#kidney grille

[visionautiks]

square tail grille

[regular-lord-reckoner]

well, i guess i'm as winter storm ready as i can be !

i clocked out of work for a bit to go run the errands i normally do on fridays because tomorrow we're supposed to get a few actual inches of snow (we'll see !!) so that was..... exhausting to do in the middle of a work day (and right before a snowstorm in the south... the traffic....) but it's all done !!

i've gotta work a couple of hours tomorrow because i ended up taking longer than i meant to (mostly because of the traffic) but hopefully i can get up and get that done before there's any possibility of even losing power so fingers crossed !

hope you're safe out there if you're reading this and stay warm/safe if this shit's about to hit you as well !! <3

[hancephalitis]

i was thinking about how strong hannibal’s sense of smell is and was like “omg i can’t imagine him being a surgeon and smelling all the burnt flesh” and then remembered he literally eats people

[stevieschrodinger]

Part One Two Three

Robin sucks on her drink through her straw, “why, exactly, are we here?”

Steve sighs into his own drink.

Robin looks around the yard from her perch on a lawn chair, “I can’t help but notice, Steven, that we are very clearly the oldest people here.”

Steve watches Eddie balefully. He’s trying and failing to light the grill. It’s almost embarrassing to watch; Steve can’t seem to look away.

“Steven, I am drinking something that was mixed together in bowl. I’m drinking it out of a red solo cup. I haven’t touched one of these in a decade. I require an explanation.”

“I don’t have one.”

“That is a lie. Your pants will catch fire and then you can use them to help that moron to light the grill.”

They watch for a little longer.

“Fucks sake Steve just go and do it for him. This tastes like paint thinner; I’ll need to eat some bread at some point or I’ll go into kidney failure.”

Steve gets up and lights the grill for Eddie. He’s wearing another butchered tee shirt and some black board shorts. He’s so pale, and all of his bony bits are on show. Elbows. Wrists. Ankles.

His hair is gathered up into a messy bun on top of his head.

He still has a smear of make up on one eyelid where it hasn’t washed off properly.

Steve knows exactly what he sounds like when he comes.

“Thanks man,” Eddie’s blushing. He’s rubbing the back of his neck. It reveals Eddie’s pale ribs. His dark hairy armpit-

Steve runs away before he does something stupid.

“Okay, so, step by step, no gory details please, what exactly happened last night, because I know damn well you didn’t spend the entire forty five minutes I was waiting hanging around in a gross bathroom.”

Steve sighs, rubs his forehead, then goes and gets them both refills.

“Coward,” Robin calls after his retreating back.

He’s refilling their cups with an honest to fucking god soup ladle out of the kitchen – avoiding the fly that has met it’s sticky end in what is, no doubt, highly toxic punch – when it happens.

“Hey man,” Steve is being addressed by an actual pimply teenager.

“Hey.”

“Nice car,” he sounds weirdly angry about it.

“Uhhh...thanks,” because Steve doesn’t know what the fuck else to say to a dude wearing a dungeons and dragons tee shirt over flaming basketball shorts. He has nothing on his feet. Outside. Steve represses a shudder.

“Look, you clearly have money, or whatever, and probably a fancy job and you’re like, forty-”

“Hey-”

“- or whatever, but this thing with Eddie, can you make it fast please? Dragging it out isn’t fair on him.”

Steve blinks. He’s getting a shovel talk from someone who probably doesn’t know what a VHS is.

Steve can remember playing video games with no save; if you were going to do it, you had to play the whole damn thing in one go. Steve didn’t have a mobile phone until he was fifteen. Steve is not going to take this.

“This ‘thing’ I have with Eddie is none of your business. Eddie can speak for himself-”

“No Eddie cannot speak for himself, because Eddie is the nicest guy I know and Eddie already thinks he’s in love. Don’t think I don’t see what this is for you, Eddie’s just another thing to play with until you get bored. Look at this place, look at us. Now look at you and you’re fancy friend over there,” the kid gestures and, yeah, alright, the difference is pretty obvious, “you wouldn’t be caught dead here, slumming it, if you weren't getting something out of it. Now hurry it along, Eddie only writes good stuff when he’s heartbroken. Which is a lot, by the way. We all know how this goes.”

“What’s wrong with your face?”

“I just got a shovel talk from a kid who probably shouldn’t even be drinking yet.”

“Ouch,” Robin takes her drink back, “how does that feel?”

Steve shrugs, “not sure, actually.”

Across the yard, Steve watches as Eddie gesticulates wildly and hisses angrily at the pimply face DnDer. He catches Steve watching. Eddie grabs the kid by the arm and drags him away.

“The burgers are burning,” Robin idly points out.

Steve sighs, he loves this polo, grease stains are a bastard, and the chances of finding an apron in this place are none existent.

At least Robin comes with him. She half unwraps some cheese and generally pretends to busy herself, slicing buns and stacking paper plates.

“So, last night?”

“Right,” Steve sighs through his nose, shuffling some onions around on the flat plate. “So I was just going to you know, get him.”

“Get your man tiger,” Robin purrs.

It shouldn’t be funny, but it kind of is. Steve laughs.

“But he just...grabbed my hand. And he said ‘Steve! Come and meet the guys!’ So I...did.”

“He introduced you to his friends,” Robin raises that lethal eyebrow.

“Yeah.”

“And you went along with it?”

“Well I kind of...he didn’t let go of my hand so I kind of…”

Both of Robins eyebrows are now in the stratosphere. She appears to spend a few minutes digesting that, “and then you got invited to...this.”

Steve’s already dug half a hole, and he still apparently has the shovel in his hand, so he keeps going, “he was just so happy to see me,” Steve admits, quietly.

“Who is that?”

“Who?”

Robin grabs Steve by the hair and forcibly turns his whole head, “that.”

There’s a blonde girl talking to Eddie. She’s wearing a white tank top and daisy dukes, “no idea.”

“Come on, high time you introduced me.”

Steve really tries, but he cant hide the fact that he is delighted by this turn of events, “why, Robin Buckley! Oh how the tables have turned-”

“Shut the fuck up. I’m going to make her cry.”

Part Five

[opennwindows]

If you can, could I request BEN Drowned fluff / smut headcanons like about himself, with his headcanon age, hobbies, facts, what he is into or would like & want in a relationship, and what he would be like with a gamer girlfriend/ s/o?

If ya taking requests rn still?✨😇😊💖

Ben Drowned general + NSFW hcs

A/N: yes!! absolutely. i love getting to talk about how the pastas do their pastaing in my mind. i have so many headcanons for everyone that im excited to share!! also sorry i forgot to include the gamer gf part but i don't think it would change a lot of what i wrote!!

btw sorry for fucking dying i have been busy 😭😭 but no one worry i will still continue to work on requests!! if anyone has any marble hornets stuff they wanna request i will zoom you to the front of the queue so fucking quick. anyways enough of me yapping.

cw: 18+ nsfw, toxic relationships, crying kink,

GENERAL

ben is mentally and physically 22, but he can be quite emotionally immature at times. when he died he never stopped growing and maturing, his soul was just stuck in limbo. think like the worst waiting room ever.

he's surprisingly tall, standing at about 5'9. he's lanky but not bone thin. could easily get pretty far in a fight without his ghost powers.

the link costume only appears when he’s in his ghost form. so for example, when he’s messing with someone on their computer he’ll appear as the canon BEN we’re most familiar with. when he’s just chilling in his physical body, he mostly wears beat up hoodies and sweatpants.

contrary to popular belief, ben's not the hardcore gamer everyone thinks he is. sure, he'll play some overwatch or whatever when he's bored but he honestly just prefers to watch tv and browse the internet. understandably REFUSES to play any zelda games. if you were trapped in a video game for decades would you ever wanna touch it again? exactly.

ben loves to draw little comics and troll (see: horrifically traumatize) people online. god forbid you get into twitter beef with this man because he will crawl through your monitor at 3am and leave you with a crippling fear of technology. dude thinks it's absolutely hilarious. a true knee slapper.

lowkey has a sugar addiction. will slam down 4 cans of pepsi in one sitting. he's very lucky that he's basically a ghost because the kidney stones would be plentiful.

ROMANTIC

you know that guy with the blown out speakers in his car, lives off of energy drinks and burnt blue razz ice elfbars, swears aphex twin is the modern mozart and works on the grill at your local wendy’s? yeah thats ben. or at least would be him if he was still human.

“why would you need a chair, my lap is literally right here babe.”

would absolutely wear your skin if given the opportunity. not in a weird way. he’s just EXTREMELY touchy.

he needs someone who is significantly more organized and motivated than him. he can go almost a week without showering and it should honestly be considered biological warfare when he tries to smother you with affection during these episodes.

after awhile of you guys dating he LOVES the idea of y’all showering together. he has a fear of water and while showers aren’t too much of a trigger, your presence helps ease his anxiety.

favorite pet names: bro, dude, dawg, babe, bitch (non derogatory)

not really a romantic but he tries his best. a perfect date for him is just getting some takeout, watching youtube, talking about stupid shit and play fighting. if you want something more traditional or extravagant then he’ll oblige to make you happy but those types of dates make him feel quite suffocated and nervous. try to save those for special occasions.

now let’s talk about his problems because just like the other creeps he is ANGSTY.

he’s probably the most emotionally stable and healthiest of the group but he definitely still has his toxic traits, after all this man is a ghost that mentally tortures and kills his victims through manipulation.

ben would never ever get physical with his partner no matter how enraged he is but he absolutely is the type to do some mental damage when he gets carried away. ben drowned? more like ben gaslighted.

the type to say some shit that would keep you up for years and then kiss you the next morning like the argument never happened. he finds it easier to ignore problems than to actively talk and fix them. you’re gonna have to teach him some important communication skills or else you’ll grow to resent him after all the bottled up rage.

a bit too brutally honest and blunt for his own good so if you have thin skin the relationship would fall apart pretty quickly. he wants someone who can drag him twice as hard as he dragged you. bonus points if your insults are consistently funny as hell.

please watch anime with him and discuss it. he would propose on the spot, especially if you play with his hair.

pro player tip: if you want him to clean his disgusting room, help him and make it fun! he just needs a little push and motivation at times. and being around you makes him want to get his shit together.

big fan of late night make-out sessions. i’m talking like 45 minutes straight of just slobbering on each other’s faces with tongues down throats. if you don’t want his hands running over every inch of your body then you’ll probably have to chain him to the wall.

NSFW

okay. so he’s a little inexperienced with his hands. he’s just a slow learner. be vocal with him about what you like!!

ben's about 7inches and slightly skinnier than average but he will have you seeing stars in record time. the dick game is no joke. he tends to go fast and deep most times.

i can see him being a switch in the idgaf-as-long-as-i’m-fucking way. dude will go with the flow and will try mostly anything.

definitely one of the least aggressive pastas during sex. he has sadistic tendencies but he’s more of a edge/overstimulate you until you cry versus a beat the shit out of you and rip hair out of your scalp type. he’s pretty vanilla given his occupation.

despite his love of roasting the fuck out of you on a daily basis, the only words that come out of this man’s mouth is heavenly praise. he looks at you like you’re the most gorgeous being on the planet and he’ll let you know it.

he loves to whisper praises into your ear while you ride him.

he's more of a receiver than a giver when it comes to oral. he'll absolutely spend hours between your legs if given the chance but nothing beats the sight of you on your knees and teary eyed with his length in your mouth.

he can be a bit of a head pusher but just let him face-fuck you every now and then, hearing his loud moans will be worth it.

did i mention how much of a crying kink this man has? you guys could be on round three and if he stares at your teary eyed fucked-out face for longer than 10 seconds he'll immediately get hard again. you'll have to beg him to give your poor body a break.

he's also into choking but only if he's the one doing it. if you try to restrict his breathing he'll panic and the mood would get ruined.

[inclosedwalldelusion]

40 sentences that will teach you more about nutrition than a $400,000 medical degree

From Brett Boettcher @brettboettcher1

40 sentences that will teach you more about nutrition than a $400,000 medical degree.

1) Meat, eggs and animal organs are the most nutrient dense foods on the planet.

2) Bone broth is loaded in collagen and helps repair the gut so you can heal from the inside out.

3) Saturated fat doesn’t cause heart disease, insulin resistance does.

4) Your ratio of triglycerides to HDL is a great indicator of mortality risk; the lower the better. ·

5) Protein is the most metabolically active macronutrient and it isn’t bad for your kidneys.

6) There isn’t quality evidence to show that dietary cholesterol impacts the cholesterol in your blood. ·

7) There is even less evidence to support that total cholesterol is bad for your health since it is inversely correlated to mortality risk. · 4h 8) Walking before and after meals is a great way to improve digestion and reduce blood sugar spikes.

9) Fiber is the last thing you need if you have IBS or diverticulitis.

10) Dairy is great for your health and its saturated fat intake is inversely correlated to heart disease.

11) Most nutritional recommendations were introduced based on profit margins, not health outcomes.

12) Calories in and calories out is all that matter, but some calories make you hungrier (sugar/grains). Other calories (protein) help you burn more calories.

13) Multi grain just means they took 2+ different terrible sources of grain and put them together into one product.

14) Cereal and bread for breakfast will spike your blood sugar and have you starving before lunch. Try Greek yogurt or eggs instead. ·

15) “Intuitive eating” and “listen to your body” makes no sense considering 88% of people are metabolically unhealthy and addicted to food. No one would say “intuitive crack use.”

16) Eating is a stress on your body; The less often you can eat, the healthier you’ll be.

17) Plan your meals around the protein source (with its natural fat) and add a small side of carbs if needed.

18) Eating for satiety is more important than relying constantly on willpower. Find filling foods and avoid foods with addictive properties (ultra-processed).

19) You don’t have to know how to cook. Grill a meat, sauté a green vegetable, bake a potato. Mix and match a million ways.

20) Eating many of the same foods every week isn’t perfectly optimal but it’s likely your best path to consistency and therefore success. ·

21) Becoming more insulin sensitive should be the focus of any health-related nutrition plan.

22) Salad dressings are one of the worst things you can eat for your health. High in calories and inflammatory industrial oils.

23) Eating 5x per day won’t boost your metabolism. If you are trying to gain weight, it’s an excellent strategy.

24) Bacon can be healthy, just avoid the processing with nitrates.

25) Cottage cheese and Greek yogurt are two of the best sources of protein per calorie.

26) Carbs are beneficial around a workout. But many sources of carbs are processed and easily overeaten. Focus on single ingredient foods.

27) You can’t be healthy at any size no matter what your mother or liberal arts professor said.

28) Eat a high protein meal before attending social events that are filled with junk food.

29) If eating out, order the food with the highest protein content.

30) The #1 reason people fail is that they don’t prepare. Meal prep, meal plan, have ready to eat protein sources. · 31) The food you eat directly impacts your mental health and processed foods are correlated with depression and mental illness.

32) Processed foods have been engineered to be as addicting as possible. Your taste buds can be retrained with natural sources.

33) “Plant-based” foods are made in laboratories and are an easy way to sell overpriced junk to consumers at high margin.

34) Eating 1 gram of protein per lb of ideal body weight daily will do more for your body composition than spending 30 minutes on the treadmill.

35) When in doubt, if it comes from the center aisles of the grocery store or has more than 3 ingredients, it’s not good for you.

36) Many foods labeled as “keto” “paleo” or “high protein” are far from meeting the intended definition.

37) Your gut is responsible for 70% of your immune system; feeding it sugar and other inflammatory foods is making you sick now and later.

38) Genetics play a role but over 90% of the country has a resting metabolism within 500 calories daily. Being fit is possible for everyone.

39) Flipping the food pyramid upside down is closer to healthy eating than the traditional suggestions.

40) Eliminating drinking your calories is the first change to make when trying to improve your health.

[milk5]

In the 1960s, I happily ate some cream soup, oxtail soup, red cabbage soup, chicken soup, kidney soup, onion soup, safflower chicken soup, dumpling soup, red fish soup, cabbage puree soup, barley rice soup, assorted soup, chicken and abalone soup, chicken soup, Italian noodle soup, asparagus soup, and roast beef. Steak, fried beef, curry beef, beef terrine, sour beef, mutton kebabs, roasted leg of lamb, roasted horse, braised lamb, pan-fried lamb chops, pan-fried lamb liver, steak, fried beef, curry beef, beef terrine, sour beef, mutton skewers, roasted leg of lamb, grilled horse, braised lamb, pan-fried lamb chops, pan-fried Lamb liver, steak, fried beef, curry beef, vodka beef, sour beef, steamed fish pudding, grilled mandarin fish, pan-fried (fried) mandarin fish, soft fried mandarin fish, grilled fish greens, grilled Moscow red fish, grilled fish with custard, grilled fish with green vegetables, boiled fish with spinach, grilled prawns, grilled shrimps, shrimp noodle box, fried prawn noodles Shrimp, curry prawns, canned braised prawns, soft-fried prawns, lettuce prawns, butter chicken rolls (chicken steaks), soft-fried chicken patties, chicken patties, chicken yuan, king chicken patties, shredded chicken, canned braised chicken, red braised chicken, braised chicken with onions, braised chicken with vegetables, paper-wrapped chicken, chicken nuggets, coconut chicken, butter chicken

[r0adkillz-d3lusi0nz]

hello! I was wondering if you could do a EJ with a male or gn s/o who cooks really well, and tries to cook kidneys in different ways for him?

Have a good day!

I didn't know what format you wanted this in so I improvised a bit heh :'3 hope you enjoy~!

Eyeless Jack x male!reader who cooks his fav organ in different ways! :3

ok so... i hope we all know human meat has to be cooked in a different way than regular meat...

yk for safe consumption and stuff... but guess what!! Jack eats that shit raw so dw about food safety!!

unless you're gonna eat it as well, then be careful

but overall just worry about seasoning it well, man!

So I think if you asked Jack if you could try and cook for him he'd be... at least skeptic at first

he likes the taste of kidneys raw, he's always eaten them that way, why change that?

but he can't say no to you, he'll let you experiment...

and obviously you will fail once or twice... and Jack will not tell you...

Jack takes a bite of the kidney stew you improvised for him while you stood by his side, eagerly waiting for his reaction. He takes a second to taste the food well, slowly chewing, not showing you much of a reaction. Or so you think... because he was doing his best not to cringe... some foods are just not meant to be prepared in certain ways... "so... how is it..?" you curiously asked your lover. He swallowed with somewhat evident difficulty before answering, giving you an empathic smile. "it's... interesting... but I'm afraid my apetite isn't very open right now, my dear... I'll finish this later. Thank you." He gets up from his seat with the plate in hand, kisses your forehead, and puts it away in the fridge. Later that day you don't see the food anymore, so you assumed he actually liked it and ate all of it. Maybe you should make it for him more often!!

please don't he threw it all away ALONG with the ingredients to make that stew

if you ask him to go get more of those he'll subtly tell you to try other recipies...

but that's ok!!! he loves you and your cooking!! he'll try literally everything you make, just try and explore with him to see what turns out the best!!

make them grilled, bbq, literally however you think it'll taste good and he'll try it! don't expect objective criticism though... he's too polite to actually tell you if it's good or bad... you'll have to take the little hints he gives you

I thought about this as soon as I saw the req... if you didn't like it or wanted something else let me know 😭 this is my first time doing asks I wanna get better :3

Have a great day!! <3 remember reqs are open and I pinned characters I'll write for!

[qadmonster]

I was looking forward to a nice relaxing day and painting and job hunting, but instead I have an absolute doozy of a headache so heres a list of vegetables I dislike:

Tomatoes - They're fine cooked down in sauce, paste or sundried but I can't stand raw tomatoes in anything. I do like tomato soup with grilled cheese, but only when it's really really garlicky.

Eggplant - It's not something I have a lot, but it's something I never enjoy. Baba ganoush is probably the only form of it I'll fuck with.

Beans - Especially lima beans and black eyed peas, but I've never been a fan of most of comon types of beans we eat in america including navy and kidney. The only pulses I'll cook are lentils and chickpeas, I also don't mind string beans, green peas, and pea soup.

Broccoli - I understand its a nutritional power houses but I've never really enjoyed broccoli. It's inoffensive but can easily be replaced by something tastier and also it shreds up my insides and gives me the gurgles.

Asparagus - Tastes great, but the rancid smell of my piss after eating it makes me nauseous so I always avoid it.

Honorable mentions -

Cilantro - Though not really a vegetable it can be used as such. I wouldn't describe it's taste and smell as soapy so I don't think I'm in that genetic group, but I don't find it at all pleasant so I'm not a huge a fan though I will eat it since it's sort of unavoidable in most things it's in.

Potatoes - I'm not a huge fan of potatoes, I don't dislike them (except maybe scalloped and hash browned) but I don't get excited by them either. I've never bought or cooked with potatoes.

Favorite - Even though they aren't technically a vegetable, culinarily I think they're considered such and so my favorite vegetable is actually mushrooms.

[sitkowski]

maybe i'll burn a little brighter tonight ( jolly karlsson x nick folio )

pairing: nick folio x jolly karlsson cw: 18+ MDNI ⚠️ soft boys in love, size kink, spitting, handjobs, a hint of exhibitionsim, semi-public sex, praise kink, brief daddy kink mention, anal fingering, anal sex, bottom jolly. word count: 3.8k author's notes: slowly working my way through a list of riptide verse fics to be written since i barely have cell or wifi service where i'm staying. a lot of offline writing time, when i have it. it's time for some bottom jolly content, yeah? title comes from "miss missing you" by fall out boy. divider by @saradika-graphics 🩷

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Nick is of the belief that he can read his boyfriend like a book. Like a well loved book, or the manual to his motorcycle. He’s become an expert. He knows Jolly inside and out, can tell when he’s happy or sad, he knows when he gets that little furrow between his brow that something is on his mind. He knows every secret and insecurity and kink that the man has. Nick knows that Jolly wants something from him, but he doesn’t know how to ask for it. And the thing is, he’d happily cut out a kidney and hand it over if he asked. Not the healthiest analogy, but still an accurate one.

Because he’s so well versed in being able to read Jolly so well, he knows that this can go one of two ways; he could push him to tell him what he wants and it could backfire horribly. Or he could wait him out until he’s ready to ask for it. And Nick’s got all the time in the world for Jolly. This isn’t something that’s affecting their relationship negatively. But there are times when Nick will catch Jolly out of the corner of his eye, watching him, and he knows that he wants to ask for it. He can see the question forming on his tongue before he ultimately swallows it back and says something else instead.

It’s something sexual, Nick’s gathered that much. There’s nothing innocent about the way that Jolly looks at Nick most of the time as it is. He can’t help but wonder if he looked at him like that before they even got together, and he just never realized. Like now, when they’re sitting in a room full of their friends for one of their dinner and movie nights, and he tilts his head just enough to see Jolly’s eyes on him. Nick puts his chin on his hand, leaning on the counter and only half listening to whatever story Noah is telling. Jolly’s on the opposite side of the counter, and he reaches across to pick up Nick’s beer, taking a drink.

He’s got his own beer in front of him, but it’s as if he’s trying to see if he can get a taste of Nick from the one he’s holding now. Jolly’s eyes meet his over the top of the can.

Nick is absolutely not going to sneak off and fuck around with his boyfriend while they have a kitchen full of people. He’s not.

“Where are the matches for the fire pit?” Matt asks.

“In the garage, I’ll get them,” Nick offers, too quickly.

If anyone notices how eager he is to get out of the room, no one calls him out on it. Doesn’t mean they won’t gossip about it once he’s gone though. He slips out the side door into the garage and grabs the box of matches that are on the shelf where they keep all the stuff for the grill. Nick hesitates to go back inside. It’s predictable when Jolly comes out the garage door a few minutes later. He doesn’t even bother to close the door all the way, so it obviously doesn’t matter whether or not anyone knows what they’re out here doing.

Jolly plants a hand in the middle of his chest and pushes him back until he’s pressed up against the side of Nick’s workbench.

“Hi, did you want something?”

“Find the matches?”

Confused, Nick nods and holds up the box, only for Jolly to take them out of his hand and place them up on a shelf above them. Specifically out of Nick’s reach. He starts to ask what the point of that was but then Jolly’s kissing him. His hands slid down over Nick’s waist, pressing him more firmly against the bench. Humming against his mouth, Nick loops his arms around Jolly’s shoulders. He breathes against him, letting Jolly lick into his mouth. He forgets where they are, that they aren't really alone even if they are out here just the two of them. Jolly breaks the kiss slowly and Nick blinks up at him.

"Is this what you lured me out here for?" Jolly asks.

Nick lets out an incredulous laugh, "Me? I just came out here for the matches. You're the one who followed me, daddy—”

His words are cut off when Jolly’s hand slides down over the front of his shorts, where he’s already half hard. Nick moans, helplessly loud, hips bucking into his hand. It wasn’t fair, how easy he could rile him up. He opens his mouth to tell him just that, but then Jolly’s clamping his other hand down over his mouth and shoving his fingers beneath his waistband.

“Gotta be quiet, pretty,” he murmurs as he strokes him and Nick’s eyes go impossibly wide. He can feel Jolly’s rings pressing into his cheek, the bite of them making him harder. “Get these down a little for me.”

Nick manages to shuffle his shorts and boxers down around his thighs, and then Jolly pulls back enough to let saliva drip from his mouth down to his hand and Nick’s cock. The muffled noise that Nick lets out isn’t all that muffled. Jolly's hand is slick now, sliding tight and easily up and down Nick's length, and he exhales loudly through his nose. He isn't going to last long, but he's pretty sure that's the entire point. Jolly's eyes never leave his, calm as ever, while Nick is breathing hard, desperate noises barely disguised by the hand over his mouth.

"You're looking at me like you never want me to stop," Jolly says quietly and Nick nods. His eyes flit from his face to the door and then back again, and he sees the mischievous gleam there right before Jolly pulls his hand away.

"You fucking menace," Nick gasps out. He's hot all over, practically vibrating with how good Jolly's touch feels. "Joakim, fuck, I'm..."

"I got you pretty. Just keep your eyes on mine."

Nick pants roughly, and he's got to force his eyes to stay open, stay on Jolly's. He wants nothing more than to bury his face in the front of Jolly’s shirt, sink his teeth into his flesh through the fabric. His hands fist tighter on Jolly’s sides and he rocks his hips into his hold on him. Nick thinks he might so down now or tease him, it wouldn’t be the first time. But if anything, he jerks him faster, and Nick’s not so quiet cries echo through the garage.

When he comes in Jolly’s hand, the only thing in Nick’s mind is how Jolly’s looking at him. He managed to never look away. Reaching around him, Jolly grabs a rag of the bench that isn’t likely clean to begin with the wipe off his hand before he tugs Nick’s clothes back into place for him. Nick slumps back against the bench, staring up at him and trying to catch his breath.

“So, those matches?” he asks finally.

Jolly grins and pulls the box back down, pressing it into Nick’s palm before he gives him a soft kiss and turns to go back into the house. Raking his hand through his hair, Nick realizes he’s got to do the walk of shame now, only he isn’t ashamed of anything. 

He also realizes there’s a third option to how this is going to go. Jolly is obviously going to drive him insane until he is the one begging to know what he wants from him, because that was just a normal thing for them. 

There might be a small part of Jolly that’s scared to ask for what he wants. Not that he thinks it’s bad or that Nick will hurt him. He trusts Nick more than he ever has anyone else, that’s not the problem. There probably isn’t even a problem, and the whole thing is all in his head. But he and Nick, they’re comfortable where they are in their relationship, and with the dynamic of their relationship. And Jolly likes the way things are, loves them even. It’s not so much wanting to change things as it’s wanting one particular thing he’s never had before.

It’s on a constant loop in his mind, and the whole thing with Noah for his birthday didn’t help the situation at all. He sees Nick watching him sometimes, like he knows that he wants to ask for something but can’t find the words to do so yet. And he’s so fucking patient with him, it makes Jolly love him all the more. He just doesn’t get how he can sort out chord progressions in his sleep but he’s absolutely mute when all he wants to do is ask his boyfriend to fuck him.

He works up the nerve over the weekend, after that afternoon in the garage he’d decided that he was just going to go for it. That’s where he finds Nick, elbow deep in working on his bike. He’s got the radio on, but not loud enough that Jolly can’t hear every crank of his ratchet as he disassembles parts for cleaning. This is a thing he does and Jolly is absolutely enamored watching him from the doorway. If Nick realizes that he’s being watched, he doesn’t say anything at first. He’s got on one of his old shirts with the sleeves cut off, the holes torn down so far that the waistband of his jeans is visible, and Jolly just stares.

There’s a smudge of grease on Nick’s cheek, and some on his hands, his arms glistening with sweat. It’s still one of the warmer days before Fall sets in, and even Jolly feels a little overheated, but that could just be because of the view. He’s reminded of all of those times watching Nick on stage, the way his muscles shifted beneath his skin as he played. He’d probably been looking at him longer than he should have. And finally, Nick looks up, a few locks of his hair hanging in his eyes. He sees Jolly watching, and he smirks.

“Hiya handsome,” he straightens up, shaking his head to get his hair out of his face. “Something I can help you with?”

Nick knows. Of course he does. He may not know the specifics of what Jolly wants, but he knows that this is the moment that he’s going to ask for it. Whatever expression might be on Jolly’s face right now, it makes Nick move, turn off the radio and grab something to clean up his hands with, much to Jolly’s dismay.

“If you’re still busy, we can talk about it later—”

“I’ve always got time for you, the bike can wait.”

He won’t push, but it’s obvious that he wants Jolly to tell him. “I was thinking about that day at Noah’s?”

“Oh,” the way Nick’s face falls a little makes Jolly realize that he’s getting the wrong idea right off the bat. “So what, you wanna try adding someone else in again?”

“No!”

That isn’t what this is about at all. That was a one time thing for Noah’s birthday, and while he had absolutely no problem with it, if it hadn't been Nicholas and Noah, he wouldn’t have shared Nick. He gets that possessive streak that Nick’s got.

“Okay so you’ve gotta clue me in here, honey, cause I’m a little confused now.” Nick says.

Jolly moves closer to where Nick is standing, he hadn’t realized that he was so far away. “I want you to fuck me.”

“Oh,” the word escapes Nick on a sigh and Jolly doesn’t miss the way that he looks a little relieved. “Yeah, Joll. I can absolutely do that.” 

It’s not as if he expected him to say no. But it also seems like this wasn’t what he was expecting Jolly to ask him for. A pleased look crosses his face, and he steps closer to Jolly until they’re practically touching. Jolly reaches up to wipe away that smudge of grease off of Nick’s cheek.

“Believe me, there’s nothing more I’d rather do at this moment than bend you right over my bike,” Nick says.

Jolly can picture it in his head vividly enough that he inhales sharply. He can see the way that Nick would press him down over the seat, both of them still mostly dressed, strong hands stained with grease grabbing onto his hips as he moved inside of him slow enough to make sure that the bike stayed in place, slow enough that Jolly feels it—

“—but have you ever bottomed before?” He doesn’t realize that Nick is still talking, and he glances from him to the bike and back again before shaking his head. “Then our bed it is. As tempting as the bike might be.”

Another time, Jolly thinks.

He always feels like a magnet being pulled in Nick’s direction, and he wraps a hand around the back of his neck to kiss him. It’s not to thank him, but it almost feels like it. Nick, in turn, puts his hands on Jolly’s hips and starts moving him backwards towards the stairs. They stumble into the house, halfway through the kitchen before Jolly finally turns away and starts walking on his own down the hall to their bedroom. He can feel Nick right behind him, and once he’s in their room he turns around to face him.

“Just let me shower real quick, I’m filthy—”

“Don’t,” Jolly says, pulling him closer.

Nick grins, letting himself be pulled. His skin is still warm to the touch and Jolly wraps his arms around him through the holes in his shirt, sliding his hands up his damp back. Nick murmurs his approval against Jolly’s lips, pushing up into the kiss. His hands dip down into the back pockets of his jeans, tugging Jolly even closer. He can feel how hard Nick is already and it makes him let out a needy noise against his mouth. Finally, Nick tugs himself away, stripping out of his shirt.

The move spurs Jolly into action, and he starts taking off his own clothes. They manage to get naked in record time, and then Nick’s planting a hand in the middle of Jolly’s chest and pushing him down on the bed. He crawls on top of him, and the second they’re skin to skin, cocks sliding together, Jolly can't really think. Not when Nick nips at his chest, rocking their hips together. Jolly's breath hitches on a whine and Nick sighs, kissing his way up his chest and neck, over his jaw to his lips.

"I'll never, ever get enough of that sound," he says and Jolly's eyes flutter closed. “You’re gonna make such pretty sounds for me, aren’t you honey? You’ll be so good for me”

The role reversal makes Jolly dizzy with want. “Yeah Nicky, come on…” 

He nips at Jolly’s throat, rakes his fingers over his hip, trying to get them closer. Nick leans over the bed to get the lube and Jolly relaxes back into the mattress, watching avidly as he leans back on his knees and urges Jolly’s thighs wider. He slicks his fingers, his eyes never leaving Jolly's. And Jolly's expecting it, is watching, but a gasp still falls from his mouth when Nick presses his fingers inside. The corner of Nick's mouth tilts up, and Jolly's suddenly thinking of all the times he's teased him or dragged things out unnecessarily just to make him squirm. He welcomes the payback. The look on Nick's face is predatory and sly as he slowly twists his fingers, his other hand bracing on the middle of Jolly's chest as if he needs to keep him down.

Jolly doesn’t know where to touch him, he’s not used to feeling this consumed, not used to all of the attention being on him like this. And because Nick is currently staring down into his soul while he moves his fingers at an almost leisurely pace inside of him, he can see that he’s feeling a little overwhelmed. The hand on Jolly’s chest slides up to wrap around the side of his neck, thumb smoothing over the edge of his jaw.

“What do you need, Joakim?”

“I need you closer,” it comes out as more of a plea than anything and Nick immediately leans in to press his forehead to Jolly’s, nose nudging along his before he kisses him. His fingers finally seek out that spot inside of him, and Jolly gasps against his mouth. “I’m ready. Nick, please, I’m ready.”

He’s heard Nick tell him the same thing, but he never believed him. He always made sure, drew it out and left him a begging, whimpering mess. And now, Nick is doing the same thing to him. He presses light kisses against Jolly’s neck, curling his fingers ruthlessly for a few more minutes. Jolly clings to him, finally touching. He slides his hands into Nick’s hair, keeps him as close as he can. He pulls, not gently, until Nick finally lifts his head and looks him in the eyes.

“I promise, pretty. I’m ready.”

Nick nods, slowly removing himself from Jolly’s grasp. He’s even slower to take his fingers out, and Jolly feels empty. He paws at his thighs impatiently, leaning up enough to be able to watch as Nick grabs the bottle of lube again.

“You wanna stay like this?” he asks, voice hitching a little as he slicks himself up. All Jolly can do is stare as he drags his hand up and down his cock.

He nods, swallowing down something he can’t really describe. “Yeah, I wanna see your face.”

When Nick slides into him, it’s with a practiced patience that Jolly rarely sees but it makes his entire body light up. He grabs onto him, gets him closer again until their chests are pressed together and he can feel Nick’s labored breaths against his mouth. He lifts up, just enough to kiss him. And that seems to be all that Nick needs before he’s pulling back and rocking back in, hot and sharp. Jolly’s muffled moans begin to grow in frequency, and he locks his legs around Nick’s hips. 

“You feel so fucking good, Joll,” Nick whispers, forehead pressing into the crook of Jolly’s neck. “Is it good?”

“Yeah, Nicky, it’s good. Keep going. Harder, you’re not gonna break me…”

Nick takes him at his word, leaning back to grab onto his hips, fingers digging in and he does what Jolly wants and fucks him harder. Not faster though, keeping a slow, steady pace that has Jolly trying to find some sort of leverage and failing. Eventually, he grabs onto Nick’s wrists, because he can’t not touch him right now. It’s almost like it takes Nick a minute to realize that he’s touching him, and then he turns one of his hands to lace his fingers through Jolly’s.

He doesn’t think of touching himself, honestly the thought is secondary to watching the man above him. He’s had Nick above him before, but never like this, and he’s desperate for it to never stop. He clenches around him, tries to move with him. But Nick’s still got him pinned, both with his touch and his gaze. It takes Jolly a minute to realize that he’s speaking, broken pleas falling from his mouth as he tries to get Nick closer again. 

Nick gives in, because he’s not going to deny Jolly anything. He gets his hands free, bracing them on either side of him as he thrusts deep and slow. Jolly lets out an impatient noise but Nick just laughs, hair hanging down in his eyes as his lips brush over Jolly’s, down his cheek, to his ear.

“You’re mine,” he whispers, and Jolly’s nodding before he even finishes speaking. “Every fucking part of you, Joakim, it’s mine.”

Jolly can’t speak, he can’t breathe. All he can do is nod and cling to him. If he were to hold on to him any tighter, he thinks they could become one person. It’s almost a surprise when Nick gets a hand between them, wrapping it around Jolly’s cock.

“Come for me, honey, show me you’re mine.”

It’s as if his words pull the orgasm right out of Jolly. His entire body goes tense and he snaps, gasping for air as he comes between them. Nick praises him quietly, only letting go when Jolly goes lax against the mattress beneath him. And Jolly feels the moment Nick gives in and falls over that edge, the way he wraps himself around Jolly and thrusts through his own orgasm, face buried in Jolly’s shoulder.

Eventually, Nick finds the energy to move back, easing out of him slowly. Jolly’s breath hitches and his eyes open to find Nick staring down between them, his mouth open a little in surprise. Jolly realizes that he’s watching his come leak out of him. He pushes himself up, kissing Nick.

“Thank you,” Nick murmurs against his mouth, and Jolly pulls back. “Thank you for trusting me with this.”

Jolly’s shoulder hitches up in a shrug, “Thanks for being patient with me? I was always gonna ask for it, I just didn’t know how to do it exactly.”

“I think you did just fine asking the way you did, Joll. I wouldn’t have said no anyway.”

Jolly knows. He kisses him again, and Nick smiles before pulling himself out of his grasp. Jolly watches him go into the bathroom and come back a few moments later with a damp washcloth. He’s used to this part, only he’s used to being the one doing it. Caring for Nick after, it’s become second nature to him. He sees the look of absolute concentration on Nick’s face as he cleans him up. Once he’s done, he all but flops down on top of Jolly.

“Can I ask you something without it sounding incredibly stupid?” Nick waits for Jolly’s nod, propping his chin up on his chest. “Why have you never…done this before?”

It’s not a dumb question, but Jolly still thinks about how he wants to answer it. Nick wasn’t the first guy he’d slept with. “There were always certain…expectations, with the guys I dated in the past—”

“What, like the expectation to be the top? That’s dumb.”

Jolly laughs a little, running a hand through Nick’s hair. “You didn’t expect me to fuck you the first time we slept together?”

“Hey, in my defense, I’ve wanted that since I was nineteen and—” Jolly cuts his words off, pulling him up for a kiss, because he can’t just say things like that and expect him not to. Muffled laughter tickles his mouth and Nick pushes him away, giddy and smiling. “As I was saying, you could have asked at any time. Expectations are dumb and I’m happy to—”

“Bend me right over your bike?” Jolly finishes, amused.

Nick actually blushes. It’s cute. “Yeah, well…I said what I said.”

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Taste Preferences

Sweet | Salty | Bitter | Savory | Sour | Spicy | Umami

Meat, Fish and Dairy

Bacon | Beef | Blood | Butter | Caviar | Cheese | Chicken | Clam | Crab | Cream | Duck | Eel | Eggs | Elk | Escargot | Frog | Game | Goose | Heart | Herring | Honey | Kidney | Lamb | Liver | Lobster | Meatballs | Meatloaf | Milk | Mussels | Octopus | Oily Fish | Oysters | Pork | Rabbit | Roe | Salmon | Sausage | Scallops | Sea Urchin | Shrimp | Squid | Tilapia | Trout | Tuna | Turkey | Venison | White Fish | Yoghurt

Fruit

Apple | Apricot | Avocado | Banana | Blackberry | Blackcurrent | Blueberry | Cantaloupe | Cherry | Coconut | Cranberry | Dates | Dragonfruit | Fig | Grape | Grapefruit | Kiwi | Lemon | Lime | Lychee | Mango | Melon | Orange | Papaya | Passionfruit | Pomegranate | Peach | Pear | Pineapple | Plum | Prune | Raisin | Raspberry | Starfruit | Strawberry | Watermelon

Vegetables, Spices and Grains

Arugula | Beans | Beetroot | Bell Pepper | Bok Choy | Broccoli | Cabbage | Carrot | Cauiliflower | Celery | Chilli Peppers | Cilantro | Cinnamon | Corn | Cucumber | Garlic | Ginger | Eggplant | Green Beans | Jalapeños | Kale | Lentils | Lettuce | Mint | Mushrooms | Mustard | Olives | Onions | Orzo | Paprika | Parsnip | Peas | Potatoes | Pumpkin | Radish | Rice | Spices | Soya | Spinach | Sprouts | Tofu | Tomato | Vanilla | Wheat | Zucchini

Drinks and Snacks

Ale | Bagels | Beer | Biscuits | Bread | Burger | Cake | Candy | Cereal | Chewing Gum | Chicken Nuggets | Chocolate | Chips | Coffee | Cola | Condiments | Cookies | Crackers | Curry | Dried Fruits | Fried Chicken | Fries | Granola | Gummis | Hot Chocolate | Hot Dog | Ice Cream | Jelly | Jerky | Juice | Kimchi | Mac n' Cheese | Marshmallows | Milkshake | Muffins | Nutella | Nuts | Pancakes | Pasta | Pastries | Peanuts | Peanut Butter | Pickles | Pie | Popcorn | Pretzels | Noodles | Oatmeal | Ramen | Rice Cakes | Rock Candy | Salted Caramel | Sandwich | Seeds | Soda | Spaghetti | Spirits | Sushi | Tea | Toast | Trail Mix | Water | Wine

Styles

Baking | Broiling | Casseroles | Frying | Grilling | Pickled | Raw | Roasts | Salads | Soups | Steaming | Stew | Stir Fry | Smoked

[emwheezie]

Who are you choosing if my characters were in a dating sim?

Lennon:

Gremlin mode

Daddy issues

Bad hair

Musical/Creative genius. Perfect pitch

Ambitious

Doesn't shower

Ate a lasagna once

Doesn't know how to use his words

Fights drywall

Movie watcher

Chicken addiction

Street smart

Closeted Weezer fan

Dunkin Donuts

Shoes on the bed

Green Day

Might be silly

Goes up the stairs on all fours

Stressed/depressed/poorly dressed

PBC singer and lead guitar

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Tony:

Purple

Crazy driver

:3

Mall pretzels

Catholic school survivor

Emotionally smart/book smart

Stressed/depressed/dressed to impress

Afraid of getting old/ugly

Wants to fight the MBTA

Might be delusional

throws up from anxiety

Redbull and Taco Bell

Loves dogs

Green Day

Poetic

Saw Moses (biblical) in the woods while high with Theo

Bisexual

Lactose intolerant

Finds meaning in everything

Always in a relationship

PBC bassist and "manager"

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Enzo:

Evil

Might have killed a man

Man Bun

Posts on DeviantART

Loves dragons

whispers and shakes

Future tattoo artist

Movie connoisseur

Might be a furry...?

LOVES the Saw movie franchise

Protective and loyal

Street smart

Stays up all night in the dark

In an online relationship

Does what he wants

Doesn't waste time

Sparkling water enjoyer

Tea drinker

Never listened to a music in his life

Guitarist in a band (PBC)

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Theo:

From New Hampshire

Asexual

Golden retriever personality 

Grew up with 8 siblings

Joined the military after High School

Eats Oatmeal?

Doesn't wear a seatbelt

Outdoorsy/hiking adventures

Works at a club/bar with his wife, Gia

Is a cinnamon roll

Emotionally smart

Saw Moses (biblical) in the woods while high with Tony

Calls music his "funky jams"

Forgets his shoes

Mtn Dew

Forgetful

Kidney Stones

His appendix exploded once

PBC drummer

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Park:

Loves alcohol

Hates the government

Hates the IRS

Has never paid taxes

No sense of personal space/very touchy

LOUD

Climbs things

Grilled cheese enthusiast  

Dunkin Donuts manager

Aliens are 4 realz

loves video games

Wicked smart

Goes to MIT for like space engineering or something idk

Makes monkey noises

"I have to be both the sexiest and most mentally challenged person in the room at all times"

Obsessed with skin walkers

Conspiracy theories

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Oli:

Photography/cinematography 

Graphic design

Urban Explorer

Abandoned things

Summer time vibes

Lives in sleeveless shirts

Black coffee drinker

health freak/gym rat

Smokes cigarettes (hey we all have our vices)

Secretly gay

Chronic complainer

Works at zumies

Does graffiti 

Runs from his problems

Travels for work

Drives a modded Subaru

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Alyssa:

Preforms unethical experiments in the sims 3

Loves cows

So many many plushies there's no room for her in the bed

weezer fan

Talks a lot

Lots of keychains/charms

Maximalism!

Assertive

Good listener

Workaholic 

HAS to be the BEST at anything she does

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Rosie

Grew up with strict parents

Working too many hours at Dunkin Donuts

Former ballet/dancer

Likes to bake and really good at it!

Compulsive liar

"I have a twin sister who goes to another school"

Gets jealous easily

Body image problems/eating disorders :(

Emotionally Immature 

Spider eyelashes

A nose ring is "rebelling from my parents"

Currently in college

Afraid of change

Emotional support eldest daughter

Loves to sing

[acti-veg]

18 Plant-Based Protein Sources

Protein is often raised as a concern for people considering adopting a plant-based diet, and because we’ve all been taught to associate protein primarily with red meat, this is not surprising.

It is estimated that most adults require a minimum of 56 grams of protein per day; you’re probably hitting that number now if you’re not in a calorie deficit. If you’re trying to lose weight and so are cutting calories then you may need to track your protein a little more closely, but 56 grams is very easy to hit without having to think about it.

It gets a bit more difficult if you’re very physically active, particularly if you’re engaged in regular endurance or strength training. There is a great deal of disagreement about precisely how much protein is ideal if you’re trying to build muscle, but 1g of protein per 1lb of bodyweight is very doable, which is the amount often recommended in bodybuilding circles. It is very achievable to hit even the upper end of protein requirement estimates using only plant-based foods, as demonstrated by the success of many vegan athletes. Listed below are particularly good options.

1) Lentils - Lentils are a cheap nutritional powerhouse, and provide about 17 grams of protein per cup. They’re also very flexible, you can have them as your main protein source of a meal, use them to substitute mince in a pasta dish, make burgers out of them, or put them in a stir fry or with rice and veg with some seasonings. They are cheap and convenient if you buy them canned, since they’re ready to eat, though I would recommend at least warming them up.

2) Chickpeas - Chickpeas are a popular vegan staple, and it’s not hard to see why. At approximately 14.5 grams of protein per cup, they’re nutrient-dense and very flexible. Use them to make hummus or falafel, as the main protein source of a curry, on their own with rice or worked into a salad. You can also just air fry/grill them with some oil and spices for a convenient, crunchy snack.

3) Oats - A cup of dry oats is around 11 grams of protein by itself. Making it with a cup of oat milk brings that up to 14 grams, throw in a tablespoon of peanut butter and you’re up to about 17.5 grams at breakfast, and all those ingredients are pretty cheap and very filling. You could add something like nuts or chia seeds as a topping to stretch that to well over 20 grams.

4) Nuts - Peanuts are 9.5 grams per ¼ cup, almonds are 7g, pistachios 6g, cashews 5g, hazelnuts 5g, brazil nuts 4.75g, walnuts 4.5g and pine nuts are 4.5g. You can buy 1kg bags of mixed nuts for a little bit cheaper and keep them in a jar for a healthy snack. I find it better to make your own mix, or buy a mixed bag that doesn’t have peanuts in then add the peanuts later, as mixes that include peanuts tend to work out as less for your money. Peanut butter is also a cost-effective way to add protein to many snacks and meals.

5) Beans - Depending on the type, beans are anything from around 10-15 grams of protein per cup. Some are better than others, like kidney beans, but even your standard baked beans are high in protein and very good for you. Turn them into a chilli, have them on toast, on a jacket potato, turn them into a bean burger or make them the protein base of a salad or soup. Kidney, soy, and edamame beans are particularly good options.

6) Seitan - When cooked, seitan closely resembles to look and feel of meat. It is made of wheat gluten and has 25 grams of protein per 100 gram serving. It is not very widely available in supermarkets, but try your local Asian market, where it will usually be cheaper as well. It’s a bit of a hassle, but you can also make your own at home, which is extremely cheap as it’s just wheat gluten, yeast, plant milk, miso, and spices.

7) Tofu/Tempeh - A staple in Asian cooking, don’t be afraid to try this one. Think of it as doing all the same things chicken does in terms of recipes, it soaks up the flavour around it. It needs to be pressed before use, or you can avoid that by just freezing it, then thawing overnight when you want to use it. 100 grams of tofu (less than half a small block) contains about 12g grams of protein, depending on the type. Some tofu, like Naked TooFoo, is pre-pressed for you.

8) Soy Chunks - Soy chunks come in a pretty unappetizing form that looks a bit like dried dog food. Just soak them in lightly salted hot water or vegetable stock for 15 minutes and they'll come to life, behaving like faux chicken pieces. You can then just cook, fry or bake them as you would with any soy product or tofu. They're much like tofu in that they'll soak up whatever sauce you cook them in. They're extremely cheap, have an amazing shelf life, and are a whopping 50g of protein per 100g. This is what I use to make the equivalent of that 'chicken, broccoli, and rice' meal high-protein meal that bodybuilders love so much.

9) Faux Meats - Faux meats are an easy way to add a protein base to your meal, and have the advantage of serving the same function on a plate as the foods you were used to before you went vegan. A Beyond burger, for example, has 19g of protien per patty, though you can get much cheaper options that have a similar nutritional profile. Pair that with a wholemeal bun and something like brown rice/quinoa and vegetables and you can create a very high-protein meal.

10) Grains - All grains are good for protein, these include quinoa, spelt, brown/wild rice, teff, amaranth, and sorghum. They can range anywhere between 5 and 8 grams per 100 grams, and you’ll usually be serving them with some sort of protein source. They’re also an excellent source of fibre and carbohydrates, which are also important for training and general health. Quinoa in particular provides all 22 essential amino acids.

11) Peas - Green peas are not mentioned much when it comes to high protein options, but a cup of cooked peas is a respectable 9 grams of protein, and it’s worth mentioning here because they tend to be used more as a side than main, so can be paired with other high protein options. They’re also very cheap, freeze well, and are easy to prepare.

12) Seeds - Just a tablespoon of chia seeds is nearly 3 grams of protein, and the seeds are so small and tasteless that you don’t actually notice them in anything you put them in, making them an easy way to add protein to just about any meal. They’re pretty cheap to buy in large quantities, particularly good to replace eggs in baking, to add to bread flour, salads and oatmeal. Other high-protein seeds include pumpkin, sunflower, linseed, hempseeds, and buckwheat.

13) Bread - Bread may not immediately come to mind when you’re thinking about protein, but wholegrain/rye/spelt breads can be very high in protein, anywhere from 3g all the way up to around 10g per slice, particularly for seeded loaves. If you really want to turn bread into a high protein food, invest in a bread maker or bake it yourself, that way you can add nuts, seeds and oats yourself to up the nutritional value. That’s just the bread too, a hummus and falafel sandwich with a high protein bread can be very nutritionally dense.

14) Fruit and veg - Worth mentioning here, as they’re something you’ll need to consume to maintain a healthy diet anyway, and some options have moderate protein. The higher protein options include broccoli, spinach, asparagus, artichokes, potatoes, sweet potatoes and Brussels sprouts, which all contain 4–5 grams of protein per cooked cup. Likewise, blueberries, guava, bananas and nectarines contain about 2-4 grams of protein per cup, as well as many other essential vitamins.

15) Nutritional Yeast - No vegan list is complete without mentioning it, it’s a vegan staple for its nutty, cheesy flavour, as well as being an easy source of vitamin B12. It’s a complete protein that has 8 grams of protein per 16 grams serving, making it an easy way to add more protein to things like pizza, pasta dishes, or a jacket potato. Use it to make cheesy sauces, or just sprinkle it on anything you’d have previousy added parmesan cheese to.

16) Protein Bars - They tend to be on the expensive side, but there are a few plant-based options. I’d recommend Misfit bars if you can get them online, they’re low sugar, 15g of protein per bar, and you can buy them in variety packs of 40 which works out cheaper. Trek also has protein flapjack bars, they're less protein (8-9g) but are much cheaper in packs of 3 and frequently available at a discount. Check your local health stores for their own brand versions too, some are very good.

Most brands won’t be suitable as a daily option for many people given the price, but they're great for when you need something to sate your hunger on the go when you'd usually reach for a chocolate bar or junk food. You can also just make protein bars at home using nothing but oats, cinnamon, baking soda, a little maple/golden syrup, and a couple of scoops of plant-based protein powder.

17) Protein Powders - If you're trying to substantially increase your protein but don't want to eat high quantities of food, protein powder will help you out Even the cheaper powders are around 18g of protein per scoop, so a shake is an easy way to add more protein to your diet, or you can stir it into oatmeal to get most of your daily requirements over breakfast. Add some peanut butter, chia seeds, a banana, and some plant milk to a shake to make them tastier and more nutritionally dense. I use the vegan protein powder by Protein Works, because I like the taste and the high-quality protein sources they use. There are plenty of other good (and cheaper) options on the market, though.

18) Meal Replacement Powders - Some meal replacement shakes, like Huel Black, are around 40 grams of protein per serving (2 scoops) even when made with just water, providing a cheap and easy way to have a high protein and nutritious meal without any preparation or fuss. This is the one I use, but a lot of the diet and meal replacement shake options are vegan and are generally high in protein. If you're trying to just add protein then a protein shake will be more cost-effective, but as a high protein replacement for an actual meal, they are good to have around. Note: I don’t accept sponsorship or commissions from any brand and I don’t have any affiliate links. Any product recommendations are based solely on my own experience.

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BMW M1 

The M1’s history is complicated, and its impact on the Bavarian marque’s reputation was far greater than the modest production run of just 453 examples would suggest. Certainly, the M1 was a Supercar in the context of late-1970s racing technology, and that it looks like one is due to its body having been styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro, founder of Italdesign.

The M1 was developed under the aegis of BMW Motorsport head Jochen Neerpasch to compete in Group 5 racing, primarily against Porsche’s nearly invincible 911. Homologation requirements called for 400 road-going examples, and without the capacity to build the car in house, BMW partnered with Lamborghini to develop the chassis, assemble prototypes, and manufacture the production run.

Yet Lamborghini’s financial woes of the era eventually caused BMW to bring the project back in house, though Dallara designed the mid-engined, tube-frame chassis. The project soldiered on, during the course of which subsequent changes in Group 5 rules relegated the M1 to Group 4 competition. If the wedge-shaped profile of the BMW M1 recalls the 1970s-era Giugiaro aesthetic, perhaps best expressed by the Lotus Esprit, it’s because wedges, like leisure suits, were all the rage at the time. But unlike leisure suits, wedges still look cool today. One concession to tradition in the design of the M1 was the retention of BMW’s classic twin-kidney grilles in the front fascia. (Note to BMW’s designers today: bigger isn’t always better.)

Behind the driver and passenger was BMW’s 3.5-liter, twin-cam inline-six engine with mechanical fuel injection and a five-speed transmission. Making 273 hp in street tune, the mill gave the car the ability to reach about 165 mph. Inside the cockpit, occupants would not be found guilty if either felt a little short-changed of luxury, though the fabric seat inserts seem au courant today.

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