I liked the vegan cheddar cheese so much that I wanted to make something to showcase the cheese.

I thought macaroni and cheese would be a good one.

The macaroni was added to my cream sauce.

This picture (above) shows the pot right after the cheddar cheese was added.

The cheese was beautifully melted and added the beautiful orange color.

Okay.

I know macaroni and cheese usually does not contain anything green, but if you ask me, it’s a shame, although my nephews would disagree.

Since I didn’t have to share this with any kids, I couldn’t help but adding broccoli.

It already looks better with the beautiful green color.

I could have stopped, but I thought adding gochujang would give the right amount of sweetness and spiciness, and I was right!

Earlier I was gonna say “Who doesn’t like macaroni and cheese”, but I know someone who is not a big fan.

My husband.

So I was initially thinking about keeping it all to myself.

But guess what?

After having a small bowl, he declared that it was good, and he came back for more (yeah!).

I was happy sharing.

Good food is always meant to be shared.

The Gochujang Macaroni and Cheese was served with fried onion and fresh scallion.

Delicious!!

Taco itself never really gained much popularity in Japan.

I remember many years ago a chain taco fast food store opened up in major cities in Japan, but they disappeared pretty quickly.

However, they did leave some trail in Okinawa, where the largest U.S. military base is located, and taco “rice” was created.

Everything you find in tacos is there, but they are served over rice instead of tortillas.

I love taco rice, and whenever I eat it, it reminds me the obvious that I am Japanese.

I was in the mood for taco rice today, but I didn’t have cooked rice on hand, so I decided to make taco “pasta”.

This has been my recent favorite trick.

I use lasagna sheets.

I cook them first, and then cut them into thin strips.

This gives nice chewiness and reminds me of homemade pasta.

The freshly cooked pasta was combined with a mixture of avocado mash, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper, and then served with taco-flavored tofu (I used extra firm tofu from Trader Joe’s; it’s REALLY firm and provides great texture), tomato, red onion, scallion, cilantro, jalapeno, cheesy crema, and tortilla chip crumbles.

Pasta (or any noodle) is one of my favorite carbs, so I was pretty sure I would like it.

But I ended up absolutely loving it!!