Month: March 2025

Day 328 of Year 10 Low-SOS Vegan Plan


MEDITATION:
* Psalm 120

EXERCISE:
* Powerwalk 4 miles indoors w/ lymphatic facial massage
* PT APP workout
– lower body / hip strengthening (moderate)
* Bicycle outdoors 20 minutes

WATER:
(2) × (32) = 64 oz (+)

EATS:
* veggie tray w/ broccoli, celery, mushroom, baby cucumbers & guacamole
* rolled oats & spelt flakes w/ fresh strawberries & 4:1 ratio almond milk
* sweet potato/sunflower seed burger on toasted ciabatta w/ tomato, cucumber, avocado, Mediterranean Crunch salad, mustard, w/ bbq white beans & unsweetened lime sparkling water
* rolled oats peach crumble served w/ sweet potato/banana ice cream w/ 2 mini choco-mint XL-cookies
* Mediterranean Crunch salad w/ Grain & Celery salad, tomato & sliced hearts of palms, fresh blueberries & 3-2-1 dressing

… SUN HAS SET …

Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly luscious food, and wautéed means water-sautéed

 

Hearts of Palm

Ingredients
Hearts of Palm, Water, Salt, Citric Acid

Information

Heart of palm, also known as palmito, is a white, nutrient-rich vegetable harvested from the core of certain palm trees. It’s a popular ingredient in salads in Central and South America and Southeast Asia. Taste and texture: Heart of palm has a slightly piquant taste, similar to a cross between an artichoke and water chestnut. It has a crunchy yet soft texture and an off-white color.

What’s So Great About SOY CURLS?

If you’re looking for a delicious, whole-food, plant-based meat alternative, you’ve GOT to check out Butler Soy Curls! In this video, I’ll break down:

✅ What Soy Curls Are (and how they’re made)

✅ Where to Buy Them (online & in stores)

✅ How They Compare to TVP (Textured Vegetable Protein)

✅ Why Soy Curls Are a Healthier Choice (Hint: Whole food, non-GMO)

✅ Quick & Easy Recipe – BBQ Soy Curl Sandwiches!

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Homemade Peach Pie Filling – The Country Cook

I’m expecting a significant apricot harvest this spring. I’ll use this recipe for pies & cobblers (substituting healthier VEGAN ingredients, as needed!)

Ingredients
▢1 Tablespoon butter
▢2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
▢¼ cup cornstarch
▢½ cup granulated sugar
▢½ cup light brown sugar, packed
▢1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
▢⅛ teaspoon salt
▢2 pounds fresh peaches (about 6), peeled and sliced (this recipe is for fresh peaches, not canned or frozen)


Instructions
Melt the butter in a medium pot over medium heat.

Add vanilla extract and cornstarch and whisk.


Stir in the granulated sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt and stir once again then stir in the peaches.

Stir regularly and cook for 10-12 minutes or until the peaches cook down, become soft, release their juices and the filling has thickened.

Be patient here, it just takes time and you can’t rush it. Don’t walk away from the pot since it needs to be stirred regularly.

Remove the pan from the heat and bake in a crust or let it cool completely before storing in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

Notes
Please refer to my FAQ’s and ingredient list above for other substitutions or for the answers to the most common questions.


If the peaches have fully softened and you haven’t noticed it thicken up yet, turn the heat on high. This will activate that cornstarch to get it to thicken.


This can be frozen, see how to do that above.


This uses about 6 peaches (maybe only 5 if they are very large peaches) and produces about 4 cups worth of filling. Weighing the peaches will give you better accuracy.


Course: DessertCuisine: American
Nutrition
Calories: 478kcal | Carbohydrates: 110g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Sodium: 149mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 95g

https://www.thecountrycook.net/homemade-peach-pie-filling/

Day 327 of Year 10 Low-SOS Vegan Plan


MEDITATION:
* Psalm 119 (vs 169-176)

EXERCISE:
* Powerwalk 4 miles indoors w/ lymphatic facial massage
* PT APP workout
– lower body / hip strengthening (moderate)
– tailbone relief (moderate)
– quick knee stretch (easy)
* Dermaroll face/neck (treatment 9)

WATER:
(2) × (32) = 64 oz (+)

EATS:
* gfo smoothie (greens-fruit-oats)
* grilled sweet potato/sunflower seed burger on toasted ciabatta w/ tomato, cucumber, avocado, Mediterranean Crunch salad, mustard
* bbq white beans, oilfree airfried potato strips, radishes
* defrosted ripe jackfruit
* sweet potato/banana ice cream
w/ fresh strawberries & choco-peanut powder sauce

… SUN HAS SET …

Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly luscious food, and wautéed means water-sautéed

 

America Still Needs a Covid Reckoning

March 4, 2025

Why does nobody want to talk about the most tragic breakdown of leadership and ethics in our lifetimes?

Why, at this moment in history, are we asking how institutions should be reformed, or if they even can be? For decades we have been aware that institutions were failing—incompetent, wasteful and corrupt governments; biased and dishonest journalism; agenda-driven schools and universities.

My answer is Covid. [ED:  My emphasis] The mismanagement of the pandemic hit us personally and exposed a massive, across-the-board institutional failure. It was the most tragic breakdown of leadership and ethics that free societies have seen in our lifetimes.

[ED:  Article is currently behind a paywall, but the questions alone provoke deep thought on this issue. Thus, have I posted it here.]

https://www.independent.org/news/article.asp?id=15224

Day 326 of Year 10 Low-SOS Vegan Plan

MEDITATION:
* Psalm 119 (vs 152-168) again

EXERCISE:
* Powerwalk 4 miles indoors w/ lymphatic facial massage
* PT APP workout
– lower body / hip strengthening (moderate)

WATER:
(2) × (32) = 64 oz (+)

EATS:
* gfo smoothie (greens-fruit-oats)
* grapefruit w/ drizzle of honey (not exactly vegan)
* whipped potato topped w/ bbq’d young jackfruit, Mediterranean Crunch salad, Grain & Celery salad, 3-2-1 Salad Dressing
* veggie dry-fry rice (oilfree, egg-free)

… SUN HAS SET …

* raw jackfruit (defrosted from frozen)

Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly luscious food, and wautéed means water-sautéed