Some statues are better than others
Greetings Tenderladies and Tenderlads,
So we made it through another week… that’s something! As the Covid-19 pandemic escalates in my city of Austin, Texas, I’m trying to remain calm and grateful for all that I have to feel thankful for. Including you!
On Tuesday, I asked about delicious meals y’all have been making and eating at home. Carley LaMalva wrote to us about her homemade breakfast burritos (here’s a tasty pic from her vegan foodstagram).
With more time in the morning these days, I’ve been upping my morning meals with breakfast burritos. I start by sauteing onions and chopped potatoes in a pan until the potatoes are cooked through. Then I’ll mix in black beans, crumbled tofu, bell pepper, and tomatoes, and season with garlic, chili, paprika, turmeric, and salt and pepper. I load up a tortilla with the mixture, top with fresh avocado, home-pickled red onion, cilantro, and a squeeze of lime juice. It’s a hearty dish that keeps me feeling full all morning, and the spare tortillas are great for making hummus wraps come lunch time!
YUM. Thanks Carley!
15 Statues That Celebrate Actual Heroes. It’s easier than you would think to tell a nice statue of a good boy apart from a nasty statue of a bad one. Jack walks us through 15 of the best best statues to exist (and 15 of the worst, for comparison’s sake. 👏🏼 more 👏🏼 statues 👏🏼 of 👏🏼 cats 👏🏼 2021👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
For your bad mood: 31 Dog TikToks that will make you smile. Guaranteed to turn that frown upside down, or you might not have a heart. Or maybe you just don’t like dogs, in which case, I guess, good luck out there?
“Inhale, and imagine your lungs are filling with every last word you wanted to yell at that dude who was claiming that plants feel pain but knowing that he is a literal piece of shit who is not worth your precious time, you exhale the breath. Inhale, realizing that he is lacking the skills of critical thinking because he was raised in a society steeped in speciesism, hold the breath, and now exhale, feeling the peace you will enjoy when the institutions that exploit and kill animals are dismantled.” —A Meditation Script for Vegans Who Are Really Close To Losing It, Marla Rose
Arabella provided us all with a recipe for warm, salty, fresh fries straight out of your vegan oven. Bless. And Laura figured out the secret to perfect fluffy buttery vegan biscuits (yes, the secret is aquafaba, you got us). Comfort food, locked.
Stephanie Thurrott proposes a much easier idea than working daily in your pandemic victory garden: supporting a local farm with a CSA subscription.
Also: Productivity inspired by cats! Lessons learned from being part of an angry vegan mob! Keeping your cats inside!
LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH
More than words…
TENDERLY REC ROOM
On Fridays, we tell you about things we like
“🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 Some baby owls sleep face down. This blockbuster report could fundamentally change the way we think about owl cuteness.”
“Hard to express just how obsessed I am with Phoebe Bridgers’ new album Punisher. The music, while a bit more of a presence here than in her earlier songs, is not really the point, but the LYRICS and HER VOICE make me feel like I’m 23, in lovesick with everyone, angry, sad, changing every day. Good shit.” — Summer Anne
“Matador Network’s Assistant Food and Drink Editor Elisabeth Sherman just published a must-read piece reflecting on descriptions of durian, her own heritage, and how writers and readers must reckon with how white supremacy has impacted food writing and how white supremacist language reinforces actively harmful stereotypes about Southeast Asia.” — Arabella
“This week I tried my first Stumptown cold brew with Oatly in a ~ horchata ~ flavor and then I immediately ordered a case of them. I wish my every coffee was as good as this coffee. It’s definitely sweet — my husband, who prefers iced black coffee, said ‘I’m glad you like it!’ cheerfully but firmly after I gave him a sip — but if you’re as much of a horchata head as me, definitely give it a shot.” — Summer Anne
“Anyone still recovering from the shocking owl news may need to take a seat and another deep breath before diving into this salacious exposé about the adorable tiny feet caterpillars have been hiding from us.” — Jack
“I’m not ashamed to say I love mall pretzels. Since I don’t live near a mall — and wouldn’t be going to one right now even if I did — these Pretzilla bites are about as close as I can get to the pillowy soft, perfectly salted pretzel bites at the mall. They come in a tub with enough to share along with some ~special pretzel salt~ that you can add when heating them up. These bites are perfect with vegan queso, your favorite mustard, or on their own!” — Arabella
“Just 15 seconds of a baby squirrel eating in front of a good-quality microphone: this is my ASMR.” — Summer Anne
“For the last weekend of Pride Month, Reunion Chicago, Slo ‘Mo, and Open Television are partnering to put on #4theQultureFEST, a three-day virtual pride festival. The festival aims to be an ‘intergenerational and intersectional virtual Pride festival that celebrates, centers and advocates for Chicago Black LGBTQ+ artists, community and causes’ with each night featuring DJ sets, music, performances, drag, dance, games, community partners, and more. You won’t wanna miss this one!” — Arabella
WHAT SHOULD YOU EAT?
A vegan recipe recommendation from the Tenderly archive
Alicia’s customizable homemade ketchup: A humble suggestion: spend an afternoon perfecting your own perfect house-ketchup using Alicia’s terrific recipe as a base, and then make Arabella’s hot and salty homemade fries to go with it. Dinner sorted, the exact way 10-year-old fantasizing about adulthood would want it to be.
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Summer Anne Burton, Editor-in-Chief of Tenderly
