Little Note re Vegan Egg Substitutes

Most “egg substitutes” only work well for a specific use case of eggs, and not for others. E.g:

  • Aquafaba (chick pea water) whips up like egg whites and can be used to make sponge cakes, merengues or similar fluffy sweets.

  • Chia or flaxseed/linseed are a good replacement binder for muffins and denser cakes (and good for fibre and protein too).

  • Tapioca starch and baking powder can also work to give a bit of leavening for muffins (McKensie brand vegan baking egg subtitute is this).

  • Ground cashews and/or avocado can be used for some richer desserts like mousses.

  • Kala Namak, a dark sulphurous salt which adds the smell and flavour of egg yolk, but doesn’t add texture like the above stuff.

  • Tumeric is often used to add a bit of yellow colour to make vegan omelettes and scrambles look like eggs.

I haven’t yet seen any subsitutes that are a straight drop in for all purposes of eggs, usually you have to use several depending on the recipe.

Former MP Kathryn Hay given suspended prison term for abuse of former husband

From the ABC news article - excerpts from the victim impact statement:

“The abuse has had long-lasting effects on my mental health,” he wrote.

“I struggle to maintain existing relationships, let alone form new ones.”

Mr Richardson said he had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and described “overwhelming” panic attacks.

“The trauma continues to affect my daily functioning,”

The court also heard Hay was previously convicted of assaulting Mr Richardson, after a member of the public reportedly witnessed Hay slap her then-husband in a carpark and called the police.

Returning Home(page)

So, no updates for over two years.

I’ve been very unwell to the point I need assistance to do even basic household tasks like cleaning and preparing meals. Unfortunately I’ve already used the title “Rumours of my death have been slightly exaggerated” back in 2018, and it wasn’t even the last post I had to make on this topic.

While most of my life is a complete mess, I do have a few ideas about being able to actually get some more stuff I’ve done posted online.

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Disability and Rarity of Updates

Haven’t made any updates to this site or my “new” blog in over a year until I cleaned up and posted this biology article a few days ago. Even before then, I hadn’t made a post talking about my disabilities and past and how badly it affects my ability to get things done.

This post (originally on the new blog) will explain some of those issues, what I’ve been up to since last year, and what I might be able to do in the future.

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