( 12:59 PM ) Jessica
https://www.facebook.com/groups/northtexasvegans/permalink/1424829844376165/
Rebecca Mia on North Texas Vegans
Every non-vegan to a vegan: how do you live without bacon?
Me: seitan bacon 😋 no animals harmed The taste is 10/10 and texture is 8/10.
Becca’s Seitan Bacun Ingredients: 2 cups vital wheat gluten 1/2 cup chickpea flour 1 tablespoons smoked paprika 4 tablespoons liquid smoke 4 sprinkles of Smoked Chipotle Tabasco 1 tablespoons garlic powder 1 tablespoons onion powder 2 tablespoons ketchup 4 tablespoons steak sauce 4 tablespoons soy sauce Add water until you get a doughy texture Steam until done (40 min for me) Brown sugar Plant butter Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl. In a separate bowl, mix all wet ingredients. Knead the dough for 2-3 minutes, adding more VWG if it’s too wet. Steam until done. *I made mine the night before and froze for about 1 hour this morning to make slicing easier. Slice thinly (I used a mandolin but a sharp knife will do the trick!) Mine was about ¼ inch thick at its thickest In a saucepan, add butter or oil, enough to coat the bottom of the pan. Add paprika and let sweat for 1 minute. Add brown sugar (I used about 3 tablespoons per batch of bacun) and let it dissolve. Add bacun slices and coat in mixture, sprinkle salt and pepper on both sides, and then cook on medium heat, each side for about 3-4 minutes. Bacun bits: place seitan in a chopper and pulse until crumbled. Add to pan with butter, paprika, and sugar and cook until browned. Variations: maple syrup, cracked pepper, spicy, etc.
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( 3:06 PM ) Jessica
So I'm about to buy a house...the seller accepted the offer... the next step is to send the earnest money, which will happen on Monday.
Whem we went to look at houses, we had to wear masks because of the coronavirus pandemic. It's awkward. I'm deaf and I have a cochlear implant, but still am not able to make out many words unless I can see the speaker. I have been using the app Live Transcribe, but it wasn't working last time... need to check the settings on my new-to-me phone, a One Plus 7 and compare with my old phone...
Closing should be sometime this summer. Roof repair or replacement should happen after that... I'll probably be able to live on the first floor while the work is being done.
It's big enough that I'll be able to set up a studio.. also the grounds are a good size, and there's a small chicken coop. We'll be able to get guineas. They're fun! Maybe a miniature donkey, too.
I'll be able to put up the painting that Sarah Whitmire painted in early 2018:
Right now, it's standing sideways against the wall.. occasionally, my cats like to sit on top of it.
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( 10:59 AM ) Jessica
Several years ago, a friend posted a recipe for an awesome baked oatmeal recipe... she gave me permission to post it, here it is:
here
ya go!
What
I like may be different from what you like, so please don’t look at
this as a “be all end all must follow exactly” kinda recipe, it’s
not. I did what I always do, started with something for a base, then
experimented and made changes until it was what I wanted - for
example, the original recipe I got had a TON of sugar in it, so I
experimented with healthier ingredients until I found what worked for
me.
Mix
and match your spicing – mine is drastically different from what
the original called for.
I
added the apples in addition to the craisins called for because I
like them – take them out or add a different fruit – make it your
own! You can just eat it warm, or with a bit of milk drizzled on it.
A certain man in my house likes to eat it cold from the refrigerator
– cuts a square, and heads out the door for work. (I confess to
having tried it that way too - not bad, but I prefer it warm.)
Dani
Arnold’s Baked Oatmeal
Minutes
to Prepare: 10 Minutes to Cook: 40
Ingredients
• 3
cups rolled oats - NOT instant or quick oats!
• ¼
cup brown sugar
• 2
teaspoons ground cinnamon
• Freshly
ground nutmeg to taste (I'm a huge fan of nutmeg so I use quite a
bit)
• 2
teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 2
teaspoons baking powder
• 1
teaspoon salt
• 1
cup milk of choice (plant for vegans!)
• ½
cup pumpkin puree
• ½
cup applesauce
• 2
teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1
cup dried cranberries (craisins)
• 2
pink lady or granny smith apples, peeled and chopped (or pears! or
both! whatever you want)
• nuts,
optional
Preheat
oven to 350
Mix
dry ingredients, and then mix in the wet ones.
Stir
until blended, and then stir in the craisins, apples, and nuts (if
desired)
Put
mixture into a 9 x 13 baking pan, and bake for 40 minutes.
Refrigerate
to store when cool (if it lasts that long)
Number
of Servings: 8
Off to look for the applesauce & make some!
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( 10:15 AM ) Jessica
I had this saved in bookmarks & made it a couple of times. It's NOT a recipe I want to lose and the site I found it on is gone, but I DID find it on the wayback machine, WHEW!!
Here is the Recipe: (adapted from, food.com by Rpgaymer)
Ground Turkey Gyros
1 lb lean ground turkey
1/2 cup oatmeal (I used 1-minute quick oats, Quaker brand)
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder
1/4 teaspoon cumin
A pinch of cinnamon
Extra virgin olive oil
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Put all of the ingredients in a bowl, and spend a few minutes kneading the mixture with your hands so that everything is very well combined. (I like to mix all the ingredients together, minus the ground turkey, first. Then add the ground turkey in last, and knead for a few minutes.)
• Put the mixture onto a lightly oiled 9×13 pan. Line with non-stick foil, for easy clean-up.
• Smash the meat mixture down with your hands a bit until it looks like a very large hamburger patty.
• Bake for 35 minutes.
• Remove, then cut the meat into thin slices.
• If you want a crispier, more authentic gyros texture, lay the sliced meat down on the pan and place in the broiler for 5 more minutes.
• Layer the meat on fresh pita brea, then garnish with desired toppings.
Devour!
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( 4:01 AM ) Jessica
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I've been taking a tapestry weaving course online given by Rebecca Mezoff. Check it out!
I'm also selling looms on my website, Weaving Rainbow. Click on Hokett Looms & Tools to see them. I've been weaving on a tiny 6 dent and original 8 dent and may get one of the intermediate looms eventually.
Although Rebecca's course is not closed captioned, I'm finding it to be an excellent way to practice listening with my cochlear implant because it's a subject that I'm familiar, I'm able to pick out enough words to be able to follow along; watching her warp & weave is a bonus, and I would enjoy that even if I couldn't hear a thing!
It really is exciting to be able to understand so many words... I do better with her course than I do in the audiologist's booth! 20% in the booth (with a challenging map, possibly better with my older September map)...as a wild guess, 50-60% with Rebecca's course & I understand enough words to fill in the others with context.
When I was younger, I tried resisting auditory training practice. It's biting me in the butt now (see booth scores), but I practice every so often. I should practice more! That said, I somehow did pretty well on the telephone when I was younger. In the last 10 or 15 years, my ability to understand on the phone deteriorated. I can't really understand on a cell phone, but I suspect it's because it's different from an older phone.
I am hoping to get my other ear done, even though the doctor isn't sure I would get a lot out of it. It'd be better than my hearing aid, for sure! I'd like to give it a chance, and I'd like to get it done before the newcoming administration makes changes to various health programs... I keep my political thoughts to myself most of the time. I don't like to argue politics, it's not something I'm good at, though I've learned a lot through this election cycle than before... I think I finally understand the electoral college, but can't decide whether or not we should keep it. I'm on the fence.
Anyway, I got on here to say how important it is to listen to different things: environmental, music, speech, etc. Since I started writing, I heard the train, and the rain. Earlier, my son was playing guitar in his room, and some of the sounds he was playing sounded like a low growl. I looked at our dog, Buttercup, and she didn't look disturbed at all...she's a very easy going, friendly girl... I touched her throat & then realized, "OH!! it's the guitar making that sound!" Maybe I'll try to get a video of him making that sound, and will TRY to get a photo of Buttercup. She's hard to photograph...
I've found that doing focused listening when watching videos helps. I don't always need the captions anymore...and listening to something I'm familiar with with words that I expect to hear...in the case of what Rebecca teaches, I hear words like warp, weft, loom, beater (nothing violent, here! it's a fork or fork shaped tool that helps pack the weaving) and other words often used when discussing tapestry weaving.
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( 1:20 PM ) Jessica
I may start doing Friday Fill-ins:
I did this one almost 8 years ago:
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Those of you with multiple blogs or private blogs...if you could add your link to the Fill-Ins, that would be GREAT!
Questions courtesy of MindFul Mimi who had some thought- provoking ones this week; thank you, Mimi!
I'd love to feature your questions, if you'd like to leave some for future use please feel free!
1. For me _____ is the opposite of creativity.
2. _____ was the last excellent book I read.
3. I like fill-ins because _____.
4. In nature I like looking at _____.
5. _____ should win the US elections.
6. The last time I laughed with all my belly was _____.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _____, tomorrow my plans include _____ and Sunday, I want to _____!
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( 2:53 AM ) Jessica
These yarns are $3.50/skein, plus shipping, colors aren't super accurate.. cat friendly home...a couple of skeins may not be full skeins, but have at least 3/4 of a skein. These are great for many crafts, knitting, weaving, etc...some will felt.:
Briggs & Little Heritage
Worsted wt, 100% wool, 215 yards, 4 ounces
(Top Left (top to bottom)
1 Medium Grey
1 Dark Grey
1 Sheep's Grey (looks beiger in photo than in real life)
1 Evergreen
1 Dark Maroon
Right (top to bottom)
5 yellow (brighter in real life than photo,all 5 are the same dye lot)
2 fern green (same dye lot)
1 dark green
Not shown (found after photo session): hunter's orange (looks like a short skein)
Briggs & Little Tuffy, 80% wool, 20% nylon, 215 yards, 4 oz
1 smoke (left)
1 green mix (right)
Also, check the Weaving Rainbow website for more yarns & patterns...
I'm Patchworkgirl on Ravelry!
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( 12:28 AM ) Jessica
I thought this might be interesting to try... I don't know if I'll do it or not...
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( 8:03 AM ) Jessica
One good, but scary change... as of later this month, my youngest son will be attending public school for the first time in his life after homeschooling/unschooling all his life... high school...both of us made the choice.
This is almost worst than my oldest 3 starting kindergarten... it's a good change... (say over and over in my head...)
Clothes shopping as soon as we get down to Denton!
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( 7:26 AM ) Jessica
First, I will start by saying that I don't love my crock pot... it's big and clunky and a pain in the patootie to clean... it's not that hard if it is soaked, but... ehh... it's useful, makes good food, saves oven space, and it does not heat up the house in the summertime.
The writing of this recipe is a work in progress. I plan to take some pictures next time I make a meatloaf. Maybe later this week!
What I like to do is to put the meatloaf onto a bed of potatoes (sweet or/and white) or other chunky veggies that take a little time to cook... turnips, rutabaga, winter squashes, etc... post a comment down below with some other ideas. The reason behind putting the meatloaf on top of the vegetables is to keep the meatloaf from getting super soggy and falling apart while giving the vegetables juices to cook in. My recipe is NOT a low fat recipe: I recommend using ground beef or ground chuck, nothing leaner than 80% beef and 20% fat because we NEED those juices to drip down and flavor and cook those vegetables!
You could try using a leaner meat and using some broth, maybe 1 or 2 cups?If you use broth, leave a note in the comments below letting me know how much you used and KUDOS to you if you use a nutritious home-made, long-cooked bone broth!
This is not an *exact amount* recipe. I'm inspired by The Frugal Gourmet who liked to estimate amounts. I remember him saying in a Cali-girl tone: "didn't she have a grandmotherrrrrr??" when someone was obsessed with needing the exact amounts. I may list amounts, but they are all "to taste"/As You Wish!
It can be made gluten free if you use almond or rice flour or gluten free bread crumbs.
The super-condensed version is: layer some long cooking vegetables along the bottom and sides, put in your meatloaf, put a little sauce on top. If you're using lean meat, put some broth on the bottom... cover and cook on high or low for a few hours until vegetables and meat are done. Serve and enjoy.
Ingredients:
Long cooking vegetables such as potatoes (sweet & white), rutabaga, carrots (sliced thickly), turnips, parsnips, winter squash, etc. .. you'll need enough to line the bottom and about 2" along the sides of your crock pot. I used an equivalent of 6 medium to large potatoes in a 7 quart crock pot.
Slice these babies 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.
1 chopped onion
2 or 3 cloves garlic chopped
Your favorite meatloaf recipe OR for a 7 quart crock pot, I use:
3 lbs ground meat. I usually use 2 pounds of ground beef and 1 pound of sausage.
3 eggs (1 egg per pound of meat).
Enough bread crumbs/croutons/almond flour to hold the meat together yet, so that the meat is still moist, maybe a cup?
1 small can of tomato paste or equivalent amount of ketchup or 1 or 2 tablespoons of soy sauce or steak sauce or bbq sauce
Seasonings such as salt & pepper, onion, garlic, creole seasoning, Cajun seasoning, etc.
Methodology:
1: spray the bottom of the crock pot with cooking oil spray or coat with oil of your choice; olive oil is nice.
2: line the long cooking vegetables along the bottom and sides of the crock pot. Make sure the bottom is covered. If you have some thin slices, you can use more than one slice on the bottom...
3: mix the meat(s), eggs, chopped onions and garlic, seasonings, salt/pepper, ketchup, bbq sauce, steak sauce, soy sauce . You don't need to use all these sauces, pick 2... or use all if you like! Be sure to set aside enough of one of the thicker sauces for the top... mix well.. I use my hands... and transfer loving thoughts into the mixture.
Note: you can do this step before you do step 2 so the meat mixture is ready to be plopped into the crock pot.
4. Form your loaf so that it will fit on top of the vegetables without touching the sides of the crock pot.
5. Slather sauce on top of the loaf.
6. Cover and set to low or high... mine usually cooks in 3 or 4 hours, check and see if the vegetables are soft enough. I wouldn't go much more than 6 hours.
7. Serve & enjoy. In my house, 3 pounds of meat in a meatloaf will feed about 8 or 9 people... I live with hungry bears... slim ones! Except me: I'm the fluffy one!
Now where did I put that spell checker.....?? Ah. Found it. It insists that crockpot needs to be 2 words... Google goes both ways!
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