i don't always have a ton of inspiration for taco tuesday.
that's true.
i mean,
there are certain things i know are gonna be there-
salsa, quick mixed pickles, sprankles-
after all, rules is rules, and those jauns are all the crowd pleasers, for sure.
it's just that those add-ons aren't what you base a meal around.
so, instead, i just used up what we had on hand, from a dwindling supply of produce
and assorted groceries, to make something new and exciting for everybody.
(which is to say just the two of us, and hopefully all of you, too)
homemade SAUCE factored in pretty heavily on this round of soft flour circles.
yup.
both salsas are already detailed on yesterday's post,
as are the quickmixpixxx- although this was a whole new batch;
subsequently, this new picky pixxx pack wasdevoured in totality as well.
...just sayin', they're a big hit around here.
word up.
the true star of this true story was the BBQ TOFU, tho, bro.
yup.
with a custom-blended homemade SAUCE.
check the teleport:
taco time is always a good time, but this time, it was also barbecue time.
and that's especially expert.
hmmm?
well,
yeah, instead of rice, i had dumb quinoa.
that's right.
i don't really dig on quinoa, man.
i'm not even sorry about it.......little ugly squigglers.
don't get me wrong- i ate 'em all up,
they're just not as enjoyable as a good ol' side of rice.
nope. not even close.
ANYway,
tricolor quinoa was there,
and cilantro, red onion, cucumber, and scallion sprankles.
there's also some slaw, because bbq and slaw are best buds.
that's a thing.
shredded purple cabbage, baby kale, regular-A* green cabbage, and purple carrot,
tossed with pink salt, black pepper, and lots of lime juice.
it's simple, but it's reallllllllly gooooooooood.
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but, to turn it up to eleven well before the protein presented itself,
there is also grilled cabbage!
gently tossed in olive oil, and fired up unntil it had a lil char on the edges!
neighbors,
if you don't flex on cabbage like this, you must hate your own face pretty hard,
because you have access to ultra-hottness, and you should allow your mouth
to masticate a whole mess of this masterful leafy love from up above.
on the ones, it's flippin' heavenly, b.
for realsies, look at these bad boyz:
c'mon!
that's crisp-edged tofu, fried on all sides prior to sauce activation.
and then, there's the SAUCE!
so tight, so TILTY, so dope.
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HOMEMADE QUICKFAST BBQ!
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1 T agave;
3 T sexy black pepper ketchup, from y'booboo melinda;
2 T horseradish mustard;
1/2 tsp ea GPOP;
3/4 tsp liquid smoke;
1 T nutritional yeast;
2 tsp sriracha;
pink salt;
smoked paprika, hot paprika, & sage, to taste.
...WU-TANG!
add that to a block of fried tofu, and you're transported into a world where the south
met the southwest, and they became broskis for life.
guys,
no fooling: these jauns were the burly big action business.
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we had one heck of a rad dinner.
when you toss the sauce, salsa, quinoa, and quikpix on top of all that other other stuff,
it turns out you get a whole lot more awesome than you were before supper was served.
that's pretty neat.
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just because it's cold and wet outside right now doesn't mean that it isn't a nice day.
it does mean that walking crabtree the craptacular terrier isn't going to be much fun.
i'm ready for it.
plus,
i've got tattoos to do, and plans to make,
and i may even have some sort of ideas about dinner.
damn.
that's really my whole life, kids.
morning food, writing, exercising, dog bullsh!t, work, work, work,
dinner, homework, sleep, repeat.
...sounds like fun, right?
ha! no way.
fun is for unambitious people, and they're not invited.
meanwhile,
i've got a lot of shopping to do-
groceries for this week;
special ingredients for sandwich week;
fresh-to-death easter outfit bits and bobs;
housewares and necessities, sundries, and stuff-
plus some springtime plat and garden goods,
to make this Folk Life & Liberty Fortress
an even more verdant and lush landscape of living things.
that's a decent slate of to-do's, dudes,
and that's all there is to it;
never quiet, never soft.....
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