I use flaxmeal in baking and some cooking.

I use turmeric as well usually with cumin or just by itself.

You can’t get them locally?

@graceylou if it is weed, we can get medicinal.

@BettyColeman Well, it derives from the cannabis plant but it's the industrial hemp plant that is used for clothing and food. Canada is in the process of legalizing pot this year so that kind of cannabis will be available as well. But no, hemp seeds are perfectly legal as it has only minute amounts of THC. It's classified as health food. I believe they are also called hemp hearts.

@graceylou Thanks for your informative and great reply. Many of USA states are medicinal. Some are both medicinal and recreational. I live in PA. They are medicinal now.

@BettyColeman Hemp seeds aka hemp hearts are perfectly legal in the US and can be purchased on Amazon as I checked. It’s not pot/weed. Currently in Canada pot is still illegal until they figure out the kinks of the new laws.

Yummy. I love garlic.

I like lime or lemon juice. I also like a good oil. I use olive oil and I love balsamic vinegar to make a salad dressing. I also think garlic has a nice taste.

Can you share your recipe? I usually just buy vegan mayo.

@graceylou

You need a blender.

To the blender add:

half cup of unsweetened soya milk
half teaspoon of mustard (more if dijon)
half teaspoon of salt
(optional - black/white pepper and a clove or two of fresh crushed garlic)
4 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar*

Whiz all this in the blender for a minute.

To this add (in increments) one cup of bland oil: Sunflower oil, canola oil, light olive oil. Whiz in the blender until it thickens and decant into a jar and store in the fridge.

If you make it regularly you'll know to adjust amounts to your taste. Dijon mustard is best, but you need a bit more. Lemon juice also adds a tang. It's a delicate balance to achieve, but it gets easier the more you do it.

Crucially, it must be soya milk. Any other non-dairy milk won't work. The protein in the soya does the trick.

Also, don't use virgin or extra virgin olive oil. It becomes too bitter in the blender as I found out myself.

• = adjust amounts to personal taste

Good luck.

@Ellatynemouth Thank you. I don’t usually use soy milk but I can tolerate it in small amounts. Might be ok for this. I will give it a try.

@Ellatynemouth Gonna try that. Sounds delicious. Dijon Mustard was what I was trying to remember the name of the other day.

@graceylou

Let me know how it goes...

I try to avoid soy too but I use a little bit in hot drinks and in vegan mayo. If you really can't tolerate soya there are alternative recipes that use something called aquafaba instead.

Aquafaba is the clear liquid found in tins of chickpeas and other beans.

@Ellatynemouth Yes I’m familiar with aquafaba. I think the soy milk would be ok though.

@Ellatynemouth I'm trying it this weekend along with a recipe that one kind user gave me for garlic sauce.

I'm not a huge fan of oatmeal but do eat it. Chia seeds are great in overnight oats. I also use it to make fruit "jams".