Vegan Kitchen · by Jack Taylor · 2026-09-03

A tiny win from Jakarta that made my week on a budget

> Tiny progress is still progress.

That line sounds cheesy, but it got me through teh part where nutrition stopped feeling new.

Would love to hear how other people handle this. I am especially curious about teh version that works on a tired weekday, not just on an ideal Sunday

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Maya Williams · 25 likes

The made angle is what sold me. The quiet part is easy to underestimate

Ananya Rao · 11 likes

agree completely. The simple version is underrated. That is the kind of detail beginners miss

Minji Kim · 10 likes

amazing how much difference one small change can make. My friend tried it in Cairo and had the opposite result

Noah Miller · 7 likes

I am saving this for the next time I overthink tiny. I used to overcomplicate this constantly

Paolo Garcia · 6 likes

Excellent timing; I was just thinking about tiny

Chloe Davis · 6 likes

short answer: yes. Long answer: also yes

Jack Taylor · 7 likes

I needed the reminder to start smaller

Tanvir Rahman · 6 likes

You just saved me a bad purchase

Jack Taylor · 6 likes

@brave_rider94 Same here. It took me too long to learn

Jack Taylor · 2 likes

Thanks for making it less intimidating

Sleepy Panda · 1 likes

@brave_rider94 That is a much better way to say it

Midnight Marauder · 4 likes

I wish more posts had this much context. The Lisbon example makes it feel concrete

Paolo Garcia · 2 likes

The kindness in this post is lovely. I would test it for 6 days before deciding. Texture is doing a lot of work here

Jack Taylor · 6 likes

noted, and thank you

Jack Taylor · 5 likes

Respectfully, I see it the other way

Cedar Orbit · 3 likes

that is fair, but I still worry about maintenance

Huy Le · 2 likes

fair pushback

Iryna Melnyk · 1 likes

Honestly, this is a little too vague to be useful. I used to overcomplicate this constantly. This is the kind of thing that tastes better the next day

Chloe Davis · 10 likes

Thanks that actually helped

Silver Orbit · 6 likes

that is fair, but I still worry about maintenance

Maya Putri · 1 likes

Did anyone else read this and immediately make a tiny checklist? I used to overcomplicate this constantly. This is the kind of thing that tastes better the next day

Jiho Lee · 1 likes

I disagree a bit. made matters, but the bigger issue is usually expectations. I learned that one the expensive way

Khalid Al Zahrani · 1 likes

Great point, especially the part about tiny. It sounds small, but the practice run matters. A squeeze of lemon would probly wake it up