writingwyo 's dagbok, 28 maj 24

Poor hubby. I'm sure he is happy to have something more substantial! 

I actually thought he'd never want to get off the smoothies 😂 I was making them pretty hefty -- milk, Greek yogurt, protein powder, avocado, peanut butter, blackstrap molasses, cocoa, and frozen bananas. He's skinny as a rail already, so I was doing my best to get protein and calories into him 

It was really, really good, honeebuns! I'd like to experiment with a vegan version using nutritional yeast on this whole concept, but the cauliflower + beans + cashews base worked well. He's getting better every day -- last night, he actually ate some bread. 

I do a LOT of nutritional yeast myself, flamingos! I have a vegan "cheez" spread recipe made with white beans, roasted red peppers, and nutritional yeast (and a couple of other things) that is really reminiscent of Cheez Whiz. The only reason I loaded up on the cheddar this time was because my husband was losing weight he didn't have to spare when he couldn't chew. Next time, I'll try it either with just the nutritional yeast, or with a combo. 

honeebuns -- nutritional yeast is used a lot in vegan cooking to mimic a cheesy flavor. If you're interested in trying it, try looking up vegan recipes for cheese sauce or vegan mac and cheese. I love the stuff. 

That sounds really good 

It wasn't bad, liv! Left to my own devices, I probably would have used unpeeled potatoes instead, but my husband gave those up, so cauliflower it is 

And an update on the hubs: he's doing better and can eat solid food again, albeit gingerly. However, he's now hooked on chocolate smoothies 😂 Guess we'll be buying more bananas! 

Looks delicious