DAY ONE HUNDRED SEVEN OF COOKING COURSE

 Such a busy day.  What happened to my lazy and empty days?  I had a client retreat and then a social media meeting with my social media guy.  All that took four hours!  Plus I had to make a sandwich before my retreat so I could have something to eat for the meeting.  

I made a sandwich from the coconut "bacon" I made.  I made a BLCT.  A "bacon", lettuce, cheese and lettuce sandwich with the mayo that I made yesterday.  It was delicious and everyone on the call was jealous because their food didn't arrive!  

I just didn't have any chips to go with it.  Sad face...

Until tomorrow...

DAY ONE HUNDRED SIX OF COOKING COURSE

 I was a very busy cook today.  Tomorrow is going to be a busy day so I needed to cook a little extra today.  First I made Coconut "Bacon" Chips.  I will post about them tomorrow.

Then I made Simple Oil-Free Hummus.  I made hummus years ago, it was a disaster and I haven't tried it since.  Today I changed my streak. I made delicious hummus.  Just the way I like it. 

Then I made some vegan mayonnaise.  I will use it tomorrow when I take a photo.  

I have costochrondritis again. It may be a delayed reaction from getting vaccination #2.  Anyway, I am in pain in my left side of my ribs this time.  It is painful to breathe, laugh, yawn, cough, sneeze, and take a big breath.  I am hoping it will fade away quickly.  I went back on the Orencia two days ago so that should help but it takes a few weeks for the Orencia to kick in.  Fingers crossed I am back to normal in a day or two.  

Until tomorrow...

DAY ONE HUNDRED FIVE OF COOKING COURSE

 I was putting off cooking this item because I remember as a child cooking it and it taking so much time.  Grating the potatoes.  Today I made Potato Fritters!  I used my food processor and it took just seconds to grate the potatoes.  So much easier.  Once the potatoes were grated I threw in some flour and dropped spoonfuls in a well oiled frying pan.  They tasted delicious!  Crispy and chewy.  

I put salsa on them and it gave them a good kick.  

I worked the rest of today.  Then tonight I started watching The Handmaid's Tale.  It is so good.

Until tomorrow...

CABBAGE, POTATOES AND CHICKPEAS

 Another day of work and other stuff.  Last night I made this great recipe of cabbage, chickpeas and potatoes.  They all get put on a cookie sheet and baked.  The cabbage gets carmelized, the chickpeas get baked and the potatoes get roasted.  It tastes delicious and made enough for many meals.

The vinaigrette is made out of Dijon mustard, oil, and some spices.  Delicious.

Until tomorrow...

DAY ONE HUNDRED FOUR OF COOKING COURSE

Another busy day.  Called the roofer, had the handyman seal my stairs, Amazon delivery.  Plus I worked for hours and finished up my cooking project.  

My cooking project today was Smoked Carrot "Salmon".  I took carrots and peeled them into strips.  Then I made a marinade and left the carrots overnight in the marinade.  

 Today I took the carrots out of the marinade and put it in a dish.  I added some capers and asparagus and took this photo.

The carrots tasted smokey and salty.  They really tasted good with the capers and asparagus.  They would also taste good with vegan cream cheese and bagels.  

My front stairs have been sealed.  I found a crack and he sealed it.  Old terrazzo stairs crack so it will happen over and over again.  They are beautiful just high maintenance.

Until tomorrow...

DAY ONE HUNDRED THREE OF COOKING COURSE

Busy day!  Laundry, phone calls, cooking.  

I finished my dish from the cooking course. It is Spicy Peanut Dip.  It is fantastic!  The base is made from cooked carrots but the funny part is you don't taste it.  There is peanut butter and sriracha in it too and that is what it tastes like.  I ate 1/2 the bowl in one sitting.  Of the four dips I made, this is my second favorite.  I liked the Basil Cashew dip the best but this one comes in a close second.

I had lots of laundry after my tough vaccine weekend.  All those night sweats.  Plus I went through two pairs of PJs in three days.

Until tomorrow...

DAY ONE HUNDRED TWO OF COOKING COURSE

 I spent an hour today putting the outside furniture out in the backyard.  About a week and a half ago I cleaned up the weeds and such on the slate in the backyard so today I could put the furniture outside.  I wanted to do it today because it is raining out right now.  I thought I would use Mother Nature to help clean the furniture off.   I am getting ready to possibly have distance, masked visits with friends in the backyard now that the weather is getting nicer and I am vaccinated.  All friends must be vaccinated and masked too.

I finally watched the entire movie Thunder Force.  I tried to watch it last weekend when I had gotten the vaccine.  I would watch 5 minutes and fall asleep and wake up at the end.  Then rewind and watch 10 minutes and fall asleep again and wake up at the end again.  I also did this with The Croods II.  I watched that yesterday.  Thunder Force was cute.  So was The Croods II.

I made Overnight Oats last night.  Basically you put the rolled oats and the almond milk in a bowl and put it in the refrigerator overnight.  In the morning the oats are soft.  Then I added cinnamon, maple syrup, salt, hemp seeds, apples and banana. It was delicious and very filling.  

Then I made another dish from my class.  I want to be a few dishes ahead of my social media posts so if I need a day off this week, I can use one of those pictures.  You know, have one or two photos in my pocket!  I'll show you in a few days.

Until tomorrow...

DAY ONE HUNDRED ONE OF COOKING COURSE

This was a busy day.  I woke up early and went to the dentist to get my crown put in.  While I was there I had a full set of x-rays completed.  I only bring this up because a few times this past year I had terrible pain in a tooth.  Pre-pandemic the dentist checked it out and there was no cavity.  Mid-pandemic when my crown fell out, she checked it again and no cavity.  I am a horrible tooth grinder and clencher.  I always have been even when I was a little girl.  The reason I am telling you this long story is that today when the x-rays came back, there was ligament irritation of great proportions in that tooth.  It turns out that I have been grinding so hard I am irritating that tooth so much that I am causing ligament damage.  This is not good.  The tooth already has a crown.  I am not sure what the next step will be.  Meanwhile she adjusted my mouth guard and we will see if it happens again.

I came home and cooked.  I made Savory Pancakes.  It is nothing like regular pancakes. Regular pancakes is mostly flour/pancake mix.  Savory pancakes is mostly silken tofu. Silken tofu has the same consistency as a poached egg.  The tofu is mixed with different things that make it yellow and "eggish" tasting.  Once mixed spoonfuls are put in a frying pan like pancakes.

They tasted very good and I ate five of them in one sitting.  

I now have 2,500 followers.

Until tomorrow...

EARTH DAY & NATIONAL JELLYBEAN DAY

 Happy Earth Day! I was not a very good environmentalist today. I blow dried my hair for the first time in 20 years. I had an interview today and I wanted to look put together. 

It’s also National Jellybean Day! I love jellybeans but they are not vegan so I was excited to find that Jelly Belly made Jelly Belly Gummies.  They taste just like jelly belly jellybeans but they are in gummie form. 

I had a gig interview today. My first since July or August. It has been a slow six months for work. 

Until tomorrow...

FEELING MUCH BETTER

 It is getting closer until my solar panels are installed.  The plans are approved and now we are on to the permitting process.  So exciting!

I reposted some old food photos today.  I wasn't up to cooking again.  Maybe tomorrow.

I am starting to feel myself again.  Today was the first day that I didn't feel like falling asleep all day.  Last night I fell asleep at 9:30 pm.  Let's see if I can stay up to 10pm tonight.

I am heading off to bed now.  I am going to watch TV in bed.  

Until tomorrow...