Vegan Macaroni and Cheese {SOY FREE, GLUTEN-FREE OPTION}

Ingredients
2 cups almond milk* 3/4 cup nutritional yeast [if you are new to nutritional yeas you might want to try 1/2 c less to start]3 tablespoons corn or potato starch [I used corn starch] 3 tbs lemon juice, fresh 2 tsp sea or Himalayan salt [or to taste] 3-5 cloves of garlic1/4 yellow onion 1/2 tsp paprika 1 tbs dry mustard 1 tsp turmeric pepper to taste 3 tbs tahini paste any other seasoning you might like16 oz of your favorite vegan pasta [I prefer whole grain]Preparation
Prepare pasta according to instructions and set aside While pasta is cooking blend remaining ingredients in a blender [I used my trustworthy total-Blendtec!]Strain pasta and transfer back to the pot, pour sauce over it and keep cooking on medium-low-medium heat Stir constantly while sauce is thickening If you desire more flavor add more mustard and onion/garlic powder and/or turmericServe hot--I sauted 1 chopped onion in 2 tbs of olive oil and mixed into the pasta *To make almond milk [yes, I do make my own], take
1 cup pre-soaked almonds [they can be dehydrated, if still wet, make sure to rinse off soaking water]3 cups water Blend in a blender for 1-2 minutes until almonds are broken and milky consistency is achieved Strain milk through milk bag or wine bag [I got mine for $1 at Michael's craft store!] If you don't use all of the milk, flavor remaining milk with a pinch of salt and a tad of raw honeyThe dish can be made creamier by adding Earth Balance butter. However, I do prefer to exclude concentrated fats as much as possible--we don't need them.
Serve with a huge GREEN salad!

You can use almond pulp to make various dishes, such as raw cookies, which I am not going to cover now.

PS: My hubby tried Mac and Cheese... and liked it! Even asked for seconds. So, it looks like you are safe to make and eat it :) [Mac and Cheese used to be one of his favorite dishes :)]

STAMP: Demetrye Approved :)

PS2: The dish actually tasted pretty good when I tried it the day after making it [I had to give my tastebuds a chance to rest overnight ;)].

Next Veganize-It recipe-Lemon Bars [Melanie's challenge].