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2 ingredient High Protein Vegan Bagels with Gluten Free recipe

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I know you are all going to ask for a recipe.  I don’t actually measure ingredients or follow recipes but I will try to give you a recipe at the end of the post.  I started by making a 2 ingredient bagel. This is usually made with self rising flour and yogurt. I don’t have self rising flour so I added a 1/2 each teaspoon of baking powder and baking soda. I also added 2 tbsp of nutritional yeast and a pinch of salt for flavour.  The only vegan yogurt I have tried that I like is the lime flavour high protein silk. I like the texture and the taste of this one. I was a bit worried that the lime flavour wouldn’t taste good in this bagel but I like the way it turned out. You can use any yogurt you want but try and use a thicker one. I used a third of a cup just add some and mix with a spoon until all the flour is incorporated.  I shaped it by hand let it rest for 5 minutes. I preheated the airfryer oven and air fried for 20 minutes.  This was perfect: chewy on the out...

Boxed Vegan Mac and Cheese Review

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Update June 2025 : It’s been over a year since I wrote this post and I finally tried the Kraft Notco Mac and Cheese. Vegan cheese is very expensive now so I really bought this so I could have some cheeze sauce with nachos. It was $2.99 for the box at superstore. I believe Walmart might have it a little bit cheaper. I didn’t follow the measurements to make the package. I added some vegan butter and some plant milk and the cheese powder to a sauce pan. I thought it was good but really salty so I added some nutritional yeast and black pepper. After I took some sauce out for nachos  I added the pasta.l to the pan.  This is a decent boxed mac and cheese. It’s similar to the shells I have reviewed below. The ingredients are pretty good and it’s high protein so that’s nice. I don’t think this will be my main cheeze sauce substitute but it is a nice cheap easy cheese dish.  Update May 2024: I tried the new Daiya cheddar Mac and cheese. Daiya has come a really long way in the last...

Visiting Las Vegas staying at South Point alone for the first time

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My mom and I used to go to Las Vegas a few times a year before the pandemic. Our last trip was in October of 2019 all of our trips were good but the trips in 2019 were standout trips. If you have not read my previous blogs my mom passed away five months ago. This trip was a solo trip for me as my personal tribute to my mom and celebrated her birthday the way we would have if she was still here. I found out grief travel is a thing on this trip and I suppose that is what I was doing.  The last year has been really stressful I dealt with my mom’s pancreatic cancer, sold both of our primary residences, moved across the country, started two new jobs, my mom passing and getting covid at her funeral. Did I mention menopause? It was definitely time for a vacation and the realization that I haven’t gone on vacation since 2019.   A lot of people questioned me on my decision to go to Vegas alone. I used to travel with my parents who have both passed now. I did plan to meet up with a frie...