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Halloween Dark Chocolate cupcakes with chocolate tombs (vegetarian) 🎃

Wearable Halloween cake rings

I made Dark chocolate cupcakes with dark chocolate “tombs” and decorated them with Halloween cake rings (that can be worn)

Cake ring decorations

I’m still detoxing so am not using icing (I think that stuff is overrated)

My cake was experimental

Cake decoration (not a ring)

The cake is vegetarian cuz I used 3 brown eggs, unsweetened applesauce (about half a cup), coconut oil, pumpkin seeds, blanched and whole almonds, rolled oats, flax seed, and love 💕

Started off with 2 eggs but needed a third

It started with two brown eggs but I needed 1 more (or more applesauce so the egg won since I ate too much of the applesauce) 🤪

I did not want the batter dry because I was gonna add all the other ingredients and I had zero guidebook cookbook for the RECENTLY NEAR DECEASED

But I experimented by adding nuts, seeds, and oats

A semi-healthy Halloween treat that would have been good with some instant coffee tossed in the batter (next time)

Flax for the gut health

And I made a cake too

Raw cupcake batter

I was gonna share with the neighbors but naw

I should have sprinkled it with oats before tossing in the oven (next time)

Turned the whole house smelling good

I’m gonna enjoy with coffee over breakfast and/or treat time

Decoration isn’t my thing but A for effort?

And they actually do taste good which is why I wanna be greedy 🎃

Happy Boo season 👻

Uhm check the current census for a scare 👀

I used broken dark chocolate bits as the “tombs” 👻

Sidenote: some sort of non cancerous marshmallow could be used as spider webbing and edible decoration

I’m just throwing out ideas

If you make it better, show me

I don’t have a mama or daddy or brother or hubby

K, thanx, bye

HAPPY HALLOWEEN 🎃

P.S. If you have those little spiders – the black and orange ones that hang on your Halloween decorations – you can use those for your cakes – but please don’t eat your wearable cake decorations – get photos in them instead or actually share the cupcakes and let folks keep the Halloween jewelry (or ask for them back) 🤪

Let me know if you liked my idea or if it gave you any good ideas for treats of your own

I think some cute edible spider webbing would have been the spooky sweet perfection around the chocolate tombs (which could be a tad bigger and these are 70% and 90% dark chocolate bits)

70% & 90% dark chocolate broken bits (used with coffee and as cupcake “tombs”

You could carve initials or dates into the edible tombs for extra spooky vibes and put small white chocolate drizzle near the tombs as spider webbing

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Home cooking 101

Soups, stews, treats, and pepper sauce – all made from scratch and with love

Memaw always said heat the vinegar to extract “the heat” from the pepper

Measure out what you need in the jar, then heat to a simmer and remove from heat and pour over your peppers (you can leave them whole but remove the stems)

Slowly pour the vinegar over the peppers and set aside and let them cool and then put them in the fridge and forget about them for at least two weeks

The longer they sit in the fridge the hotter they will be and you can top up the vinegar by adding more hot vinegar to the peppers as it diminishes

I’ll eventually eat the peppers too but memaw said they are good for at least one year in the fridge – I’m gonna need a bigger jar 🤪

Currently I’m making stew with green cabbage

Fresh vegetables and herbs 🌿

It’s been simmering ten thousand years and I’m investing in a bigger pot soon

I also recently made spicy pasta

It was tasty and I’ll try different versions soon

Lots of fresh tomatoes, herbs, and peppers 🌶 🫑

Fresh garlic, olive oil, onions….

Tomatoes, more tomatoes, and a small tin of organic tomato sauce

I was out of penne pasta but had whole wheat spaghetti but used bow-tie noodles instead

I also added 3 bean trio cuz protein (it’s good)

Overall, my experimental spicy pasta was a hit (could make minor changes) (more garlic too)

And then, there’s the oatmeal peanut butter protein balls

Take 1 cup of peanut butter (a good one) and gently mix over low heat with 1 cup of maple syrup (a good one)

Once it has a light bubble – remove from heat (takes maybe 2-3 minutes) (maybe 5)

Add 1 cup of rolled oats by gently folding

I added flax and raw pumpkin seed to the mix – cuz tis the season 🎃

Put them in a better cooling tray and set in the fridge until they harden – then put in a storage container – these protein balls make around 2 1/2 dozen and could last you two weeks in the fridge but mine never go past 1 week

I could have used more oats cuz they were kinda sticky this time. Full of protein, vegan, and organic. That’s all for now. Gotta get back to the pot on the stove… 🤪

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I got food for the month (minimal water)

The pantry and fridge is full!!!! 🤩

Walmart was completely out of eggs, coffee, red potatoes, and other items I ordered

When I asked if they had “less eggs available”, the employee replied, “we have no eggs”, and there were a few items that got substituted instead and I was actually grateful for that

The organic maple syrup was being bought out online as I was buying, along with many items, and the time slots available for delivery or pickup were already filled until 9 am Monday (today)

So I’m lucky I got any items at all

2 pounds of rolled oats! Only need 1 cup (uncooked) for the vegan protein balls! 🤪

The substituted Maple will do just fine (and can be used for pancakes too)

I recommend using a good peanut butter but I didn’t fit it into the budget – mostly because I have six jars of donated jars I wanna use up – and I’m relying less on the food banks as my main source of food

Got all sorts of edible thangs!

I still have regular pumpkin seeds to add to my nut and seed mix, but topped up on the roasted seeds and glad I scored a bag cuz they only had 4 left!

Food is healing and I got stuff I can eat if the lights go out

Tomatoes on the vine!

Fresh herbs, peppers, spices!

Apparently you can sprinkle flax on anything so it’ll probably get in the trail mix for starters 🤪

Peppers galore

I’m famished 🤪

Scored a purple and green head of cabbage!!! 🤩

Witchy vegan stew incoming soon 🤪

My dog is driving me insane and I do wish our nightmare would come to an end

6 excellent years followed by 5 terrible

And no, I don’t want him anymore. He ain’t a dog.

5 pounds of potatoes and despite how terrible the dog treats me, he eats like a king

Pound of dry beans + canned beans in case

Him: any additions?

Me: beans

Loads and loads of good eating this month

More of the good salt which may not be good after all but SALT

And this tea to help with inflammation but I need to learn to use the real stuff and baby steps….

The only water available…

And I still have a pound of raw cashews and 3 bottles of detox incoming

They were out of coffee and eggs tho and this was the only dairy I got (I’m trying to quit cheese and yogurt currently)

I didn’t show all the herbs but I’ve got some fresh cilantro and parsley to toss in the soup – not to mention like 6 or 7 fresh jalapeños (and a bag of sweet peppers).

Unfortunately the banana chips and the dark chocolate have natural flavor in it so I won’t be able to do those again but for now it will be a good snack. The dark chocolate is intended for the coffee. Luckily, the container I just popped makes 148 cups! But wasn’t able to restock this month!

Him: any addictions?

Me: coffee and cabbage 🤪

I got green and purple! I just desperately wanted a head! God made sure I got two!!! I’ll make good use! No eggs but protein balls and extra cabbage! Plus, that bag of oats was bigger than I thought! 2 pounds! My nuts are also the big boys!!! Happy to have a stocked fridge and pantry tis all!

I’ll find water but I need a filter for the sink! God wants me to become more self-reliant! Less plastic! Less waste!!! Less poison!!!!!! I can’t believe nobody is protesting the water being poisoned but I may start showing up at City Hall soon. But I’d rather buy an acre with a mobile home. Witchy stew and protein balls.

THANK THE LORD! 🙏

Gonna make some hot pepper sauce with the fresh peppers and vinegar! Homemade soup and pepper sauce!!! 🎃

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The Feast! (journaling)

The food arrived! 🤩

A tiny learning curve using the Walmart Marketplace to shop for organic foods, but overall it was worth the delivery charge. I tipped my driver in cash. But went in and dropped him another $2 via the app. It’s a holiday, he did a good job. He got a 5* rating. And maybe an extra boost with the tip. It wasn’t a large extra – but hopefully the extra thumbs up was a mood boost. I’m trying out here tossing pennies around and shit (he got a fiver in cash).

I stretched it out. Even got a bag of limes for my water detox. Slurp.

The fridge is full

The chicken was the main meat but I put all my eggs in a 3 pound pack and there were no substitute’s available. Shit out of luck. I cried lmao. So of all the things I ordered, the chicken was the only thing I couldn’t get.

Next time 2 or 3 small packs of different ones and thus substitutes might be available

And maybe not get the largest pack during a holiday without a backup if said item doesn’t arrive

It wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be, it’s just like when you study really hard for a test and you still don’t make a 100

I can’t remember my teachers names but I can remember the grade

“What is wrong with me”

I went back and looked over the list of all the food that was arriving and was sound

I didn’t have to get out and drive

I didn’t have to worry about getting shot in the Walmart parking lot for taking someone’s spot accidentally or whatever

They took mine

I didn’t have to worry about anybody coughing on me or having to wear a mask

I didn’t have to waste time at a red light or worry about anyone running me over at one

I got same day delivery but chose a less busy, cheaper time slot

I like shopping online

Everything was packed with extra care

I did not send him down a bunch of aisles. Most of everything I needed was in the produce section, as well as store brands.

This was “delivery” not shipping. I wanted mainly fresh produce and dairy. Not canned goods nor junk food. There were no heavy ticket items or bulk items. But necessities and things folks would likely need for a holiday in general (to cook).

I had a tight budget going in and a checklist.

There were 4 items that required substitutions that I had an hour to approve. I approved right away (and sobbed momentarily behind closed doors about the “no substitutions for the chicken, we’re sorry”). So 4 subs & 1 unavailable.

But, his substitutions were amazing. My eggs were one of the subs, he did a great job. Everything subbed was the same price too. Even got the brown eggs.

I was impressed I was able to get as much essentials as I could on $50 (I spent a tad more but also got ACV). For detoxing & cleaning veggies.

Holy god 4 bags of dry beans, a bag of potatoes

18 pack of brown eggs

I’m thinking deviled eggs (a few), egg sandwiches, making cornbread/cake/brownies, tuna egg salad, stuffs

And no, there isn’t any onion onion but I did get green onion and some garlic heads

It’ll be on my burgers and eggs

Douse it like fire

I do love onion (and can put some in the burgers I wanna make or the beef steak with gravy)

I got some Turkey dogs! And fresh buns for everything

The pizza was under five bucks ($3.48 to be exact). I’ve been dying for a pizza!!! That’s a good deal!

You can still buy a fresh loaf of wheat bread for under a dollar, it’s a fucking miracle

Egg sandwich with cheese and onion nom

Buttered bread yeee

Excuse me I got to go

You can blame it on the food

It’s a holiday and I’m sharing with you what I’ll be eating (kinda) 🤪

I do have organic carrots and garlic and potatoes now tho (with broth and spices and green onion, soup is on the horizon)

I love to make homemade soups, casseroles and thingamabob’s

Oh my gah food

Excuse me