Back in the Kitchen

I had the day off yesterday so I spent some time in the kitchen which felt really nice, and I walked around the lake at Liberty Park. It was only maybe sixty five degrees yesterday which is so strange for mid June in SLC! I wore jeans and a hoodie for my walk which is insane.

I started my day with this chia and hemp seed pudding. I used unsweetened vanilla coconut milk and some frozen blueberries. I ate a lot of this during my vegan keto experiment and I enjoyed it. I've noticed when I eat chia, flax seed or walnuts I feel a little lift in my depression so lately I've been trying to get at least one of the three in a day.

I made this peanut hummus. I wanted to share the recipe, but I need to perfect it. I used the usual suspects found in peanut sauce, tamari, sesame oil, peanut butter, lime juice and chili paste. I used a mixture of tahini and peanut sauce, and I think I need to make it again with all peanut butter. It's still really tasty and I don't mind eating the results of my experiment!

I also tried making the mysterious sesame cheese!!! I used this recipe. It tastes great, but I have to work on texture. I didn't gring the sesame seeds enough so it's a not as smooth as I would want. It still tastes great and I'm going to eat it. I have lots of agar agar left so I will keep trying! Sesame seeds are a lot cheaper than nuts so this could be a very economical cheese to have around.

A quiet walk around a lake and some vitamin D to cure the blues!

I had some mushrooms in my fridge that I needed to use. I bought them for a meal that I didn't want anymore! This is why I don't meal plan, as soon as I plan it I don't want it! So I just made a mushroom and tofu stir fry and it turned out delish! I used ginger and garlic, and then made a little stir fry sauce with tamari, sesame oil and crushed red pepper. I don't make stir fry very often and I see now that I should add it in the rotation!