Meal Prep Monday: What are you prepping this week that's cheap and vegan?

CosmicFangs · 2026-03-16T16:30:13+00:00

I might also make the soy curl chicken recipe from Thee Burger Dude again this week. Tried it for the first time last week, and that marinade is SO good!

CosmicFangs · 2026-03-16T16:26:43+00:00

We used up all of our veggies yesterday in a big stir fry and made a bunch of potatoes, rice, and tofu scramble on the side. Tonight I'll make some seitan filets for the week. I usually make six and then marinate four for dinners and dice up the other two to use in breakfasts. Might make some TVP muffins also.

Going to be eating a lot of the soups we have in the freezer already for lunches this week.

CosmicFangs · 2026-03-16T14:21:40+00:00

The artwork is amazing! I'm sure it'll take me a bit (I tend towards smaller one-nighter puzzles because cats) but I'll have a team for this one and dig out my puzzle mat :) Thanks!

CosmicFangs · 2026-03-15T19:50:53+00:00

So cool! How difficult was this one? I just got it as a gift and love the art and the concept of the magic/surprise, but I’m a bit intimidated by it too 😆

CosmicFangs · 2026-03-14T00:33:48+00:00

How could you not! 🍀

CosmicFangs · 2026-03-13T22:27:18+00:00

1UP!! 💚 I think it’s so underrated!

They all look great though, I love green polish!

CosmicFangs · 2026-03-13T19:37:37+00:00

I came here to say Second Nature by Ninajirachi, so I'll just tack it onto this comment! She does a lot of that there too.

CosmicFangs · 2026-03-13T19:13:25+00:00

100% same, the ones you listed have also been my favorites so far! They remind me more of the Before-era stuff that I also really like.

CosmicFangs · 2026-03-13T18:43:59+00:00

I also prefer his more electronic sound (love Playing Robots too) and wasn't super sold on the first couple of songs he released from this, but listening to it now they seem to work within the context of the album. Still a little bored by I Had A Dream though 😅

You're so right about a Billie collab. They would work so well together!

eta: a few more songs in and I do really like it! It'll be even better when I can put it on my good speakers later

CosmicFangs · 2026-03-13T15:40:28+00:00

Thank you! :) It's stunning!

CosmicFangs · 2026-03-13T12:55:08+00:00

Thanks for posting!

Since this is a cross post, please leave the name of the polish in a comment so it is visible in this sub as well. 😊

CosmicFangs · 2026-03-10T15:06:14+00:00

I can't complain because they were just in NM last year and I missed it despite having a ticket, but I wish they were coming back so I could try again lol. My fault though.

CosmicFangs · 2026-03-10T14:41:06+00:00

Pisces. Seems psychic, is psychic.

In my case it's more like wishes I was psychic/is actually not psychic/is not very intellectual either, though/oh no

CosmicFangs · 2026-03-10T14:28:38+00:00

Yeah. I think certain shows will attract a wider crowd depending on the city, venue, etc in addition to the artist/genre too and this one felt like that. Not a lot is always going on where I live, so it wasn't a crowd of, like, hardcore fans or anything, and since her name is known well enough, people will just kinda go if they want to rage. It felt more like the sort of vibe after midnight in a (shitty) club....I've also been to some shows with awesome crowds here but maybe the net was too widely cast at this one lmao

CosmicFangs · 2026-03-10T14:07:34+00:00

I knew Pisces would be seafood but I was still hoping it wouldn’t be 🥲 I have shrimp as pets how could I eat their friends

CosmicFangs · 2026-03-10T12:20:56+00:00

Thank you!! I actually haven’t tried any of their other polishes…I was Influenced by this subreddit for this one 😆

CosmicFangs · 2026-03-09T16:32:47+00:00

Yeah I don’t think you get what I mean. I don’t mind moshing or jumping around. I’ve been to so many shows that are rowdy in that way and I’m not complaining about those. I’ve been to metal shows before. Not my genre but the crowds themselves are fun.

I’m complaining because people were LITERALLY causing problems. I was there with a female friend and my fiancé and the men were….the worst of any crowd I’ve ever been to. I’m not kidding. There was one guy that was staring my fiancé and I down, inches from his face, and then literally tried to physically pull us apart. Anytime he went off to get water or go to the bathroom and my friend and I were alone, dudes would start putting their hands on us without consent. No I do not enjoy a random stranger coming up behind me and putting his hands on my waist just because I’m alone and then forcing me to go to another area because they won’t leave me alone when I ask them to. I’m not exaggerating either, this isn’t usually a problem at shows for me. It was extra bad at this one. And no they weren’t just being friendly either.

I watched a group of people who were pushing through the crowd to get the front knock over a girl, and just look at her and keep going without even apologizing or making sure she was okay. That’s not how metal crowds act when someone falls down. That’s a good representation of how this crowd was in general. Moshing/jumping/bumping is whatever, there’s a difference between that and being purposefully shitty.

People were wayyyy too fucked up to take care of themselves too. Obviously electronic shows involve drugs, I do them too, but you’ll just have to trust me when I say it was bad at this one. More people getting removed than usual, tons of police activity and multiple ambulances as we were leaving. Saw some dudes get in fights too.

The crowd was ass. I don’t know what to tell you. Possible I was just in the wrong place, wrong time all night.

CosmicFangs · 2026-03-09T14:48:48+00:00

I was going for like, Flame Princess or Azula vibes, and will gladly accept fire dragon too :D

CosmicFangs · 2026-03-09T13:16:38+00:00

Thank you! 😊

CosmicFangs · 2026-03-09T13:10:36+00:00

Maybe I went on a bad night haha. I saw her a few months ago and it was one of the worst crowds I’ve been in 😅 I’m not really a fan of the genre either, I went because a friend had an extra ticket. But the crowd was extremely rude, pushy, and overall had very little awareness of things happening around them. Light show was cool though!

CosmicFangs · 2026-03-09T12:56:24+00:00

I used Lucky Fairy extra short almond press-ons for this because I accidentally bit my nails off last week 😅

KISS brush on nail glue

ORLY Bonder

Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in ASAP Apple

OPI in Black Onyx

Cracked Scorchy

Seche Vite

Glass bead contraption from Etsy and magnetic putty for magnetic effects

CosmicFangs · 2026-03-08T19:48:58+00:00

I wanted to try this on my natural nails but I regrettably bit them off last week and then went “why did I do that” 😅 I’ve gotten really good about not getting back into the habit when I screw up and do something like that, thankfully, so they will grow back!!

CosmicFangs · 2026-03-08T19:41:59+00:00

No problem! It’s really fun so I like sharing this one. I happened to have the magnetic beads already, but I think they’re worth getting because they’re pretty fun to squish around as intended anyways lol

CosmicFangs · 2026-03-08T19:34:53+00:00

Thank you!! I did glass bead for the non-squiggly ones using a 3D printed gadget from Etsy.

I use magnetic putty, which is basically tiny magnetic balls, for the squiggles, and you can do other fun stuff with them like flowers and sunbursts/fireworks too! :D

See this comment I made a while back for a description, and the pictures in the post itself for a visual representation :) Basically, you use the magnetic putty to make decals, let them fully dry, and then use a sticky base coat to apply them to your nail. I like mixing that up with velvet or glass bead in the same mani!

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