There are some days I just can’t adult.
The weight of adulthood is just too much to bear sometimes. Bills, meetings, laundry, showering. It’s just TOO much.
I need insight from seasoned adults here. How do you do it?? How do you get up everyday & be a human being? How many mental breakdowns are socially acceptable from year to year????
Yesterday I woke up & just couldn’t adult. I’d been feeling sick for over a week & finally drove myself into a fever. So I rewarded myself by not being a human for a day. I was more like a dog. I curled up in fuzzy blankets & drooled on myself while binge-watching Grey’s all day. I really got a peek into Topanga’s day to day life. Man is she living.
Wish me luck as I attempt yet another day as an adult human being.
Time: 50 miuntes (prep + cooking) | Serves: About 24 meatballs
Ingredients:
- 1 can of black beans, rinsed + drained
- 1 can of chickpeas, rinsed + drained
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 cup of quinoa, cooked
- 1 tbsp. of olive oil
- 1 cup of pineapple juice
- 1/2 cup of coconut milk
- 1 tbsp. of ketchup
- 2 tbsp. of soy sauce
- 3 tbsp. of vinegar
- 3 tbsp. of cornstarch
- 1/2 cup of brown sugar
- 1 tbsp. of crushed red pepper
- Plenty of S+P
How to:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat
- Add onion + S+P, cook for 4-5 minutes
- Add onion + black beans + chickpeas + S+P to a food processor + combine until smooth but not liquidy
- Stir is quinoa + crushed red pepper + S+P
- Form into balls + arrange on a lined baking sheet
- Bake 25 minutes
- Meanwhile, in a sauce pan, combine pineapple juice + coconut milk + ketchup + soy sauce + vinegar + cornstarch + brown sugar + bring to a boil
- Reduce heat + let simmer until it thickens
- Drizzle sauce over cooked meatballs + serve hot
- Pour leftover sweet + sour sauce on body
Idea came from here!
http://www.thestayathomechef.com/2015/09/vegan-sweet-and-sour-meatballs.html
They look delicious! 🙂
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Why thank you!
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Hope you feel better soon!
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Thank you, dear! I’m on the upswing 🙂
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Adulting is the worst.
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Plain & simple.
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Feel better soon, darlin’!
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Thank ya, honey dearest.
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That is why I remain a child (at heart).
I think you do an awesome job at all you do!!!
Hope you feel better soon!
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I know – you are my inspiration! You’re a doll. Thanks, Janny!
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OMG – YUM! Need to make these ASAP! Feel better, beautiful! XOXO
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Let me know how they turn out! & thank you, darling!!
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When being an adult is just too much, I take the day for myself, bake, cook, rent a movie, read something by my favorite author. Don’t worry adulthood will still be there when you feel better. Julie
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Oh & that’s exactly what I did. & indeed adulthood was waiting for me the next day. 🙂 Thanks for reading!
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This looks delicious. You’re a genius. Taking days off is good. Get in touch with that quiet place inside you when the room starts to spin. Meditation is a good place to start. “As they say, don’t sweat the small stuff.” And in fact, it’s all small stuff, isn’t it?
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Ugh such great advice. It really is in the big scheme! Thanks for the encouragement 🙂
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Hope to grow into an adult asap!
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Don’t do it! It’s a trap
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This looks great!
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Thank you! 🙂
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Yay, these sound delicious. I bought fresh chickpeas, and was wondering what different meal I could do….thanks you….this will be tonight’s dinner 🙂
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Oh I hoped they turned out alright! Let me know 😉
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These look and sound delicious.
I got up yesterday with a whole list of things I intended to do, and instead I read the entirety of the first Hunger Games book (how did I miss this until now??)… so you’re not alone on that front.
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Hahahahaha that happens more often than not to me. & now I’m inspired to possibly read the Hunger Games….. more procrastination!
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That sweet and sour sauce sounds diviiiiiine! I had quite a few weekends lately where I just couldn’t adult. It was bad. I love curling up and watching reruns of Modern Family lately. It’s just so good! I want to marry Phil!
Danika Maia
http://www.danikamaia.com/screen-rehab
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The sauce maddddde it. Modern Family is on my list of things to binge. Gotta get through Grey’s, The Office & a possible re-watch of One Tree Hill. Then, Modern Fam is up!
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When I don’t want to be an adult I re-invent the Cubanos!
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Hahaha love it!
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yum!!!!
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😀 😀 😀
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when I was a kid I couldn’t wait to be an adult so that I could eat ice cream for breakfast or whenever and however much I wanted. Thanks for the reminder that I need to go buy ice cream! Where are my Priorities!?
The recipe looks good. Will have to test it on a crowd without touting the health benefits and see if the flavor wins. Thanks for sharing.
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Hahaha I know! I just wanted to drive & stay up all night. Now I make my husband drive everywhere & I’m in bed by 9. 😀
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I am sick too (hence not read or posted any posts for almost a week!) – please come and make me ‘meat’ balls x
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Oh no! I’m on my way!! Feel better, princess!
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Rachel,
My friend Bill tried this and said it was a hit with the family!
Marcey
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These sound delicious!
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Now that’s gorgeous. I was a vegetarian, but not a vegan, for about a year, and I still love all this sort of stuff. I used to love going to Trader Joe’s (they’ve got all those great veggie foods), but alas, I’m too poor for Trader Joe’s. He he 🙂
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These sound awesome! I can’t wait to give them a try (hopefully sometime this week).
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I’m looking forward to making these, not sure what size can for the chickpeas and black beans, cheers!
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I would like to make these for Christmas, not sure what size cans for the black beans and chickpeas
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Thank you for the approval to showcase your recipes on my blog. Post scheduled for Nov 18th, 2016
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