This vegan cookbook is full of attitude, humor, and most importantly, really flavorful recipes! My review of Thug Kitchen Cookbook.
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First of all, I will say straight up that I am not a vegan or vegetarian. But I immediately sought out the Thug Kitchen Cookbook after watching this promo video that my friend Christine shared with me. (Heads up: if you don't like naughty words, you probably won't like this clip!)
Laughing like crazy, and worried that I, too, may be "suffering from not giving a f*ck" I dashed out to get this book. After the first read-through, I was sold—and not just because of my puerile love of plentiful cussing!
What's in this cookbook
The recipes in Thug Kitchen are ridiculously tantalizing, and 100% vegan. The recipes call for many ingredients, like tofu and tempeh, that admittedly I've never been very interested in exploring. I have to say though that this cookbook actually has me considering giving tofu a try.
And in the meantime, it's a simple thing to just sub in some meat or cheese where I think they will be delicious ad appropriate!
The recipes are presented in a very down-to-earth way, with hilarious write-ups that dispel ridiculous excuse-making for not trying the unfamiliar ingredients, or reasons why one cannot find time to eat healthily.
I tried some recipes!
I've made two recipes multiple times from this cookbook.
The first recipe is Pozole Rojo. The recipe called for tempeh and zucchini, but I said f*ck it and added cooked chicken breast and corn to mine. The sauce in this soup/stew is rich and spicy from the blend of chilis, garlic, and cocoa powder. My family was impressed!
The other recipe is the Baked Spanish Rice, and it is so flavorful and creamy. For dinner one night we ate it rolled up in tortillas with salsa and melted cheese.
The next day the rice made for tasty lunches warmed up and eaten with tortilla chips! When I made this recipe a second time I subbed in cooked bulgur for the rice, and it was equally tasty.
Other recipes from Thug Kitchen I highly recommend are Smoked Almond and Chickpea Salad Sammies and the Roasted Potato Salad with Fresh Herbs. The potato salad is perfect for summertime if you want to be saved from, "nasty mayo-covered crap you are used to choking down at picnics!"
Check out this cookbook for yourself
I love that there is no pretentiousness in this cookbook: it's like cooking side by side with your foul-mouthed buddies who don't hesitate to call you out on your bullsh**. Best of all, the recipes are really tasty, loaded with spice, texture, and flavor.
To date, I have convinced five of my buddies to purchase Thug Kitchen Cookbook—who the f*ck is next? Look for it locally or find it on Amazon here!
Holy smokes! This book gets the profanity prize this month! I usually go for books with lots of f*ck in them! but this is whole new intriguing level. Thanks for sharing!
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Haha! We both wrote about thugs this month. I love the idea of vegan thugs. I admire your meat substitutions for meat substitutes, too. Well played!
OMG, that cook book looks amazing! My partner just bought a whole crapload of kitchen stuff so we're eating a bunch of foods we'd never tried before. I might have to convince her to add this book to our library.
It's a really inspiring cookbook and a fun read as well. I hope you guys pick it up!