Sweet Loraine A Letter From Fred

Post by Sun Gazing.

Start of summer flu?

Ok, I'm feeling sick.  What's going around? Is it flu, or something else?
Tossed and turned with heartburn for several hours last night.  It was so bad I felt like I would vomit - literally... mouth tastes like metal and that watering that comes before throwing up is eminent.  It still hasn't gone away. Headache!  Big one.
Last evening I had tightness in my chest that started in the afternoon, accompanied by neck, shoulder and arm pain... I'm sure that's the start to the aches and pains that normally accompany flu and spreads throughout the entire body.
If I didn't have so much to do, I would crawl back in bed for the rest of the day

Gluten Free & Vegan Chocolate Pudding

1 heaping tbsp. of whole flax seed, blend in coffee grinder until it becomes a fine meal

1/4 cup cold water
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup cocoa
2 tbsps. cornstarch
1/8 tsp. salt
2 cups chocolate almond milk 
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. almond extract

TIP:  Ground flax seeds in a coffee grinder. I have one grinder for coffee and a separate one for seeds and spices.
Add 1/4 cup cold water to flax meal in a separate bowl and blend 2 -3 minutes until thickened and has the consistency of eggs.
TIP:  Each 1/4 cup of flax seed mixture will replace one egg in baking.
Blend sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and salt in 2-quart sauce pan. Combine chocolate almond milk and the ground flax mixture; gradually stir into sugar mixture. Cook over medium heat, sirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat; add vanilla & almond extract. Pour into dessert dishes. Cool slightly and chill.
TIP:  I noticed that this pudding thickened like pudding after being in the refrigerator.

From Dippy Blonde Weekly Tips