A delicious alternative to the Szechuan Eggplant I love to order that answers the question: "What do I do with all of this celery?"

Ingredients:

• 1 Tbsp Sesame Oil
• 1 Tbsp Walnut Oil
• 1 Tbsp Coconut Oil
• 1/2 Tsp Red Pepper Flakes
• 2 Tbsp Fresh Grated Ginger (Divided)
• 4 Cloves Garlic (Divided)
• 2 Tbsp Corn Starch
• 6 Stalks of Celery 4 stalks diced, 2 stalks sliced diagonally
• 2 Large Carrots
• 1/8 cup Dark Soy Sauce
• 1/8 cup Light Soy Sauce
• 2 TBSP Maple Syrup
• 1/2 cup frozen peas

Phase 1 Preparation

• Heat sesame oil over high heat until shimmering.
• Add two peeled and crushed cloves of garlic, 1 Tbsp grated ginger and stir and cook until garlic is blackened.
• Add walnut oil and diced celery, sliced squash, and sliced carrots to pan to stir fry.

Prepare Sauce

• With a whisk or immersion blender add red pepper flakes, 2 cloves of minced garlic, light and dark soy sauce, maple syrup, coconut oil, and corn starch. Mix thoroughly.

Combine

• When the squash is soft from stir frying for approx. 8-10 minutes, add the sauce mixture and sliced celery to the pan. Stir until all veggies are thoroughly coated with sauce.

Today I did a weird and silly thing.

For several years now, I have observed a tendency in myself. I go through seasons of incredible motivation and seasons of an incredible lack of motivation. It sounds like it could be Bipolar disorder, though I don't think I can really diagnose this in myself. Besides, I'm not convinced that it's something worth knowing for sure. I did think it would be interesting to use the blog as a little bit of an experiment. Blogging daily no matter how big or small is something I believe I should be able to do as long as I stay motivated. I believe that the amount of content I put fourth on my blog may serve as an indicator of the kinds of mood cycles I got through, and may also be useful for for someone diagnosing me in the future.

I've always wanted to have a simple test bed for trying out new CSS, and recently heard of this concept of the "digital garden." I finally created a place on my site where I can create cool things, and try new CSS.

Check it out.

Some stories I tell myself:

"This automated task is going to take a while, I guess I can watch this quick video, or browse reddit while I wait."

"I can leave this video on while I work, it's nice to have something to listen to."

"This content is educational."

Some better stories:

"This automated task is going to take a while, I guess it's time to find a low-overhead task to complete in the mean time."

"If I can leave this video on while I work, I'm accepting that the work I'm doing isn't very valuable, and neither is the video."

"This work is educational."