rosemary tea

Fresh rosemary tea is delicious.  That is all.

greens plan

I don't like veggies that much.  These are the ones I like.

tree collard greens
sunflower microgreens
peas
snap peas
snow peas
asparagus
broccoli
cucumbers
chard
spinach
brussels sprouts
eggplant
pumpkin, kabocha squash

Hmm, that list is longer than I thought. 

I could like some lettuce.  I like butter lettuce salad, with almond slices.

We grow tree collards.  I thought we should grow sunflower microgreens also.  A while back, I looked at ways.  Soil, no soil.  DIY trays made of whatever you have lying around as trash, vs nice spiffy storebought stuff.

We have a bunch of sunflower seeds saved from a couple years ago, from the sunflowers we grew.  Maybe I'll try growing those.

I watched some youtube videos.  Then I think I decided to go to the hydroponics store and see what I could buy in person from a human I could talk to.  And support a local business.  Sounds like a fun field trip.

iron-rich veg foods

I need to get my strength up, so I need to heal my blood.  I was taking these vegan iron pills that are supposed to be very good.  But I ran out.  Last night I ordered some more.

Thought about making some tuna fish.  But it was sad for me--don't wanna do it.

I was looking up iron-rich foods, and I thought I'd make a list of the ones that most interest me.

lentils
beans
spinach
peas
white mushrooms
dried apricots
prune juice
blackstrap molasses
potatoes--especially the skin
nuts
quinoa
amaranth
rice
oatmeal
dark chocolate
hemp seeds
chia seeds
tahini
cumin
thyme

Sounds good.  Vitamin c at the same time is supposed to help the iron get absorbed.

easiest vegan fried rice that tastes so good and nourishing

nice fried rice

cold leftover rice
oil
garlic powder
frozen peas
frozen spinach, chopped
cayenne
black pep
shoyu

Put some oil in a pan.  Heat it.  Add the rice.  Fry it for a while.  Don't stir too much.  Keep the heat high.

Meanwhile, separately, heat the spinach and peas till they're thawed.

Add a generous amount of garlic powder and a little cayenne and black pepper to the rice.  Stir well.

Add the veg to the rice.  Stir well.  Cook till the veg is hot.

Serve and add desired amount of shoyu or soy sauce. 

Wow, how could vegan fried rice made with almost zero effort taste this delicious?  Well, it does.  Let's remember this one.

deep nutrition

I wanna eat / drink more of...

-plain yogurt
-kefir water
-everyday banana
-honey
-sweet potatoes
-spinach
-turmeric
-decaf green tea
-lemongrass tea
-garlic
-miso
-oatmeal
-fermented like fresh sauerkraut

-cabbage juice, once I get a juicer

I think aloe juice is probably not for me, but I want to try it.

wanna make this soon

I've made some hella delicious peanut stew kinda dishes, but I wanna try this specific recipe because I love this lady.  The Budget Bytes lady is a food genius.  Also, I usually have all these ingredients.

https://www.budgetbytes.com/african-peanut-stew-vegan

ulcer, anemia, GI soft diet for a while

I got a large ulcer in my stomach.  It's healing now after surgery and with powerful antacids.

The doctor said no aspirin, no ibuprofen, no naproxen.  I can have tylenol.

No soda.  No spices for now: garlic, ginger, chile, black pepper.

No roughage, like salad or raw veggies.  I can have veggies but cooked well.  No nuts, not even ground.  No seeds, like no seeds in crackers or bread.  No whole grains.

I'm supposed to be on a GI soft diet for a while.

Well, the ulcer bled so badly I got anemia.  So I need to build my blood.  Ming said eat protein. 

So I've been doing that.  Eggs, mild veggie sausage, vegan protein broth, plain yogurt, even a little fish, vegan hotdogs, queso fresco.

I think my blood is doing better now, two weeks out of the hospital.  But sometimes I feel discouraged.

Spicy food was my favorite.  Indian food is my joy, then Mexican, then Thai.  Garlic is my best friend.  I put some cayenne in almost everything.

I need to avoid the foods that gave me heartburn: Indian food, pizza, soy chorizo, enchiladas, underripe bananas.  I feel like I need to avoid tomato sauce also for pasta.  Salsas hot and mild.

The spices I kept by the stove because I used them every day, before: granulated garlic, cayenne pepper, cumin, black pepper.  They're just sitting there.

Well, I'm glad to have my life.