Vegan Replacements: Milk

I was eavesdropping on a conversation at work when I heard a one of the girls complaining that it was so difficult to find good vegan recipes and that all she could find were vegetarian recipes. That shouldn't be a problem because there are all sorts of different things you can use to replace non-vegan ingredients. There are other variations besides the old standby of soy milk that can be substituted in recipes calling for milk. Soy milk is a very strong tasting liquid so in desserts you can substitute any sort of nut milk (such as almond milk). Nut milks also do well in soups. Rice and oat milk are both very neutral tasting but rice milk is so watery that oat milk should be the choice for most recipes unless you actually want a thinner consistency. It is fun to play around with the various other options out there to see what flavors they add to recipes. I am not a vegan but it is fun to try the almond, rice, and sometimes even coconut milks to get a different taste and texture.