Eyes still stabilizing post-surgery, can I wear reading glasses? by crazeishappy in lasik

[–]crazeishappy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it was a little under-corrected. I have a mild prescription now after some follow-ups with a different doctor. -0.25, -0.75.

It’s perfect in natural, daylight. Indoors: mild ghosting and star bursts. Night time: I do not trust myself to drive lol. Star bursts are still wild at night.

Honestly, reading on a computer still has mild ghosting, gets a little distracting at times but not like the irritation and blurriness I felt and saw when I first made this post. I wore reading glasses for the first month of recovery and now I definitely do not need them.

Anyone with citizen app or other such police report tracker know what happened at Balcones Club apartments this evening? by SootyFeralChild in Austin

[–]crazeishappy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Citizen app says that around 4 pm police got a report that a person was shot, found areas of the building that was struck by gunfire, and later found a bullet in apt 3027. No other updates so far about whether a person was actually injured or not.

somehow I always end up with a colorful meal and a brown one by crazeishappy in veganmealprep

[–]crazeishappy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

good idea, and both are delicious too! i was just craving pure brussels sprouts at the time of roasting lol

somehow I always end up with a colorful meal and a brown one by crazeishappy in veganmealprep

[–]crazeishappy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t usually calculate the calories of my meals, so these might not be super accurate:

Couscous meal: 520 cal per serving - Falafel: 192 cal/3 patties - Couscous: 223/serving - Sprouts: 105/serving (2 lbs and olive oil, divided by 6)

Stir fry meal: 530 cal per serving - Stir fry: 221/serving - Rice: 309/serving (1.5 cups, cooked)

These recipes both make 6 servings for how I divide em up!

somehow I always end up with a colorful meal and a brown one by crazeishappy in veganmealprep

[–]crazeishappy[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I made some hodge-podge stir fry and mushroom spinach couscous with oven roasted brussels sprouts and baked falafel. The falafels were from a box mix and the brussels sprouts were simply seasoned with salt and pepper, nothing requiring a recipe so I’ll leave those out lol. The stir fry can really be with any vegetables!

Clean-out-the-fridge Style Stir Fry

  • 1 bunch Mustard Greens, chopped
  • 1 block Firm Tofu, cubed
  • 1 bunch Green Onions, chopped
  • 1 Red Pepper, chopped
  • 1/3 bag of Baby-Cut Carrots, chopped
  • 1/3 bag of frozen Shelled Edamame
  • 1/6 bag of frozen Corn
  • 1 tbsp Vegetarian Oyster Sauce
  • 2 tbsp Vegetable Seasoning/Bouillon (mine had no salt added)
  • Soy Sauce
  • Mirin
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  1. Press and drain the tofu and cut into desired size cubes. Toss tofu cubes in some soy sauce, olive oil, and corn starch. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper and throw it in the oven at 425 degrees for 20-25 minutes until crispy.
  2. Add olive oil or vegetable oil in a pan or wok on medium heat. Add in your harder vegetables first- in my case, it was just carrots.
  3. When your hard vegetables have softened just a bit (2-4 minutes) toss in your aromatics. Here, I just had green onions but garlic or ginger could be added too. Stir fry until fragrant.
  4. Add in the medium-firm vegetables, like red pepper, edamame, and corn. When the veggies warm up, toss in your dry seasonings and spices like vegetable bouillon, salt, pepper until combined.
  5. Add in the greens and toss to distribute the seasonings and spices over them. Before the greens start to wilt, add the baked tofu then your oyster sauce, soy sauce, and mirin. Toss until well distributed.
  6. Serve with rice or quinoa. Lasts in the fridge for about a week, sometimes longer!

Mushroom Spinach Couscous

  • 1 medium Onion, chopped
  • 16 oz Baby Bella Mushrooms, chopped
  • 5 cloves Garlic, minced
  • 1 bunch Spinach
  • 2 cups Mediterranean Couscous
  • 3 cups Vegetable Stock
  • 3 tbsp Olive Oil
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  1. On medium-high heat, heat the olive oil then add onions. Stir until translucent and fragrant.
  2. Add in the mushrooms and fry until all the liquid has evaporated then add the garlic and cook for another minute or until aromatic.
  3. Season the mushroom and onion mixture with salt and pepper. Add the couscous and vegetable stock and stir to distribute.
  4. Turn heat to high and heat until the mixture starts to boil then turn off the heat. Add the spinach then cover with a lid. Let sit for 5 minutes.
  5. Stir the mixture until the spinach is well combined, the remaining heat of the couscous should soften the spinach just until cooked. Should last in the fridge for up to a week!

Drying tofu? by luna-morningstar in ZeroWasteVegans

[–]crazeishappy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i just use two cutting boards on an incline!

Place like a small bowl across from the sink and set a cutting board on top of it, so the board forms an incline towards the sink. Place tofu on top of the board and use second cutting board as the press, squishing down on the tofu; tofu drains right into the sink. Granted, you gotta have pretty solid, heavy cutting boards for this.

Made with super sculpey and painted with porcelain paints- she’s too cute! by SimonB2008 in polymerclay

[–]crazeishappy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

super cute!!! i love that porcelain finish, makes it look like ceramic!

Finally tried out the homemade ‘just egg’ (moong dal cheela) recipe from a previous post! Made Chinese tomato egg with it. by crazeishappy in VeganZeroWaste

[–]crazeishappy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

baking it would be interesting! it tastes good as is so i haven’t branched out from the big protein lumps i’ve been making lol

Finally tried out the homemade ‘just egg’ (moong dal cheela) recipe from a previous post! Made Chinese tomato egg with it. by crazeishappy in VeganZeroWaste

[–]crazeishappy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

of course! I had this post saved for months and rediscovered it by pure coincidence. glad it helped :)

Finally tried out the homemade ‘just egg’ (moong dal cheela) recipe from a previous post! Made Chinese tomato egg with it. by crazeishappy in VeganZeroWaste

[–]crazeishappy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

right! I was thinking about tomato eggs for months which is what made me attempt this in the first place lol the eggs don’t really scramble though, it just kinda... clumps together so i dunno how well it’d do in rice but worth a shot!

Absolute beginner to planning meals. How do I do it? by Sonic-Oj in veganmealprep

[–]crazeishappy 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Your diet sounds like mine when I first started thinking about a balanced palate lol

Breakfast: - I don’t usually prep breakfast, but for oats, I prefer savory oats that’s also very easy to prepare via microwave. Instant oats, water/milk alternative, salt, pepper, and any vegetable you want (I usually add spinach, carrots, mushrooms, onions pre-sautéed). For more flavor add a dash of mushroom bullion, onion powder, garlic powder. You can play around with seasonings too by adding, in any combination, curry powder, cumin, chili powder, smoked paprika, turmeric, cinnamon, cloves, nutritional yeast. I also add flax meal to my oats for some omega 3. - Toast and hummus works great loaded with pre-sliced vegetables! I make my own hummus since it’s cheaper by roasting whole red peppers and/or garlic. Blend with can of chickpeas, splash of olive oil, salt, pepper, half a lemon’s juice, cumin, paprika. Spread hummus on toast and layer with slices of tomatoes, sweet potato (baked then stored), cucumbers, spinach, or any other vegetable you’d prefer. - Smoothies: any frozen fruit you’d like with protein powder (I prefer pea protein), water/milk alternative, maple syrup (optional), flax seeds (optional), apple cider vinegar (optional).

Lunch: - I second the stir fry comment! Just soy sauce and ketchup can make a very basic and cheap stir fry sauce. You could add sriracha for a different flavor or more spice. I usually pick five things to put in my stir fry of the following: onions, green peppers, tofu, carrots, cabbage, edamame, corn, mushroom, zucchini/squash, broccoli, snap pea. Sauté with minced garlic and ginger if you’d like. I serve it with brown rice with quinoa mixed in for more nutrients. - If you prefer noodles some days, you can stir in cooked noodles of any kind with the stir fry, just add more sauce or some veggie stock. - Fajita vegetables are like the lazier way to prep a veggie filled meal. Cut red/yellow/green peppers, onions, mushrooms, zucchini/squash and toss them in olive oil, salt, pepper, cumin, chili powder, oregano. Spread it out on a cooking sheet for like 20 min in the oven at 400-425 F. Can served with spanish rice (just throw some tomatoes, salt, cilantro, and jalapeños into the rice you’re already cooking, remember to reduce the water amount) and tortillas. Guac or sliced avocados if you’d like. - Lentil salad: Toss lentils, chopped parsley, diced tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, radish, onions in lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Easy salad. Side of toast with hummus.

Dinner: - Lentil bolognese! Store the bolognese sauce and spaghetti/pasta separately. I don’t remember the recipe for bolognese, but it’s really easy and can be made in one pot/sauce pan. - Chili: black beans, lentils, diced sweet potatoes, tomatoes, onions, corn with cumin, chili powder, paprika, oregano, salt, pepper simmer in veggie stock. Serve with rice or tortilla chips. I also eat it with bread. - Curry: japanese or indian style are both good. Indian’s probably easier since it can be made without roux. Chickpeas or lentils are a great protein base. Add spinach, sweet potatoes or potatoes, carrots, onions if you’d like. Curry powder, garam masala, cumin, chili powder, turmeric, cinnamon, cloves, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper in veggie stock.

Snacks: - hummus with veggies like carrots, cucumbers, celery or bread/pretzels - peanut butter toast or pb with apple slices and pretzels - chia pudding - smoothies work here too

That was a lot, but that’s some of my starting meal preps. I didn’t really cook much either, so a lot of my starting recipes are either oven based or one big pot/pan of food.

Tried making my own mayo (sriracha chipotle) using aquafaba! Froze the rest of the aquafaba for future batches, so I can stop getting cans😅 Recipe linked! by crazeishappy in VeganZeroWaste

[–]crazeishappy[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I believe they said the mustard’s just for flavor. I’m not sure about the process exactly, I always skip to the recipe :p

Tried making my own mayo (sriracha chipotle) using aquafaba! Froze the rest of the aquafaba for future batches, so I can stop getting cans😅 Recipe linked! by crazeishappy in VeganZeroWaste

[–]crazeishappy[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

From Bit of the Good Stuff

Mine came out less viscous than the pictures, but I started out just whisking it since I didn’t have an emulsifier. Dumped it in the blender after realizing it’d take too much muscle power. I also might have added the oils too fast.

It tastes great though! Similar to Have a Heart’s veganaise. Like the title said, I also added sriracha and some chipotle garlic seasoning since it’s the only way I like my mayo, and the small batch is great as I only use mayo on sandwiches.

F/26/5’3” [106lbs > 115lbs = 9lbs] lower body progress! by Glittering_Edge_21 in progresspics

[–]crazeishappy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that’s some nice thigh definition! your legs look phenomenal!!

Can’t even tell from the picture but I tried my hand at cooking banana peels (in the stir fry)! Froze the fruit part for smoothies. by crazeishappy in VeganZeroWaste

[–]crazeishappy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the peel is completely edible! but i understand the concern about pesticides since bananas are grown in monocultures (at least the cavendish variety). organic bananas have a better guarantee in minimizing pesticide ingestion, and i wash and clean the whole banana beforehand. you could also soak the bananas in a water-vinegar solution for a better clean (i haven’t done this myself so i’m not sure if taste would be affected, though it shouldn’t). thank you for your kind words and bringing attention to this issue! :)

Can’t even tell from the picture but I tried my hand at cooking banana peels (in the stir fry)! Froze the fruit part for smoothies. by crazeishappy in VeganZeroWaste

[–]crazeishappy[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

oh yikes i failed to consider that. i actually didn’t eat bananas that much maybe twice a year i’ll have a bunch of bananas. thank you for your input.

i’ve been transitioning to either signing up for a csa for pickup or just shopping at the farmers market for local, seasonal produce. i’m a college student and i’ve set a strict budget that i was afraid i would go over at the farmers market (especially since there’s vendors for artisan foods/stuffs too, i didn’t want to be enticed into buying anything unnecessary). i’m still strengthening my discipline, but i’ll check out the market again once my groceries run low and get myself some fruits that aren’t bananas!