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Briana Reed in ALVIN AILEY’S CRY. Photo by Paul Kolnik

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Found a great place for healthy "fast food".

The Loving Hut (Brooklyn)

What I ate:

Alfalfa Rice Rolls (gluten free appetizer, $5)

jicama, bean curd, cucumber, carrots, basil and cashews rolled in rice paper served with peanut hoisin sauce

A nice, light starter, and the rolls are quite large (the picture does it no justice).

House Hummus (gluten free and soy free appetizer, $5)

with carrots, cucumbers and taro chips

The hummus was thicker than I am used to, but very good. Hard to stop eating. Taro chips were similarly addictive.

LUNCH SPECIAL Homemade Veggie Burger (with yam and yucca fries, $6)

This picture is wack. Sorry. The burger is stacked high and the fries are thick and delicious. The dip is a sweet and spicy asian ketchup. The buyer had avocado, tomato, zucchini and sauce. 

For the price, this is everything! Check it out. http://lovinghut.us/brooklyn_01/menu.html

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Glass Noodles with "Creamy" Carrot Sauce

Craving pasta with creamy white sauce? Here's an alternative that is not only low-ingredient, but also vegan and gluten-free. With this dish, you are sure to get a hefty portion of veggies. 

Ingredients: 

-3 or 4 large carrots, chopped (best if unpeeled, and you can peel at home)

-handful of uncooked green beans

-glass noodles (made from bean)

-2-3 tbsps of coconut oil

-water

-1 can of large butter beans (white lima beans)

- ~4 cloves of garlic

(pictured are frozen carrots because I buy carrots in bulk, peel, and freeze to use in smoothies. completely fine if frozen)

Directions:

-add coconut oil to saucepan, add carrots and whole garlic

-after three mins on med-high heat, add enough water to cover the carrots

-cover and allow to cook on med high heat for ~15 mins (stirring occasionally)

-while cooking, boil glass noodles on high heat in separate pot (cook ~5 mins, or until just clear), the drain

-when carrots are softened and water has cooked down some, blend contents of saucepan in blender

-in saucepan, heat can of beans

Arrange on plate, and enjoy!

For one, glass noodles are wonderful because they are simply made from beans and water. Secondly, getting a creamy sauce without the butter and flour is such a plus. I didn't season with salt or pepper only because I added a lot of garlic and sometimes like to just TASTE the ingredients. Beans are a great source of protein and add hardiness to any dish. 

Inexpensive. Easy. Healthy.

Enjoy!

Check out more of my food adventures on instagram: @ifesays

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Check out this place I wandered into whilst dwindling around Williamsburg.

They've got vegan and gluten free-ness as well.

(Yeah, their appetizers are called "Foreplay". Brownie points.)

So I had a kale caesar salad ($11, with golden raisins and garlic croutons) with a heaping plate of fries ($5, which is the reason I walked in in the first place).

My sister (neptuneisforlovers) won for the day with coconut crusted avacodo wedges ($8, with sweet chili sauce) and Dubstep fries ($6, also known as Disco fries-- fries, bacon, cheese and GRAVY!)

*drooling again*

Anywho, super tasty. Nice food selection. Check 'em out especially if you like all the burger joint and breakfast faves with vegan/veggie options. Note: this meal was far from vegan (see: BACON & cheese everywhere)

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Janelle Monae in BK

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Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size But when I start to tell them, They think I’m telling lies. I say, It’s in the reach of my arms, The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my lips.

I’m a woman Phenomenally. ...

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"I tend to be cynical about a lot of things, but Maya Angelou is somebody that no matter how much I pick her apart, she still has integrity. She was a victim of incest and rape, and she worked as a stripper. And now she’s a literary icon and Nobel Laureate. It goes to show that life is cumulative, and you can’t devalue any type of experience."

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Words that will forever support a people. Lessons from a full and true life. Rest in heaven, Maya Angelou

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When you are actively trying to convince others of how secure you are, how happy you are, how _____ you are, just to make yourself look better, make others feel less-than, or "prove" something, you might as well be screaming how unhappy you really are. Genuine joy never needs to be shoved in someone else's face.

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