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Start a large pot of salted water boiling and preheat oven to 325 F.
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Peel and finely chop potato and carrot.
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Combine with 1 cup of water in a small saucepan.
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Cover and cook potato and carrots on medium-high heat until quite soft, about 10-12 minutes.
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Prepare your breadcrumbs by ripping 1/2 baguette into 1 inch chunks.
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Combine a handful of chunks with the margarine and pulse until crumbs are small.
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Add the remaining bread chunks.
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Stir and blend until breadcrumbs are small.
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Add nutritional yeast and onion powder and pulse until combined.
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Set aside and rinse blender.
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In blender combine the cashew and pine nuts.
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Pulse until the nuts are in small pieces but have not formed a paste.
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Add the remaining cashew sauce ingredients to the blender, including the softened potato and carrots with the water they were cooked in.
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Mix with a spoon and then blend away until sauce is smooth and creamy.
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Taste and adjust seasonings.
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At this point the sauce should be pretty intensely flavored, since it is going to be combined with the mellow, creamy sauce.
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Set aside in blender.
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Start toasting breadcrumbs in a thin layer on baking sheet covered in parchment or foil for 10-15 min.
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or until crisp and light gold.
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You may want to stir them a couple times to ensure even toasting.
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Set aside to sprinkle over baked mac and cheese.
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While breadcrumbs are toasting start on the creamy sauce.
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Melt the margarine in a saucepan on medium heat, and whisk in the flour to make a roux.
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Once the flour and margarine are thoroughly combined and not lumpy, whisk in the nutritional yeast, salt and turmeric.
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Slowly add the soymilk, stirring constantly and scraping the edges and bottom of the pan to combine.
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Continue to cook over low-medium heat for several minutes, continually stirring, until the sauce thickens to a creamy consistency.
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Combine sauces in blender and blend for 15-20 seconds.
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Pour over pasta in baking dish and stir to evenly coat.
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Cover with foil and bake for 25-30 min.
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Sprinkle with breadcrumbs and a dash paprika and black pepper once everything is out of the oven.
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Enjoy with several of your closest friends!
