Hello friends and not-yet-friends, welcome to another What I Ate Wednesday, the weekly
show where I share all my vegan eats in a day.
This day's breakfast was leftovers. Macaroni with lentil chili spiked with gochugaru, the
Korean Red Pepper Powder. You might have seen this on my snapchat from the night before.
Link to my account down down in the description box.
I was too lazy to heat this up, but apparently not too lazy to add some fresh basil.
Anyways, it was pretty good. The Gochugaru is kind of like cayenne in flavour but not
as spicy hot. I got it for making kim chi but I've been experimenting with using it
for lots of stuff. Let me know in the comments if you've ever used gochugaru and how you
like to use it if you have.
Later, I needed some turmeric milk to soothe my stiff achy hands but I ran out of my turmeric
milk spice mix. Perfect timing since I was filming anyway and a couple of you had asked
me for the recipe.
A few What I Ate videos ago, I shared my turmeric tea but I've been finding that process too
involved. This spice mix helps me get things done easier and quicker.
First ingredient: turmeric of course. About 3 tablespoons.
Then black pepper which increases the bioavailability of curcumin in turmeric.
Then some cardomom, cinnamon, ginger and a bit of ground cloves.
Everything except the turmeric, black pepper, and ginger is really optional for this drink.
The other spices are still good for you but I add them mostly for flavour.
Fresh ginger is actually nicer but I made this mix especially for days when I'm in so
much pain that I can't even hold a knife. Luckily, I haven't had many of those days
lately.
To use the mix, take about a teaspoon and mix it with a cup of your favourite plant
milk. I'm using cashew milk because it was on sale for half price and it's really creamy.
If your milk is too thin, the spices settle to the bottom of your cup. Not a problem if
you don't mind stirring.
Then I heat it up in the microwave for a minute and a half and add a bit of maple syrup because
it's the best syrup.
And that's my instant turmeric milk. I usually have one a day, or a few more if i'm having
one of THOSE days - ya know whadda mean.
At lunch, there wasn't much in the fridge for veg except some limpy limpy kale. That's
ok though. Rip off any discolored yellow parts, and rinse a few times in water and it's fine.
I water sauteed those with a bit of ginger. And garlic powder and cayenne powder. Took
about two minutes.
You might say, Mary, you forgot the salt! Nah, I was having more leftover pasta and
that's salty enough when eating that all together.
Later, I went to the Asian grocery store with my boyfriend and came back with a bunch of
stuff and this blackcurrant juice. Blackcurrant is my favourite favourite candy flavour. And
this juice reminds me of that candy. So good.
For dinner, we had burgers. But I forgot to film so this is a renactment. That's right,
I made the same burger again just so I could film it for you.
I like to broil these with a bit of bbq sauce since I don't have a grill and it gets a bit
messy on the stove.
While that cooked, I made a simple salad to go on the side.
And prepped the buns. Did you guys know I used to work at McDonalds. It was over ten
years ago but I still remember the procedures. I have to say, I had a pretty good time working
there; learned a lot...if only McDonald's had a vegan burger, that would be so great.
Actually, I have a burger recipe coming up that is FAN-tastic and is inspired by McDonalds.
Can you guess what it will be? I already gave you a huge clue so no more clues.
After the burger, I wasn't quite done with fun food. This is cashew chocolate ice cream
and I thought I had tried this before and wasn't so impressed. But maybe it was a different
chocolate flavour because this one had yummy chocolate pieces and it was really friggin
good. This might be my favourite. I'll have to try some of the other flavours in the line
to be sure.
And that was my food day. Let me know how yours went in the comments below. And let
me know what your favourite vegan ice cream is; whether it's store bought or homemade.
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Bye for now!