In an attempt to find more spare time under the metaphorical couch cushions, I’m paying attention to how much time I’m spending on food prep each day. Result: damn, hearty salads are very inefficient
Ali
@aliaras-em.bsky.social
Posting about my (mostly vegan) food experiments and experiences. Occasionally also EVE Online.
Tonight’s #veganfood 🍜 experiment: pasta with chickpeas and a silken tofu cream sauce kinda thing. I put too much miso in the sauce but otherwise it was good and I’m gonna use this base again. The beans and tomato side was also great, they were super fresh
1. This recipe looks delicious I will be making it in the future 2. I absolutely love the intro note to this. Yes! Please substitute things and tell me how it went! This is like 75% of the reason I post here smittenkitchen.com/2019/08/blac...
black pepper tofu and eggplant
Eggplant and tofu are fantastic together in this stir-fry; the tofu holds its shape, the eggplant collapses and partly joins the sauce and the result was too dark and pretty to even bother garnishi…
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Okay I feel a little bad for dunking on these so hard because I was doing macro math and they have a slightly better nutrients:kcal ratio than the granola bars while also tasting better, so, W cookies I guess
Ali@aliaras-em.bsky.social · 3mo agoI really need to listen to more @maintenancephase.bsky.social because I'm endlessly fascinated with meme ideas about what's "healthy". Like I made some vegan PB cookies with oat flour and the recipe talks about all the wholesome ingredients and like...sure...but they're PB choc chip cookies lmao
Things I made this week (1/4): Alton Brown’s granola bars. Trying to replicate something from my favorite cafe. They’re still falling apart, not sure why (pan? Needs more baking time?). Tasty, tho
Wait lmao okay rereading this I turned “5 cups of flour” (600g) into “500g of flour” so I had a wayyyyyy higher hydration dough. Whatever, happy accident, these pitas are amazing
Ali@aliaras-em.bsky.social · 2w agoThis veggiesociety.com/tofu-naan-br... was the recipe, ish. I substituted in 100g whole wheat flour and i had a slightly higher tofu:water ratio because I was trying to use up a thing of tofu
Inadvertent experiment today while making flatbreads: the same recipe on a makes pita (3) on a baking stone and naan (1, 2) on a stovetop cast iron. Putting oil on the cast iron (2) produces a better result and doesn’t burn stuff onto your cast iron and mess it up (1) #baking
One of the things I made today was chloescreativekitchen.com/soy-curl-chi... which I STRONGLY recommend. Next time I’m using less salt but it has shredded chicken thigh vibes and I ate a third of it out of the pan like a feral being #food
Soy Curl Chicken - Chloe's Creative Kitchen
Soy curl chicken is an easy, meaty, protein-packed vegan chicken alternative for salads, sandwiches, wraps, and more.
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Did a whole bunch of food prep today and feel like I just did Thanksgiving but without the part where you hang out with all your friends for a while. If I’m gonna get into meal prepping I gotta optimize this
Clover Food Lab (one of my favorite Boston restaurants) posted their recipe for the zucchini sandwich so I made one. I’m very happy with how it turned out
Ok this is not food posting but lookit this really cool and pretty beetle! 🪲 It was iridescent green
Cooking dinner: when you just freehand a dumpling into your face because you’ve been turned into a dumpling assembly line. It was really tasty
Good #food and it looks pretty! I figured out how to use my refrigerator pickles in a way I’m happy with
Me (closer plane) and @peacewind.aero (lead plane) flying the DHC-1 Chipmunks back to the Canadian Aviation Museum after a wild trip to #Oshkosh #AirVenture. Thanks to Matt in the support plane for the photos!
This is weirdly specific but when I learned that English is a national language in India and Indian English is a dialect of English just like any other. I had internalized a lot of anti-South Asian racism from my environment; this helped counteract that a lot
Nanoraptor@nanoraptor.danamania.com · 3w agoOk sure “what radicalised you?” has interesting answers, but what moments in your life turned you into a kinder more loving version of yourself?
I am currently on a “bowls” streak and discovering that it is possible to make them not very good. This one had too many conflicting flavors. For lunch I pared it back to just the tofu, greens, rice, and avocado. A sauce would be nice too 🤔🍜
Trying to work on my application for ATXXII staff, need to find my best cast/desk segments. My plan for this year is apply for cast and scrim eve rookies USTZ weeknights (or otherwise when able)
I have a box meal type thing that alleges it takes 30 minutes to prepare. Recipe time estimates are notorious lies, but since I’m not doing anything else I’m going to focus and speed cook and see if I can actually hit it. Predicting 45mins tbh
Air to Ground Message: WISH US LUCK XXXXX WE MIGHT NOT MAKE IT BIG SMILEY FACE Area: Madison, WI, USA Type: Boeing 767-300 A: #af83fb6745a F: #fe659efdb4c
The remix lunch. I stole this general idea from the Tim Hortons cilantro-lime veggie wrap, it’s really tasty
Ali@aliaras-em.bsky.social · last mo.Nachos are REALLY GOOD. I plan to remix the toppings on a slightly healthier salad tomorrow for lunch but this was kinda perfect dinner. I frequently eat on my balcony which has a great view; I have provided an impressionistic rendering to avoid self-dox. #food
I have lived out east for 14 years and I’m still surprised (and secretly a little delighted) when it’s hot out at night. Not, to be clear, when I’m trying to sleep in it. But outside in the summer and it’s warm the whole time? 😊
Nachos are REALLY GOOD. I plan to remix the toppings on a slightly healthier salad tomorrow for lunch but this was kinda perfect dinner. I frequently eat on my balcony which has a great view; I have provided an impressionistic rendering to avoid self-dox. #food
Today’s lunch is a bigass salad. I think a lot of the proportions and ingredients are good but I want a bit more flavor in the dressing. This begins the “summer vegetable” themed posting #food
People talk about “broiling“ or “roasting” but I think the right verb for being in a small hot space is “braising”, which describes cooking for a prolonged period in liquid
Made walnut-wheat scones! Recipe in alt. I have made these a few times — I mashed up the King Arthur default scone recipe with some pancakes my mom makes. Cooked oatmeal makes a good vegan egg substitute for scones #food
🍜 of the day: Currently on a pasta kick because I keep finding myself needing to use up random quantities of random vegetables. I maybe put too much garlic in but it’s good.
