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Meal Prepping For Surgery Recovery

Back in July, I had another procedure. We are adding this to the numerous procedures and surgery I have had in the last 10 years. Nevertheless, this time it was for Trigger Finger Release on my left hand, which meant that I was not going to be able to use my hand like normal for at least 2 weeks. This meant, no heavy lifting, no washing dishes, and definitely no cooking. But, like all of my past surgeries, I always try meal prepping for myself and my family prior. Meal prepping helps me to stress less about what my family is going to eat, although they are capable of fending for themselves, and it makes me happy to know I have taken care of my little Tribe.

Preparing meals is also important in my house because everyone in my house is on a different schedule most days. I am the glue that keeps them all running and feed as they go about their busy days and evenings. Also, 8 out of 10 times, I do not eat the same protein source as the rest of my family does.

In this video/vlog, I show you what and how I meal prep for this procedure and show some of my recovery updates along the way.

Youtube Video Vlog about Meal Prepping for Surgery Recovery

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Cooking Vlog | Where have I been | Life Update

Hey all, I hope this post finds you all well. In this cooking Vlog, I make a quick meal with baby octopus, and I discuss where I have been and what I have coming up over the next few weeks.

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I know we are all going through some trying times, but I pray that you are all keeping your heads up and remembering to try to maintain a positive outlook, even when things look rather grim. I am trying my hardest to do likewise.

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Youtube Cooking and Life Update Vlog
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Cooking Vlog – Making Stuffed Cabbage Rolls & Beef Cheeks & Veggie Soup

Hey guys, I pray you are all well and safe. With prices on the rise for everything, I am trying to stretch my meals as much as possible. In this Cooking vlog, I make Stuffed Cabbage Rolls for the first time and Beef Cheeks and Veggie Soup.

Cabbage Rolls

Cabbage Rolls

I grew up eating stuffed peppers; my mom made them, and they were always so delicious. We also ate a lot of cabbage, but never cabbage rolls. I’ve seen several recipes and videos of people making and enjoying stuffed cabbage rolls and it seemed like a recipe that could last for several meals and that it would be easy to make. However, of course, I had to make the recipe my own and make a few adaptations for the things that we do not consume like tomatoes. So have a look at the video below to see how I made my Cabbage rolls.

Beef Cheeks

With food prices being so high in the United States, it’s hard to stay within a budget for food, especially when one is trying to feed a college student and a teenager; my kids have extremely healthy appetites. I must be very intentional about what I buy, but still make sure that when I cook, it tastes good. The advantage that I have is that growing up, we didn’t have a lot of money. My mother made a little something into a lot and made it taste good. Back when I was younger, all the odd cuts of meat were extremely inexpensive, like neck bones, organ meat, cheeks, feet, and such. But now, people have gotten hip to the fact that these inexpensive/trash pieces are some good eating.

I grew up eating chicken hearts, pig feet, hog jowls, and the likes but never had any beef cheeks. It was a nice cut of meat and not too expensive, so I decided to pick up a pack and try it. It looked like a roast with a bit more fat on it, so what better way to cook such a cut than to make it into a soup or stew. Check out the video below to see the process.

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Cake Mix Cookies 3 Ways

Hey everyone, I hope you are having a great December and that your Holidays have been relaxing. Christmas Eve, traditional, my daughters and I make cookies. But now they are getting older and not so important to make cookies, which is fine. But I still like to do it, so this year I decided to try a new recipe that I saw from one of my favorite YouTuber. The recipe has been around for a long time, but I just found it recently. Cake Mix Cookies are so easy and you can add whatever flavors you decide.

For my Cake mix cookies I used Vanilla cake mix but you can use which ever you like and I also changed the oil. I used butter instead of vegetable or canola oil. So below I will include the base recipe and be sure to check out the video to see my process.

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Base Cake Mix Cookie Recipe: 1 box of Cake Mix, 1/4cup of flour, 2 extra large or jumbo eggs, 1/2 cup melted Butter

Ingredients for Cake Mix Cookies

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Celebrating My Daughter’s 13th Birthday | Lockdown Edition | Asian Themed Birthday Dinner

Hey Guys, I hope you are all staying safe during these uneasy times. On November 16th, my youngest daughter turned 13. I had plans to take her out to this new Asian Dumpling restaurant here in the Portland Metro area, but unfortunately, our Covid numbers have spiked so our state is back in lockdown. But that didn’t stop me; since we couldn’t go to the restaurant, I brought the restaurant to her. 13 is a special birthday, officially a teenager; I wanted her to feel extremely special on her day, even though she still had to go to online school. So for this Birthday, I planned an Asian Themed Birthday Dinner complete with menus, placemats, decor, and more. Check out the Vlog below and be sure to leave a like so Amarie knows you send a happy birthday wish her way.

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A week in my life Vlog | October 11-25 | Recovering, Pain & Meal Prep

Hey everyone. I hope all is well with you. In this weekly Vlog, I start the long and painful recovery from surgery; trying to manage pain and still cook and do for my family. Mom life right, things don’t stop. But I do meal prep so that the family will have food for about a week, because there is no cooking like mom’s cooking, and I do it with practically one hand, #momlife

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A Week in my life Vlog | September 14-20 |

This Vlog is a week in my life vlog September 14-20, where I spent my days being mommy, making sure my kids were active in their 1st weeks of virtual school; painting shoes; cooking food; doing a DIY Backdrop project, and appreciating the sun, sky, rain, and clearer air. I have included the measurements for the PVC below.

Measurements for DIY Backdrop Stand: Schedule 40 3/4 inch PVC Pipe purchased for Homedepot

1 x 5 ft

2 x 2.5 ft

5 x 3 ft

6 x 1 ft

8 x 90-degree elbow joint connectors

6 x T-joint connectors

4-8 small Spring Clips

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How to Make Shrimp Egg Foo Yung with Brown Gravy

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Ingredients:

  • 5 Jumbo eggs
  • 1 bag Bean Sprouts
  • 10 Jumbo or Colossal Shrimp
  • 5 Cremini Mushrooms
  • 1 Tbsp. Butter
  • 2 Tsp Cooking Starch
  • 1/2 Large Onion
  • 1 Tbsp. Diced Garlic
  • Kosher Salt
  • Cooking Oil
  • Powder Beef Soup or Bouillon cube

Tools:

  • Cutting Board
  • Knife
  • Large Pan or Wok
  • Large Spoon used for mixing or scooping soup
  • Spatula
  • Plate
  • Paper Towel
  • Sauce Pot
  • Small Spoon
  • Large Mixing bowl
  • Strainer
  • 1 cup measuring cup

Direction:

  1. DO THIS FIRST: In sauce Pot Boil bean sprouts for 3 minutes and drain and rinse in cold water to stop cooking.
  1. Let the sprouts sit in strainer until ready for use.
  1. In same pot, add 2 cups water and beef powder. Let come to boil. Slice 2 mushroom and added
  1. Let boil for 5 minutes. Dissolve 2 tsp of cooking Starch in 3 tsp of water and add to beef broth.
  1. Stir and let simmer on low heat while cook remainder of dish
  1. Cut Jumbo Shrimp into bite size pieces
  1. Slice 3 Mushrooms
  1. Dice Onion
  1. Add these ingredients and bean sprouts to Bowl
  1. Add 5 eggs and mix. Add Salt to taste (a few pinches)
  1. Heat oil in Pan or Wok on high heat until you start to see smoke and then turn down to medium high heat.
  1. You want about 2 to 3 inches high of oil. Once oil is hot, add a heaping spoon full of your mix into the oil near
  1. The side of the pan, easing the last bit in the oil slowly. (watch video above for example)
  1. Take spatula and begin bathing egg in hot oil. After the edges start to brown, flip over and bathe again.
  1. Egg is done when it is firm when you add pressure with the spatula.
  1. When done cooking drain on plate and paper towel or if you have a cookie rack, that will work to.
  1. You can cook about 2 at a time if you are making them large.
  1. Keep an eye on you oil temp. You may want to turn the heat up after awhile because you will see white bubble
  1. And it will look as if it is cooking slower DO NOT, YOU WILL BURN YOU FOOD AND/OR OIL
  1. Plate your Egg Foo Yung and top with your brown Gravy. This goes well with rice or even quinoa
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New Website

Hey everyone, giving you a update. After many hours of chatting and on the phone help, I have moved all my subscribers and followers over to the new site so you have nothing to do but check it out. You will receive the same notification of new post and such as before and the old site is now private. So lock in https://gloriousgalstudio.net

As for what’s new: my store is active with just 3 items for now. Because of COVID, a lot of my products are unavailable right now, but I am hoping in the coming weeks my t-shirt and sweatshirts will be available. All designs are my brain children, so I hope you will support my creative products. Most product revolve around food, travel and self-care themes.

I am also integrating my photography portfolio into this site, but they will come as new post although my initial postings were 2 year ago, that transfer failed, so I will do it manually.

There are a few posts that also did not transfer over and I may or may not repost them again in the future.

Needless to say the transfer has been anything but smooth and I am still working on restoring feature photos on most of my older post, but for the most part everything is coming along and the new website is up and running and now allows me the freedom to shape my website the way I want!!!

So I hope you all continue to stick with me through this journey, I have so much to share with you on food, travel, photography and more!!!

-Gloria