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I have been gradually making my way through some recipes on the "Spain on a Fork" youtube channel and related website. I sometimes joke to myself, "it's a hundred ways to use chickpeas," lol. also some other legumes. some recipes are not vegan, but many are. Most have been really straightforward and simple to make. I am…

Tonight (Tuesday): baked chicken breast, roast cauliflower, brown rice with vegetables medley.

sounds like a big commit, but go for it in a gradual ramp up based on where youmight be starting from. don't hurt yourself, that'll set you back. spacing out the hard days per muscle sets for recovery yields best results ("leg day" vs "arm day" is a thing, lol). Considered resistance band exercises? Cycling (outdoors, or…

Family dinner following a Broadway theatre matinee in NYC Saturday … upscale Korean BBQ. After months of beef avoidance, 4 different cuts shared by the table: fresh brisket, short rib, waigu and thin-cut eye round. Plus assorted pertinent sides and flavorings. I do not often post restaurant meals, but thought this would be…

@AmandaPotechko @mtaratoot I was looking at my "ramble" posting above, and Amanda's original questions … I neglected to emphasize I bake about 80%+ of the bread we consume. I use a "faux sourdough" approach blending commercial baking yeast and live yogurt or kefir cultures in a long fermentation (12 hrs average, countertop…

Fairly simple meal this evening … baked salsa chicken thigh, blanched asperagus, chop salad.

@mtaratoot This is the dinner I made this evening after writing that last post above. Baked salsa chicken thigh, blanched asperagus, chop salad. Sorry it doesn't correspond to the OP question on veg approach.

@mtaratoot From 03 March … (some sort of quoting problem prevents direct link): It seems like we have similar diets. I eat mostly plants, but I will "tuck in" to a steak every now and then. Things from the ocean are more common. Ans: possibly; i've seen a lot of congruence in our posts. What I do is sorta this: I won't…

Good links, thanks!

Agreed. When I did my 1980s vegan decade, I basically drew the line at anything multicellular in "Kingdom Animalia." And their products (honey, dairy, etc.). I knew others who were more strict. For me, the journey took about 2 months from inception; seafood was the last to "go" and the first to "come back." Nowadays, I'm…

I just checked my current bag of Anthonys Fortified Nutritional Yeast and their B12 comes from fermentation, not a chem lab and it is vegan. I take it nearly daily as part of my morning oatmeal mix. I bake about 80% of the bread we consume, and I often dose it with nutritional yeast (or plain whey - but you want vegan) for…

I have been interested in this for a while. I often use my trekking poles to exercise walk, and find they are a great way to recruit more body into the activity. they also force better posture. Using nordic poles rather than trekking poles supposedly refines the motion for additional benefits. I am 70yo and have made a…

"fridge clearing" is completely aligned with the old saying, "necessity is the mother of invention," lol. enjoy your vacation.

what's the crudo dish consist of? looks interesting. i've never met a salmon i didn't like, lol.

An "impromptu chicken rice veggie" soup. Scenario: Friday night of a very busy day, solo dinner (wife out with daughter for "girls night"), impending wintery weekend, impending Super Bowl. Mission: clear out the fridge for space for "big game" food by using up leftovers and etc. Solution: "make a soup." Leftover diced…

Still not posting as much as previously, but keeping as best I can to my plan. Tonight, in the rainy US Northeast, I glanced at my "someday" list and decided I had the on-hand ingredients to make this dish, "Classic Spanish Chickpeas and Rice," or, what he calls it, "Garbanzos Como Conejo (Garbanzos Like Rabbit)," from the…

Hello. Happy New Year to you all. It's been a while since I've posted, and January has been a hectic month with nothing too reportable or distinct on the recipes and meals front. However, we had our final Christmas party today, and my contribution to the proceedings was a pesto bread wreath. My first attempt at this.…

Thanks. Glad to. 1. My preferred whey powder is Jarrow Unflavored. "Nothing but whey," although a little lecithin added for unclumpiness. 2. Whey is an acquired taste (powder and liquid), I don't have issues with it. I think it is fairly mild, but there is a taste. Used to be a common thing, remember Little Miss Muffet's…

I used to make up my own nuts and dried fruit mix (I hesitate to say, "trail mix") and keep it in my desk and/or lunch kit. Protein, fat, fiber and some carbs. I did try making my own bars, but didn't find that to be a productive endeavor for the long haul. I found nuts.com had a good selection of quality ingredients. They…

I use plain (unflavored) whey powder in my frequent morning oats, occasionally add it to my flour when making breads, and experiment with it in other recipes for protein boosts (I am on a reduced-meat trajectory). I also have done some experiments with liquid whey extracted from whole milk plain yogurt (i.e., what I call…

hope you're better by now ... i try and keep some of my soups on hand, frozen, for those types of occasions.

It sounds as if you made a festive holiday for a number of folks. That's a good thing.

"Simple" still seems like a festive meal. Merry Christmas.

Back last night (Saturday evening) from a trip up to Ontario Canada to visit the kids' family for Christmas. Not bothering to log or post the meals up there and enroute ... let's just say, my months of dietary moderation went down the ol' laundry chute, with richness of foods, not so much quantity. However, there are two…

More simple stuff following Thanksgiving. Baked paprika/lemon pepper chicken breast, roast savory frozen butternut squash dices, steamed frozen mixed vegetables. MFP estimates this plate at about 569cal, 44g protein, 24g fat, 42g carb (5g fiber, 11g sugar).

I probably could have staved off retirement for another 6-12 months when, in what was to be my last interview before I faced the inevitable (few folks want a 60+ yo IT guy, no matter the skills and track record), I decided to be honest. You see, I had spent the last 10yrs of my career flying around the country bailing out…

@acpgee ... hope the work demands are just seasonal, end-of-year reqmnts, and it tapers off for you to a more sustainable level. sounds as if you're really deep in it recently.

Well, last week was quite a week. We did host two smaller dinner parties, also had our wedding anniversary dinner, and did preps for everything in between. Haven't been on this thread for a few days as a result. After 30 years of solidly being the local (NJ USA) family's host for Thanksgiving, this year was a little…

Tonight (Sunday): savory cream of pumpkin soup with white beans. There's a ton of recipe variants online for pumpkin soup, ranging from, essentially, liquid pumpkin pie to more savory options such as this one. I combined a couple in this batch. Rather than start with raw pumpkin, I used a couple of cans of organic puree.…

right you are! just got finished doing my autumn oven clean, refreshing my memory while it was self-cleaning (an imperfect process, groan) by watching some vids on rendering down a turkey carcass for broth (with all the disruption of moving into a new place and etc, it has been several years since i have bothered - thanks…