Prep time: 3 minutes. Cook time: none. I’m no skate historian. I’ve tried to bone up on as many skateboarding history books as possible, but nothing really compares to being alive and shredding in the 70s and 80s. Sadly, all my skateboarding history knowledge is from secondary sources, and, as such, tricks that involve grabbing…
Black Bean Tempeh Bowl
Prep time: 20 minutes. Cook time: 15 minutes. In 2006 I traveled through Oregon with my mom, grandma, younger brother and a friend of my mother’s visiting from Austria. I had just graduated high school and while all my friends were road tripping together and sewing their wild oats before college, I was traveling with…
The Green Goblin Smoothie
(Spinach and Almond Butter Smoothie) Prep time: 3 minutes What I said in my last post—that I would stop with the puns—was a bold-faced lie. That said, unless you’re familiar with downtown Austin, this one may go right over your head. I’ve never had the cajones to be a rail chomper. Sure, I’ve done my…
“The Search for Animal Chia” Bars
(Chia bars with dark chocolate, coconut and almond butter) Prep time: 10 minutes. Bake time: 15 minutes (allow one hour to cool). I really am sorry about the pun, but I’ve been waiting to use that for a long time. I promise I won’t always use such terrible puns in my recipes, but you just…
Salad Grinds and Bean Plants 