Credit The Walk (Day 3760 - 3/11/20)

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Stephen starts the vlog by mentioning how nice it is to start the vlog when it's still daytime. He has been starting the vlog at nighttime lately which is depressing for him when he rewatches it when editing. For lunch, they are having the leftover chicken, artichokes, and mushrooms they had 3 days ago along with some rice. Stephen talks about how yesterday's First20 stream went well and how he got a lot done. He says that he always feels relieved after First20 streams since he essentially finishes 4 weeks worth of First20 videos in one stream even if it's only 4 videos. He can now focus on his other work since he knows those videos are done. Mallory has been working on her next painting and Stephen gives a hint that she's been drawing hundreds of the same object.

They both go out for a walk since it's a nice 71 degrees outside. Both of them just dropped all their work and went on this walk. Stephen says that they haven't gone on walks lately since the temperature has been fluctuating. On the days that have nice weather, it tended to rain as well. Stephen is happy to be outside of the house even if it's just for a 20 minute walk. He says that walks help you clear your head so that you can work better.

Later, they are having the leftover chicken fajitas for dinner since they have so much of that leftover. But, he's also currently cooking a vegetarian taco filling for a future meal. It was a chickpea taco recipe that Mal found online that she wanted him to try. The recipe calls for vegetarian broth, but they couldn't find any so they substituted it with chicken broth. In doing so, they made the taco filling non-vegetarian. Stephen mentions that the taco filling as chickpeas, poblano peppers, onions, chicken borth, tomato paste, Southwest spices, and so other things. He doesn't know how it tastes since he's not eating it today.

Mal suggests trying a little bit of the taco filling on a chip just to taste it to which Stephen agrees. Mal then brings out some pickled shallots she made since the shallots are supposed to be the toppings on the taco. She mentions that there is also supposed to be a lime crema. Mal tries the filling on a chip and says that it could use more seasoning. Stephen says that if Mal feels it needs more seasoning, then he's definitely going to feel that way since he likes food that has a lot of flavor. Stephen tries it and says that it needs more Southwest spices and a little bit of salt. Mal tells him that there's no salt in the Southwest spices so that must be why. Stephen says that they could probably add all that seasoning later when they put the filling in a taco. Mal mentions that she found the recipe on the HelloFresh after finding a HelloFresh discount thing that came with the flowers they recieved. She chose that recipe because she thought Stephen would like it.

Stephen then talks about how he's pleased that they got 3 meals out of the chicken fajitas. They also still had leftover filling for the chicken fajitas that couldn't fit in the tacos, so they are having that with chips. Stephen still has some things to take care of after dinner, but he felt he was very productive today. He then decides to credit his 20 minute walk for his productivity. Stephen says that the walk made a big difference. He says that they haven't taken a walk lately since it's been chilly. Today, it was 70 degrees and felt like a day in May for them. So, he feels that they could take more walks if there are more days like today. Kepler then walks across their laps, looking at the tacos. Stephen says that he thinks Kepler probably wants to sit on his lap which is occupied by a plate of tacos. So, Stephen lifts up his plate and Kepler immediately lies down on his lap. Stephen says these circumstances aren't convenient, but he'll make it work.