- But you know you got
a little crunch in it,
a little spice 'cause you got jalapeno,
but then you got your
peppers and your onions.
Like they meet in the middle,
you're like oh I like that.
- Hey y'all I am Tabitha Brown
and today what we making?
Some good old vegan raw tacos,
what what, you might ask.
Honey some good old pecans
with a little bit of spice.
I think you might like it, I sure do.
So your first step is
you have to soak them
in a little bit of water and liquid amino.
And then you let the pecans
sit and soak for about
three hours, honey go wash
some clothes or something.
Wash the kids or do something.
Pick up a couple people, I don't know
what you need to do, but three hours.
I chose this dish for several reasons.
One I always know if you eat
raw it's very healthy for you,
but I also need delicious
so it's one in the same.
And honey, it don't
get hot in the kitchen.
You get it done real quick, nothing on,
it ain't hot, you ain't
sweating and everything's good.
I was not always vegan.
It's coming up on two years in August,
but I started the vegan
journey because I was sick.
I was sick for a year and seven months
and I decided to take a
30 day vegan challenge
and started feeling better and
it literally changed my life
so it was my decision,
like this is for me.
But I always tell anybody
do what feels right for you.
Okay, but if it's something you wanna try,
honey try it for 30 days.
It won't hurt you honey,
it might actually help you.
Now the mango, 'cause we need a little
sweetness with all the spice, right?
Then if you want to, this is for you.
You slice the rest of
the little pieces off,
cut it diagonal and
then across, like cubes.
Now make sure when
you're cutting the mango,
you don't go all the way through.
'Cause there's two skins,
the mango and yours.
We don't wanna cut either
one of them, all right.
So just right above the
skin, okay, let's be safe.
Take the knife, go right under it.
Honey, look, ain't it cute?
Very good, you got cute little mango cubes
for your good old taco, don't
get no better than that.
So I normally eat this dish summer time
because it's hot and you
don't have to cook anything.
It's great when you can set it up.
Everybody can come over and
it's like a little taco bowl.
Everybody come over and fix
their own little lettuce wrap
and you ain't got to do nothing.
Just watch everybody like
you all like that don't you?
I know, I did it, I came
it with it all by myself.
Yeah it's very good, it's impressive.
But them pecans, it's the mind trick.
Honey you be like am I eating
meat or am I eating a pecan?
Oh it's a pecan, yeah with
a little mushroom in it.
No it's meat, no it's a pecan
'cause it's vegan, very good.
So my tips if you are
thinking about starting
a plant-based diet, if
you are curious about it,
first and foremost don't
be so hard on yourself.
Honey don't take it so serious,
it's okay, relax all right.
Then what are your favorite
foods you like to eat?
Figure out how to make those
so you don't go into the
oh my god, I need it, I
miss it type of thing.
If you come up with some of
your best recipes non-vegan
then make them vegan, it
makes things so much easier.
There's so many options out there now.
But I say take it slow,
don't be hard on yourself,
and enjoy it, honey this
just make you feel like
you are doing something good in the world.
Honey, take a good old bite.
Mmm, sometimes it's so
good you gotta look at it.
You did that, mhmm.
I'll wait, oh you ain't making it yet?
Oh that's all right, go
ahead at your leisure.
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