Thug Kitchen LLC - Thug kitchen party grub guide for social motherf *ckers

You walk into a party at your friends place, the crowd is looking right, the playlist is solid, and then you see the spread. There are some empty bags of greasy, broken chips, cans of grey dip and corn-syrup salsa, and a sweaty pile of Vienna sausages. And drinks? Yeah, theres room-temperature beer. How the fuck are you supposed to enjoy yourself when the food and drink situation is saying meh, whatever? That shit will not stand anymore.

Parties happen way more than you think: birthdays, holidays, graduations, sports shit, block parties, welcome parties, goodbye parties, Mario parties. Whateverthefuck excuse you need to get together with some friends and family to eat some good food is a party in our book and should be treated like one. Dont roll up to our place with a single serving bag of pretzels thinking thats cool.

Parties should be about having a good time; not about eating a bunch of depressing garbage that youre gonna regret tomorrow. Party food usually involves a bunch of prepackaged shit from the store. Which means the nonsense youre eating when youre trying to feel good with friends is loaded with trans fats, artificial everything, and a shitload of sodium. And if youre drinking alcohol on top of all that super-salty food, its only gonna dehydrate your ass and drag you down more. A great party spread not only tastes good but is filling enough to keep that party rollin all night after lesser snacks wouldve let you down. Thats why were here: to keep you from suffering from subpar snacks at your next celebration. Never again.

Out on the road and through various tubes on the Internet, we kept hearing from people that one of the hardest things about starting to eat healthy is hanging out with all the careless motherfuckers/friends who dont give a damn about what they eat. Our last book, Thug Kitchen: The Official Cookbook, got you cooking healthy food for yourself at home, but lets be realthat falls apart every time you spend the holidays at a flavorless family function or some work party where all theyve got for health-conscious folks are wet baby carrots and limp celery sticks. Ugh, that shit is insulting. This isnt a sixth-grade sack lunch, its a motherfucking. PARTY. SPREAD. Plenty of people fall off the healthy-eating wagon in social settings, give up, and struggle to start again. Thats why we had to come back and help you shake up your snack and party grub game.

that you can bring to any occasion like a BBQ, potluck, fancy dinner, or beer pong tournament without anyone giving you shit for trying to eat better. The only question youll get will be why the fuck didnt you make more? So whether youre the host or a guest, you shouldnt stoop to store-bought solutions.

Let us help you. Showing up to a house party with a basket of raw, unseasoned kale is going to get your ass kicked by even the most passive of hippies, so dont be that person. Weve crafted up some tasty grub with affordable, easy-to-find ingredients that anyone will fall in love with, long before they realize they just ate a plateful of healthy, plant-based food.

Maybe youre not the partying type so you think youre getting left out. First off, the minimum attendance for any party is one. You should have the best food and drinks that your loner ass can make while you binge-watch Netflix. If you dont take care of #1, who the hell will? So live it up, you fucking hermit. Secondly, use the badass food in here as an excuse to get out and pretend youre an extrovert. Challenge yourself because hanging out with other humans is actually a healthy habit. Studies have found that people who frequently interact with other people live longer than the social adverse among us. The health benefits of hanging with other people on the regular can be as obvious as a reduced risk for things like depression, but socializing can also reduce your risk for cardiovascular problems, some cancers, and can even lower your blood pressure. GODDAMN. So like everyone else, youre stressed with work, worried about money, and traffics got you all fucked up and thus youre never in the mood to go out or see other people. We fucking get it, but you need to get out there. Use this book as a guide so you can show up with a smile and some bombass food, even if youre wearing your sweatpants. Nobody will say a goddamn thing.

Not invited? Throw your own fucking party. If you cook it, they will come. The Beastie Boys fought for your right to party. Dont let that shit be in vain. And we know money is tight but you gotta eat anyway, so you might as well not do it alone. This book is packed with recipes you can use to feed your crew no matter your budget. Serve your squad some tiny portions and call that shit tapas. Problem solved.

Before you even ask, no, you cant just have drinks and no food.

And people will get cranky real quick. Theyll start digging through your pantry and crunching on uncooked noodles. Save them from themselves. Also, this is the perfect time to show those garbage-eating goats you call friends that healthy food can satisfy their tequila-soaked cravings better than some greasy shit. Not only will it fill them up, but they wont feel like shit the next day. Dont let them go out and order 16 soft tacos with fire sauce. Thats not dinner, thats a ticking-time poo. Curb the late-night drive-thru decisions by serving and eating quality food at the party. Do those deep-fried friends a solid.

And yeah, youre gonna find some decorating ideas tucked away in these pages, but keep your head in check.