Wednesday, September 6

TRIPLE THREESOME!!!

TACOS!
yup.
once again,
on mexican monday,
and NOT on taco tuesday,
i did what i do,
which is overdo it. and add the fire and exxxplosions to it-
and more specifically, this time i made three on three-
that's triplicates of a trio of tasty taco types-
and each one was a triple triumph in it's own right.
that's no joke.
here's the thing...
i LOVE tacos;
and i LOVE refitas;
and i ONLY wanna eff with soft flour, or in special instances, those soft corn jauns;
there's gotta be spice, there's gotta be sprankles,
and there's gotta be a LOT of all of it.
real talk:
too much is the right amount.
anybody can be a delicate doo-doo buttery diaper baby when faced with the prospect
of preposterously disproportionate savage shark-gluttony.
it takes a true connoisseur of overindulgence to really get into the spirit of the thing.
i'm talking about taking a massive megadose of delicious varied flavors and textures
straight to your damned dome, dummies.
don't believe me?
ok.
check the teleport:

TACOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOS!!!!!
F* yes, neighbors.
hmmm?
yes, that IS very garlicky homemade custom vegan ranch on top.
what?
well, yeah. it's really expert. (the recipe is here)
sooooo,
what kinds are there?
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well,
there's radicchio, pea tendrils, and a burly scoople up of chipotle chick peas,
-
that's onion and garlic and oregano and cumin and coriander seed and leaf,
GPOP,  paprika, cayenne, and chipotle pepper powders,
dusted all over those pan-fried chickies, and tossed with a teaspoon of lime zest,
splashed with lime juice, and garnished with green onions.
DOPE.
just toss some of that stuff together, and build up the flavors as you see fit.
that's the best/worst thing about on-the-fly cooking-
it's never exactly the same twice.
i like that, some people don't.
the fact remains, when you want everything to stay the same......
then things change.
but i'll never getting tired of putting it down.
not in this kitchen, not with these flavors, not while there's still an appetite
for self-improvement whetting my appetite for destruction and creation
and culinary competence in this Folk Life i've carved out of these mountains.
y'know?
oh, and that's homemade ranchero salsa.
chiles, and onions, and garlic, and red bell pepper and poblano, and jalapeno bits,
slow simmered with diced tomato and GPOP, smoked paprika, oregano, thyme, and cilantro.
again,
i had a can of 'mexican-style' diced tomatoes, and i tossed a bunch of sh!t in with it,
and ended up with a smoooooth sauce for my mouth to make out with.
dope.
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then there's oven roasted curried cauliflower.
yup.
half a head of florets, oiled, slated, peppered, and seasoned,
with cumin, turmeric, coriander, crushed red pepper, ground mustard seed, and lime juice.
roasted at 400℉ for 20 or so minutes.
how much flavor can one weird white baby treetop veggie nublet contain?
allllll of it, apparently.
over red and green lettuce, with cilantro sprankles, purple carrot chips,
and quick-mixed pickled jalapeno, radish and carrot???
dudes!
the quikmixpix is holiday magical. for serious.
cider vinegar, a pinch of salt, a punch of sugar, and heat,
with 1/4 cup of each veggie immersed, boiled,
and cooled inside that barbarian bath of briney big business.
do it. three minutes of hard boil, from a cold start,
and then y'just let 'em get back to room temperature so y'all can devour ALL of it.
yeah!!!
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what was the sleeper super-smash-hit?
nootch-boosted pepper-popped ho'sauce activated refritas!!!
too much sauce?
yes. was that good?
HELL YES.
over the top dropped-top glugs of poured texas pete,
with a handful of nootch, a big pat of butter,
a tablespoon each of poblano, jalapeno,
and red pepper, a heavy shake of GPOP, and a quarter of a sweet onion,
all smooshed around in a pound of punished pinto beans.
you gotta try 'em, kids.
they'll improve your outlook on life.
...that's real.
so, y'got those,
and cucumber,
and those legendary mixed pickles,
and non-dairy ranch,
and scallion spranks,
and what you've also got is a revelation for your tastebuds.
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vegan food tastes good.
and fancy-A* vegan tacos are always a good idea.
also,
too many vegan tacos is a great idea.
rules is rules,
and i you aren't taking it to eleven,
what the F* are you even here for?
there's only room in my day for all-in active participation.
weak-sauce wallflowering wimps and waterbabies can stay out.
we got soft flour flaps to fold up and feast on in here,
and we don't need y'all minky, mincey diaperballs ruining it.
be dope, and eat tacos.
that is all;
never quiet, never soft.....

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