Recipes-not-recipes #34

Vegan-friendly sides and salads

I watched a woman on TikTok perfectly sum up my constant internal battle. She was talking about how we’re all working so hard to take care of ourselves, trudging through the quicksand of life, patting ourselves on the back for getting through it relatively unscathed. We’re doing the work, we’re eating well, we’re going to therapy, we’re moving our bodies. And then the sun comes out and you’re completely cured? You’re saying we didn’t need to spend all that money on skincare or therapy or adaptogens? We just needed the warmth of the sun? Finally, I have arrived at my truest self. Freckles out! Sun on skin! Outside pints under blue skies! Long may it continue (weather report says, no). Anyway here are a couple of easy recipes for some failsafe sides that as leftovers always creep into my weekday salads.