Lentil soup is mental fruit

January 22, 2015

I don't eat no meat, no dairy, no sweets

Only ripe vegetables, fresh fruit, and whole wheat

I'm from the old school, my household smell like soul food, bro

Curried falafel, barbecued tofu

Song: Be Healthy

Artist: Dead Prez

Materials used: steamed carrots and broccoli

Donuts

January 17, 2015

[Wish I could have made this with donuts from Dilla's Delights!]

Song: Last Donut of the Night

Artist: J. Dilla

Materials used: donut crumbs

Late night coolin' with my homies

January 12, 2015

[While Biggie's lyrics tend to read like a menu (champagne, T-bone steak, and buttercrunch cookies), 'Pac's songs are pretty sparse on the food front. This one saved me from trying to manipulate Hennessy on a plate.]

After smokin' stopped in Oakland

Got some munchies for some soul food

So we stopped to get a bite to eat

At the local barbecue

Song: Dopefiend's Diner

Artist: Tupac

Materials used: BBQ sauce

To all the ladies in this place

January 9, 2015

[“Juicy” will always be one of my favorite songs, but Biggie’s menu in “Big Poppa” – which seems to have inspired brunches (and interviews by the pool?), both good and horrible – seemed more fitting than sardines for this king.]

So we can steam on the way to the telly

Go fill my belly

A T-bone steak, cheese eggs, and Welch's grape