Overwhelmed by Brazil Nuts

Last night, I made Brazil Broccoli Mash and Tomato Cream soup with a simple salad.
I think I'm giving up on the mash. This is the 2nd time I've made it, and it's too.... something. I can't define it. I think it's the Brazil nuts. It's a whole cup of nuts per 2 cups of broccoli, and that's a lot of freakin' nuts! It sounds so good... maybe if I used it in conjunction with something else, to balance out the taste...
The tomato cream soup is really tasty. The avocado in the recipe makes it thick, with almost a pudding-like texture. Even adding more water doesn't diminish this effect much. I don't dislike it, but I think I'm going to try the recipe without the avocado, and see if I can achieve a soup more like the cooked tomato soups that I love.
The salad was just something I tossed on the plate at the last minute. I shouldn't have bothered... We were so full that we couldn't finish dinner!
The salad dressing I made was pretty tasty. I put (roughly) a tablespoon of balsamic vinegar, a tablespoon of olive oil and 3 tablespoons of nutritional yeast in a jar. I added water to thin it out slightly & shook well.

Tomorrow night, Black Widow performs our first show at Sister's Edge II, our first recurring paid gig! Hopefully, all will go well, and it can be a good source of income and advertising for us.
I'm excited and nervous about the upcoming Dallas Burlesque Festival. Feb 6th, I'll be on stage with some very notable burlesque performers!! The lovely Champagne Shock gave me some great tips (after seeing my audition video), and I am so gonna rock that stage!!
I've got so much coming up with Kan Zaman and Black Widow!! It's so exciting!!

I've been leading the Kan Zaman rehearsals for the last two weeks.... I'll continue to do so until Bahaia is back from maternity leave. It's been really fun and a great learning experience! I'm getting more organized, and sort of feeling my way forward. It's great to have Bahaia's guidance as I make my first foray into something akin to teaching a class. Some day, I'd really like to teach, and this has been really eye opening. Must learn to speak louder. Must be more creative with sword drills. Must find a 5 minute shimmy song. Must do so many things...