I put this shit in my smoothie every day!

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Super sleepy Monday.

Super sleepy Monday.

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Cornvelopes!

thugkitchen:

THERE AIN’T NOTHING ZESTY ABOUT A DRIVE-THRU DIET. Kick those Dorito-dusted cheese ditches to the curb and park your ass in the kitchen.  You don’t need those tacos misérables, TK has your back.

SWEET POTATO AND PINTO BEAN TACOS

3 cups of cooked pinto beans (about 2-15 ounce cans)
1 teaspoons of coconut or olive oil (whatever you already have)
½ cup veggie broth or water
2 teaspoons smoked paprika or chili powder
2 teaspoons blackstrap molasses (this has a bunch of fucking iron in it and is near the maple syrup at the store)
2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
2-3 garlic cloves

1 pound of sweet potatoes (this should be about 2 cups when you chop it all up)
½ of a yellow onion
1 teaspoon coconut or olive oil
salt to taste
soft corn tortillas*
whatever toppings you got

Warm the first teaspoon of oil in a medium pot. Add the beans, broth, smoked paprika, molasses, vinegar, and garlic. Get it to start bubbling slowly for about 5 minutes and then turn off the heat.

Chop up the sweet potato and onion so they are about the size of a pinto bean so you’re not taking any confusing bites. Warm up the oil in a large skillet or big-ass pan and add the onion and sweet potato. Cook them until the onion is getting brown and the sweet potato softens up. Add the beans and whatever broth is still in that other pot you already forgot about. Cook this mixture on a medium heat until the potatoes are soft enough for you. This should take 5-8 minutes. If it starts to look dry, add some water. Add salt to taste but don’t go fucking crazy.

I served my tacos topped with lime juice, shredded lettuce, radishes, white onion, green onions, and jalapenos but add the shit you like.

Makes 8 tacos

*to avoid GMO corn, buy organic

Cornvelopes!

thugkitchen:

THERE AIN’T NOTHING ZESTY ABOUT A DRIVE-THRU DIET. Kick those Dorito-dusted cheese ditches to the curb and park your ass in the kitchen.  You don’t need those tacos misérables, TK has your back.

SWEET POTATO AND PINTO BEAN TACOS

3 cups of cooked pinto beans (about 2-15 ounce cans)

1 teaspoons of coconut or olive oil (whatever you already have)

½ cup veggie broth or water

2 teaspoons smoked paprika or chili powder

2 teaspoons blackstrap molasses (this has a bunch of fucking iron in it and is near the maple syrup at the store)

2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar or lemon juice

2-3 garlic cloves

1 pound of sweet potatoes (this should be about 2 cups when you chop it all up)

½ of a yellow onion

1 teaspoon coconut or olive oil

salt to taste

soft corn tortillas*

whatever toppings you got

Warm the first teaspoon of oil in a medium pot. Add the beans, broth, smoked paprika, molasses, vinegar, and garlic. Get it to start bubbling slowly for about 5 minutes and then turn off the heat.

Chop up the sweet potato and onion so they are about the size of a pinto bean so you’re not taking any confusing bites. Warm up the oil in a large skillet or big-ass pan and add the onion and sweet potato. Cook them until the onion is getting brown and the sweet potato softens up. Add the beans and whatever broth is still in that other pot you already forgot about. Cook this mixture on a medium heat until the potatoes are soft enough for you. This should take 5-8 minutes. If it starts to look dry, add some water. Add salt to taste but don’t go fucking crazy.

I served my tacos topped with lime juice, shredded lettuce, radishes, white onion, green onions, and jalapenos but add the shit you like.

Makes 8 tacos

*to avoid GMO corn, buy organic

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thugkitchen:

You might make some friends with this shit here. Roasted strawberries and coconut flakes make this salad look classy as fuck but it’s still a choice delivery method for all that fiber and antioxidants. Make some room on your plate for this nutritious motherfucker. 
We did this with our friends at FoodBeast. Check their shit out. I’ve been reading dessert recipes over there for the last hour, I should probably get back to work.  
 
ROASTED STRAWBERRY SALAD
16 medium strawberries, about 1 pound
1 teaspoon olive oil
a pinch of salt
½ cup coconut flakes (you can use sliced almonds to save some cash) 
¼ cup lemon juice
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
3 tablespoons olive oil
a big bunch of basil, chopped into thin strips, about 2/3 cup
salt and pepper to taste
1 big head of lettuce (green leaf, spinach, butter, whatthefuckever kind of lettuce is fine)
Warm up your oven to 400 degrees. Cut the green tops off the strawberries and throw that shit out.  Slice the berries in half lengthwise. Toss them in a bowl with the teaspoon of olive oil and salt. Mix that shit up good so everything is coated. Put the strawberries cut side down on a cookie sheet. I hate doing dishes so I usually cover the cookie sheet with foil or something because the strawberries can release some juice and it’s annoying as fuck to clean. Roast the strawberries for 10 minutes. Throw the coconut flakes in their own section on the cookie sheet and then roast them at the same time for 3 more minutes or until the coconut looks toasted. Let everything cool the fuck down to about room temperature.
Mix together the lemon juice, vinegar, and oil in a small glass.  Toss the lettuce and the basil in a big bowl and add as much of the dressing, salt, and pepper as you like. Make sure everything is coated and then put the strawberries and coconut flakes on top.  Arrange that shit so it looks nice. If you don’t feel like fucking with the oven then just leave the strawberries raw. I don’t give a shit JUST EAT A FUCKING SALAD or 10.

Serve 4 people as a side or 1 jolly green giant

thugkitchen:

You might make some friends with this shit here. Roasted strawberries and coconut flakes make this salad look classy as fuck but it’s still a choice delivery method for all that fiber and antioxidants. Make some room on your plate for this nutritious motherfucker.

We did this with our friends at FoodBeast. Check their shit out. I’ve been reading dessert recipes over there for the last hour, I should probably get back to work. 

 

ROASTED STRAWBERRY SALAD

16 medium strawberries, about 1 pound

1 teaspoon olive oil

a pinch of salt

½ cup coconut flakes (you can use sliced almonds to save some cash) 

¼ cup lemon juice

3 tablespoons red wine vinegar

3 tablespoons olive oil

a big bunch of basil, chopped into thin strips, about 2/3 cup

salt and pepper to taste

1 big head of lettuce (green leaf, spinach, butter, whatthefuckever kind of lettuce is fine)

Warm up your oven to 400 degrees. Cut the green tops off the strawberries and throw that shit out.  Slice the berries in half lengthwise. Toss them in a bowl with the teaspoon of olive oil and salt. Mix that shit up good so everything is coated. Put the strawberries cut side down on a cookie sheet. I hate doing dishes so I usually cover the cookie sheet with foil or something because the strawberries can release some juice and it’s annoying as fuck to clean. Roast the strawberries for 10 minutes. Throw the coconut flakes in their own section on the cookie sheet and then roast them at the same time for 3 more minutes or until the coconut looks toasted. Let everything cool the fuck down to about room temperature.

Mix together the lemon juice, vinegar, and oil in a small glass.  Toss the lettuce and the basil in a big bowl and add as much of the dressing, salt, and pepper as you like. Make sure everything is coated and then put the strawberries and coconut flakes on top.  Arrange that shit so it looks nice. If you don’t feel like fucking with the oven then just leave the strawberries raw. I don’t give a shit JUST EAT A FUCKING SALAD or 10.

Serve 4 people as a side or 1 jolly green giant

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soundlyawake:

thecakebar:

Apple Pie Cookies Tutorial {click link for full recipe and tutorial}

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Living in LA and attending a few all vegan events recently has made me realize how much I have become disconnected with why I live the way I do and motivated me to remedy that. Being vegan alone does wonders for the planet and the other species inhabiting it, but it’s not enough. I have done more before and I can do more again. I am capable of putting in so much more effort to the cause, despite working 2 (vegan) jobs and feeling like I never have time. If you are sitting around doing nothing (and yes, watching shitty reality TV shows every day is nothing), you could be doing something. Even if it’s something small, it’s something worthwhile that is going to change the world whether directly or indirectly. 

After hearing Gene Baur speak at WorldFest yesterday I realized I want to volunteer at Farm Sanctuary, actually, I need to volunteer at Farm Sanctuary. With that being said, I just submitted an application to be a volunteer at the Farm Sanctuary in Acton, CA. I also joined a few vegan meet-up groups in LA that support bringing together like-minded people to do all sorts of activities. I am also going to research more opportunities available to me. Just taking these small steps already has me feeling great. There is no better feeling than fighting a cause and helping people and/or animals just because. 

I may sound like a hippie, but I need to reconnect with myself again. I need to get active in the vegan community again, start blogging again, start showing my support and sharing all of my knowledge again. People come to me with vegan and health related questions all of the time, and I usually have answers, but I feel so out of touch with all I used to know. But, this can be fixed. 

Starting right now, I am going to be a better person overall. I’m going to start putting my energy into positive actions to help Mother Earth as well as those around me. If we do not start taking care of our planet, the only one we have, future generations are going to be left with nothing. Do not destroy what we have, instead, help to make it beautiful again. I am going to start putting in my extra efforts and I hope you will too.

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Been wanting this for a long time. Shout out to @cruzerpizza for delivering me pesto pizza and cheesy potato wedges #vegan

Been wanting this for a long time. Shout out to @cruzerpizza for delivering me pesto pizza and cheesy potato wedges #vegan

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Never do this #fbf thing, but this one is much needed right now. One of my favorite people on this earth.  #grandpa #disneyworld #1989

Never do this #fbf thing, but this one is much needed right now. One of my favorite people on this earth. #grandpa #disneyworld #1989

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awhitelatina:

chuckaroo tearing that shit up like a G

awhitelatina:

chuckaroo tearing that shit up like a G

(Source: ruinedchildhood, via ruinedchildhood)

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