TACOBOWL TUESDAY!!

dudes,
taco tuesday is tight and TILTY.
and when it happens in a bowl?
it's bigger and deeper and more filling than ever before!
that's no joke.
who'd have guessed that dolloping all that dopeness into a wide-rimmed well
would be so expert?!
i had a feeling, and i went with it, and i'm glad i did, too.
check the teleport:

TACOOOOOBOWWWWWWWL!!
YEAH!!!
dudes,
i got those toasted soft flour tortillas on the bottom,
then a blend of red and green lettuce, arugula, spinach, kale, and pea shoots,
followed by some cucumber, and some purple carrot sprankles.
that's all well and good,
but the really real-real stuff took the whole thing up and over the top,
to eleven and beyond.
i mean it.
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cilantro-lime jasmine and black rice a.k.a purple boomfire, with scallions?
it's the TRUTH! the real hones no-jokes hottness for your face.
that's IT.
25% black rice in with the jasmine,
prepared like rice always is,
but then tossed with a bunch of chopped cilantro, a handful of scallion bits,
and a huge squeeze of lime juice!
easy, but unbelievably dope.
try it, you'll see.
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ho'saucy red-pepper cauliflower?
c'mon, man.
you know you like it.
that's onion, red pepper and those fine white florets,
seared for a spell,
then juiced up with 2 tablespoons of broth, 2 tablespoons of ho'sauce,
GPOP, salt, pepper, and cayenne, covered and steamed just enough to get it softened.
the edges are crisp, the centers are smooshy, the taste is elite, and the heat is palpable.
that's how you doo-doo that freaky sh!t when you're serious about taco time.
trust y'boi, i wouldn't lead you astray; certainly not, especially when it comes to food.
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taco-chop-up-style tempeh crOmbles?!
F*ing right.
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1/2 block tempeh, minced;
half an onion, finely diced;
1 cup of quartered grape tomatoes;
1/2 cup salsa fresca (it had reached the limits of it's shelf life, sort of a not-so-fresca);
1/2 cup crushed tomatoes;
GPOP, nootch, salt, pepper, oregano. thyme, cumin, coriander, smoked paprika;
3 tablespoons broth;
that's all you need, and you just simmer it for a bit, until it's the mushiest mass
of sloppy josé you've ever sniffed.
also, it's tasty as hell.
just sayin'.
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quick-pickled mixed veggies?
oh, you already knew that was comin'.
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar, plus 1 tsp sugar, and 1/2 tsp salt,
boiled with 1 jalapeno, 1/4 onion, 1/2 large sliced carrot, and two thin-sliced radishes-
expert.
always.
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guys,
that's how it's done.
and if you aren't going after it like that,
i feel like you might be doing it wrong.
no judgement, just observation.
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i've got days "off " coming my way.
that involves a LOT of driving,
a little family togetherness,
a metric ton of all the food i have limited access to in the woodsly goodness,
and the obligatory tour of the nooks, crannies, cracks, crevices, and past haunts
of my young life into early adulthood.
it'll be good, because it has to be.
it'll be brutal, because it never hasn't been.
uh-huh.
rules is rules.
i've got places to go,
people to see,
gluttony to shark up on,
and it's all really unfolding, again,
in all the ways it always does,
for the betterment and detriment of time and space as it relates to warrior poetry.
it's all really happening,
the echoes of spirit and memory are ringing in my ears,
and the miles ahead are the exact same ones behind me;
never quiet, never soft.....