kaese
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October, 2018

baked tuna & pan-seared asparagus

Sunday, October 21st, 2018

https://www.lecremedelacrumb.com/sheet-pan-lemon-herb-tuna-steaks-and-potatoes

https://www.thespruceeats.com/pan-roasted-asparagus-lemon-garlic-102169

well. let me tell you how to fuck up tuna steak. the recipe said to roast at 450 degrees for 6 minutes, then flip and roast another 6. but I was trying to schedule dinner and decided I would do 425 degrees, 8 minutes each. I ended up turning off the heat 2 minutes early on the second side and left it in the oven for a few minutes. it wasn’t horribly dry but it was cooked all the way through. no lovely pink in the middle. thoroughly disappointing. the asparagus was on point, though.

I took the remaining cooked tuna and made it into tuna salad for sandwiches. that’s how unimpressed I was with my cooking. bleh.

peanut butter cookies

Friday, October 19th, 2018

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/10275/classic-peanut-butter-cookies

I’ve really been craving peanut butter lately… so much so that I’ve been taking a spoonful of creamy jif randomly. I thought it might be a good idea to get rid of some aging staples in the home like flour, sugar, and eggs. what better way to use up baking supplies and get a PB fix?

dunno how these will turn out but I know I shouldn’t have rushed the fridge time. since I only let the dough refrigerate for about 20 minutes, the balls were too soft when I pushed the fork into them. they smooshed and gripped onto the fork. I’m sure they’ll still be delicious, just maybe not the prettiest cookies.

I’d intended to use half coconut flour and half white flour but I forgot so this is a completely carbolicious treat. and I’m officially out of crunchy peanut butter!whoops.

stuffed pepper casserole

Tuesday, October 16th, 2018

http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/undone-stuffed-pepper-casserole-115888.aspx

when I’m feeling lazy about stuffed peppers, I’ll do a casserole instead. it’s easier to cook, easier to eat, and easier to reheat. now that I think about it, why am I bothering with the OG stuffed pepper? hmmmm.

I used my dutch oven to combine all ingredients and also to bake. and also for storage. this is just a win-win-win.

andre the giant ate a ton of this and didn’t seem to get tired of the leftovers. bonus, because it makes quite a lot of food.