? So, basically, out side of quiche, it's an even swap for milk?

sort of looks that way to me! I asked my neighbor about it cuz she uses soy milk a lot - her kid is lactose intolerant. She says it substitutes straight across.

Just use a pumpkin for my pumpkin pie!

(jokers!)

I will look at that recipe plus I googled it.

Thanks.........

You are welcome! Did you eat yet?

I did. Yesterday.

Now today. Where are those hunger pains? (looking around) Where did they go? Is it too much to ask to be somewhat normal and just feel hungry more than once?

I know, I know...I will never be normal again!

But it was nice to feel like I was starving to death. I had forgotten what that felt like!

there is a product you can get from health food shops to help you cope with milk and milk products, its not a drug as such but an enzyme that people who are lactose intilerant do not produce. I am not sure what it is called in the US be the brand name here is lactaid