Pumpkin Cream Pie

Pumpkin Cream Pie
(result was rich & delicious)

CRUST:
1/3 cup almonds
1/3 cup walnuts
1/3 cup cashews
3 dates (pre-soaked & pitted)

FILLING:
15 oz can pumpkin (organic in BPA-free lined can)
1 cup cashews (pre-soaked)
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
3 soaked & pitted dates
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon pumpkin spice
1/2 teaspoons aluminum-free baking powder
1/2 teaspoon agar-agar powder
Splash of almond milk

INSTRUCTIONS

CRUST:
* Blenderize all crust ingredients together & press into bottom of baking dish

FILLING:
* Blenderize everything except pumpkin
* Add mixture to pumpkin in bowl & stir well
* Pour into baking dish atop crust

Bake 350 degrees for 60 minutes
(filling will set firmer as it cools)

VEGAN CORNBREAD CHILI

VEGAN CORNBREAD CHILI

CORNBREAD:
15 oz box of cornbread mix (I used trader joes)
15 oz can whole kernel corn
Flax egg
Splash of almond milk
Dash of Tabasco sauce

CHILI:
2 cups cooked brown jasmine rice
2 15 oz cans white beans
3/4 can salt-free tomato sauce
2 tablespoons Ethiopian seasoning powder

INSTRUCTIONS:

Prepare Chili:
* Combine cooked rice with two 15 oz cans (or 4 cups of cooked) drained white beans
* Add tomato sauce & seasoning powder
* Pour into deep glass baking dish & set aside

* Prepare flax egg
(for 10 minures soak 1 T ground flax seed in 2 1/2 T water)

Prepare cornbread batter via:
* Drain canned corn, then blenderize into cream corn
* Combine cream corn & cornbread mix
* Add flax egg & almond milk to get a thick batter
* Add dash of Tabasco
* Spoon batter atop chili in casserole dish

* Bake at 350 for 35-45 minutes

Weight lifting better for heart health than running, new study finds

Scientists looking at the health records of more than 4,000 people have concluded that, while both forms of exercise reduce the risk of developing heart disease, static activities such as weight lifting or press-ups have a greater effect than an equivalent amount of dynamic exercise such as running, walking or cycling.

The research challenges commonly held assumption that so-called “cardiovascular” pursuits like running are of greatest benefit to the heart.

However, it backs up previous studies which suggest that heavy static exercise gives the circulatory system a better workout because the oxygen expenditure is more intense.

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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/11/16/weight-lifting-better-heart-health-running-new-study-finds/