Let’s get this embarrassing fact out of the way: my bf & I are the kind of saccharinely sweet couple that celebrates monthly anniversaries. Groan, right? Well, generally the “celebration” just means a slight uptick in cooing at each other & maybe a vegan chocolate or two, but every once in a while we mix it up & do something interesting. As in the case of tonight’s dinner:
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- organic vegan mashed potatoes (unsweetened soymilk, earth balance, salt, & freshly cracked black pepper)
- bhindi masala: okra with cayenne, ground mango powder, turmeric & tomato
- kitchen-sink homemade barbeque sauce (a slight adjustment to Isa’s recipe from Vegan with a Vengeance, featuring blackstrap molasses, peanut butter, liquid smoke, tabasco, maple syrup, vidalia onion, and tomato) simmered long & slow and poured over thrice-baked tofu
In return, he drew pictures for me of one of my most favorite things EVER! Goombas. Yanno, dese guys:
In other news, I used a paint-brush to line my eyes with some electric teal with blue sheen eyeshadow in an attempt to achieve this look. I actually did a pretty good job! Now we’re probably gonna go raid the free kids’ section of the movie gallery. Hurrah!
Aww, its not gag-me cute, its just cute-cute. And the dinner looks like the perfect way to celebrate… homemade bbq sauce is def a labor of love.