THURSDAYS!

thai is for thursdays!
yeah!
check it out:

ALLLLL THE VEGETABLES!
coconut rice!
coconut-oil-fried crispy tofu!!
AVO-F*ING-CADO!
dudes,
thai thursday is pretty flippin' expert around here-
and this piled-high plateful of pretty rainbow hottness goes right up to eleven
without even breaking a sweat...
for sure.
jasmine rice, with coconut flakes, formed the foundation.
that high-heat coconut oil sizzle does right by the exxxtra-firm tofu,
and gets it good and golden on all sides, for maxxximum crispiness.
with black pepper and crushed red pepper flakes to accentuate it,
and infuse into the oil's ambiance, y'get the very best bits of those beans, buddy.
that's real.
avocado is always invited.
mmhmmm.
rules is rules, and if you got 'em, use 'em, no matter what.
(and i always have 'em, so there's that going for me)
we got lettuce, purple carrots, radishes, pea shoots, sweet red baby bell peppers,
hunks of shishito peppers, cilantro sprankles,
and two-tone sossamon sesame seed shots, too.
but that's not all, y'all.
no way.
there's purple cabbage shreds, and fresh plucked basil as well.
too much is the right amount, neighbors.
don't use any less than all you've got.
hmmm?
but, what about all that stir-fry?
oh, don't worry, we're getting to that-
broccolini is dope.
i guess it's more like a mustard plant?
i read that somewhere, but it doesn't affect this meal in the slightest.
i had coconut oil hot as heckfire in a pan,
and i tossed in all the broccolini, like, a whole bunch chopped loosely into thirds-
and added half a rough chopped red onion,
and a whole poblano pepper in strips, and chunks of jalapeno,
and an orange carrot, sliced into fat slivers....
all of that was just sizzlin' on it's own,
and then i added one bunch of scallion bottoms,
and half a cup of shredded green cabbage,
and all the cilantro stems, minced up-
.....plus a really righteous SAUCE.
mmmhmmm.
IT SOMETIMES BE'S LIKE THAT:
5 tsp sriracha;
1 T rice wine vinegar;
1 T wheat-free soy sauce;
2 T agave;
1 tsp sesame oil;
1 tsp ground coriander;
1/4 tsp cayenne;
black pepper;
1/2 tsp ea. GPOP;
3 cloves crushed garlic;
2 T lime juice.
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that just steams and stews and otherwise accentuates all the goodness
of all those green things for just a little minute,
and then everything is ready already, and you're about to serve up those fat stacks
of fiery fresh flavors.
the combination of every single one of those elements works harmoniously, homies.
that's no joke.
y'all haven't been livin' if you haven't effed around with tight sauces
and crisp veggies,
and raw greens,
and hot tofu.
i mean it.
it's like you're suddenly a hero.
which doesn't even make sense, because all you did was have dinner.
still, that's a good feeling.
also,
you get to have a beautiful rainbow of vitamins and sh!t for your face.
that's good for you, too.
thai thursday is usually sorta simple, even though it's also epic.
there's always a lot of all of it, but nothing is ever too complicated.
that's the move.
and it makes my day.
***********
i have more art making materials than i have house to hold 'em.
that's a real F*ing problem, as there's decreasing space for my things,
and as i need more room to move, i need to assess and address and activate
whole vast sections of the Folk Life & Liberty Fortress,
in a damned domino-effect of diagnosis and direct action and demolition,
all leading up to less room, and less time, and only slightly more space.
i'm rapidly approaching the 'F* this, burn it all' phase of my invested attentions.
there are finite and well-established limits to how much i want to move
and replace and tidy up.....
and i'm close to the point of pyres and pagan sacrifices and that.
ha.
that's funny to me, but i'm NOT joking.
it's all really happening,
and it's about to heat up about a billion BTU's worth;
never quiet, never soft.....