Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[SnapdragonQ]

If I have fresh tomatoes I like making Ratatouille and subbing the eggplant with extra zucchini and fresh green beans.

 

[Folly's place]

Our tomatoes aren't on yet, and neither are the two neighbors who got some of our zukes today, and that's how I like them too. Maybe, just maybe, it will be less hot tonight, and z bread can be done...
Mary

 

[electrycmonk]

I stock up on quart bottles of Eggnog over the winter. Stored in the freezer (better yet, frozen in an ice cube tray and stored in a sealed container) it makes an amazing coffee creamer ... even in iced coffee!

Frogen-nog?! Egg-cellent! Snagging this idea forrr-surreeee.....

I do make eggnog protein shakes during the winter season.

 

[electrycmonk]

Hmmm, I do have a vanilla vegan powder I like to have for breakfast. Yeah, no whey stuff here either, kiddo is deathly allergic. We do almond milk but I found my shake is just as good with water.
I accidentally grabbed the chocolate kind once and find I don't like it (though I do like chocolate in general) so maybe that one would be good mixed with coffee since I like mocha lattes. Thanks for the idea!

Smoothies.....I lurv something with pineapples, strawberries, and peaches in it or to make my healthy sorbets in the ice cream maker. Plus I make an awsome dairy free vanilla custard ice cream. Yum!!

I'm nortorious for being a mixologist for non-alcoholic drinks & shakes.

One think I learned about 6-7yrs ago from a gal on a cooking channel show (know her face, forgot her name) she showed a great mix for yogurt.
Equal parts ricotta cheese & yogurt (I like to use Greek mostly) and I usually put frozen blueberries in it too. Mix it at night and by morning to stir it once more and the blueberries juice tints it all purple.
Sometimes I use the "multi-berry" mixed frozen bag. Or on a rare occasion, the pitted Frozen cherries!

So this premixed yogurt yummy gets tossed in the Vitamix with any or all other available fruits.... Pure in a container for freezing in small portions. Then I'll take this frozen cube as ~1/3 of a protein shake for my lunch or late breakfast back when I would drop off kiddos and then head to my 1st client.

This premix is also great in the GF pancake/waffle mix too. The kiddos also take part in making these.

Some times I take my "jollyjuice" & add it to a protein shake.....

That name is courtesy of one of our local USPS office staff ladies who is a wonderful sweet soul.
It's a squeezed lemon (with pulp)
~1 heeping tsp turmeric
~1 heeping tbsp of cut/ground ginger
Honey (to taste)
Pour super hot water over it in a tall mug, let steep. (My mug is round about 20-24oz)

Sometimes of late I'll add a little cranberry juice concentrate or a Knudsen juice.

These as well have had varying degrees of joy for the kiddos as well.

As with all things, YMMV

 

[SnapdragonQ]

I'm nortorious for being a mixologist for non-alcoholic drinks & shakes.

One think I learned about 6-7yrs ago from a gal on a cooking channel show (know her face, forgot her name) she showed a great mix for yogurt.
Equal parts ricotta cheese & yogurt (I like to use Greek mostly) and I usually put frozen blueberries in it too. Mix it at night and by morning to stir it once more and the blueberries juice tints it all purple.
Sometimes I use the "multi-berry" mixed frozen bag. Or on a rare occasion, the pitted Frozen cherries!

So this premixed yogurt yummy gets tossed in the Vitamix with any or all other available fruits.... Pure in a container for freezing in small portions. Then I'll take this frozen cube as ~1/3 of a protein shake for my lunch or late breakfast back when I would drop off kiddos and then head to my 1st client.

This premix is also great in the GF pancake/waffle mix too. The kiddos also take part in making these.

Some times I take my "jollyjuice" & add it to a protein shake.....

That name is courtesy of one of our local USPS office staff ladies who is a wonderful sweet soul.
It's a squeezed lemon (with pulp)
~1 heeping tsp turmeric
~1 heeping tbsp of cut/ground ginger
Honey (to taste)
Pour super hot water over it in a tall mug, let steep. (My mug is round about 20-24oz)

Sometimes of late I'll add a little cranberry juice concentrate or a Knudsen juice.

These as well have had varying degrees of joy for the kiddos as well.

As with all things, YMMV

I remember the latter recipe and I think I asked about why you were using ginger.
Back before the SHTF I went to a local upscale grocery store and scored some beautiful organic ginger hands (roots) because I had decided to grow some in pots so I would always have it around (anti inflammatory) and the plantlets are now maybe 3 feet high? I LOVE the smell of fresh cut ginger, but now I can use it fresh, frozen, or dried anytime I want some.

Greek Yogurt- love this stuff too. I actually used to make my own yogurt, but with kiddo's allergy now I can only indulge if I can eat it right from the container or shake it up in a marked jar I use for my smoothies. My fav basic breakfast smoothie is fresh mashed fruit, a cup of almond milk, and a cup of greek yogurt. Yum!!
I wish I could cook with yogurt and cheeses like I used to, but I still indulge now and then in safe ways.

Some time back I did a green smoothie 10 day cleanse. Can't say I always loved everything that went into the green smoothies because it was primarily leafy greens instead of fruits, but by day 10 I felt awesome.

 

[electrycmonk]

I remember the latter recipe and I think I asked about why you were using ginger.
Back before the SHTF I went to a local upscale grocery store and scored some beautiful organic ginger hands (roots) because I had decided to grow some in pots so I would always have it around (anti inflammatory) and the plantlets are now maybe 3 feet high? I LOVE the smell of fresh cut ginger, but now I can use it fresh, frozen, or dried anytime I want some.

Greek Yogurt- love this stuff too. I actually used to make my own yogurt, but with kiddo's allergy now I can only indulge if I can eat it right from the container or shake it up in a marked jar I use for my smoothies. My fav basic breakfast smoothie is fresh mashed fruit, a cup of almond milk, and a cup of greek yogurt. Yum!!
I wish I could cook with yogurt and cheeses like I used to, but I still indulge now and then in safe ways.

Some time back I did a green smoothie 10 day cleanse. Can't say I always loved everything that went into the green smoothies because it was primarily leafy greens instead of fruits, but by day 10 I felt awesome.

I need to PM you about growing my own ginger........ Good night.

 

[reddogmaster2]

 

[electrycmonk]

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[SnapdragonQ]

Gosh, I must have missed it....where is this person's medical degree from?

 

[reddogmaster2]

Gosh, I must have missed it....where is this person's medical degree from?

Gosh, you sure did miss"ed" it!

I'll continue to do my research and make the best decision possible for me. And at this point, no mask.