Made vegan chili from the Vegan Instant Pot Cookbook by Rainbow Plant Life (Nisha Vora)! Omitted the oil and added spinach (cooked it along with the mushrooms and bell pepper so that most of the water was cooked off).
A quick photo post of the air dried sharp cashew 'cheese' (from Miyoko's recipe) after 4 days of drying. I will next wrap it in greaseproof paper and refrigerate for as long as we can stand to leave it. Or I could just salt the outside lightly again and leave for another few days to deepen in flavour. It's already so good! I think I'll leave it a couple more days, as we already have some of the turmeric black pepper one to eat.
Good morning all!
How strong are you feeling today?
Increasing Muscle Strength and Function in Older Adults with Cocoa Powder
As an older adult (I'm 74), I found this video really interesting and thought of the conversation with Sharon the other day about our shared concern for maintaining muscle strength.
This video (or you can read the transcript) is worth watching:
Not much to the recipe, honestly: Mix everything together with enough water to make standard flour tortilla dough (add water slowly as you mix - it may absorb less or more than all whole wheat tortillas) and cook as normal. Makes 8.
This looks easy and apparently is really good for diabetics! (Just add healthy toppings, skip the cheese or use a dairy free version. You can make your own using the recipe linked in the crust recipe).
Today's plant based lunch: potato patties with mung sprouts and soy curls, balsamic glazed beets, butternut squash spicy chile with black beans and barley and steamed corn on the cob
Seitan Roast
I made this roast today and we really enjoyed it. Unfortunately I don't have any pink peppercorns so I used black tellicherry. It has an unusual soft, though not spongy or mushy texture, which we really liked.
Served with roasted halved garlic head, roasted onion quarters, some red quinoa, roasted parsnips and a pile of greens, peas and finely chopped kale.