Vegan Carbonara with Coconut Bacon

Ingredients

• 1 lbs uncooked spaghetti (or other pasta of choice)
• a bit of olive oil (to toss)
• 1 ½ cup cashews (or blanched almonds)
• 1 ⅔ cup water
• 2 heaped tsp vegetable broth
• 4 tbsp nutritional yeast (for a cheesy flavour (optional))
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 14 oz mushrooms (sliced)
• 4 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 cup frozen peas (thawed)
• salt (to taste)
• pepper (to taste)
• 1 heaped cup unsweetened coconut flakes
• 4 tsp tamari sauce (or soy sauce)
• 1 tsp liquid smoke (or sub more tamari)
• 2 tsp maple syrup (or coconut syrup)
• 2 tsp oil
• 1 tsp smoked paprika

Instructions