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.

don't forget the dragon noodles

I made some dragon noodles for early dinner, but my limes, almost no juice came out when I squeezed them!  Also we do not have green onions, and I never use the cilantro, so they lacked a green fresh vividness.  Also they were so hot I could barely eat them.  But what a lovely flavor.

"Thank you for cleaning up," I told Ming.

"Thank you for making dinner!" he said.

"Thank you for helping!" I said.  "It's easy when you help me."  He chopped some garlic for me, among other things.

foods I wanna make soon

Thai carrot curry soup
sweet potato peanut butter stew
pasta with avocado tahini sauce
vegan mac & cheese with veg sausage and spinach
spanish rice with chickpeas
a vegetarian version of this rice casserole my mom used to make when I was little
some one-pot pasta

Need to chop and freeze some extra onions.  Ming said he'd do it!

Oh I have some potatoes I need to use too.

Thinking of making a new cookzine.

Food blog closed for lack of interest!

havarti and tomato sandwich on Acme herb slab
banana
nectarine

lentil soup
salad with pine nuts and dressing
grapes

popcorn with butter

harvarti and lettuce sandwich on Acme herb slab

cereal
soymilk

peach
harvarti and lettuce sandwich on Acme herb slab

vanilla yogurt with pecans

tomato and harvarti sandwich on Acme herb slab
apple crisp

havarti sandwich on Acme herb slab bread
maple candy (prasad)

peach
whole wheat spaghetti
tomato sauce with mushrooms

soymilk
McVities rich tea biscuits

baked apple slices
lentil soup

eggs
toast--Acme olive bread
peach

havarti sandwich on Acme herb slab
grapes

whole wheat spaghetti
marinara sauce with mushrooms
cinnamon swirl from Acme
tea

muenster sandwich on Acme herb slab bread

peach
muenster and tomato sandwich on Acme herb slab bread

peach
cereal with soymilk

toast--Acme olive bread
banana yogurt with pecans

cheese sandwich
half an apple
apple tart from Acme

bangin bartha
paneer tikka masala
rice
roti
(from House of Curries in Berkeley)

nectarine
muenster sandwich on Acme herb slab bread

yesterday

tomato sandwich
blueberries
grapes

mushroom soya
eggplant moju
brown rice
lentils
(from Sri in Santa Cruz)

nectarine
cereal and soymilk

tomato sandwich
eggs

chicken tikka masala
rice
bangin bartha
rice pudding
(from Spice Ave in Santa Barbara)

quesadilla
guacamole
corn tortillas
(from La Superica in Santa Barbara)

tomato sandwich
sauted mushrooms

cheese sandwich
grapes
nectarine

blueberries
soymilk

chile relleno burrito
half a piece of cheesecake

yesterday

cheese sandwich on cracked wheat sourdough

banana
nectarine

turkey burger
wattermelon

frozen yogurt


note: I'm on vacation

vanilla yogurt with pecans

hummus with tortillas and pine nuts
cucumber with dressing

scrambled eggs
buttered toast

muenster sandwich on cracked wheat sourdough bread
tea

grapes
buttered toast
eggs

bean and onion tacos with sour cream