I get really anxious when I hear these phrases as well, I get really anxious of being judged for my social awkwardness, being off putting for being autistic, not being “radical” or well read enough and just having the motivation to try to do the things while burnt out for years is a struggle too.

I use Instagram and have been able to follow accounts from local mutual aid groups who post about their open meetings and other events around town such as teach-ins, share fairs, food not bombs, etc. That’s been helpful, and I plan on tryyyying to engage with some groups in the near future now that I know some people who go.

A good start might be to see if there is a Food Not Bombs near you that you can volunteer at. Or try volunteering at warming centers or homeless shelters; there are often a lot of radical people who put time and energy into things like that.

Your ability to find groups like this is gonna vary, I’m lucky to live in a place where there is an abundance of different groups to join.

I am so disappointed that after a year and a half of organizing and trying to bargain our first contract m, I am just feeling like this all has been a huge fucking mistake. The work I do is already some of the most mentally and emotionally taxing work someone can do, but throwing the union busting and nonstop work on proposals and trying to do ANYTHING that’s gutsy being shot down by the union rep. Coworker got fired and the rep says he can’t do anything about it. It feels like we have no protection, I’m so ready to throw in the towel and be done with it. And I’m ashamed to say that. This has been nothing but an awful experience so far

Boutta drop my partner off at his first day of law school. I’m so proud, going back to school was the furthest thing from his mind when we first met; he’s grown so much as a person ahhhhh

• Chipotle chili powder
• Lemon pepper
• Smoked paprika isn’t very uncommon but I fucking LOVE. IT.
• Celery salt
• White pepper

Ohhhh yeah! Both of those ideas are awesome. More edible parks and things would be so nice! Just gotta get a lot of people on board for upkeep

There’s this group in my town that does food rescue from a bunch of grocers and they started this free grocery, where people can go and “shop” instead of getting a pre packaged food box. You sign up for a time and get access to a bunch of organic produce, bread, sweets, they have all kinds of perishables both vegan and non too. From what I remember one dream was to be able to rent a space and open a kind of community kitchen where they could do free cooking classes and stuff; I hope they are able to do it one day

So satisfying to grow and process/cook your own food from scratch. Feels magical

I’m no longer doing keto so I’m gonna eat the fuuuuck outta some popcorn! One of my favorite foods

They got sugar in them, I’ll bet the combo of that, msg, and citric acid may give them that flavor

Could be wrong but I think other countries have more stringent restrictions on preservatives and other junk food additives so they may not have the same recipe as their American counterparts.

Hey, sometimes it’s barely manageable to get up in the morning in the first place so I feel you. I made protein shakes in a big giant jar all at once so I have em over the week and that felt like such a loge hack to me lol. I haven’t had tamago kake Gohan in forever! Love the yolk in the rice

Fuuu I wanna find Dill pickle Hummus! Pickle spices are so hot right now

I was doing a keto diet for a while and I loved the excuse of having cream cheese on anything and everything. Top tier food lol

I love the sound of veganonara lol. How would you make it without egg at least isn’t that what Linda gives it the saucy texture?? I haven’t made it myself in a long time so I forget the ingredients

The chopper device is something I thought of using in the past but haven’t been sure about how effective it would be. I worked at an organic hippie grocery so I’m pretty spoiled about needing fresh veg so this sounds like a great alternative to frozen veg or chopping for 50 years lol.

Better to eat than not at all! Sometimes I’ll just go to bed hungry instead of trying to eat anything at all bc of burnout. That sounds hella good and easy too

I forgot, my lowest effort snack is a Tofurky Italian style sausage. Eat straight outta the package, each one is like 24 grams of protein. So good I’ve been eating those for like a decade or more now

I would eat the fuck out if that, just for the thrill. The coupon gives me bad vibes, however

Fat slices of heirloom tomatoes with veganaise 🤌🤌🤌

I’ve never bought bread cheese or halloumi but I have a meltdown(in a good way) whenever I see it in stores, idk why I never buy it

I’ve never thought about freezing sauces really, that’s a good idea. Having multiple sauces on hand for pasta or to mix with veg could be super easy to just pull out if the freezer