I’ve never had pot pie, so I wanted to know what the fucking frig the fuss was all about. Turns out there’s not even pot in it. (Sort of disappointing, but probably for the best, because otherwise how can I feed this to my kid?! I’d have to cook a whole other meal just for…
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Thug Kitchen Fattoush Salad
Romaine lettuce is having a bad time right now. Everyone’s picking on it cause it got E. Coli. Like it caught it on purpose, or something. Nobody wants E. Coli. Why does society always blame the injured party? It’s like saying a rape-victim asked for it. “Should you really have been wearing that dress?” As if it’s not bad…
KAPOW! : Thug Kitchen White Bean and Cabbage Soup
Holy Flying Fuck-Monkeys! So I just listened to one of the latest Thug Kitchen podcasts – A.K.A. Forked Up – and it was the podcast where they interview Laila Ali about her new cookbook ‘Food For Life.’ It sorta head-fucked me a bit because in it Laila Ali talks about how her eating has changed since discovering…
Easter Eggs or Eggplants? Your Mouth, Your Choice.
Curry Roasted Eggplant from Thug Kitchen 101: Fast as Fuck. Looking forward to Easter? Gonna cram a bunch of Easter eggs in your mouth? Why not Eggplants instead? I’ll tell you why not. They’re usually gross and even sorta slimy. I’ll tell you another why not. Because THESE eggplants are so fucking crunchingly good, that…
Arugula Potato Salad with Fennel
I’ve been away for a while. I didn’t go far though. I was just over here on my couch, binge watching ‘Chef’s Table’ on Netflix, and contemplating the meaning of life, the meaning of food, the meaning of guacamole. I’ve been doing more cooking recently, and less writing. I blame it on the Thugs and my…
Why Shun Valentine’s Day When You Can Stay in and Eat Cabbage?
Pan-Fried Cabbage with Mustard Seeds from the Thug Kitchen Fast as Fuck cookbook. This cabbage may not look like something spectacular or sexy, but it could easily dazzle the pants off of me any day of the week. So how can it not be the perfect valentine’s dish? Why go out, when you can stay in and…
Quinoa Nachos with Tex-Mex Queso
Quinoa. So fucking versatile. This Andean amino-acid and protein bomb, has been used in so many different ways. From savoury dishes to friggin’ baked goods, it’s always found a way to sneak itself into a party. It’s like that one friend who just gets along with EVERYBODY. Quinoa is like the anti-clique friend who weaves seamlessly from one…
Fast as Fuck: Chipotle Caesar Salad
Et tu, Brutus? Time to stab some processed food in the back and eat a goddamn mother fuckin’ salad. Flip it over and stab it in the front a few times too by giving it the Thug Kitchen chipotle twist, and BAM! Your lunch is served. Having cooked all 115 recipes from the first Thug Kitchen cookbook I…
Cucumber Salad with Peanuts and Cilantro
Okay let’s set the scene. Christmas has been and gone. There are so many glittery decorations all over your house and bits of crumpled up wrapping paper that it looks like Christmas has thrown up in there. You live in a small place anyway but now it starts to feel claustrophobic from all the tinsel hanging down from the ceiling, empty boxes on…
Passive Aggressive Polenta Scones
I’m back. Rest assured that in this short absence my flame for Thug Kitchen recipes has still been burning bright, despite a new work/life balance taking center stage for a while. I’ve kept the embers glowing here on the periph, and now I’m gonna start splashing kerosene all over the fuckers. Let’s burn through some excellent recipes shall we?…
Mujaddara
The challenge: to cook and blog all 115 recipes from the first Thug Kitchen cookbook ‘Eat Like You Give a Fuck’ in 365 days. I made the deadline by the skin of my teeth but now that I’ve had a taste, I can’t stop. So today we’re having Mujaddara from the ‘Fast as Fuck’ cookbook….
Don’t Take Any Shit From Spaghetti Squash
The challenge: To cook and blog about all 115 recipes from the 1st Thug Kitchen cookbook Eat Like You Give a Fuck, within a year. Did I accomplish my goal? You bet I did. Did I learn shit along the way? And did I fall even deeper in love with Thug Kitchen grub? Yes and hell yes….
NaturesButterBitch 