3 years of marriage. Be honest, where has the time gone?!?!?!!

Just yesterday, wasn’t I watching episodes of Arthur and purchasing my underwear based on the cartoon characters featured?!

Don’t answer that.

In my 3 years of being wifed up, I have gained invaluable life lessons. Like, always stock extra toilet paper in the house. Cuddling on the couch while he scrolls memes and I look at food pix can actually be intimate. He would just as easily live out of the clothes hamper, but does appreciate when I fold his underpants for him – it’s the little things. Preparing his lunch for the next day is therapeutic and reminds me I eat too many carbs. Compromise is essential – I get 1 hour of Food Network and he gets 1 hour of the Military channel, and we pretend to show interest in the other’s TV time.

We’d totally win an episode of The Newlywed Game.

Time: 1 hour (prep + cooking) | Serves: 20-24 meatballs / 10-12 tacos

Ingredients:

• 1 can of black beans, rinsed + drained
• 1 package of soyrizo, browned
• 1/2 an onion, diced
• 1/2 cup of breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup of cilantro, chopped + more for serving
• 1 tbsp. of chili powder
• 1 tsp. of cumin
• 1 tsp. of smoked paprika
• 2 tbsp. of olive oil
• 1 tbsp. of vegan butter
• Corn tortillas, for serving
• Red cabbage, for serving
• Pico, for serving
• Avocado, for serving
• Sriracha, for serving
• S+P, to taste

How to:

• In a bowl, mash black beans
• Mix onion + breadcrumbs + cilantro + chili powder + cumin + smoked paprika + S+P, combine well
• Stir in browned soyrizo + combine well
• Heat butter + 1 tbsp. of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat
• Form mixture into balls + place in hot skillet, cook each ball for 3-4 minutes, tossing to brown on each side. If needed, add remaining oil to your skillet
• To serve, place 2 meatballs on a corn tortilla + top with cabbage + pico + avocado + sriracha + more cilantro
• Go ahead and put Meatball Tacos Anonymous on speed dial now, cause you bout to be addicted