#gluten-free swaps

[lavandamichelle]

Gluten-Free Groove: Ditch the Bread, Not the Flavor! (Tips & Tricks for Delicious Eats)

Hey friends, Lavanda Michelle here! Remember those times we’d devour mountains of garlic knots and laugh until our sides hurt? Well, some of my dearest pals have gone gluten-free, and let me tell you, I panicked. Can we still have epic foodie adventures without the bready goodness? Turns out, absolutely! So buckle up, buttercups, because I’m spilling all my gluten-free secrets to keep the party…

[cjcooksvegan]

15 More Satisfying Vegan Snack Ideas For Throughout The Day

15 more satisfying #vegan snack ideas #veganuary #vegansnacks #snackideas

If you’ve been following along with this blog for a while, you might remember me making a post titled 15 Quick & Easy Vegan Snack Ideas. Since I am a very avid snacker, I only saw it fitting to draw up a second part-perhaps even make a series of posts on the subject. (more…) “”

[foodshowxyz]

No-Bake Oreo Peanut Butter Ice Cream Cake

Ingredients:

Crust:

300g Oreo cookies, finely crushed

80g unsalted butter, melted

Filling:

1.5 liters vanilla ice cream, slightly softened

250g creamy peanut butter

100g chopped Oreos

Topping:

120ml heavy cream, whipped

125g creamy peanut butter, melted (optional, for drizzle)

Oreo cookies for garnish

Instructions:

Prepare the Crust:

Combine crushed Oreos and melted butter in a bowl. Press the mixture evenly into the bottom of a 23x33 cm baking dish. Freeze for 10 minutes.

Make the Filling:

In a large bowl, beat softened ice cream until smooth.

Gently fold in peanut butter and chopped Oreos.

Spread the filling evenly over the chilled crust.

Freeze for at least 2 hours or until firm.

Top and Serve:

Top the frozen cake with whipped cream.

Drizzle with melted peanut butter, if desired.

Garnish with Oreo cookies.

Let the cake sit at room temperature for 5-10 minutes before slicing and serving.

Tips:

Softening Ice Cream: Let ice cream sit at room temperature for about 15-20 minutes before using it. This will make it easier to spread.

Whipped Cream: Make sure the heavy cream and bowl are well chilled before whipping.

Freezing Time: For best results, freeze the cake for at least 2 hours before serving, or overnight.

Storage: Cover leftover cake tightly with plastic wrap and store in the freezer for up to 2 weeks.

Variations & Substitutions:

Chocolate Lovers: Use chocolate ice cream and chocolate Oreos.

Coffee Twist: Add a tablespoon of instant coffee powder to the ice cream filling.

No-Peanut Butter: Swap peanut butter for another nut butter or Nutella.

Gluten-Free: Use gluten-free Oreos or another gluten-free cookie for the crust.

Remember: Adjust the sweetness of the filling based on your preference. Enjoy!

[coochiequeens]

Russia gave her a harsher sentence for placing stickers in a grocery store then they do men who kill women.

17 Nov 2023

Russian artist Alexandra Skochilenko has been sentenced to jail for seven years after being found guilty of spreading “false information” about the Russian military by replacing a handful of supermarket price tags with messages criticising the war in Ukraine.

The 33-year-old, known as Sasha, is one of thousands of Russians to be detained, fined or jailed for speaking out against Moscow’s invasion of its neighbour amid an escalating crackdown on free speech and opposition to President Vladimir Putin.

Skochilenko was arrested in her native St Petersburg in April 2022, after an elderly customer at the supermarket found the slogans on the price tags and notified the police.

“The Russian army bombed an arts school in Mariupol. Some 400 people were hiding in it from the shelling,” one read, in reference to Russia’s brutal siege of the southern Ukrainian city. Another said, “Russian conscripts are being sent to Ukraine. Lives of our children are the price of this war.”

Judge Oksana Demiasheva delivered the verdict on Thursday hours after Skochilenko, who has a congenital heart defect and coeliac disease, had made a final statement to the court, asking for compassion and to be set free.

As well as the prison term, the artist was banned from using the internet for three years.

Skochilenko, wearing a colourful T-shirt decorated with a large red heart, reacted with shock to the sentence, covering her face and wiping away tears.

Supporters shouted “shame” and “we’re with you Sasha”, the AFP news agency reported.

Skochilenko’s lawyers left without giving any comment.

Skochilenko’s arrest came about a month after authorities adopted a law effectively criminalising any public expression about the war that deviated from the Kremlin’s official line.

Human rights group Memorial – now banned in Russia – said police spent 10 days interrogating supermarket staff and inspecting security camera footage before arresting the artist.

“They sometimes give less for murder than for five price tags in a supermarket,” Boris Vishnevsky, a politician linked to the opposition Yabloko party, told AFP.

“Hopefully, someday, the pendulum will turn the other way.”

Skochilenko was accused of committing what the state prosecutor described as a serious crime out of “political hatred” towards Russia. He had asked for her to be jailed for eight years.

Skochilenko admitted to swapping the tags but denied that the text written on them was false. She said she was a pacifist who valued human life above all else.

“How weak is our prosecutor’s faith in our state and society if he thinks our statehood and public safety can be ruined by five little pieces of paper?” she said in court.

“Everyone sees and knows that you are not judging a terrorist. You’re not trying an extremist. You’re not even trying a political activist. You’re judging a pacifist,” she said.

Skochilenko’s friends and supporters said the verdict was a disgrace [Olga Maltseva/AFP]

Amnesty International condemned the verdict.

“Her persecution has become synonymous with the absurdly cruel oppression faced by Russians openly opposing their country’s criminal war,” it said in a statement.

Memorial has designated Skochilenko a political prisoner and has launched a campaign calling for her release.

She has already been in detention for nearly 19 months, meaning that her overall term will be reduced by more than two years, since every day served in a pre-trial detention centre counts as 1.5 days of time served in a regular penal colony.

But she has struggled in custody due to pre-existing health conditions, and her need for a gluten-free diet, according to her lawyers and her partner.

According to OVD-Info, a prominent rights group that monitors political arrests and provides legal aid, a total of 19,834 Russians have been arrested between February 24 2022, when Russia began its invasion, and late October 2023 for speaking out or demonstrating against the war.

Also on Thursday, opposition politician Vladimir Milov was convicted in absentia of spreading false information about the army and sentenced to eight years. Milov, who was once Russia’s deputy energy minister and is now an ally of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, has left the country.

[am-i-the-asshole-official]

AITA for not swapping chores back.

I live with friends. We are on a schedule for all house chores. I am having a problem with one of my friends/roommates : Ethan.

Ethan used to clean stuff right after me. It drived me nuts. I don't particularly like cleaning but it's part of adulting so I do it quick and well. I have lived both alone and with other people and never had issues with the way I clean things. Ethan himself tell me it's nothing personal. It's just "the way he is", he just needs things to be done his way. He does it Whenever anyone clean something. It's not a me thing.

Other roommates were not overly bothered by Ethan cleaning just after them. "He is free to pointlessly clean if he wants, I have better things to do than be bothered about it"

Ethan and me decided to exchange tasks. He got my cleaning tasks and I took his cooking turns.

About cooking. Everyone one of us has food preference or restriction. We try to accommodate everyone.

I eat everything BUT one of the thing I asked was to eat a different homecooked meal everyday. (We are a Lot of roommates so it's really feasible for us to only cook once a week or less) I am OK with leftovers and alternate leftover foods for some days. I just want to not eat the Same Meal Everyday. I had a difficult depressive episode while I couldn't cook and just ate the exact same thing for 6 months, and now, eating bland rice twice makes me sad.

Ethan is Difficult with food. He hates a lot of common ingredients and favors the most bland flavors. He is the pickiest eater. He asked us to always cook him bland pasta (or Rice) for every meal. He will eat the same things as us all, then takes two servings of pasta. Whatever you might cook will never be as good for him than pasta and butter. It's OK, I got to live with it.

Ethan is a terrible cook. He hard boil and overcook everything. No seasoning except salt.

I am a very good cook. I spend hours cooking. It's the way I express love. Homemade lasagna, ramen, boeuf bourgignon, … Because I don't have to cook everyday, I love overdoing it on the days I am cooking. Even making complicated deserts. I also often prepare two or three versions of the same dish to accommodate the tastes of everyone (no cheese for Ethan, less spice for Jeanne and Ethan, no Pepper for Alix and Ethan, no gluten for…)

I love all of my roommates cooking. I am grateful when I don't have to cook and always compliment my friends and thanks them for cooking even if they cook more everyday food than I do. I always say : The one doing the thing is the one who is doing it the best.

I don't hate Ethan cooking. It's just terribly bland. You can't really hate boring. It's just meh.

But we swapped.

I thought everyone was happy.

But yesterday, we talked about a new roommate joining our home. He is Ethan's best friend. Everyone was happy and asking question to Ethan about his bff and how cohabiting with him will be.

Me : Does he cook ? Ethan : Well, we never died of hunger for all the years we lived together Me : That's not what I asked, though. Ethan : Yes he cooks, but I don't know if he will be up to your impossible standards. Me : I appear yo have impossible standards only from your place. You are the one with a 5 y.o palate !

Now Ethan is acting all upset saying I insulted him. That he always felt so much pressure cooking for me and that I am a upthight princess and I didn't have to insult him. That me specifically (I am autistic), should know how it is (he is not diagnosed with anything but there is hints here and there).

He says that I have to swap back our tasks to demonstrate I like his cooking. I asked if he will stop cleaning after me then. He said he can't promise, so I said no. I don't want to. I hate him cleaning after me more than I dislike eating bland food once in a while but he is acting all offended and insecure. Our other roommates also doesn't want to force the change as they prefer my cooking. Ethan says obviously I am the one that cook the best of all of us but it's not the point. He wants me to prove I don't have impossible standards by eating his cooking Again.

AITA for insulting my friend and telling him he has a child's palate. While it's not very nice, I think it's rather true. And AITA for not swapping our tasks ? If I am the A, I will agree to swap. I will present my excuses anyway because I don't like seeing my friend buthurt.

What are these acronyms?

[radioactive-leopard]

My first time at a big pride festival was this year, working at a food truck in the twin cities. I was there for over 18 hours, so here are my first impressions, keep in mind that I was confined in one area, so mileage may vary:

So many furries. I’m from a rural relatively conservative area, people aren’t exactly public about that here. I don’t think a single one ordered food, but that’s probably because fur suits are expensive and they didn’t want to stain them

Lots of people in various types of kink gear right next to strollers. And you know what the kids were most distressed about? Their parents not letting them eat until they throw up.

As accessible as possible for an outdoor festival with a fuck ton of people. There was a quiet zone for people if they were overstimulated, and lots of people with mobility aids. I didn’t see too many service dogs and I don’t think I saw a guide dog, but I think that’s because a dog would find it difficult to concentrate on their tasks. I saw people guiding their friends in leu of a guide dog or cane in a crowded space.

Dogs! So many!

What I said about accessibility doesn’t really apply to food however. The stereotypes of queer peoples dietary preferences are true, and there was really an untapped market. My stall was, to my knowledge, the only one offering vegan and gluten free meals. One meal was naturally gluten free (option 1), and the other one was easily swapped (option 2). I’d say about a third of option 2 were requests for the gluten free version. It’s a food truck, so we couldn’t guarantee 0 cross contamination but we did our best and people appreciated it.

There was an adult only area for more overtly sexual things, and there were events for kids and teens. No one was fucking in front of kids or whatever the conservative line is.

We couldn’t leave samples out because people got really concerned that someone forgot their food

I didn’t see too many cops, which is good considering the police history of oppressing the queer community . There were some, but from what I could see they were more directing traffic. Ideally there would be no cops but less is better than more I guess.

Pretty gnarly sunburns. Folks, wear sunscreen. I saw people wearing nothing on top but stickers over their nipples, and their entire body was burnt. Ouch.

[sixty-silver-wishes]

sasha skochilenko and sofiya subbotina are planning to get married!!!

I’m so happy to read about this. for those who don’t know, skochilenko is a queer russian dissident artist who was previously arrested for leaving anti-war messages in grocery stores. while in prison, she was not allowed a gluten-free diet, despite having celiac disease. she was released as part of the prisoner swap earlier this month, and she and subbotina have fled to germany, where they plan to marry under germany’s laws recognizing same-sex marriage.

I know how fucking awful everything is in the world right now, but I was so happy to read about this. I was so worried for her since I first heard about her arrest, so I’m happy to hear that not only is she safe, she can marry subbotina now. I’m obviously not praising any governments involved here, but I’m just really happy for these two people.

[plantbasedmimi3]

When I decided to go plant-based, one thing I did was swap out some of my go-to foods with plant based options.

Here are some of my faves:

Butter: Earth Balance Buttery Spread (perfect as a margarine substitute) and Miyokos Plant Butter (as a butter substitute). Both look, taste and spread exactly like butter.

Milk: Califia Brand Plant Milks - the Organic Unsweetened Almond Milk and the Gluten-Free Oat Milk are awesome, and have clean ingredients.

Ice Cream: My personal favorite is Talenti Dairy-Free Sorbetto in strawberry or vanilla bean. So Delicious are also amazing.

Cheese: Follow Your Heart for slices, Violife for shredded and Miyokos for block mozzarella, feta and liquid mozzarella (melts like conventional mozzarella in the oven.) Daiya makes a havarti block cheese that I really like, too. In terms of queso, we LOVE Good Foods brand Plant-Based Queso. It’s got really clean ingredients.

Sour cream: Kite Hill is our favorite, but we also use Tofutti when Kite Hill isn’t available.

Bacon: Lightlife makes a really good tempeh bacon.

Chicken and Fish: Tofurky brand makes chick’n and turkey that are straight up delish. Their Chick’n is gluten-free, so I personally stick with that one. They also make turk’y cutlets that a lot of people love for sandwiches.

Ground Beef: Beefy Crumbles by Beyond are tasty and gluten-free, and have a great texture.

Burgers: If you like the taste of traditional burgers, I recommend Impossible brand. It’s gluten-free and tastes like a beef burger. My husband loves them. There are some healthier options out there, too. Dr. Praeger’s and Hilary’s are my absolute favorites!

Frozen Meals: In a pinch, Amy’s and Sweet Earth both have good options that are on the healthier side.

REMEMBER THIS

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Here’s the thing to remember when it comes to substitutes: switching over to these plant-based versions of some of your go-tos isn’t all you need to do to lose weight and get healthy. These options are healthier in than they’re cholesterol and hormone free, but a processed food is still a processed food. I teach women how to indulge in these foods while making whole, clean foods the bulk of their diet🌱

[raenavolante]

Some Velvet facts:

-he’s the youngest of (at least) three siblings

-he’s 5”10.5 but rounds up to 5”11

-he prefers cameras to be mirrored

-his brother and sister-in-law live in Virginia, so back when ant lived there they’d drive over to visit

-he went to a private Christian school and got in a lot of trouble there

-iirc he was suspended at least once for a ‘lick me’ sticky note

-MAJORRR theater kid

-started as a theatre major, swapped to stats major, then dropped out

-had a 4.0 gpa and was always really smart

-watches political videos from both left and right wings regularly

-is currently banned on reddit (he is missed dearly)

-he’s actually a pretty quiet person when he’s not making a joke

-he has glasses he never wears. I’ve tried to hint he should show us to no success

-ant says he looks cute in his glasses

-his sister has a cat (cous-cous)that him and ant have babysat before

-he’s very cuddly with all 3 of his pets

-he’s been high at least once during ppsat

-he respects bbh a lot, and they talk often off stream

-he hardcore repressed the Gay in school

-ant is his first relationship (unless you count a fourth grade gf)

-owns a red car

-gets very passionate about things he’s interested in (taco bell, hearthstone, politics, etc)

-he always asks chat questions and waits for us to answer

-he’s not overly tech-saavy (ant has had to rescue his stream a few times)

-he didn’t like dream much when they first met

-he’s not as experienced in the kitchen as ant, but often brings ant dinner if he is busy streaming

-he is not afraid to shout things like “penis” out in public

-he doesn’t watch twitch very often

-unironically hole in the wall is his favourite mcc game

-his birthday is one day before Valentines

-he uses light mode on everything

-he only has one monitor

-regrets a lot of what he did in middle/high school

-he occasionally refers to ant as “my antfrost” which is very sweet

-is very aware of the velvet-egg dsmp theory. He’s encouraged it and implied it’s canon despite not being on the server

-does voices while reading fanfic

-went camping a lot as a kid (and still does)

-despite all his joking, he’s very sweet and soft about his love for ant

-he and ant have mentioned having kids in the future

-he did plenty of research to learn about celiac and ants allergies, he even has an app that lets you know if a restaurant has gluten-free options

-he has some eco-jars as well as some fish

-the pets prefer velvet over ant

-he does a scary accurate trump impression

-keeps a comb on his desk

-he is very appreciative of his community despite not really knowing why we stick around

-he actually doesn’t like red velvet cake that much

-he hates mashed potatoes

-had a dog named Calvin most of his life (rest in peace)

-he always uses chat members full usernames, no matter how often he reads our messages

-he’s an introvert

-he’s excited to marry ant one day

[utilitycaster]

@wanderingbasilisk replied to your post “my totally biased opinion is that the black moss...”:

...do you perchance have that recipe, and would be willing to share it? 👀

​I do (thanks past me for never deleting my texts), and have asked permission to share, and it has been granted.

2 c flour (all purpose)

1 c sugar (white granulated)

1 stick (8 tbsp) butter

3 tsp baking powder

2 eggs

1/2 c cocoa powder

1 tbsp heavy cream

1 c beet juice

matcha powder (straight matcha powder - not sweetened matcha latte powder) and turmeric to taste; I believe the recommendations were 1 tbsp matcha and 2 tbsp turmeric.

The recommendation was to do a matcha creme patissiere for frosting but for some reason creme patissiere consistently eludes me so I'd do a matcha-flavored, light on the sweetening version of your go-to cupcake frosting. I think I did a not-very-sweet whipped cream, honestly. The recipe he recommended, if you are a better pastry chef than I and wish to try, is this one (matcha pastry cream only although if you feel like making pate a choux as well, I support this endeavor)

Edited: realized I did uh. not provide any details on the making thereof bc they were not in the screenshots. basically, standard cupcake rules:

Cream together butter and sugar

Beat in eggs

Add the dry ingredients, mixed together, a little at a time; alternate with the remaining wet ingredients (ie, the beet juice and cream). Essentially, find and follow a normal butter-based chocolate cupcake recipe except put matcha and turmeric in with the flour and sub in beet juice and cream for the milk/buttermilk.

Bake at 350 F (180 C) for 20-ish minutes, do the toothpick test as needed.

Notes:

You do want straight up beet juice that isn't mixed with various other fruits, and this can be a pain in the ass to find. I don't have a solution here, just a heads up.

Once you have used a cup of beet juice, you will have a bunch of beet juice left over. You can either use this to make even more cupcakes, or you can make a very lazy borscht (which is what I did) or you can just drink it. I don't know your life.

You can leave out the heavy cream and swap butter for margarine if you are dairy free, which my brother and his friend did test, but egg-free versions were not tested so if you are vegan/have an egg allergy you'll need to play around with your go-to substitutes.

Similarly, should play well with your go to gluten-free all purpose baking flour.

Recipe was developed prior to Jester's Isharnai cupcake scene (hilariously, in looking back through my texts, I received the recipe the Friday after that episode aired) so no guarantees on efficacy re: hag distraction

[boyobjectifier]

there’s some things that are easily able to be made gluten free or have ingredients easily swapped out fairly equally. like bread, cake, sauces, etc.

i’ll tell you what i haven’t had much of since being forced to cut out gluten: dumplings of any kind. or similar stuff with a crunchy exterior. wontons, egg rolls, crab puffs (rangoons), flaky pastries, etc.

i have to make my OWN wrappers or dough if i want that kinda stuff. i’ve been wanting to make crab puffs or egg rolls for so fucking long because the store bought gluten free brands don’t do these foods justice whatsoever.

[ahotknife]

“healthy organic homemade gatorade” “sugar free gluten free organic unprocessed homemade snickers bars” “viral frozen yogurt chocolate berry clusters” “healthy girl snack swaps” “ninja creami protein shake ice cream” shuuuuut uuuuuuuupppppppp shut up!!!!!!! shut uppppp

[paradaiso]

bakery job so funny. we played 70s hits all day today but me + my 2 closing coworkers Immediately swapped to one of their metal playlists the moment it hit store close. we were running gluten free loaves through an industrial slicer to SOAD 😭😭😭😭

[mariacallous]

For as long as I’ve been cooking I’ve made honey cake for Rosh Hashanah. I do this just as my mother did, and my grandmother did, and likely my great-grandmother before her. I love my family’s recipe, and I have even made tweaks to it over the years. But the truth is, I like honey cake more for tradition’s sake than for its flavor. Last year, it finally occurred to me that I don’t have to make honey cake for Rosh Hashanah.

What did I actually want to eat and serve on Rosh Hashanah? I love sunken apple cake, but there are always so many apples eaten over the High Holidays that I wanted to make something featuring another fruit. I had just picked up a beautiful bag of plums from the market, and they called out to me. Why not make a sunken plum cake? The flavor of plum goes so well with honey. Like an apple, the plum’s tartness cuts through and complements honey’s sweetness. Their bold colors always add beauty to any baked good, and I love that plums are highly seasonal. They’re only at their best for a short window of time each year, which typically coincides with the Jewish New Year. For me, using plums at their peak is always celebratory.

This is a simple cake to make with lots of flavor. I add ginger to the batter for its warmth and zing, and cardamom for its subtle and welcome citrusy spiciness. The ginger and cardamom’s perfuminess and oh-so-subtle heat also serve to exentuate the fruitiness in the plums. You can use any plum or pluot for this cake, but I like ones that are slightly firm and ripe, and not too small. Like any good holiday recipe, sunken plum cake tastes even better made a day in advance. At dinner, I love to serve the cake topped with whipped cream or ice cream, but this also makes a delicious indulgent breakfast treat on the holiday.

Notes:

This cake can be made a day in advance. 

This recipe can be made pareve by using vegan butter, and the flour can be swapped for a gluten-free all purpose mix.

[allsadnshit]

How I develop gluten free recipes as someone who doesn't like to bake with artificial additives and gums to make up for texture is I basically Frankenstein a bunch of recipes I find and read the tips of why what does and doesn't work especially if the gluten development is important and then I workshop how to create those textures with different types of gluten free flours instead and consider how they will react (rice flour can either be mochi like and super chewy soft OR super crunchy, cassava is airy and adds elasticity, etc) and then I make my own blends and swaps like switching seed oils like canola oil for natural butter and white sugar for raw and keep adjusting till it tastes balanced and the texture is what I want!

And sometimes I think that's not a skill till I remember how hard baking even the simplest thing was a few years ago when I first when gluten free and all the recipes I'd go through had gums and so much weird bullshit to try and imitate the texture of gluten and it was all bad and it's taken me so much trial and error to be able to think on my feet like this now!!!!

[ebonyheartnet]

Okay, so here’s an extremely simple recipe that’s gotten me through the last few low spoon months. It freezes well, and I’m able to get about five or six meals out of it.

The base recipe is naturally gluten free. So long as you customize accordingly, it’s also extremely friendly to most allergies (bc god knows I have damn near all of them).

For those with texture issues, the chicken comes out almost like it’s stewed and the vegetables are very soft without being wet. As for the oats, they’re more of a rice or fresh pasta texture, not mushy or porridge like if you nail the moisture content. Though there is a good bit of browning, especially if you add the baking soda, nothing’s really crunchy. You can add a bit of crunch by putting the portion you want to eat back in the rice cooker for a few minutes on high/cook.

Equipment:

-14 cup rice cooker (mine is by aroma housewares and is about $25 USD on Amazon rn)

-plastic/silicone/wooden spatula or spoon

-Tupperware and/or quart sized freezer bags

Ingredients:

-1 tbs of oil of your choice (ghee, olive oil, etc. you decide what flavor works best with what you want to eat and go for it)

-1/2 lbs of frozen riced cauliflower (you can use whatever small, hardy vegetables you like, this is just what I can eat)

-herbs and spices of your choice

-1/4 tspn of baking soda (optional, but helps with browning)

-roughly 3.5 lbs of boneless skinless chicken thighs

-2 cups chopped leafy greens (I use either arugula, bok choy or napa cabbage, but literally anything works)

-about 4 cups rolled oats

-salt to taste

-optional pinch of sugar

Instructions:

1.) Turn on rice cooker. If you have one like mine, hold it down to meet the weight requirement and switch to cook.

2.) Add your oil, then add cauliflower and salt + herbs + optional baking soda.

3.) Open and salt chicken, then place in the pot. Stir until everything is covered in cauliflower + herbs, then cover and let sit for 20 minutes. (If using a leafy green with a hard stem, add stems now.)

4.) Stir thoroughly, until browned bits at bottom are evenly distributed and chicken has started shredding. Add your leafy greens, then stir in oats in two batches with an additional pinch of salt. Keep stirring until all oats are damp, adding up to 1/2 cup water if needed.

5.) Cover and let cook for at least 10 to 15 minutes. Stir and serve, or package in Tupperware/ziplock.

Variations I’ve made:

-2 tbs minced ginger + 1/4 cup mint for herbs. I used napa cabbage and bok choy for my greens, and 1/2 a cup of the oats was replaced with homemade cranberry granola.

-1 sprig of rosemary + 5 leaves of fresh sage + 6 sprigs of fresh thyme for herbs. Used some very spicy arugula for my greens and served with cranberry sauce.

Notes:

This recipe is for whoever needs it, and all I have is one request:

Please don’t offer me suggestions.

I’m aware what I’ve done is pretty bland, but there are severe dietary restrictions interfering with what was once a thriving spice cabinet. Tell other folks your ideas, help each other out, etc. just don’t say that I should cook it differently bc that’s a block for my own sake.

On a more positive note, the main reason why this is formatted the way it is is that, honestly, it’s the way I’ve always preferred to cook. Give me my base recipe, a couple fill-in-the-blanks, and then suggestions so that I can start thinking. You can add aromatics, swap out the cauliflower, etc. Do whatever you want, just eat a thing! :D