#gnollkin

Yeen got art from friend of potentially what Yeen may have looked like.

It is at least starting place!

This recipe is very fishy -- it may not be to everyone's taste! But if you do really like fish, it's got a lot going on. The recipe calls for spherified double strength instant kombu broth, but it can easily be omitted or swapped for lumpfish roe (which is more accurate anyways, but outside my budget.) I'll be posting about easy home spherification later. This recipe is based on @aestherians' gnollish life. :)

Many of the other ingredients are uncommon, too, but because they are largely shelf-stable, they can be ordered from a variety of outlets. I like Penzy's Spices for juniper, smoked paprika, and other uncommon spices.

Ingredients:

Two 4-oz cans oil-packed sardines; boneless and skinless will lend a milder flavor and save you the trouble of removing the spines, but regular is fine too

One 14-oz can crushed tomatoes

One 14-oz can diced tomatoes

One small onion

Either 2 tbsp lumpfish roe, 300 mL of instant kombu broth, made at double strength and spherified, or omit.

4 oz precooked rice noodles or cellophane noodles

1 tsp smoked paprika, or substitute 1 tsp regular paprika and a couple drops liquid smoke

2 tsp minced garlic (about 4 cloves)

1/4 tsp juniper, freshly ground, or substitute black pepper

2 tbsp high-temperature oil, such as canola

Salt to taste -- brands of sardines can vary widely in salt level, so it will depend on what you buy.

Equipment:

A high-walled sauté pan, or failing that a wide bottomed soup pot. Don't be like me and use a frying pan - you can see the food barely fits.

A turner/hard plastic spatula.

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cook time: 20 minutes

Serves: 2-4

Directions:

Finely chop onion. Drain sardines. If your sardines aren't boneless, remove the spine. If using cellophane noodles, cook according to package directions, drain, and set aside - otherwise the flavor will be too tomatoey.

Add oil to your pan or pot and heat on medium-low. Once it's hot, add onion. Cook until it begins to turn transparent, 3-5 minutes.

Add sardines and cook for an additional 3 minutes. As they cook, break them up with your turner.

Add garlic. Cook for an additional 30 seconds, then add juniper and smoked paprika. Cook for an additional 30 seconds.

Add both cans of tomato. Allow to simmer for 5-10 minutes.

Self care kit for a gnoll friend whose pack lived in a desert or scrubland and revered an entity represented with fangs and teeth!

Hard enamel pin ($15 US for A grade, $12 for B grade)🏜

Bath bomb and soap succulent trio ($20 for all three pots, $12 for each one separately)🏜

Potted starfish flower cactus/stapelia grandiflora ($5) 🏜

Real coyote tooth necklace ($14, choice of silver or brass wire and chain)🏜

Cactus Flower luxe fragrance. Notes of cactus, desert sand, creosote bush, weeds, vegan ambergris, orris root, night bloom, sandalwood, rose de mai, and white champa.($19 for 2.5ml spray bottle. Contains essential oils, don't use around pets)🏜

Desert flower candle. Top notes of agave and aloe, mids of chrysanthemum, green florals, and green leaves, and a base of patchouli.($22)🏜

Hmm, I had to give this one some thought. There ARE ways to make healthy jerky so I found a few recipes of those for you. I also recommend the least “tender” cuts of beef since you want something chewy. So in this case you’ll want skirt steaks, top sirloin, round steak, and flank steak. I found several recipes using those to start you off! So I hope you like what I found for ya :3

Grilled Mojo-Marinated Skirt Steak 

Grilled Flash-Marinated Skirt Steak

Grilled Balsamic Skirt Steak

Grilled Skirt Steak With Garlic and Herbs

“Salt and Pepper” Grilled Skirt Steak

Steak With Mustard-Shallot Sauce

Steak With Mozzarella and Tomatoes

Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry

Herb-Crusted Steak With Fries

Grilled Steak Tacos with Spicy Slaw

Mediterranean-Style Flank Steak

Grilled Steak Salad with Pineapple-Ginger Dressing

Bourbon & Brown Sugar Marinated Steak

Healthy Beef Jerky

9 Homemade Paleo Jerky Recipes

Low Sodium Beef Jerky

Homemade Beef Jerky

Gotta get up and go to work? Working Dog Time™/Gnoll Salesman Time™

Finally get home after a long day? Oh yeah baby, it’s Puppy Time™/Yeenie Time™

And it works.

I’m a working dog - I’ve got tasks laid out for me with instructions to follow, things I’ve been trained to be excellent at. I can set my little doggy mind to them and execute them to perfection.

I’m a gnoll trader - I’ve got customers counting on me to give them exceptional service at lightning fast speeds. And the better I am, the more coin comes my way. Making the customers return to the stand because they feel welcome and seen is good for business, and that’s good for me.

I can go about my work and know that once the work is done, I can just be Puppy/Yeenie later, with no more obligations, just a little creature having snacks and relaxing.

I know a lot of anti-kin assume the lot of us are dysfunctional kids, but like… I find if you channel your feelings effectively, it can really help to enhance functionality instead of hindering it. Just my two cent experience as an early 30s dog/yeen

Yeen is a very busy Gnoll who is trying very hard not to eat the shiny things he sees that can fit in yeens mouth, yes yes.

They look crumchy.