Month: April 2026

Chocolate Nuts & Oat Cake (No Oil)

Photo shows HALF-recipe result

### Ingredients

**Wet Cake Ingredients**

* 1 cup **almond pulp** (left from making almond milk)
* 1 ripe banana, mashed
* ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
* ½–¾ cup almond milk
* ½ cup **date paste** *(blend ~6–8 soaked dates with a little water)*
* 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)

**Dry Cake Ingredients**

* 1 cup **oats**, blended into oat flour
* ¼ cup unsweetened cacao powder
* 1 tsp baking soda
* ½ tsp baking powder
* ¼ tsp salt

**Frosting Ingredients (Oil-Free)**

* ¼ cup soft dates or date paste
* ½ cup cacao powder
* 1 cup peanut powder
* ½ cup almond milk (more if needed)
* ½ tsp vanilla
* pinch salt

Optional:

* chopped dates
* dark chocolate chips
* walnuts

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### Instructions

1. **Preheat oven** to **350°F (175°C)**.

2. Blend the **oats in a blender until they become flour**.

3. In a large bowl mix:

   * almond pulp
   * mashed banana
   * applesauce
   * almond milk
   * date paste
   * vanilla

4. In another bowl whisk:

   * oat flour
   * cacao powder
   * baking soda
   * baking powder
   * salt

5. Combine wet and dry ingredients until just mixed.

6. Batter should be **thick but pourable**. Add a little almond milk if needed.

7. Pour into a **lined or lightly greased 8-inch pan**.

8. Bake **35–45 minutes**, until the center is set and a toothpick comes out mostly clean.

9. Cool completely before frosting.

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Blend frosting ingredients with fork until smooth.

Chill briefly to thicken, then spread over the cooled cake.

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✅ **Texture tip:**
Oat flour cakes are slightly softer than wheat cakes. Letting the cake **cool fully (or even chilling it)** helps it firm up and slice nicely.

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💡 **Extra chocolate tip:**
Add **2 tbsp hot coffee or espresso powder** to the batter to deepen the chocolate flavor.

Lymphatic Drainage Brush

To get the most out of your VDDO face massaging brush, use specific directional strokes for each area of your face to clear stagnant fluid and sculpt your features. [1, 2]

Step-by-Step Massage Techniques

  • Prep (The “Drain”): Before touching your face, use the brush to make 5–10 small circular motions over your collarbone and then behind your ears. This “opens” the drainage points so fluid has somewhere to go.
  • Neck: Tilt your head and use long, gentle downward strokes from just below your ear down toward the collarbone. Repeat 5–10 times on each side.
  • Jawline & Chin: Start at the center of your chin. Sweep the brush outward along your jawline toward the ear. Use a slightly upward lifting motion at the end for sculpting.
  • Cheeks & Mouth: Move from the corners of your mouth or the sides of your nose outward toward your ears. For “apple cheeks,” use circular lifting motions moving from the center of the face outward.
  • Under Eyes: Use extreme, feather-light pressure here. Sweep from the inner corner of the eye outward toward the temple to reduce morning puffiness.
  • Forehead: Start between your eyebrows (at the “11 lines”). Brush straight up toward the hairline, then sweep from the center of your forehead horizontally out toward your temples. [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]

Quick Tips for Best Results

  • Stroke Count: Perform each movement 10–15 times per side for maximum drainage.
  • The Final Flush: Always finish your routine by brushing down the sides of the neck one last time to “flush” the fluid out of your face and into the collarbone nodes.
  • Consistency: For a visibly “snatched” jawline and reduced puffiness, try using the brush once a day, ideally in the morning when fluid buildup is highest. [3, 5, 11, 13, 14, 15]

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The Deception Manifesto: How the Pandemic Script Became the Blueprint for Global Control

Apr 10, 2026

From COVID cover‑ups to inflated border “crises,” Dr. Peter McCullough exposes the industrial manufacture of fear—and the worldwide machinery that turns deception into policy

[…]

McCullough reiterates that the early pandemic years were defined by deliberate suppression of treatments and a coordinated campaign to promote mass vaccination. He asserts that early therapeutics such as monoclonal antibodies were sidelined precisely because they threatened the exclusive, profitable vaccine pathway. According to him, the push arose not from science but from political and corporate synchronization designed to entrench centralized medical authority.

[READ MORE HERE]

https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/the-deception-manifesto-how-the-pandemic?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=posts-open-in-app&utm_medium=email&r=o554c&triedRedirect=true

Crispy Potato Quinoa waffles

Ingredients

▢2 medium potatoes, Russett or Yukon gold
▢1/4 cup quinoa, uncooked , or use 3/4 cup cooked
▢1 hot green chili, such as serrano pepper, finely chopped
▢1/3 cup finely chopped onion
▢2 tsp minced ginger
▢1/2 cup chopped cilantro
▢1/2 tsp cumin seeds, or a heaping 1/4 tsp carom seeds
▢1/2 tsp cayenne, use less for less heat
▢1/2 tsp ground coriander
▢1/8 tsp baking soda
▢3/4 tsp salt
▢1 tsp oil plus more as needed for making the waffles

Instructions 

  • Peel the potatoes and cut into small pieces. Rinse the quinoa and drain.
  • Add the potatoes and quinoa to a pressure cooker with 3 cups of water. Pressure Cook in the pressure cooker for 3 minutes, then quick release after 5 minutes.If cooking in a saucepan, cook over medium heat for 15-20 minutes, or until the potatoes are cooked to preference.
  • Once cooked, drain the potatoes and quinoa, let them drain really well, and cool down a bit. Meanwhile, prep the rest of the ingredients. You can also use pre-cooked potatoes and quinoa instead of cooking them together.
  • Add the potato and quinoa to a large bowl and mash, add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Taste and adjust salt if needed. You can add other flavors here as you wish. Add a few tablespoons flour if the mixture is too wet.
  • Heat your waffle iron, drizzle a bit of oil on the waffle iron, then place a 1/4 cup or more of the mixture, depending on the size of the waffle iron. Close the iron and cook until the waffles are golden brown on both sides. Flip the waffle after is it just about browning. The bottom usually browns more evenly. Cooking time can take quite a bit of time depending on the waffle iron, and potatoes.
  • If you want these to be sturdier, and more crispy, you can add in a 1/4 cup of flour or breadcrumbs into the mixture, and then waffle it.Serve with chutneys, ketchup or topped with chickpea curry or other bean curries or some salsa/Pico de Gallo or gravy(change waffle flavor to Italian seasoning)

https://www.veganricha.com/potato-quinoa-waffles-aloo-tikki-waffles/

Apr 9, 2026 of Low-SOS Vegan Plan

(This blog began 3/15/2015)

MEDITATION:
* Dody Osteen reads the scriptures
* Charles Caps podcast
* No Greater Love podcast

EXERCISE:
* Walk about Farmer’s Market
* Day 12 (day/night) of 21 Day Simple Countertop Challenge
* PT APP workout
–lower body stretch/stengthening

WATER:
(2) × (32) = 64 oz (+)

EATS:
* fresh strawberries
* pinto beans, rice, cabbage, avocado burrito in XL-flour tortilla
* plain sparkling water w/ shot of soft XL-drink
* PlantStrong lentil chili w/ added onion, sweet potato, broccoli-slaw, sauerkraut, tomato w/ sourdough avocado toast

… SUN HAS SET …

Cmmt: XL indicates uncommonly excessive food, and wautéed means water-sautéed