BUCKET FULL OF TEETH + CHOCOLATE COCONUT PUDDING

MUSIC:

BUCKET FULL OF TEETH's "IV" is a real fucking doozy. this band, which contains ex-members of ORCHID, crams a half-hour's worth of killer riffs, weird sounds, and crushing breakdowns into just over 16 minutes. the songs (there are 12) are jam-packed and extremely fun to listen to. mostly a studio project, BFOT really showcases guitarist and dead air studios engingeer will killingsworth's recording ability. songs like 'a morbid gathering' seemlessly move from textural and vibrant guitar soundscapes to really brutal hardcore, replete with truly hopeless lyrics (i.e. "we've dredged the rivers clean, but the shit still fucking stinks.") there are definitely elements of powerviolence here, but this record sort of transcends any specific subgenre of hardcore and i would feel truly goofy trying to assign it one. i've heard this described as a collage of a record, and that's probably a pretty good way of saying things. it's a pretty great collage though.


"IV" is BUCKET FULL OF TEETH's only full-length. their other releases, 3 7"s released at the same time (titled I, II, and III, fittingly), are compiled on one CD too, which tends to get a lot of rotation in my car. while that CD has some really crucial moments, i definitely prefer "IV." it's super solid, and worth a listen.

http://www.mediafire.com/?qmbtj6pu801y79z

FOOD:

more vegan dessert here. this is a recipe that i kinda/sorta wrote. mostly, i took an existing vegan pudding recipe and made some changes. this makes a really rich and dark chocolate pudding. vegan friends and non-vegan parents a-like approve.

1 cup raw/turbinado sugar (you can use white sugar too, i guess)
.5 cup cocoa powder
.25 cup all-purpose flour
2.5 cup coconut milk (light works well too)
1 tbsp vanilla extract


1. mix dry ingredients in a saucepan
2. add coconut milk, stir thoroughly
3. cook on medium heat. make sure to stir the pudding constantly so it doesn't burn. this is rough on the arms but is pretty crucial, from what i understand.
4. cook untill pudding starts to boil. cook an extra minute, then take off of heat.
5. add vanilla and let cool, stirring a bit along the way (otherwise, you get a skin)


if you don't finish the whole thing in one go, refridgerate it in a plastic wrap covered container. if the wrap touches/covers the surface of the pudding, you won't get a skin. i've made this a few times, and haven't had trouble yet. one time i used half coconut milk and half soy milk and it came out alright, just not quite as rich. i would suggest serving with vegan whipped cream or something like that. cool!



special thanks to user vegansapien of vegweb.com for inspiring and contributing to this!