Well some of the fatigue in my arms has lifted, thankfully. I slept for 11 hours last night. Considering most days I sleep about 8-9 hours, I’m not usually lacking in the sleep department. I guess I still needed it. I probably could have slept longer but the phone rang. I had the worst spasm in my leg yesterday. It took a few minutes for the muscles to relax so I could get my leg to lower back down. It…
It’s official, today I renewed my blog’s domain name for another two years. This also renewed my iPage contract that my blog is hosted through. I made my commitment to my blog, to my readers and to myself. That means I’m going to be around every day for another two years. I have to admit, I’ve been a little lazy with this blog. I haven’t put much effort in lately. It wasn’t done on purpose, it was just a tough…
I made this soup twice this week already. It’s really good and so healthy. Win/Win. I even have a video on this one. Vegan, plant based and weight watchers friendly. Enjoy. https://www.facebook.com/forksoverknives/videos/10155743449849353/ Ingredients: 6 corn tortillas 6 large tomatoes, halved 2 red bell peppers, halved 8 ounces mushrooms, roughly chopped (about 2 cups) ½ yellow onion, roughly chopped 3 cloves garlic, roughly chopped 2 teaspoons ground cumin 2 dried chipotle chiles 5 to 7 sprigs fresh cilantro 2 teaspoons smoked…
I have an added a recipe in a really long time. This is a fairly simple one but it’s pretty good. Quick Chickpea Bolognese INGREDIENTS 1½ cups diced red onion 3 cloves fresh garlic, minced 1 (15.5-ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed, drained, and chopped (1½ cups) 1 medium carrot, cut into ¼-inch dice 1 cup mushrooms (any kind you like), cut into ¼-inch dice 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes (1½ cups) 1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce (1½ cups) ½ tablespoon dried…
I tried out a new recipe so I thought I’d share it. I ended up putting this over a salad yesterday in place of dressing, it was actually very tasty. It’s very hard to find a no oil, vegan/plant-based dressing. They are mostly made with a vinegarbase which is very very acidic. This was a very nice alternative that was unexpected. This would also be really tasty over a baked potato or just plain. Some recipe notes. If you’re using…
I need to thank Jen from Tripping through Treacle’s http://trippingthroughtreacle.com/ Who reminded me of this. If you haven’t followed my blog, for almost a year I became vegan. I did it for health reasons. I wanted to see if it made any difference in my multiple sclerosis. The real reason I ended up stopping is because for some reason I started putting on weight. I ended up joining weight watchers and at the time being vegan was very difficult to…
I physically see my neurologist tomorrow, but she wrote back to me in my email that I sent to her. She said that it’s she has heard of some of her MS patients getting swelling in the calves, ankles and feet area for some unknown reason. Her only concern is why it came on so suddenly with me and now seems to be an issue. My guess is it was coming on a little slowly but then got really bad…
Amazingly, I actually hate vegetables. I had to get very creative when I was vegan to eat my vegetables. So I got creative. This recipe however I was making for a long time. This is how I got creative getting my daughter to eat vegetables. This is cauliflower mashed potatoes. Very very simple recipe and it taste really good. 1 head cauliflower broken into pieces and boiled until soft 1 onion peeled and boiled with cauliflower 1/4-1/2 cup milk or…
I make this recipe every Thanksgiving. It’s a very simple recipe and very easy to make me again. Yesterday I made the non-vegan way but there’s certain things in the recipe I do change. I’m going to put the actual recipe up and then write what I change. I’ve been making this recipe easily for 20 years. 2lbs carrots boiled in water until soft. I like to use baby carrots. You can actually put in as much as you want…
If you’ve never heard of Jackfruit, it is a vegan meat alternative. It is grown on trees in the fig, mulberry species family, native to southwest India. According to Wikipedia: The flesh of the jackfruit is starchy and fibrous and is a source of dietary fiber. The flavor is comparable to a combination of apple, pineapple, mango, and banana I’ve come across pulled pork type recipes for Jackfruit but haven’t tried them. I finally have the ingredients to make this…
