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Made my sons favorite gyro type seitan in the Instant Pot, from Seitan & Beyond. Recipe calls for 2 T minced garlic- about 6 big cloves! One of my cloves minced makes at least a Tablespoon! I use four cloves- love how they get all creamy bits in the slices!
I also made a macaroni salad with the tri color spirals. Haven't dressed it yet because I can't decide what to use. I'm having a dispute with myself on healthy- and the mayo based dressing with pickle relish I really want. I think I should go with what I want or else I'll eat something horrid in retaliation! I'm also going to add some cubed potatoes with black salt.
I also made a macaroni salad with the tri color spirals. Haven't dressed it yet because I can't decide what to use. I'm having a dispute with myself on healthy- and the mayo based dressing with pickle relish I really want. I think I should go with what I want or else I'll eat something horrid in retaliation! I'm also going to add some cubed potatoes with black salt.
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Tonight i'm gonna make a barley soup with veggies and greens (of course i will add flax seed flour, aquafaba and bunch of seasonings [both indian and abkhazian,- they go together well]).
And i'm gonna make a sauteed cabbage with salsa, greens and cayenne.
And i'm gonna make a sauteed cabbage with salsa, greens and cayenne.
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Frittata "muffins" for my friends, in an effort to use the eggs & broccoli my dad left here. 
I sautéed some onion & tiny broccoli florets, added my leftover cooked quinoa (not much), added herbs & spices (heavy on the tarragon & smoked paprika).... Whisked eight eggs & a small splash of soy milk, but the broccoli stuff needs to cool more... which is fine because eggs will be fluffier if they're closer to room temperature.
My dad also had some cheese (not sure what kind, but he gets really good sh*t in Midland)... I grated some of that to add to everything.
I guess I'll have a cup of coffee while I wait....
I sautéed some onion & tiny broccoli florets, added my leftover cooked quinoa (not much), added herbs & spices (heavy on the tarragon & smoked paprika).... Whisked eight eggs & a small splash of soy milk, but the broccoli stuff needs to cool more... which is fine because eggs will be fluffier if they're closer to room temperature.My dad also had some cheese (not sure what kind, but he gets really good sh*t in Midland)... I grated some of that to add to everything.
I guess I'll have a cup of coffee while I wait....
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I blended up my roasted cauliflower with all the necessary stuff to make "cheese" sauce... bought two bags of Ready Pasta, gonna use one of 'em... washed a Roma tomato that I'll dice up to add to mac-n-cheese....
Didn't wanna dirty any more dishes/pots/pans... already have plenty from earlier....
They're soapy & soaking, don't wanna attract flies, either. LOL
Didn't wanna dirty any more dishes/pots/pans... already have plenty from earlier....
They're soapy & soaking, don't wanna attract flies, either. LOL
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Pasta salad is in the works. Already made Italian dressing... got water heating up for the box of rotini... I'll toss the frozen broccoli in the boiling water with a couple minutes to go... drain & rinse those together along with the sliced olives.... I didn't want this to take a lot of effort, hence the already chopped/sliced stuff. The onion & red pepper are easily chopped in my Zyliss.... I will have to bother slicing tomatoes, though. 
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I'm going to have a beer, that should help....
The onion & red pepper are easily chopped in my Zyliss.... I will have to bother slicing tomatoes, though. LMAOI'm going to have a beer, that should help....
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I'm not entirely sure.... vegan burger/patty somethings, maybe? LOL 
I took two containers out of the freezer to thaw yesterday... one was that ground-up lentil/veggie mix I tried making a patty from before... the way-too-sloppy stuff. The other is leftover filling from when I made stuffed peppers... brown rice, garbanzos, onion, tomato, etc.
I'm gonna try mixing the two.... I'll very gently pulse both mixes, not too much.... But I'm hoping the combination of the two will make for "sturdier" patties. Plus they both have the same sort of spice palate.
Well, I guess we'll see what happens....
I took two containers out of the freezer to thaw yesterday... one was that ground-up lentil/veggie mix I tried making a patty from before... the way-too-sloppy stuff. The other is leftover filling from when I made stuffed peppers... brown rice, garbanzos, onion, tomato, etc.I'm gonna try mixing the two.... I'll very gently pulse both mixes, not too much.... But I'm hoping the combination of the two will make for "sturdier" patties. Plus they both have the same sort of spice palate.
Well, I guess we'll see what happens....
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Good luck! And bon appetit!I'm not entirely sure.... vegan burger/patty somethings, maybe? LOL
I'm gonna try mixing the two.... I'll very gently pulse both mixes, not too much.... But I'm hoping the combination of the two will make for "sturdier" patties. Plus they both have the same sort of spice palate.
Well, I guess we'll see what happens....
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I'm not entirely sure.... vegan burger/patty somethings, maybe? LOL
I'm gonna try mixing the two.... I'll very gently pulse both mixes, not too much.... But I'm hoping the combination of the two will make for "sturdier" patties. Plus they both have the same sort of spice palate.
Well, I guess we'll see what happens....
OK, I think I'll be able to make a tasty sammich tonight!
The patties smelled fantastic while baking and they held together very nicely. 
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My last two Flatout Light Italian Herb flatbread wraps as pizzas.... Gonna top with organic sauce, a little walnut-parm & Daiya mozzarella, then some of this seemingly-odd-but-utterly-delicious mix I made of the toppings in cans/jars* (sliced black olives, sliced mushrooms, chopped artichoke hearts [plus leftover diced red onion], all rinsed & drained, added herbs & spices & nooch, stirred it all together), sliced orange bell pepper, & more Daiya shreds.
Don't think I'm going to baby spinach on these... not sure yet, though. I've got a little leftover Roma tomato (don't wanna carve up the new one yet), I'll add that just before I take sh*t out of the oven....
* I wanted less work in the prep department, but wanted to make sure these toppings weren't too wet, hence all the extra dry stuff mixed in.
Oh, and there's a lot of that mix... I plan to use whatever's left with some pasta & evoo.
I've gotta stop picking the olives out... Nom! LOL
Don't think I'm going to baby spinach on these... not sure yet, though. I've got a little leftover Roma tomato (don't wanna carve up the new one yet), I'll add that just before I take sh*t out of the oven....
* I wanted less work in the prep department, but wanted to make sure these toppings weren't too wet, hence all the extra dry stuff mixed in.
Oh, and there's a lot of that mix... I plan to use whatever's left with some pasta & evoo.
I've gotta stop picking the olives out... Nom! LOL
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Improvising a vegan pizza "burger" of sorts, with that oblong patty up there ^^^ -- Got some good, sliced rosemary-olive oil sourdough bread (on discount for only $1.49, couldn't resist) on Friday, gave the loaf to Jer after taking four slices, two large, two small... I guess the big ones are too long for my oblong patty, so I'll use the small ones. Heating patty in tiny skillet, gonna top with some of that olive/mushroom/artichoke/onion mix I made up last night, some Daiya mozz-shreds... of course, I'll spread pizza sauce on the bread... then I'll slap everything together, maybe baste the outside of the bread with a little evoo, then toss that on the skillet to grill a bit....
Heating patty in tiny skillet, gonna top with some of that olive/mushroom/artichoke/onion mix I made up last night, some Daiya mozz-shreds... of course, I'll spread pizza sauce on the bread... then I'll slap everything together, maybe baste the outside of the bread with a little evoo, then toss that on the skillet to grill a bit....Smoky black eyed peas, kale and onions in the Instant Pot. I made a recipe for berbere spice mix and used that. It's mostly paprika and I think mine was pretty stale . I tried to make up for it with upping the other spices. Tastes a lot like Old Bay without the celery seed and salt if you ask me
ETA- they're really, really, good! My favorite beans go in rotation- from pintos, garbanzos, white, and now I think black eyed peas! So creamy, and takes up flavor so well!
. I tried to make up for it with upping the other spices. Tastes a lot like Old Bay without the celery seed and salt if you ask me ETA- they're really, really, good! My favorite beans go in rotation- from pintos, garbanzos, white, and now I think black eyed peas! So creamy, and takes up flavor so well!
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Roasting hunks of orange bell pepper, basted with evoo.... I had a whole pepper, plus two decent sized hunks left from when I made pizza.
I guess I've decided to improvise some sort of roasted pepper "cheese" sauce. I didn't have anything set to go for tonight... now I can just nab a pouch of Barilla Ready Pasta at Family Dollar on my way to Jer's. Oh, and I've got some frozen chopped broccoli left... I'll steam & add that, too.
I guess I've decided to improvise some sort of roasted pepper "cheese" sauce. I didn't have anything set to go for tonight... now I can just nab a pouch of Barilla Ready Pasta at Family Dollar on my way to Jer's.
Oh, and I've got some frozen chopped broccoli left... I'll steam & add that, too.
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Going from last to first.... Just made a sauce of that "cheesy" roasted pepper stuff ^^^^ plus horseradish mustard. OMG!! 
I made a total of five large "raw" lentil-quinoa burgers (5th one is in my tiny skillet right now)....
And I still have a bunch of the non-processed mix left... spices can be easily adjusted for tacos... just not the other way around. LOL
Preheating the oven for broccoli/potato/white bean Veggie Fries... already sautéed a little red onion for atop the "burger"... gonna add a slice of Daiya cheddar on top of that... maybe some baby spinach & sliced Roma tomato... I'm feeling lazier by the second, though.... LOL
I made a total of five large "raw" lentil-quinoa burgers (5th one is in my tiny skillet right now)....
And I still have a bunch of the non-processed mix left... spices can be easily adjusted for tacos... just not the other way around. LOL
Preheating the oven for broccoli/potato/white bean Veggie Fries... already sautéed a little red onion for atop the "burger"... gonna add a slice of Daiya cheddar on top of that... maybe some baby spinach & sliced Roma tomato... I'm feeling lazier by the second, though.... LOL
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Looking forward to making a butternut squash curry. Now browsing lots of recipes, and mostly just colorful pictures, hehehe. It's always been frightening me, but it looks like i do love the taste of curry powder.
Anyway, i'll have to wait until tomorrow when my mom returns and goes for squashes with me, because it's quite far. 
It's always been frightening me, but it looks like i do love the taste of curry powder. Anyway, i'll have to wait until tomorrow when my mom returns and goes for squashes with me, because it's quite far.
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Got some water on for pot-sized (halved) angel hair pasta, but since the cooking time is only 3-4 minutes, I'm gonna throw some frozen veggies in the water first, bring it back to temp... think it's gonna be the "California-style" veggies (which, here, is always broccoli/cauliflower/carrots).... Got a jar of Newman's Own Sockarooni sauce (now in plastic jars!)... think I'll mix some of that with my remaining "cheesy" roasted orange bell pepper sauce....
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Just have made a pot of Ailazan (armenian spicey vegetable ragout).
And raw cloudberry compote...
(armenian spicey vegetable ragout).And raw cloudberry compote...
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Makin' pasta... but this time the last little bit of both my veggie rotini & bow tie pasta... they have slightly different cooking times, but it should all work out.... Already roasted my frozen broccoli cuts earlier today, along with the four huge chunks of cauliflower left from last night... & I still have sauce.
Stage 1 of furniture stripping is now complete. The foam was total crap, so once that ran out, I picked up gel. The gel works so much better, though it's trickier to use. It dries out quickly, and it burns like hell if you get it on your skin. I had to keep running to the sink to wash it off my arm. And yes, I wore gloves. I am just careless sometimes.
It took some trial and error before I found the most effective way to strip the wood. You can see the difference between the first drawer and the last. The first looks like crap, and the last one looks amazing. Lol.
For Stage 2 of furniture stripping, I'll have to go over all the spots I missed. THEN I'll be able to sand the whole thing.
It took some trial and error before I found the most effective way to strip the wood. You can see the difference between the first drawer and the last. The first looks like crap, and the last one looks amazing. Lol.
For Stage 2 of furniture stripping, I'll have to go over all the spots I missed. THEN I'll be able to sand the whole thing.
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