Researchers found about one third of animal feed samples taken in Singapore contained shark DNA
Endangered Shark Meat Might Be Hiding in Your Pet’s Food — Latest articles | smithsonianmag.com
The real question is what’s in your tuna?
Cat Food Shortages!!! — Feline Café
This Should be Illegal
Per sandwich: 1,499 calories, 149 g fat (12 g saturated fat, 0.5 g trans fat), 4,755 mg sodium, 180 g carbs (7 g fiber, 13 g sugar), 45 g protein
https://www.eatthis.com/news-unhealthiest-fast-food-chicken-sandwiches/
Meanwhile in Oklahoma – 02.24.22
This is a chunk of ice 2.5 inches thick sitting on the kitchen counter.
Our driveway is encased in ice.
We aren’t leaving the house until the ice melts.
Beans for Breakfast – 02.13.22
There is reliable research that suggests that older adults need slightly more protein than younger adults do. A somewhat higher protein intake, especially when combined with resistance training can build muscle in older adults. This increased muscle can help to offset the muscle loss that is a part of the aging process. Muscle loss can increase the risk of falls and keep older people from doing the tasks they’d like to do.
Protein for Older Adults
February 03, 2022 The VRG Blog Editor – https://www.vrg.org/blog/2022/02/03/protein-for-older-adults/
I’ve lost those extra stubborn muffin top pounds. A dental procedure has limited my diet to soft foods. Peanut butter and soft whole wheat bread has been my savior the past few days. Cooked smashed beans too.
Breakfast today was cold cereal soaked in soy milk for about 10 minutes. Soggy cereal never tasted better.
I might make some Vegetarian Badass Black Eyed Peas – 2022 to have for the next few days. Filling, nutritious and smashable.
While no one ever said “I love going to the dentist” the silver lining is I’m back in my skinny jeans.
Applesauce anyone?
Chickpea and Cabbage Soup
There was a head of green cabbage in the fridge that needed to be cooked. So I made a simple saute of cabbage, onions, carrots and garlic then put the entire veggie mix back into the fridge for another day. I spend quite a bit of time being creative with food items in the pantry/freezer/fridge in preparation for massive food shortages in the near future. My WFH coworker likes soup for lunch and I’ve frozen single servings of different soups so we could have different soups together for lunch.
This soup starts with leftover sauteed cabbage. You can always make this soup by starting with a veggie saute if you don’t have leftover cabbage. I always have vegetable broth in the pantry and there were cooked chickpeas in the freezer.
My inspiration came from https://www.thefullhelping.com/spicy-cabbage-chickpea-soup/#recipe but the two recipes are not really the same. The quantities here make about two servings. I didn’t want to make a lot in case I didn’t like it (I liked it).
Accidentally Vegan Chickpea and Cabbage Soup
- 2 cups leftover green cabbage and vegetables
- 1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 2 cups organic vegetable broth
- 2 cups cooked chickpeas (or one can, drained and rinsed)
- Everyone into a small pot
- Bring to a boil, then lower heat to simmer.
- Simmer for about 30 minutes
- Makes about two servings
Tips
Salt and pepper to taste. Adjust the quantities of spice to taste also. I tossed in some extra garlic powder because I like garlic. Red pepper flakes or hot sauce if you’re into spicy. Subbing pasta or rice for the chickpeas would work nicely (if you can’t or won’t eat beans). This soup freezes well.
16 Vegetarian Dumpling Recipes – Vegetarian Times
The link – https://www.vegetariantimes.com/vegan-vegetarian-recipes/vegetarian-dumpling-recipes/
And yet another post/link in my sporadic electronic sticky note series. I may have made dumplings once or twice in my entire life. There are some recipes here I want to try if and when I get into a dumpling mood.
Happy New Year!
16 Vegetarian Enchilada Recipes – Vegetarian Times
The link – https://www.vegetariantimes.com/vegan-vegetarian-recipes/best-vegetarian-enchiladas-recipes/
This post is another in my sporadic electronic sticky note series. I’ll post links to webpages with recipes I want to try making some day. I typically make Butternut Squash Enchilada Casserole when in the mood for veggie enchiladas. It’s the only vegetarian enchilada recipe I make.
My world famous Eddie’s Carrot Sheet Cake remains the only dessert I make.
I’m sensing a pattern here.
Another Reason Why Black Eyed Peas are Badass
UCR plant pathologist Gabriel Ortiz wanted to understand whether black eyed peas — a hugely popular food in many parts of the world — maintain their ability to attract good bacteria even after being subjected to modern farming practices. In many cases, plants heavily impacted by humans do not benefit as much from relationships with bacteria compared to their wild relatives. However, Ortiz and his team found that the peas maintained their natural ability to form beneficial relationships with nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
University of California – Riverside. “Black eyed peas could help eliminate need for fertilizer: Popular legume attracts beneficial nitrogen-fixing bacteria.” ScienceDaily. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/01/220120091144.htm (accessed January 20, 2022).
Totally Badass.
Vegetarian Badass Black Eyed Peas – 2022
I make black eyed peas once a year for good luck and good leftovers. This year will be different. One of my goals for the year is to make black eyed peas more than once a year.
“What’s all the chopping I hear?”
“I’m making a vegetarian version of my world famous Badass Black Eyed Peas.”
“Hmm…”
This recipe makes four servings as I suspect I’ll be the only one eating it.
1 T extra virgin olive oil
1 medium sweet onion, diced
3 carrots, scraped and diced
1 large green pepper, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 bay leaf
1 T Mexican oregano
1 tsp apiece cumin, paprika
1-2 cups vegetable broth
1 15 ounce can stewed tomatoes
1 cup black eyed peas (dried)
Salt & pepper to taste
- Place the dried beans into a bowl large enough to hold the beans when fully plumped up. Rinse the beans with water several times. Fill the bowl with fresh water and soak overnight.
- In the morning drain then rinse the beans. Drain again.
- In a medium size pot heat the olive oil over medium heat.
- Saute the onion, and green pepper until softened about five minutes. Add the garlic and saute another minute.
- Add your spices, carrots and saute another minute until aromatic.
- Pour the can of stewed tomatoes into the pot. Break up the tomatoes with your stirring spoon.
- Add the beans and enough broth to barely cover the beans.
- Bring to a boil then reduce the heat to low. Partially cover the pot with a lid and let ‘er go for a couple of hours.
- Check the pot and stir occasionally to prevent sticking. Add more broth as the peas cook and the dish thickens.
Salt, pepper, and favorite hot sauce. Season to taste.
End Notes
Note the process starts the evening before if you’re using dried beans. You can always substitute two cans of black eyed peas, drained and rinsed. If you use canned beans, decrease the cooking time on the stove top to around 30 minutes.
I reduced the quantity of dried beans because I think I’ll be the only one eating these beans. There was sufficient salt in both the canned tomatoes and broth so I felt no need to add any more.
Texas Corn Bread or serve over rice.
This dish was inspired by Suzy at https://www.themediterraneandish.com/black-eyed-peas-recipe-greek/.
If you have celery hanging out in the fridge add some at the same step as the spices and carrots.
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