#Black Bean Chili with Roasted Peppers

[c4rr10n]

I’m a culinary god btw. If you even care

#saffron and turmeric rice made with veggie stock #black and garbanzo beans #corn and butternut squash’s and sweet potato #roasted tomatoes onion and garlic #imitations taco-prepped imitation ground beef #the good kind from aldi #cumin and cumin seed chili powder red pepper flakes paprika coriander a splash of honey and lime #I usually put enchilada sauce in there but I forgot to grab it at the store rip #had it with pico sour cream Mexican cheese blend and extra cilantro bc I’m a fiend for that stuff tbh #but yeah it was sooooooooooooooo fucking good god #proud of myself tbh

[byeolgirl]

A PROGRAM OF A HEALTHY DIET

(with idea)

- inspired by Korean idols !

By: ★﹕byeolgιrᥣ﹒

"Take care of yourself, That's the priority, You can only recieve love if you love yourself, I hope you think of yourself as a priority, Then people around you will love you"

- Jang Wonyoung

Breakfast:

1. Overnight oats with almond milk, chia seeds, sliced banana, and a drizzle of honey.

2. Whole grain cereal with skim milk, topped with mixed berries and a sprinkle of flaxseeds.

3. Veggie omelette made with bell peppers, onions, and mushrooms, served with whole grain toast.

4. Smoothie bowl with blended spinach, frozen mixed berries, Greek yogurt, and a handful of granola.

Mid-Morning Snack:

1. Sliced cucumber and cherry tomatoes with hummus.

2. Rice cakes with avocado mash and a sprinkle of black pepper.

3. Cottage cheese with sliced strawberries and a drizzle of balsamic glaze.

4. Whole grain crackers with tuna salad (made with Greek yogurt instead of mayo) and cucumber slices.

Lunch:

1. Quinoa salad with diced mango, black beans, diced bell peppers, and a lime vinaigrette dressing.

2. Whole wheat wrap filled with grilled chicken, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and mustard.

3. Lentil soup with a side of mixed greens salad and a whole grain roll.

4. Brown rice bowl with stir-fried tofu, broccoli, carrots, and a teriyaki sauce.

Afternoon Snack:

1. Sliced apple with a spread of almond butter and a sprinkle of cinnamon.

2. Edamame beans sprinkled with sea salt.

3. Greek yogurt parfait with layers of granola, mixed berries, and a drizzle of honey.

4. Air-popped popcorn seasoned with nutritional yeast and smoked paprika.

Dinner:

1. Grilled shrimp skewers with quinoa pilaf and roasted Brussels sprouts.

2. Baked cod fillet with roasted sweet potatoes and steamed green beans.

3. Turkey chili served over baked sweet potatoes and topped with diced avocado.

4. Whole wheat pasta with marinara sauce, lean ground turkey, and sautéed spinach.

Evening Snack (optional):

1. Sliced pear with a sprinkle of cinnamon and a few squares of dark chocolate.

2. Celery sticks filled with almond butter and topped with raisins.

3. A small handful of mixed nuts (such as almonds, cashews, and pistachios).

4. Herbal tea with a squeeze of lemon and a small piece of cheese.

These meal ideas offer a variety of nutrients while keeping the overall calorie intake in check for a healthy and balanced diet.

#becoming that girl #glow up #wonyoungism #wonyoung #dream life #it girl #creator of my reality #divine feminine #it girl affirmations #love affirmations #weight loss diet #hacks #dream girl tips #stardiary #love yourself #photography #mental health

[the-infamous-eel]

I don't cook my chili from a recipe anymore, but rather by knowing what flavors I want and how to cook to achieve them. However, @theoutcastrogue asked for the recipe, so here's a guide, instead.

Before I begin, a couple of caveats. This was developed through trial and error. Nothing was written down. There's little in the way of measurements or exact times. Vibes only

Ingredients

1 lb ground ground beef. Cubed chuck roast or stew meat is great, too. Use whatever you want, I don't care. I'm not the chili cops

1 white onion, diced

3 large cloves of garlic, minced

Chilies. In this case I used 2 Fresnos, 1 jalapeño, and 1 Serrano. De-seeded and chopped fine. This was a spicy chili, but I hate spicy for spicy's sake. It's all about heat and flavor, so soaked my chilies in water and vinegar to take some of the heat out, but leave the flavors. I like to control the spice (because he who controls the spice, blah blah blah) and adjust for heat later, so this gives me wiggle room. You can also use less chilies or sub in poblanos or Anaheims. You can also use dried chilies, but that's all you.

1 can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce. From this I took 3 peppers and rinsed them off. Again, reducing the initial heat so I can adjust manually later. These I chopped up, seeds and all. I reserved 2 tablespoons of the adobo sauce to use when adjusting heat (I never had to, btw. It was perfect)

About a half cup of whatever spice mix you like. Again, I'm not the spice cops. I used about a tablespoon each of chili powder, ancho chili powder, smoked paprika, and about a teaspoon of cumin, coriander, salt, pepper, and Tajin. Maybe some others I can't remember

Tomato paste

1 can of diced tomatoes (14 oz)

1 can of kidney beans (12 oz). When I'm making a larger batch, I'll use 2 (two) 12 oz cans of tomatoes and a can of kidney beans, plus a can of black or pinto beans. Do whatever you like.

Fresh lime

Ok, on to the process... heat up a couple of tablespoons of oil in a large Dutch oven or stew pot, over medium heat. Toss in your onions and a pinch of salt and turn the heat down a notch. Sweat out the onion for about 10 minutes, stirring frequently until they begin to get soft and translucent. Now throw in the diced chilies (draining first, of course). Keep stirring for another 10 minutes.

While this is cooking down, take 1/3 of your spice mix and work it into your ground beef (or coat all your stew meat in the spice)

Finally, add the garlic and cook for another 5 minutes. It should all look like this

Now remove everything with a slotted spoon or whatever spoon or ladle like implement you have. Set it aside.

Now turn the heat back up to medium high. There should be just enough oil left in the pot to sear up your beef, so toss that in when it gets hot again. Break it apart, but don't stir that shit yet. LET IT BROWN! Just leave it alone for like 2 minutes. Ok, good? Now toss in another 1/3 of your spice mix and give a stir. Get it good and coated. Stir occasionally until browned.

Drain the fat a little, but leave some. Now toss in your chipotles and about a half a tablespoon of tomato paste and let that cook for a minute or two, stirring occasionally. Add all the onion, chilies, and garlic. Stir it up and let the flavors mingle. It should look like this...

As a brief aside, I'm a huge proponent of letting each addition cook down a little, letting each new ingredient have a chance to make friends with everything else. It builds layers of flavor. It takes time, though. If you're in a rush, that's ok. It'll still taste good if you want to just add things together quicker and add more stuff at once. Might not be as good, but still good.

Next, it bean time. Not much to say here. Beans go in, everything gets stirred around a bit for while. Couple minutes, maybe.

After everything has done a meet and greet for a few minutes, add your tomatoes and the last 3rd of your spice mix. Stir. Wait a minute. Stir. Wait another minute. Stir. Now taste!! It's ok if at this point it tastes a little tinny, or little too much like tomatoes from a can. Don't worry about it. You did just add a big-ass can of tomatoes, but that's gonna mellow out as it cooks down. However, if it's bothering you, like it did me, or if it's already too spicy, here's where you can add your secret ingredients. Bacon, rendered down and chopped up is always a good choice. For this batch I drizzled in maybe a teaspoon of maple syrup (that real shit. No fake butter flavored corn syrup) and a quarter cup cream.

At this point everything should be well mingled and the flavors are starting to really meld. You may be tempted to adjust the heat at this point. You do you, cowboy, but I'd save that for near the end. And we're nowhere near the end, just through the hard part.

Put a lid on it. Turn the heat down to low. Let it simmer. My stove cranks out a decent amount of heat, even at the lowest end of the dial, so that's where I set it. If your stove top isn't a gas furnace the likes of which would make Hephaestus jealous, maybe just a touch above low. Bubbly simmer, but not boiling is what you're looking for.

Brab a beverage of your choice, set a timer for 30-45 minutes, and go fuck off and do something else. I finished up the UC Vanguard questline in Starfield for the 3rd time. Every 30-45 minutes, go stir it. Make sure it's not reducing too much. If it is, add a touch of beef broth or water. Taste it. Savor the anticipation of a good-ass bowl of chili in your future.

Keep that up anywhere from an hour-ish to whenever. I let mine go for 2 1/2 or 3 hours. About 30 minutes before you plan on serving it, give it another taste. Nows when you can adjust for seasoning, spice level, etc. I probably put enough chili peppers in for a batch twice this size, so it was spicy. Delicious, but spicy. I added another 1/4 cup of cream to cut it a bit. It's your call.

After letting any adjustments meld into the rest of the flavors for about 30 minutes, serve it up!! I squeezed some fresh lime juice over it, and served it with sour cream, shreddy cheese, and some pickled red onions I started before I began my chili journey. Bone Apple Teeth!

#chili #food #recipe #soup season #spicy #long post

[rachellaurengray]

Not sure what to eat today that aligns with your diet goals? Here's a list of 50 things you can eat under 400 calories:

1. Grilled chicken breast (4 oz) with steamed vegetables

2. Turkey and avocado wrap with whole wheat tortilla

3. Greek salad with feta cheese and olives

4. Veggie omelette made with egg whites

5. Quinoa salad with mixed vegetables

6. Baked salmon fillet (4 oz) with roasted asparagus

7. Tuna salad on whole grain crackers

8. Cottage cheese with sliced strawberries

9. Shrimp stir-fry with broccoli and bell peppers

10. Black bean soup with a side of cornbread

11. Grilled tofu skewers with teriyaki sauce

12. Whole grain pasta with marinara sauce and grilled vegetables

13. Hummus and vegetable sticks

14. Turkey chili with a dollop of Greek yogurt

15. Brown rice sushi rolls with cucumber and avocado

16. Chicken Caesar salad without croutons

17. Steamed edamame sprinkled with sea salt

18. Spinach and feta stuffed chicken breast (4 oz)

19. Veggie burger on a whole wheat bun

20. Caprese salad with fresh mozzarella, tomato, and basil

21. Lentil soup with a side of whole grain bread

22. Baked sweet potato topped with Greek yogurt and cinnamon

23. Tofu and vegetable stir-fry with low-sodium soy sauce

24. Egg salad lettuce wraps

25. Grilled shrimp skewers with zucchini and cherry tomatoes

26. Chicken and vegetable kebabs

27. Cauliflower crust pizza with veggies and light cheese

28. Whole grain toast with mashed avocado and sliced tomato

29. Baked cod fillet (4 oz) with lemon and herbs

30. Quinoa-stuffed bell peppers

31. Greek yogurt parfait with fresh fruit and granola

32. Turkey and vegetable soup

33. Baked eggplant parmesan

34. Steamed mussels in white wine sauce

35. Veggie and tofu lettuce wraps

36. Cottage cheese and pineapple

37. Spaghetti squash with marinara sauce

38. Greek yogurt smoothie with spinach and banana

39. Baked chicken meatballs with marinara sauce

40. Roasted vegetable and goat cheese salad

41. Salmon salad with mixed greens and balsamic vinaigrette

42. Turkey and cranberry lettuce wraps

43. Baked falafel with tahini sauce

44. Zucchini noodles with pesto and cherry tomatoes

45. Tuna and white bean salad

46. Stuffed portobello mushrooms with quinoa and spinach

47. Grilled teriyaki tofu with brown rice

48. Greek yogurt chicken salad with grapes and almonds

49. Turkey and black bean lettuce wraps

50. Spinach and feta stuffed mushrooms

These options offer a variety of tastes and textures while keeping your calorie intake in check. Enjoy!

#healthy eating #healthy living #healthy #low cal food #lowcal #low sugar #lowcarbdiet #girly things #thinspo #thinspø

[beautyandlifestyleblog86]

Nutrient-dense meal prep recipes that are both healthy and delicious -

1. Quinoa and Roasted Vegetable Bowls:

- Cook quinoa according to package instructions.

- Roast a variety of vegetables (such as bell peppers, zucchini, and broccoli) with olive oil, salt, and pepper in the oven until tender.

- Assemble bowls with quinoa, roasted vegetables, and a protein of your choice (such as grilled chicken or tofu).

- Drizzle with a homemade vinaigrette made with olive oil, lemon juice, and herbs.

2. Turkey and Sweet Potato Chili:

- Brown ground turkey in a large pot with diced onions and garlic.

- Add in diced sweet potatoes, canned tomatoes, black beans, and spices (such as chili powder, cumin, and paprika).

- Let simmer until sweet potatoes are tender and flavors have melded together.

- Divide into individual containers for easy grab-and-go lunches or dinners.

3. Salmon and Asparagus Foil Packets:

- Preheat oven to 400°F.

- Place a piece of salmon fillet on a large piece of aluminum foil.

- Add trimmed asparagus spears, cherry tomatoes, and sliced lemon on top of the salmon.

- Drizzle with olive oil, salt, pepper, and herbs (such as dill or parsley).

- Seal the foil packet and bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes, or until salmon is cooked through.

- Serve with a side of quinoa or brown rice.

4. Chickpea and Vegetable Stir-Fry:

- Sauté diced bell peppers, broccoli, and carrots in a large skillet with olive oil.

- Add in cooked chickpeas and a sauce made from soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and a touch of honey.

- Cook until vegetables are tender and sauce has thickened.

- Serve over brown rice or quinoa for a satisfying and nutrient-dense meal.

These recipes are all packed with nutrients and can be easily prepped ahead of time for quick and healthy meals throughout the week. Enjoy!

#food for thought #food fight #comfort food #fast food #food photography #healthy food #foodie #food #foodpics #foodlover #japanese food #foodmyheart #tw food #lunch recipes #pasta recipes #pasta recipe #salad recipes #soup recipe #recipe #reciprocity #recipies #recipes #healthy salad recipes #cozy fall #cozyhome #cozy cozy #cozy living #autumn cozy #cozy cottage #cozy art

[najia-cooks]

[ID: A close-up of a burger topped with spinach, tomato, and onion. End ID.]

Black bean burgers

Black beans and lentils are cooked with aromatics and herbs and roasted along with carrots and onions to create a deeply savory base for these vegan burgers. Paprika, cumin, coriander, ajwain, and sumac provide earthy, smoky, tangy, and floral notes to round out the umami base of the roasted onion. Chickpea flour provides much more flavor and holding power than wheat flour—the bonus is that these burgers are also gluten-free!

Recipe under the cut.

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Ingredients:

For the beans and lentils:

150g (generous 3/4 cup) dried black beans, soaked in cool water overnight

130g (2/3) dried brown lentils (345g cooked) (or substitute more black beans)

1 yellow onion, halved

4 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed

2 California bay leaves

4 sprigs thyme (optional)

For the roast:

2 medium carrots, peeled and chopped

1 large yellow onion, chopped

4 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed

1 red chili pepper, halved

1/4 cup chickpea flour (besan)

1/4 cup ground flaxseed

2 tsp cumin seeds, or ground cumin

2 tsp coriander seeds, or ground coriander

1 tsp ground sweet paprika

1 tsp ground smoked paprika

1 tsp black peppercorns

1/2 tsp carom (ajwain) or fennel seeds

1/2 tsp dried sumac berries, or ground sumac

1/2 tsp ground cayenne pepper (optional)

1 3/4 tsp salt, or to taste

small bouquet parsley, stems removed

Instructions:

1. Soak the black beans. Rinse and pick over black beans for stones or other debris, then place them in a large bowl with enough cool water to cover by several inches and leave them overnight.

2. Cook beans and lentils. In two separate pots, place soaked black beans and lentils with enough water to cover. Add a half yellow onion, two crushed garlic cloves, a bay leaf, and 2 sprigs of thyme to each pot and simmer, covered, until tender. The black beans will take 1-2 hours and the lentils around 40 minutes. Drain and set aside, removing the onion, garlic, and bay leaf.

3. Make the spice blend. If using whole spices, toast coriander seeds, sumac berries, and black peppercorns in a dry skillet over medium heat for a couple minutes, agitating occasionally, until fragrant and a shade darker; set aside. Toast cumin and ajwain or fennel for a minute or so until fragrant; set aside and remove skillet from heat. Toast ground spices in the skillet, agitating constantly, for 30 seconds. Grind spices using a mortar and pestle or spice grinder, and filter them through a fine mesh sieve.

4. Optional: roast the vegetables. Drizzle beans, lentils, carrots, onion, garlic, and chili pepper in 3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil and about half of the spice blend; toss to combine. Roast in a large baking sheet at 400 °F (205 °C) for 10–20 minutes. I like to roast half the onion and garlic and leave the other half raw, to get a mixture of deep, roasted and fresh, punchy flavors from the aromatics. You can roast all of it if you dislike the taste of raw onion or garlic, though it doesn't end up being very strong once the burgers are fried.

5. Make the burgers. Mix all ingredients (including the remaining half of the spice mix) in a food processor until they form a single rough but cohesive ball. Taste and adjust spices. Refrigerate the mixture for about 10 minutes to make forming the burgers easier. Take handfuls of the mixture and form into your desired size and shape (I like mine about 3/4 of an inch thick, but I've also tested this recipe with very thin patties designed for layering in a single sandwich).

6. Cook the burgers. Heat 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil in a skillet on medium for several minutes. Lower heat to medium-low and cook burgers in a single layer for 4–6 minutes each side, until deep brown and crisp on the outside. Press down on the burgers with the flat of a spatula to encourage even frying.

You may also bake the burgers at 375°F (190 °C) until cooked through, about 10 minutes each side.

Serve warm with buns, lettuce, sliced onion and tomato, cheese, jam, or other condiments.

#veggie burgers #vegan recipes #vegan cooking #vegetarian recipes #cooking #black beans #brown lentils #carrots #thyme #parsley #gluten free

[diabetesinsider]

Garbanzo Capers Fry Up

My parsley was getting out of hand...so what to do...make a fry up using a generous bunch of parsley teamed with some of my favorite ingredients - capers, garbanzo beans, spinach, eggplant...all great to include as part of my healthy eating plan. See what you think...

oil

1 red onion, diced

1 bell pepper, seeded, diced

1 - 4 oz. can green chilies, mild, with liquid

1 eggplant, diced with skin

1 t. garlic, minced

1 bunch fresh parsley, scissor chopped to speed the process

1+ c. spinach, chopped

1 - 4 oz. jar capers, drained

1/2 t. black pepper

1/2 t. cumin

1 - 15 oz. can garbanzo beans, with liquid

In a large fry pan, begin sauteing onion, bell pepper, chilies, and eggplant. Give this mixture a stir, add in garlic, parsley, spinach, capers, black pepper, and cumin. Add the garbanzo beans last to just heat through to keep their bright color. Serve up as it comes, on a bed of brown rice, with a slice of pork roast...whatever seems like a good plan.

When I'm not working up healthy sides or main dishes for the family, I'm bounding downstairs to sew cotton pocket aprons for my online shop - www.etsy.com/shop/topdrawerthreads .

Or, I'm putting the finishing touches on handcrafted crocheted upcycled recycled thrifted throw rugs worked by me from wool selvage locally sourced - www.etsy.com/shop/topdraweryarns .

My daughters have an online shop - www.etsy.com/shop/yesdesigns - where they design and sew cotton pocket knickers for wearing whatever you get up to.

My older daughter has an online shop - www.etsy.com/shop/wildwovenwome - where she knit upcycled recycled thrifted yarns into soft, supple throws and afghans to curl up in.

#diabetes #foodie #vegetarian cooking #vegetarian #vegetarian recipes #healthyeating #vegan #vegan food #homecooking #garbanzo beans #chickpeas #capers

[nova-dracomon]

Vegan Kin Food Ideas

S'up! So, we've been seeing a lot of kin food posts, but the focus is always on meat. Then when vegan or vegetarian options are listed it's like salad + fruit and that's it. We've been vegan for some years now so here's a list of things we eat that we think others might enjoy too!

A piece of advice we found helpful is to think about the food item you miss and break it down into what exactly you miss. If you miss eating gems, is it the appearance? The crunch? Gritty texture or dry taste? In that spirit of that, our list will be largely broken up by texture/experience.

Crunch Crunch Snacks

This includes snacks/sides that get your jaws working or have a satisfying "snap" to them.

Roasted chickpeas

Kale chips

Ants on a log (celery, peanut butter and raisins)

Hummus + baby bell peppers/sugar snap peas/carrots

Granola / cereals (a lot of types are vegan, read the ingredients before purchasing)

Banana chips

Nuts + seeds

Popcorn (avoid "buttery" packages, buy plain or kettle corn)

Peanut butter pretzels (crunchy outside, delicious soft inside)

Smartie candies

Keep your cookies/chocolate bars in the fridge or freezer

Also, load cookies up with extra nuts/seeds/choco chips

Soft, but with some crunch

This section is for dishes/sides that are overall easier on the teeth, but with elements that still crunch or snap. If you're looking for recipes that combine different texture elements check these out.

Lentil nachos + nacho cheese sauce

"Crunchwrap" (quesadilla made with refried beans and homemade cheese sauce that we open and place tortilla chips and lettuce inside after grilling)

Tempeh bacon (we like this on a BLT or grilled cheese sandwich)

Crispy tofu sandwiches

Grilled asparagus

Apple slices with nut butter

Pickles

Apple turnovers

Vegan sushi (there's a ton of recipes, check out these two collections to get started X, X)

Falafel (can be used a hundred different ways, sandwiches, wraps, on it's own, etc.)

Roasted chickpeas again, but with a caveat**: You can roast them at 350 F for 30 mins and they'll be cooked enough to pop between your teeth, but soft in the center. We like to either eat them as-is or top our salads with them. (We season with salt/pepper before going into the oven, nothing else) **Must be eaten after baking, they will not keep

For the foragers in the crowd

These dishes focus more on having either multiple different foods in a visible way or a tactile element to how you eat them.

Chia pudding

Smoothie bowls

Overnight oatmeal

Trail mix

Pumpkin bars (We replace the egg with a flax egg and use vegan butter)

Chocolate chip banana monkey bread

Corn on the cob

Grilled veggie kebabs

Cranberry cilantro quinoa salad

Chili

Bush's beans and rice

Salads topped with sliced fruit, nuts, grains and/or beans

Edamame (a favorite, we love pulling out the insides with our teeth, you can get ones without the pods if they bother you)

Plant-based burgers, the kinds with the chunks of veggies (our favorite is dr. praeger's black bean quinoa burgers)

Chewy Foods

This section is for foods that work your jaw, but more in a "needing to chew" way.

Potato gnocchi

Dried fruit (comes in all different flavors, not just raisins)

Swedish fish, red vines, skittles or sour patch kids

Granola bars (a lot of types are vegan, read the ingredients before purchasing)

Thick bread-y pizza (our favorite dough recipe)

Pancakes

Chewy chocolate chip cookies

Peanut butter cookies

Baked oatmeal

Potato skins

Meat Substitutes

The most obvious way to make a dish vegan is to sub in the appropriate mock meat. We've eaten quite a few and we won't sugar-coat it: a lot of them are either going to match the taste, texture, OR look. It's hard for mock meats to copy meat 1:1, some get way closer than others, but if you go into this expecting no difference you will be disappointed.

Our two favorite brands are Impossible and Gardein. We've tried a lot of their products and have yet to eat one we don't like.

These aren't your only options though!

Beans

Falafel (deep-fried balls of ground chickpea)

Tofu

Tempeh (fermented soybeans)

Seitan (made from wheat gluten)

Jack fruit

You might have guessed based on the recipes shared, but we usually opt for beans. We haven't eaten much seitan or jack fruit, but they are options. At our local grocery stores they're sold in the "free from" section and can be brought pre-seasoned and ready to cook with. Jack fruit in particular is a popular replacement for shredded pork.

The trick with a lot of these is to marinate them. Tofu in particular so you can infuse it with flavor. Here's a few recipes we love:

Lentil and sweet potato loaf ("Neat"loaf)

Marinated tofu

Crispy tofu sandwiches

Tempeh bacon

Chili (our mom's recipe that we modified)

Soft / Squish

For things that are soft or squishy and you can slurp up.

Seaweed salad

miso soup

Pico de Gallo Black Bean Soup

"Nice" cream

Chocolate mousse

Oatmeal

Popsicles

Applesauce

Brownie batter hummus

Chia seed jam

Lavender syrup (to flavor other drinks, we use it in coffee)

Lavender lemonade (final product will be a light brown color)

Mashed potatoes + Gravy

Slow cooker apple cider

Tofu scramble

JUST egg

Non-dairy mac and cheese (our favorite brand is the upton's)

Smoothies (if you're looking for a protein powder to include, we recommend Vega)

**Just a reminder to supplement for B12 if you're consuming a vegan diet. There are some foods that are fortified with it; however, a supplement is cheap, easy to find and all-around a more reliable way to ensure you are getting enough.

#nova squawks #otherkin #otherkind #nonhuman #therian #kin food #otherkin recipes

[ovaruling]

my Vegan White Chik’n Tofu Recipe :3

yields: a lot idk. enough to feed 5 people for several days if my household is any indication

Ingredients

14-16oz of super firm or extra firm tofu, thawed for 5 min in the microwave (previously frozen overnight) and then diced into small cubes

2 cans (15oz each) of any kind of white beans. if you don’t have any canned beans, cook up some dry beans beforehand, and use at least 1lb (i usually use 25oz of dry beans)

2 cubes of Not-Chik’n bouillon dissolved in 1 quart of hot water OR 1 carton of your choice of vegan chik’n broth (32oz) OR vegetable broth (32oz)

10-15oz can of diced tomatoes (i like the fire-roasted kind for this or the Rotel brand with chiles or lime juice etc)

4oz can of hatch diced green chiles (mild or hot—up to you)

8oz vegan cream cheese

8oz vegan sour cream, to make it even more indulgent. if you don’t have this, just omit. it’ll still be delicious.

1 tbsp apple cider vinegar

3 cups of plain water (or less—i just like to stretch the chili size-wise by adding more water)

1 whole recipe of vegan ranch dip mix (listed below) OR 1-2 cups of bottled vegan ranch dressing (depending on your taste preference)

1 whole recipe of vegan copycat white chili mix (listed below)

optional: a can of corn, 10oz bag of frozen veggies, a chopped onion, whatever you want

also also optional: a few dashes of liquid smoke

Instructions

1. Open tofu package and drain. Set in an airtight glass or plastic freezer-safe container (or if you need to, just set it on a plate that you can microwave later) and place in freezer for at least 8 hours or preferably overnight.

2. Remove tofu from the freezer. It should look fairly golden brown. Place on microwave safe plate and thaw in the microwave for 5 or more minutes (keep checking it at 1-2 minute increments—you don’t want it screaming hot, but you want it thawed enough to be able to cut through easily).

3. If you have a tofu press, press the tofu for a few minutes. If not, skip this step, it’s not a huge deal.

4. Dice the tofu into tiny cubed pieces. Add to the pot.

5. Add all other ingredients to the pot.

6. If using a traditional stovetop pot, bring all ingredients to a boil on high heat and allow to cook for about 5 minutes minimum, depending on your stove’s heat consistency. Once you’re confident things have reached a solid boil for a few minutes, reduce heat and allow to simmer for at least 15 minutes, ideally 30 minutes or more if you have the time to stick around—or until the chili reaches your desired consistency. If you only have 15 minutes, that’ll still be fine. Taste often and adjust any seasoning as needed.

7. If using an Instant Pot, close the lid and cook on manual, High Pressure, for 20 minutes, and then allow 10 minutes natural release. After 10 minutes, do a manual release and open the lid.

Vegan Ranch Dip Mix

1/3 cup powdered soy milk (or powdered coconut milk) (i did have to order this in but it was worth it to be able to make my own ranch seasoning)

2 tbsp dried parsley

2 tsp dried chives

2 tsp garlic powder

2 tsp onion powder

1 tsp dried onion flakes

1 tsp dried dill

1 tsp black pepper

1 tsp salt

Vegan White Chili Mix

2 teaspoons dried oregano

2 teaspoons onion powder

3 teaspoons cumin

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon chili powder

1 teaspoon chipotle chili powder or ancho chili powder (depending on your taste preference)

1 tsp salt

½ teaspoon pepper

¼ to ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper (adjust to your liking)

1 teaspoon sugar or sugar substitute (use a sweetener with a 1:1 equivalent to sugar)

thickener: ½ teaspoon xanthan gum or 2 teaspoons cornstarch

#vegan recipes

[mermmarie]

do you think the kids or even splinter actually like Hot Soup? or is that just a warcry. do you think they would have their minds blown by spicy soup?

Sorry for the delay on this, but I think it's both!!

Actually, a year or two ago I was thinking of making a "Hot soup the boys make you" kind of x reader headcanon thingy. But I think I'll just dive into what the boys (and Splinter) prefer here…

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Donnie has little to no tolerance for spicy foods, and he's not ashamed to admit it. His go to soup is just the generic Campbells Chicken Noodle Soup. It's simple and sweet. He'll throw it in the microwave to then pour it into a thermos to sip on the go.

Mikey likes to add spice to his food and can tolerate a decent level of heat. His hot soups of choice would probably have a lot of flavors, so he enjoys stuff like Thai Curry, Butternut Squash, and Black Bean and Roasted Jalapeno Soup.

Leo, like his twin, does not do well with heat but he tries. When they order out or eat in at a restaurant, he'll often pick something with spice regardless of the fact that it makes his nose run and eyes water. He loves spice but it doesn't love him. His preferred is Hot and Sour Soup and Spicy Pho.

Raph surprisingly has a pretty good tolerance for spicy foods, although he doesn't venture out to eat overly hot stuff because he finds the taste bitter. He definitely prefers hearty hot soups. Chili's, (if you consider them to be soup.) Sometimes he snacks on peppers because of the mouth feel, and to show up Leo.

Splinter had a better tolerance of spice/heat when he was human, but after his mutation he became a little sensitive the aromas. (The rat nose is too strong) Although he is really good at hiding his struggle unlike his blue son. Kimchee soup is his favorite. Thank you for the ask! 💖

#TMNT #ROTTMNT #Donatello #Leonardo #Michelangelo #Raphael #Splinter #TMNT Lit #TMNT Headcanons #Ask #friendly-peep #Mumbling Mermaid

[allsadnshit]

Grass fed beef burgers with scallion, thyme, oregano, chili flakes, sweet peppers, salt, black pepper, and paprika seared in ghee and roasted in the oven with grass fed raw cheddar melted on top + balsamic honey carrots glazed in beef dripping pan sauce + sorghum baked beans

#personal #recipe

[namjoonchronicles]

the specialist | seven

↳ pairing yoongi, you

↳ genre romance, pretend lovers, angst, eventual smut, office-factory setting

↳ title seven | slow cinnamon summer, your spell is pulling me under | 8.812k words

↳ summary  yoongi had stayed over one night in  your bed, in your house. the morning after felt like a small snippet of a slice-of-life romance of a healthy relationship only in reality; it wasn’t. taehyung had return to make your life a nightmare and it didn’t come unnoticed by yoongi and seokjin. a standard operating procedure had you and yoongi your first couple’s quarrel at work. yoongi’s stubborness and your steadfast abiding personality clashes at once. taehyung adds more gasoline into the spark after he revealed he knew yoongi was enrolling into engineering program that you signed him in without him knowing-- which he (and some others) didn’t take well

↳ warnings mature themes, strong languages, violence

↳ compressed links one | two | three | four | five | six | seven | eight | nine | ten  ongoing .

Seven.

Yoongi exits your Mazda and lifts his arm to say goodbye. He straddles the black bike, puts on his helmet and rides off the hospital parking lot and heads for home. His home. His plait shirt he wore as a jacket flapping in the strong wind. He adjusts his position on the bike, lowering his body and throttles through the wind. The screamer engine, his 4-cylinder bike does all his emotional expression of the night when zooms through traffic, leaving admirers in smokes. Under his helmet, he wore a shy smile, keen for the next encounter. Hopefully.

This morning, he woke up with you sleeping soundly by his side. Pillow fort nowhere to be found, they are scattered on the ground, circling the bed, like some kind of unifying ritual in the way they had placed themselves.

Some time later, he found himself kneeling by your fridge, to see what he could cook for the morning. There’s a couple of eggs in the carton and some English sausages in the freezer. With a little more snooping around, he found potatoes, carrots and green onions. Then he encountered the stove; induction. It wasn’t something he was used to, but with a little googling, had managed to work it out. Potatoes on boil, flour was spread into a mismatched bowl he found in the cabinet. Pans ready to sear the sausages and make some pretty sunny side-ups. From the last time he cooked for you, he noticed you removed the runny egg yolks and only ate the whites. He figured that you would prefer them cooked well and if you don’t like the yolks at all, he’ll finish it. One yolk isn’t runny, the other is. He turned off the stove for the boiling potatoes and peeled the skins while huffing about how hot it was. He took out a fork because he couldn’t find a masher. He mixed the flour with the mashed potatoes and added green onion, then salt and pepper.

Pouring a saucer sized mixture into the sizzling pan, Yoongi lifts the pan from the stove and makes the mixture bigger by twisting his wrist. While he focuses on the potato pancake, the water boiler lets out a digital ring. He swung his head in its direction, flipped the pancake and poured the grounded roasted coffee beans into the filter before pouring the hot boiling water on top of them. Then he lets them steep while he finishes up the pancake mix. He chops the garlic with utmost expertise. Quick and effortless. He throws them into a tempered glass bowl, along with a star anise, cinnamon, coarse chili pepper, and salt. Then he pours hot oil over them to make hot chili oil to dip the potato pancakes in.

It’s not your fault that the view of him shirtless in the kitchen was so captivating you had stood there for a whole 10 minutes, give or take. He only had his jeans on, tattoos on full display. Knowing that underneath that baby blue durable fabric, lays a leg sleeve hidden from view. The very presence alone gives you the bubbling feeling from where you could not mention. You watched his pinky do a sweep into the chili oil now colder than it was and stared how those pinky disappear in between his delectable lips as he gives it a little taste. The moan he let out after was porn-worthy. No, no. It was more valuable than  porn. It felt like something you should not have heard. The lip-smacking, the closed-mouthed whimper had heat wafting across the expanse of your face.

His bang covered half of his brown eyes. His back was larger than you thought it was and from the side his tiddies are showing well, you didn’t understand why this information was important at this time. His veiny hand hover like a pianist over a piano— delicately and carefully, as he plates them up prettily.

You could see how he loves it— cooking. Coldplay’s ‘Magic’ was barely audible in the back, he bops his head to the beat, jutting his lower lips cutely as he turned around to catch you over his shoulder, standing where he was last night; by the doorsill. He held his stare for a while, lips parted slightly before blinking away to turn his back at you to wash his hands without a word.

Did you catch him off guard?

“I’ve held you hostage and you’re cooking for me?” you crossed your arm wearing a cunning smile. “ — for us. We gotta eat,” he brushed his shoulders against yours as he whispered the words in your ear, walking past holding eye contact the whole while.

You don’t know why but you liked how he said ‘We’ and ‘Us’. It sounded good. You also liked how he looked in your kitchen. Otherwise, that whole section feels empty and unusable. With the rice cooker in use, chopping board on the counter, finished meals and brewed coffee— it actually feels like home.

You were woken up by the sound of the beeping you recognised to be your induction stove. Peeking through the door gaps, you saw Yoongi cooking. He looks very at home with everything and he didn’t bother asking where everything was despite being his first time here. You were grateful for that. You needed that sleep. You opened your eyes today feeling almost full. It was difficult to describe. As if all your life, you’ve been wanting to feel this whole, this safe.

You always feel safe when Yoongi is around and that was something you didn't realize until today.

Not wanting to bother him, you rolled over in your bed and gave yourself a 10 minute snooze before giving up the fact that your body is screaming to wake up because there’s a better view than your dreams in your kitchen right now.

You made the bed and showered, took out the rest of his clothes from the dryer and tumble dry your hair with the face towel you found. You put on a lazy bun and an oversized thin tee that goes over your knees with short shorts. And that’s how Yoongi saw you. You noticed the slight stare but knowing Yoongi the way he is, he would not let himself get caught. Sure, you look a little different from the way you dress up at work. Underneath the hideous blue clean-room attires you had to wear in the factory, you could be wearing your best blouse but no one would notice. You had enough flesh showing for Yoongi to know those thighs are soft and supple.

“I can eat without you right?” you shouted from the kitchen.

Yoongi smiled to himself as he put on his shirt. Then he lets his curiosity get the better of him when he opens your wardrobe and his eyes twinkle. He entered the kitchen, (now cleaned by you) with your ‘A Thousand Wishes’ Bath & Body Works’ fine fragrance mist, he pulled out the chair like he owns the house, knees spread, peeling a tangerine he found in the fridge earlier.

“Are you wearing my perfume, Yoongi?” “Of course not.”

You furrowed your brow in disbelief, “Don’t lie.” “Then don’t ask,” he threw a straight smile, “I don’t leave the house without colognes. Ever think of getting a Dior Sauvage to liven up the lie that you’re not single? You already got the PJs.”

“You’re mocking me and I can’t cuss you because you made breakfast,” you mumbled to your plate. “It’s a mean good breakfast too,” he tips his head back, sighing through shut eyes. Because if you were his, and this is not pretend, he’d have you on the table as his own breakfast. But he can’t. Because he has morals.

With the dirty dishes in the sink, you collected your car key and headed to the door before Yoongi hooked your baggy t-shirt asking menacingly, “Where the fuck are you going looking like that?”

“To the hospital to drop you off?” you scowled at him, who was towering over you.

“Get trousers, and a jacket. Long trousers,” he added while you pushed him away and climbed into the car despite his protests. To add fuel into the fire, you showed him your middle finger.

“Sure, people would leave the hospital cured of heart attacks and go back right in when they see you,” he grumbled under his breath. His corrupted thoughts would have been to leave your thighs covered in hickeys and love bites so you’ll have to cover them up. But let’s take things slow, for now.

Yoongi exits the Mazda and lifts his arm to say goodbye.

The dreaded Monday arrived.

“What do you think of me getting a tattoo?” you rolled your chair next to Seokjin’s, talking in whispers. “I think you’re full of shit undergoing an existential crisis,” Seokjin replied, also in a whisper.

“No?” you asked softly, as a reaffirmation. He shakes his head, “You wouldn’t last two minutes within the first stroke of a tattoo needle and I say with utmost confidence and your worst nightmare is walking through the door with a questionable look,” he tips his chin towards the entrance.

“For the umptenth time this morning Taehyung, the room isn’t ready for the task force,” you rolled your eyes and spun your chair around while you held your pen between the index finger and thumb. “Well hurry them up, I’ve got a gazillion things to do,” Taehyung marches to your desk, hovering menacingly above you and you fight the stare with your own glares.

“Look around, Mr. QA,” you challenged him, “We all are.” “Your machine specialist in-charge agrees with me,” Taehyung tipped his head to the side. Seokjin passes a look on you and then on Taehyung before returning to you.

“Sure, let me ask the production executive in-charge of the machine if he could hurry up— “ you turned to Seokjin. “ — No,” Seokjin replies instantly, “Look, the manager has me by the neck and if I don’t finish these batches by today, I might as well be hung. The shipment is in 3 days and we’re barely 3 barrels in. You guys will have to stay the night, sorry.”

“No task force should be done outside of the working hours,” Taehyung announced. “Says who?” you and Seokjin frowned. “The Quality Assurance S.O.Ps, Task Force Management under the Material Validation clause six,” Taehyung straightens and crosses his arm smugly.

“That’s got to be a lie because there is no way that that was accurate,” you knitted your brows together staring down at the pompous lad, challenging you with his eyes alone. Paired with Seokjin’s frantic typing, you know that your comrade is searching for that specific clause Taehyung just casually mentioned. His heaving defeated sighs gave you an instant headache as you held your stare at Taehyung.

“I’ll give you 4pm, half an hour,” Seokjin resigned. “Half an hour?!” you and some other grumbling voice came behind you. It was Yoongi.

He came wiping his hands off the lubricant with a dirty rag. His work boots stomps the floor with every lunge. He was in his dark blue jumper with its sleeves folded up his elbows, wearing a frustrated frown on his face as he zeroes into your desk. What’s with all these men surrounding your table? “And that’s me being generous,” Seokjin’s obviously frightened eyes flickered to yours.

“Hold on—” you raised your finger before Yoongi hijacked the protest. “ — I need at least 2 hours to properly prepare the machine’s minimum and maximum’s temperature, 30 minutes is not going to cut it. You should at least give us a, a… what do you call that,” he snaps his fingers. “Probationary period,” you finished his sentence for him.

Seokjin took off his earphones and stood up from his chair, “Well, they call you ‘The Machine’s Machine’, for a reason, right?” He leaves— or should you rephrase, sprint from the scene.

“That’s manipulative as hell—” you retorted. The comment had Yoongi chuckling through his nose and begrudgingly say to you, “You think I couldn’t do it?” “Wait a sec, I thought we’re on the same team here…” You tipped your head looking up at him and he swung your chair by the arm rest to face him, he leaned over above you, and he said, “You don’t know a challenge when you see one.”

The sudden change of attitude perplexed you. With Taehyung positively sneering on your side, you watch Yoongi’s back get smaller and smaller as he enters the tool room. He kneels by the cabinet and you could see him taking out the parts he needed for the current batch that is in production. Atenolol unit boxes are relatively smaller than paracetamols, hence, the changing of the parts was required. With it, Yoongi carries his own toolbox with everything he needs to tighten and loosen the bolts. He is once again underneath the machine. He is quite at home there, considering the 4500 kilogram metallic carcass was a one-way ticket to afterlife should any of its leg snaps.

The screws rattle beside him as he reaches for a new one. Carefully, he twists them into place and with the aid of a wrench, it is tightened. He slid just his head out the machine to pay a meaningless glance at you only to see you craning your head over your desk, with your right hand behind your neck — massaging yourself. Then it falls to your shoulder, he could see you squeeze them like you would a sponge. Must have been another machine specialist’s issue. He heard from Felix that the old geezer, simply known as Gangster; had refused to change his parts, resulting in the levers folding the unitbox to crush the unitbox as it was folding it.

The complication of that refusal? 350 unit boxes were torn, unusable as it was damaging the tablets inside the foil. Those 350 unit boxes will not go unnoticed by the QA and who has to answer that? You. Everyone will be pissed. The material manager will argue that they have given the required unitbox as required by the production and refuse to issue more because according to them, they have done their job. Production manager will ask the executive why unitbox were not enough and the executives will answer, “Because it was torn.” Then, “Why is it torn? And how many? Were you not supervising the production? Why do your machine specialists not listen to you? Are you not a good leader?”

The thing about Gangster is that, as the name implies, he doesn’t listen to others. Especially you. You were somewhat new, inexperienced, and on top of all that, a woman. In a small town like this, misogyny is still regarded as the masculine way, and acceptable one. Yoongi doesn’t talk to Gangster for personal reasons. But what he didn’t like was that Gangster was giving you stress. It will give you a bad face. And you are a good leader, the best — he argued in his head. Gangster was just being a dick like he always is. Knowing you, you would carry on with the task force like you aren’t dealing with a huge asshole like Gangster.

Taehyung hasn’t arrived. You walked into the machine room with Yoongi preparing the machine to run. He had to unload the working batch, label them, time the production and make sure the materials for the task force brought in were the correct ones and in the right amount in the trolley. It was 2 pieces of PVC roll and 3 aluminum foil rolls. Each has different thickness, different polymeric composition for different purposes. You walked in yawning, with your notebook in hand and a pen.

“The materials are here?” you asked him. He eyed the trolley. “Goodness me, and we only have 30 minutes,” you squatted down by the trolley and checked each of the materials with the checklist emailed to you by your boss. After all of it checks out, you turn over your shoulder at Yoongi, “Shall we begin playing?”

“Shouldn’t we wait for Taehyung?” Yoongi asks, as he knelt by the trolley and unwrapped the first PVC and aluminum foil. “Nah, he would just be bored waiting for the sealing part. If we wait for him, we will have less than 30 minutes to run, I say run,” you explained calmly.

Yoongi did as told. He loads the foil and the PVC into the machine, then he moves expertly to the navigator. He pulls the sheet into the loader and collects in as much length he needs for it to fuse to the foil and stamped together using the heat pad. You instructed him to use the known sealing temperature for the machine. The blisters came out with their pockets a little soft. Yoongi knows that the machine has issues on the cooling pads, so he checks on that.

“The maintenance said they changed the pads, didn't they?” you asked. “Maintenance says a lot of shit they didn’t do,” Yoongi grumbled, he tweaked the cooling pad and pinched the cloth they placed there. He grabs the cloth and places it on your hand. “That’s way too warm for cooling, the pockets wouldn’t be able to form properly,” you realized, “Let me contact the maintenance… this can’t go on like this.”

Yoongi grabs your phone and ends the call you made, immediately.

“The fuck, Min Yoongi,” you cussed. “Wasting time, I can fix it,” Yoongi retorted semi-harshly. “That’s not in the protocol—” you darted. “Your ass has already been dragged by Gangster with a 350 damaged unit box, you want to call the maintenance for something production machine specialists’ can fix?! Do you not have any pride?!” Yoongi shot back loud, “Fuck the protocol! They’re already questioning your authority, leadership, so I suggest that you sit your pretty ass down and let me handle this shit.”

Taehyung walks in whistling like he didn’t just miss a third world war that just happened. You were not going to lie, your eyes were prickling when Yoongi shouted at you like that so you sat in silence a few minutes before Taehyung arrived, oblivious to it all. Yoongi knows that he’ll need the temperature raised in 10 degree increment and prepare 100 samples of those blisters with each the materials, so altogether, Taehyung will carry about 500-1000 sample blisters to examine but after it is carried out, Taehyung will have to hand them to you again so your manager can have a look.

Yoongi ran a leak test on each 10 blisters and he only gave them to you to examine. Because like it or not, you’re still his boss.

“The minimal optimum temperature would be around 125 degrees,” Taehyung declared, “Now for the maximal temperature?” “Can’t really say for sure, there’s knurling on the embossing area and the batch numbers are not clear, I don’t like it,” you spat, “Must be the sealing pads.”

“The knurling occurs at whatever temperature it was on,” Yoongi darts, “It has nothing to do with the sealing pads, it works fine on the first two materials.” “Increase the temperature and cool it at minimum temp,” Taehyung shrugs at Yoongi then you. “Not possible,” you said, “It’ll melt the tablet, do you not study anything in pharmacy school Taehyung? I’m genuinely surprised that you, a know-it-all, would make such an amateur mistake. First of all, the heat will melt the tablet, second, it will melt the tablet into the PVC, stamped into the surface, which bionically means you can’t even eject the tablet from the blisters.”

“No need to get all technical with it, there’s a reason why I’m a production pharmacist, not a production executive,” Taehyung sassed. He just can’t be told he’s wrong, can he?

“Yes, we need to get technical with it because we’re not fabric shopping, we’re producing tablets in blisters, we need to get a good materials for long-term shipment, Kim Taehyung,” you wrote down your findings in the paper you brought in and then examined the blisters Yoongi passed you.

“Maximum production per minute? At 320 speed?” you asked Yoongi without looking at him. “147 degree celsius forming, 240 degrees sealing,” Yoongi snapped.

“When did you assign that temperature, I’ve just only asked you?” you looked at him quizzically. “A while ago when you’re arguing with QA here,” Yoongi blinked to the side.

You scoffed. Unbelievable. Yoongi just snatched the timeline protocol without your permission. That is he had moved to the next item on the trial list when you were not ready for it. And by doing so, beats the whole ‘under executive supervision’ clause. And also you wanted to play boss for a bit for the shit he said unwarranted.

“There’s protocol Yoongi. Follow the damn protocol, the protocol is good… It’s there to be adhered to,” you scolded him, “Do it.” “I’ve just handed you the blisters formed from that specifications,” he raised his voice a little, pointing his hand towards the bunched up blisters on your desk. “I didn’t see you set the machine, fucking do it again,” you grinded your jaws at him.

Yoongi wanted to protest. But he knows if he does, he would just be in more shit. You wanted to show him who was in-charge and because Taehyung was on your level, Yoongi gets the blunt end. It’s a dirty, and quite prideful move from your side. It shows that you could play the boss-card when you want and there is nothing he could do about it.

Taehyung’s eyes moved from you to your staff. The machine begins to move, but it gradually turns erratic and soon after, belts unreel at impossible speed before it turns into loud poundings. You slammed the stop button in panic. Yoongi swallowed curses. He grabs the foil with his bare hands, risking it to be reeled into the rotating cylinder —  which then earned a glare from you. That was definitely not in the protocol.

“Idiot,” Taehyung scoffed and chuckled through his nose. He eyed Yoongi up and down as the machine specialist knelt by the machine hugging the foil. “He’ll lose a finger before he gets to be in the advanced engineering diploma you enrolled him in,” Taehyung leered his eyes to Yoongi while speaking to you. Then he drags his eyes up to you and says begrudgingly, “Glad he has his crazy boss to back him up, huh?” Taehyung winks at you as if he knew a secret he could use to blackmail you.

“How he is selected is beyond me,” Taehyung pushes the door and sends himself out.

Yoongi storms out the revolving door and you jogged after him.

“Did I ask you to put my name in that list? I can’t recall that I did. What gives you the authority to decide what I should do with my career? I never asked anything from you!” Yoongi growled, knowing fully well you were behind him.

“No, you don’t understand,” Yoongi growls. The others, his heart echoed.

“Listen— I can explain! Just,” you sprinted to be in front of him and held his upper arms with both your hands to stop him from moving away, then you clasped your hands together in a prayer to say, “I only did it because your talents would be wasted if you stay in this comfort zone. I’ve,” Yoongi begins to move again and you scramble after him. Your lanyard flying at every strike of wind.

“I’ve seen what you could do!” Those words eventually stopped Yoongi in his tracks.

He tips his head back and relaxes his shoulders. You rushed to his side. He was only a few lunges away from the gates.

“I’ve seen those calculations, the drawings, the blueprints at your home. You are made for this. Calculus would be easy for you. You know the machines like they’re in the back of your hand. This diploma will propel you further, you can have bigger jobs, bigger salary, outside this village town, Yoongi!” you stressed the words as needed.

“You can teach those engineering dimwits what you know of problem solvings and they’ll have to believe you because you have credentials for it,” your eyes twinkled, “They’ll not turn you away anymore.”

Your words stayed with him into the night. Not only did you just exercise your authority over him just minutes before admitting he had the talent for engineering. You were such an enigma that Yoongi was convinced that if he tried as much as to understand you, he would be back at square one. To be fucking honest, he doesn’t believe he was that big of a deal. Really, everything is logical thinking. Every problem solving begins with noticing that there is a problem and zeroing in on the problem and what causes it. Nothing remotely intricate.

On a whim, he took his phone while laying down and went to his whatsapp stories. And out of curiosity, he tapped on your stories. You took a shot of your messy desk and you wrote the caption, ‘I thought I did the right thing. At least at the time, I thought it was’ and it got Yoongi thinking if it was regarding him and his recent lash out. It was almost 11 pm and you’re still at work. He thought of replying but he didn’t want to seem nosey — because it looks like he is stalking his boss through her whatsapp story when he should be asleep. Not a moment later, you uploaded another story, and this time it’s a video. Upon playing the video, Yoongi sat up from his slumber.

He types.

Yoongi [10:58 PM]: What’s going on?

You were typing…

You [10:58 PM]: the gear is locked, can’t move it from P to D or any gears really You [10:59 PM]: What do I do??

Yoongi is typing…

Yoongi [10:59 PM]: Is anyone around? Have you tried releasing the brakes properly? You [11:00 PM]: Am I that much of an idiot that I don’t know how to release brakes properly? You[11:00 PM]: Is that why people challenged my authority? Bc I’m humanly incapable? Bc I’m a woman?

Yoongi grits his teeth together. Yoongi is typing…

Yoongi [11:01 PM]: no, it could be one of the reasons why.

Yoongi is video-calling…

You placed your phone on the holder as you answered.

“Didn’t think you’d answer,” his voice sounds muffled through the phone speaker. “Oh sorry, my bad,” you reached to end the call but Yoongi frantically tells you no. He was laying down his navy blue silk pillow comfortably while you’re still in your work attire trying to get home. “The brakes, release the brakes,” Yoongi instructed. “I released them!” You groaned, pressing on the pads and hearing the hydraulics move. “Sometimes when brakes aren’t released fully, the gear locks,” Yoongi explains.

You pushed the brake pad fully to the floor and released them. Then you tried moving the gears. It moved.

“You’re welcome,” Yoongi rolled his eyes to the side. “Thanks,” you mumbled to your chest, “I was writing the task force report and time flew.” “Was it,” Yoongi made it sound like a rhetorical question, with no intention of listening to the answers whatsoever, “What did you say; people were challenging your authority because you’re a woman, yada yada yada? Is that why you stayed five hours past your working hours? To prove authority?”

“I answered your call because you’re pretty good at car stuff and now you’re progressing to something downright annoying, and for that, goodbye— “ you smiled begrudgingly at the phone at Yoongi and he was chuckling with crinkles forming around his eyes that it froze you.

“What’s with the whatsapp story posted 2 hours ago?” he asked. “Which one?” you lied.

“The ‘I thought I did the right thing. At least at the time, I thought it was’ story.”

Honestly, it was about choosing the house you wanted to buy. You know this will not end well and it feels dishonest from the beginning; because at the beginning you wouldn’t think you would know Yoongi as much as a person as you do now. But a part of you wasn't able to give it up just yet; wanting to push the envelope further more — and you probably didn’t matter much to Yoongi anyways. In fact, he might be all in agreement if he knew. Then he met your cousin, your cousin’s husband, was in your house, was in bed with you, used your showers, saw your room, cooked for you, drove for you. And all of a sudden, it feels a little too much. Just one last thing you need from him.

“Nah, it was about getting a job here,” your eyes flicker to the view outside your parked car, lying. Yoongi rested his head on his palm, listening to you talk. “I always feel unequipped,” you begin. “Drive as you talk,” he reminded you. It will be too late if you talk while you’re parked.

“I stayed here after intern because I thought I wasn’t learning enough,” you said, the steering wheel smoothly turns at corners, “I don’t know about the machines and you were being an ass,” you shot lasers through your eyes at him, “You continue to be an ass and I still remember the instances you hijacked my thumbprint clock-in and made me late to a meeting, I still fucking hated you for that.”

“Is it my fault that you have short legs?” he mocks. “Asshole,” you shot and, “And when you told; no, yelled at me about my authority and how Gangster disrespected me, it made me question my whole position here. I take a lot of shit on a daily basis from all departments, from my own manager and also from my subordinates.” You blinked to the road ahead, almost forgetting that Yoongi was there listening — it feels like a therapy session.

“I don’t want to do this anymore,” you shrugged, staring blankly ahead. “No one wants to do a job, boss,” Yoongi huffs, now laying on his side, “Everybody needs the job to get the pay. To buy food, to live.” You arrived at your house and reclined in your seat.

“We don’t  work because we like it. We work because we need to,” Yoongi’s words slurred, as that was his way of speaking. He scratches his elbow and the dragon tattoo coiling makes it apparent to you that maybe, just maybe, he was staying strong just like you are, just by different means. “What if I get a tattoo?” you chirped, having a sudden jolt of energy. Sparkles in your eyes. “Go to bed, go to sleep. You’re not thinking straight,” Yoongi fake yawned through the screen and his thumb hovered over the end button. “ — why are you so against me getting a tattoo?” you whine and the screen goes black.

Yoongi rests the phone, face down on his chest between his pecs. He sighs staring blankly ahead to the ceiling of his room, then he turns to the side where his blueprints were wondering if he could really dream and have hope again. The tumultuous upbringing; is it finally over? Can he finally live the way he wanted?

He recaps your whimsical out-of-the-blue idea, “Why are you so against me getting a tattoo?” and he takes another pillow over his head, sandwiching himself in between them, “Because it's painful, why would you want to go through such pain,” he whispered to the silence in his room.

It must have been a little over midnight when the heat of the blanket chased him away. He stepped outside the wooden house, took out a cigarette and lit them up. He covers the flame over his hand and lets the embers catch the cigarette end. His cheeks hollowed as he took one lungful of nicotine in as if he needed it to live. He shudders in the cold of night, blowing smoke through his nostrils while he dug his hand into the front pocket of his hoodie. He grabs his phone and walks to the neighborhood 24 hours convenience store. At the store, he paid for an ice-cream stick and two bottles of soju.

His heavily inked arms are on wide display when he gets home after he has taken off his hoodie. He had a tank top on, the one with a large armhole that shows his ribs. He sits on the edge of the patio looking intently at the moon hidden behind clouds of gray. He remembers a time where he was sitting like this, looking at the same moon but how times have changed since then. Drinking would help him sleep, he said to himself. For some reason, after the phone call with you, he was unable to get a shut eye.

How strange. How strange indeed.

Seokjin had been avoiding you for a good portion of the morning, possibly feeling bad about the task force thing. He had been locking himself in the tool room with his laptop for the same meeting you’re attending. Pushing the glass door, you tapped his shoulder twice. He jumps.

“We’re going to keep meeting on the production floor, Seokjin. I’m not sure why you’re acting the way you are,” you scolded him calmly. “Acting how?” he feigned obliviousness.

“Seriously,” you crossed your arm looking down at him, leaning your hips on the stainless table, “The task force is done within the time frame you allocated and I’m actually proud of you setting your boundaries to keep your job; and actually fighting for yourself. Congratulations, you’ve completed your training against Kim Taehyung,” you told him. Seokjin smiles until crinkles form in the corner of his eyes.

“Speaking of, how was he?” Seokjin chuckles, asking in regards to Taehyung. “Quite well-behaved. Schooled him for his whimsical problem solving skill, you know how he is telling others wrong, but he slipped up yesterday so I didn’t hold back. Yoongi heard everything,” you flickered your eyes to his laptop screen which was split into two tabs. One, had the email typed and the other, the video conference. “I heard about Yoongi. You enrolled him in the engineering diploma,” Seokjin glides his eyes to you, “How did he take that?” “Not well at first,” you shrugged.

Seokjin nodded as if he expected that.

“Where is he today though,” you looked through the glass walls to see the machine specialist in-charge trying to identify where Yoongi was. “He took half-day off, had me sign it yesterday around noon,” Seokjin studies your face, “He didn’t tell you?”

That means he’ll be in at 3pm when you’re having lunch. You had books for him to study in preparation for the advanced diploma and a new scientific calculator, then some stationery he might need. You have it all in your locker situated just below his. It was around 2.30pm when you left the production floor to the common area. You took the food you ordered through delivery. Untying the bag, you realized that the restaurant had forgotten to give you cutlery. There is a spoon in your locker so you were heading there when you saw someone in black suits and white dress shirt, his eagle wing neck tattoo peeking through.

“Yoongi?” you called, “Wow you look… different.”

He looks dashing and formal suits on tattoos is a view you could never get used to because of how contradicting it is and yet, here it was, in flesh, worn by Yoongi.

“Had a funeral,” he mumbled, as he twisted his wrist watch around to take them off. His lips parted as he took off the black blazers and unbuttoned his dress shirt with one hand.

“Oh I’m so sorry,” you tipped your eyes away thinking he wouldn’t be comfortable undressing with you there. You unlocked your locker and took out the spoon you were wanting to take from your locker. Yoongi tutted his tongue at ease, having nothing to reply to your condolence wishes. He took off his trousers, leaving on his knee-length boxers and slipped on his right leg into the right leg hole of his jumper then the left. You hurried to leave before he asks,

“What’s for lunch?” “Spaghetti meatballs.” “Want coffee?” “Are you buying?”

He nods as he puts his right arm into the sleeves of the jumper.

“Look at you,” he chuckled dryly, “Can’t even look at me straight in the eye.” “I don’t think it’s appropriate for me to do so,” you warned him. “You’ve seen everything,” he zips up halfway through his chest, “Not sure why you would think so.” “Uh, we’re at work and I’m your boss, you could sue me,” you walked away from the locker followed by him.

He brought two paper cups of coffee from the vending machine, sitting across from you.

“Want to play a little game?” you slurped your spaghetti. “I have to get to work at 3pm,” he pinches the meatballs in your plate and shoves them in his mouth whole. “The price for that meatball is a game,” you pinched his forearm but he didn’t respond more than a scrunched face.

“I spy with my little eye, something brown,” you swirled the spaghetti with your spoon with much trouble. Noticing that, Yoongi takes out a chopstick from his pocket which was coincidently brown as well. “Chopsticks?” he asked.

You shake your head, “I spy with my little eye something thick,” you offered the second clue.

Yoongi’s expression turned sultry and you slapped his thigh, “What else is thick?” he protested, groaning at the pain. His teeth clamp over his lower lips.

“Use your brain,” you scolded, “Look left, further left.”

Then he saw a stack of thick books, a calculator and some stationery. His veiny hand coax the books closer then he placed them next to the paper cups, looking at each one intently. He ran through the pages in a flash. You saw him momentarily pause as if he had never held a book before.

“You look like you’ve never held one,” you giggled. “I’ve never held a new one bought for me,” he said without missing a beat.

Bernoulli’s. Hydraulic Theory. Pascals.

Your heart sank. You pictured young Yoongi pacing the bookstores wondering if the owners’ realize he had been memorizing books. You picture him sneaking books from the libraries into his bag to take home because he lost his library card. He eyed the book as if it would disappear from him, held on them so tight.

“They’re yours,” you cleared your throat. Yoongi lifts his gaze to you as if to ask how much they were so he could pay you back. “The company provides them to everyone listed in the advanced diploma acceptance list, I only collected them for you because you weren’t here in the morning,” you explained. He smiled briefly at the books, ran his palm over the brown calculator.

Seokjin whistled from the HR entrance calling you in. In responding to the urgent call, you had left behind your phone on the table under Yoongi’s care. There was an unsaved number calling. Yoongi swung his head to you who had your head inside the door while Seokjin held them open in somewhat of an intense discussion that won’t end soon. Thinking that it might be your online shopping courier, Yoongi swiped the answer button.

“Hello? Daughter?” Yoongi frowned at the screen at the obvious unsaved number. Did this girl not save her mother’s number? He placed them to his ear again, straightening in his seat covering his knee with his palm.

“Sorry, Madam. She’s in the middle of a meeting, I’ll let her know you called,” Yoongi politely said. “Hold on, is this the white-haired guy she sends her car to?” your mother recalled.

So you told your mother about him. He assumed.

“This is he, yes,” Yoongi swallowed a gulp of spit, already standing from his seat and making his way to you before he revealed more than he should. “Oh this is good news! Darling,” she refers to Yoongi, “Since you can tell her about it later, I should just tell you. There’s a baby-shower for Dr. Lisa at the end of month, you could come with my daughter if you’d like, we’ll prepare the accommodations for you. We would love to finally meet you. You’ll come okay? Okay. Okay bye,” the call ends without Yoongi able to reply.

You saw him in a state of shock.

“What?” “I thought it could be your courier so I answered it.”

Snatching your phone from his large hand, you realized that he had a conversation with your mother.

“Why didn’t you save your mother’s phone number?” he grabs the back of his hair with his hands, “I wouldn’t answer if I knew…” “What did she say?” you shoved your phone in your pocket.

“About a baby shower? Dr. Lisa’s?” Yoongi crumpled his face in worry. “Ugh, that was what I was avoiding,” you pinched your temples between your palms, “What else did she say? Why did you look like that?” “She says she wants to see me and wants me to come to the baby shower as well, she prepares the accommodation,” Yoongi breathed out, “And you introduce me as the white-haired guy you send your car to?”

“I didn’t, my mom’s a psycho. She zooms in a picture I took when I was at Jungkook’s mechanic and it happened to have your reflection and she assumes that we’re together, together,” you explained. “And you didn’t say— ?” Yoongi stammered. “No matter what I’ll say she’ll assume whatever she wants, and she was going to make me marry a complete stranger who gives me the creep so no, I didn’t say no. I didn’t think about it. It was a quick, harmless solution. She’ll shut up about the matchmaking and I get my peace by pretending I already have a boyfriend,” you sighed loudly, “Sorry you had to find out this way. This makes things weird right?”

Hearing nothing from Yoongi's side, you decided that you would come up with an excuse for him to not attend but for some reason, Yoongi protested it. He was going to the baby shower. In your hometown. About 200 miles away. Near a long stretch of sandy beaches.

“I prepared some engineering notes I made in university, I thought if I could teach you the theories you could teach me the hands -on,” you changed the topic, “The engineering theories can be confusing especially the principles part — I’ve simplified what I could, if you come over my house, you can have—,” you let your sentence trail.

“Come over whose house?” Seokjin darts his eyes, coming out of the HR doors.

“To fix the heater,” Yoongi spat out, “Her house, the boss’s house.”

You let out a thin smile, “Yeah the heater, the one that is always busted… I have Yoongi to fix them once and for all because I simply could not stand it. Summer is ending and autumn is coming. I’d like them fixed before winter.”

“Are you guys…” Seokjin eyed you both suspiciously.

“I need to feed my cats—” you headed to the locker while Yoongi came up with “I need to study the skies. Very clear today.”

Not sure why you were uncomfortable with everyone at work knowing about you and Yoongi. Maybe it had something to do with what Yoongi said. About you being his boss and all and how it would all look strange. Like he was sucking up to his boss to get a promotion. It really looks like it.

After word of Yoongi being selected for the advanced engineering diploma, other machine specialists started to shun him. He went to the usual bar the night after his night shift ended, and he found the other specialists had gone in groups and didn’t invite him. He stepped out as quickly as he stepped in. Some of the specialists in that group had worked for decades in that company and not once were listed in any semblance of increment — whether it was wages or allowances. Obviously, from their point of view, they think they have done a lot and in their eyes, Yoongi had his butt cheeks out for the lady boss and therefore had better chances of a promotion.

It didn’t look good.

“Hyung!” Yoongi spun around to see who it was and it was Felix, jogging down the slope of the side road in his bomber’s jacket. His platinum hair illuminated by the street light, fluffed by the strong wind tonight. Yoongi took out the unlit cigarette from the corner of his lips and stopped in his tracks.

“I wanted to invite you but,” Felix matches his steps with Yoongi’s. Standing 3 centimeters short from Yoongi, the younger lad’s deep groveling voice was unique to him.

“Nah, don’t worry about it,” Yoongi tutted his tongue and hung his head down as he walked, slowing in his steps.

“Is it true?” Felix glanced at Yoongi briefly. “What is?” Yoongi shot back. “That you fucked the boss and got into the acceptance list?”

Yoongi’s converse halted in its steps. Felix was several steps ahead of him. The younger lad turned his body sideways then lifted his gaze from the floor to Yoongi in the most nonchalant manner, and he adds, “That’s what the hyungs were saying. It came from the QA who said the guards saw you both got into the same car and drove off.”

Yoongi chuckles darkly.

“Bastards,” Yoongi cussed, “You already decided that. Got the stories all lined up at your convenience.”

There are two ways this could go; (1) Yoongi can hold Felix in a chokehold and make the boy piss in his pants but risk the rumor to go bigger than it is or (2) he could play nonchalant until he had found out what you wanted. Because at this time, Yoongi, in his level of understanding, was more than a friend but less than a lover. Furthermore, he wasn’t sure if that was what you wanted — to be associated with a mere machine specialist like him. Felix’s brown irises flicker in the moonlight as he waits for the answers from Yoongi.

“You’re a smart boy, Felix. Have a brain, use it. Tell them what it looks like.”

Your eyes pierced through your PC screen. Your blanket pools around your waist as your face was lit by the movie played on the screen. The rest of your room is dark. You don’t remember half of the plot in the movie. You’ve changed your movie 3 times so the plot is all mixed up. When you catch yourself drifting, you switch the movies — even the platform. For some reason, what Seokjin told you kept on repeating itself in your head.

Maybe because you were frightened. Terrified if his assumption is true. And how it will implicate Yoongi. Clearly you haven’t thought of this clearly. Taehyung should have kept the list a secret. Why did he stir it up?

Taehyung’s only desire in his daily job is to create mayhem on the production floor. But this could easily become detrimental.

Seokjin, in his words, clearly stated, “Not everyone at work is a friend. Some can switch up as quickly as the sky turns gray when it comes to money and power.”

What if your pure intentions were seen to others as cruel biasness? What if the one thing catapulting Yoongi into success is the same thing that will hurt him? . . . . A punch flew across his face. And another. And another. And another.

Two people wearing a black mask were holding each arm, and Yoongi was kneeling on the ground. One grabbed him by the hair and yanked them back till his throats were on display.

“See if the boss still loves his busted face. Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.”

Yoongi’s limp body was pushed faced down to the cold tar road by the dark alley a few streets away from his house.

He looked beautiful with his face all messed up, blood running down his cheek and chin. They trail down the slope of the road. His pearl white teeth tainted with traces of the blow he endured. His knuckles busted, knees scraped, laceration down his tattooed arm. He loved it— the pain, the thrill of it all. It made him smile— because if feeling nothing is his curse, he has finally broke it. The perpetrators took a flash of his face, took a picture of him laying face down, ass up. They took a piss on him.

“You should have stayed hood, brother.” They threw a cigarette bud on him and left him laying there, snuffing his aching chest. When Yoongi was sure they were gone and had stopped beating him up, he rolled to his back, clutching his left rib then his left arm. He helps himself up, spitting out the blood pooling in his mouth. He stopped by a corner and vomited every content he had consumed in his stomach. His walks were wobbly, almost aimless from the dizziness he endured. Hitting his head on the concrete repeatedly is not fun. It’s been awhile since he had felt that.

He waves to the incoming taxi by the street.

He groans in pain as he climbs in the back of the silver sedan, evoking a concern to the driver. He passes a pair of unease eyes through the rearview mirror at  Yoongi’s flaccid body wondering if he should make a turn to the districts’ police station. Instead, Yoongi directed him to a suburban neighborhood with a small 24-hour clinic.

“Perhaps the clinic or hospital?” the driver suggested, “You look like you’ll need some X-rays done.” “No, no, just take a left at this junction here,” Yoongi hisses, swallowing yet another blood-tasting saliva.

You saw a pair of headlights shining through your bedroom curtains. In a hurry, you took out your cardigan and walked out to the living room where you saw a taxi. As you pushed the grill away, you saw a figure crouching out of the taxi and from the knuckle tattoo, you knew who it was but you don’t know why he was here.

You took your phone and paid for his ride via QR pay. Then you lunged his arm over your smaller frame of a body and brought him inside the house.

“What the hell happened to you? You’re supposed to be at the hospital, or the police station, why the hell are you here?” you lay him on the floor of your rented house, so he leans his back on the wall.

“I came to see if you’re okay,” you heard him say through gritted teeth. You hardly even recognise him from his busted face.

“Who did this to you?” you reached for your phone, lasering down the state of him. Yoongi starts coughing, small droplets of blood splattering on the white tiles. He didn’t answer. He just begins taking off his leather jacket. His black t-shirt is torn from his right collarbone to just underneath his left breast.

“This is about the advanced engineering diploma list, isn’t it?” you knelt next to him. He presses his index finger to his puckered lips, hushing you — shaking his head and wearing a gentle smile.

“... Don’t worry, the pain will pass,” he was calm and oddly at home in his state. His bloodied state. You were on the verge of crying seeing him like that. This is someone you know, someone whose future you cared about. Bringing him a wet towel, you wring the excess warm water from the towel and wipe down his face and chin, the blood stains had dried and flaked themselves on his skin. In time, the clear waters turn burgundy.

“I didn’t know it…” you choked, “I didn’t know it would…” Yoongi laid the back of his head on the wall, turning slightly to the left then right.

“You’re so gullible,” he glued his eyes on you as tears were rolling down your face, “Not sure if that’s a curse or a blessing.”

“I’m taking you to the panel hospital tomorrow, and I’ll have the manager sign your week off. I will not tell anyone what happened, I’ll let you decide what you want done to those perpetrators,” you declared, wringing the towel one last time, “Once I find out their names, I will have them on my chokehold.”

Yoongi straightens in his seat, “Then you shall never find out.”

“You were beaten to a pulp and you limped your way to my house to check if I was okay — that’s very telling who they were. They work where we work. It is as clear as day.”

“Don’t do anything.”

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Copyright © July 23rd, 2022 namjoonchronicles do not repost, and thank you for reading :)

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[ecoamerica]

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[vishnuveera]

Hong Kong Kitchen Menu A Fusion of Authentic Flavors and Modern Delights

Some popular dishes served at Kitchen in W Hotel Hong Kong include a wide variety of delicious signature Western and Eastern dishes. While specific dishes may vary, the restaurant is known for offering an innovative selection of culinary treats infused with global and local flavors. Guests can enjoy everything from handmade dim sum and sushi to fresh seafood, hearty salads, decadent desserts, and more gourmet delights.

The restaurant aims to provide a diverse dining experience that caters to different tastes and preferences, making it a popular choice among visitors looking for a unique culinary experience best time to visit Hong Kong. While specific dishes may vary, the restaurant is known for offering an innovative selection of culinary treats infused with global and local flavors. The restaurant aims to provide a diverse dining experience that caters to different tastes and preferences, making it a popular choice among visitors looking for a unique culinary experience best time to visit Hong Kong.

Main Courses:

Sweet and Sour Chicken - Crispy chicken pieces in a tangy sweet and sour sauce with bell peppers and pineapple.

Beef Chow Mein - Stir-fried noodles with tender beef, mixed vegetables, and soy sauce.

Kung Pao Shrimp - Juicy shrimp stir-fried with peanuts, chili peppers, and vegetables in a spicy sauce.

Crispy Pork Belly - Roasted pork belly with a crispy skin, served with hoisin sauce and steamed buns.

Szechuan Eggplant - Stir-fried eggplant with garlic, ginger, and chili in a spicy Szechuan sauce.

Vegetarian Delights:

Mapo Tofu - Soft tofu cubes cooked in a spicy bean sauce with minced mushrooms and green onions.

Vegetable Fried Rice - Fragrant jasmine rice stir-fried with mixed vegetables and soy sauce.

Stir-Fried Broccoli in Oyster Sauce - Fresh broccoli florets tossed in a savory oyster sauce with garlic.

Desserts:

Mango Pudding - Creamy mango-flavored pudding garnished with fresh mango slices.

Red Bean Pancakes - Sweet pancakes filled with red bean paste and served with vanilla ice cream.

Coconut Jelly - Refreshing coconut jelly served with a drizzle of sweet syrup.

Beverages:

Chinese Tea - A selection of traditional Chinese teas, including Jasmine, Oolong, and Green Tea.

Lychee Soda - Sparkling soda infused with the sweet flavor of lychee fruit.

Tsingtao Beer - Crisp and refreshing Chinese beer, perfect to complement spicy dishes.

Hong Kong Milk Tea - Strong black tea mixed with condensed milk, served hot or cold.

Note: Menu items and prices are subject to change based on availability and seasonal variations.

#sweet treats

[dungeonmastertyrant]

Arkhan the Cruel's Flame Roasted Halfling Chili

Serves 4 to 6

Ingredients: 1 1/2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 1/2 Tablespoons chili powder, 1 1/4 Teaspoons ground cinnamon, 1 1/2 Teaspoons dried oregano, 3/4 Teaspoon ground cumin, 1/2 Teaspoon ground allspice, 1/4 Teaspoon ground cloves, 1/4 Teaspoon cayenne or as needed, Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, 2 (15-Ounce) cans red kidney beans, drained and rinsed, 2 Cups low-sodium chicken broth, 4 Slices bacon, 1 Large yellow onion, finely chopped, 5 Garlic cloves, finely chopped, 1 (15-Ounce) can tomato puree, 2 Teaspoons dark or light brown sugar, 1 Pound lean ground turkey, 1 Teaspoon cider vinegar, Oyster crackers, freshly cooked buttered noodles, grated Cheddar cheese, and/or finely chopped onion for serving (optional)

In a small bowl, mix together the cocoa powder, chili powder, cinnamon, oregano, cumin, allspice, cloves, cayenne, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Set aside.

In a blender or food processor, puree half the kidney beans with about 3/4 cup of the broth until smooth and set aside.

In a small Dutch oven over medium heat, fry the bacon, turning it over as necessary, until well-rendered and lightly browned, 13 minutes. Transfer the bacon to paper towels to drain, chop it, and reserve.

Return the pot to medium heat, add the onion and a pinch of salt to the rendered bacon fat, and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 4 minutes. Add the garlic and the reserved spice mixture and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, 1 minute. Add the remaining 1 1/4 cups broth and bring to a simmer, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pot to loosen and dissolve any browned bits. Add the tomato puree, brown sugar, and pureed bean mixture and stir to incorporate. Add the ground turkey and break it into large chunks (it will break down more on its own). Add the remaining kidney beans and stir to mix. Adjust the heat to medium-high and bring to a simmer; then adjust the heat to medium-low and simmer to blend flavors and thicken slightly, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pot occasionally, 30 minutes.

Add the vinegar and reserved bacon and stir. Taste and adjust the seasoning with additional salt and pepper, if necessary. Serve the oyster crackers or noodles, cheese, and onion, as desired.

Note: The cocoa powder contributes both flavor complexity and a dark hue to the chili, without making it taste of chocolate. They cayenne gives a bare tingle, but you can certainly add more if you like your chili spicy-hot.

Source: Heroes Feast

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[rustbeltjessie]

We’ve been making some amazing dinners in my house recently, and rather than spam your dashboard with individual posts for each meal, I decided to do a compendium.

Top row:

1. vegetarian calzones (cheese and sauce, plus mushrooms, spinach, fresh tomatoes, and fresh garlic) with a side salad

2. Thai green curry, and spring rolls (with radishes from our garden inside!)

Second row:

1. Southwest burger (chili lime aioli, guacamole, grilled peppered bacon, tomato, grilled red onion, roasted poblano and serrano peppers, pepper jack cheese) and corn on the cob

2. homemade ravioli (filled with ricotta, lemon zest, mushrooms, and asparagus) topped with homemade vodka sauce, served with bread, Italian sausage, and salad

Third row (all from the same evening):

1. mint julep

2. the first harvest of mustard greens from our garden

3. Carolina-style BBQ chicken, biscuits, greens (made with the greens from our garden!), mac and cheese (with bacon, green onions, sharp cheddar, and smoked gouda)

Bottom row:

1. grilled porterhouse steak, grilled asparagus, loaded baked potato

2. grilled quesadillas (cheese, chicken, black beans, jalapeños) and elote-inspired corn

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[beautyandlifestyleblog86]

Here are three meal prep recipes that incorporate magnesium, zinc, B vitamins, healthy carbs, and healthy proteins:

1. Quinoa and Black Bean Stuffed Peppers:

- Ingredients:

- 4 bell peppers

- 1 cup quinoa, rinsed

- 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed

- 1 onion, diced

- 1 red pepper, diced

- 1 can diced tomatoes

- 1 tsp cumin

- 1 tsp chili powder

- Salt and pepper to taste

- 1/2 cup shredded cheese (optional)

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.

2. Cut the tops off the bell peppers and remove the seeds. Place the peppers in a baking dish.

3. In a large skillet, sauté the onion and red pepper until softened. Add the quinoa, black beans, diced tomatoes, cumin, chili powder, salt, and pepper. Cook for another 5 minutes.

4. Fill the bell peppers with the quinoa and black bean mixture. Top with shredded cheese, if desired.

5. Cover the baking dish with foil and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the peppers are tender.

2. Lemon Herb Salmon with Roasted Vegetables:

- Ingredients:

- 4 salmon fillets

- 1 lemon, sliced

- 2 tbsp olive oil

- 1 tsp dried thyme

- 1 tsp dried rosemary

- Salt and pepper to taste

- 2 sweet potatoes, diced

- 1 broccoli crown, chopped

- 1 red onion, sliced

- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.

2. Place the salmon fillets on a baking sheet and top with lemon slices. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with thyme, rosemary, salt, and pepper.

3. In a separate baking dish, toss the sweet potatoes, broccoli, and red onion with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper.

4. Roast both the salmon and vegetables in the oven for 20-25 minutes, or until the salmon is cooked through and the vegetables are tender.

3. Chickpea and Spinach Curry:

- Ingredients:

- 1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed

- 1 onion, diced

- 2 cloves garlic, minced

- 1 tbsp curry powder

- 1 tsp turmeric

- 1 can coconut milk

- 2 cups spinach

- Cooked brown rice for serving

Instructions:

1. In a large skillet, sauté the onion and garlic until softened. Add the chickpeas, curry powder, and turmeric. Cook for 5 minutes.

2. Pour in the coconut milk and simmer for 10 minutes.

3. Stir in the spinach and cook until wilted.

4. Serve the chickpea curry over brown rice.

These meal prep recipes are packed with magnesium, zinc, B vitamins, healthy carbs, and healthy proteins to keep you nourished and satisfied throughout the week. Enjoy!

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Watch the American Climate Leadership Awards 2024 now: https://youtu.be/bWiW4Rp8vF0?feature=shared

The American Climate Leadership Awards 2024 broadcast recording is now available on ecoAmerica's YouTube channel for viewers to be inspired by active climate leaders. Watch to find out which finalist received the $50,000 grand prize! Hosted by Vanessa Hauc and featuring Bill McKibben and Katharine Hayhoe!

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