Vegan Monday and Happy July 4th

As part of the continued effort to vary my diet, I made a stuffed bell pepper with curry jasmine rice and chunks of boiled sweet potato. For a side, I took the rest of the boiled sweet potato, added some olive oil, a tablespoon of barbecue sauce (in honor of all of the 4th BBQs out there), and some peanuts that I blended into a mash. Here is the result:
It was too much sweet potato so I removed the chunks in the stuffing. The BBQ sauce made the mash too sweet, next time I need to substitute brown sugar and use either margarine or (on a non-vegan day) butter for a more complex taste.

Today is the celebrated signing of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America with it's largest signature by a distant relative of mine. The modern world began around this date in 1776; we're definitely still figuring out what it means even today.