(Overnight Oats with Hemp Protein Powder and Almond Butter) When I first started skating back in 2000, my parents warned me that skateboarders were notorious advocates of recreational drug use and suggested that I should be wary of idolizing them as role models. Being the young, straight-and-narrow pup that I was, I didn’t believe that…
Beet League Skateboarding
(Beet Juice with Apple, Carrot, Greens, Ginger and Lemon) Prep time: 5 minutes. Cook/juice time: 5 minutes. In the summer of 2010, the Berrics posted a series of videos called “Writing Paper.” In each of the videos Rob Dyrdek approached one of skateboarding’s finest and discuss the format of a revolutionary contest circuit he had…
Willy’s Baja Lipsliders
(Wahoo’s-inspired Black Bean Shiitake Sliders with Vegan Baja Slaw) Prep time: 20 minutes. Bake time (including mushrooms): 20 minutes. Total time: 40 minutes. When I started this blog a little less than two months ago, the stated purpose was to promote longevity on the board through healthy, plant-based cooking. If you’re looking for the very…
Dough Comply
(Non-Dairy Cookie Dough Ice Cream) Despite all of the roles that skate shops fill—safe havens for skateboarders, suppliers of fresh product, organizers of local events, hubs of progression for skaters in a given scene—only a select few of them enjoy any kind of notable longevity. With the exception of a few perennial institutions, it…
Front Nose Pretzel at Hummus Hideout
(Whole Wheat Soft Pretzels with Spicy Black Bean Hummus) I’ve been re-watching a lot of Karl Watson’s parts lately. I had only been skating about a year when Expedition One: Alone came out; of course I was floored at all of the skating, but since I had only been skating a year and the skateboarding…
Salad Grinds and Bean Plants 