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Peanut Butter & Chocolate Cups

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Post date May 18, 2021
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Do you like Reese’ Peanut butter cups? I do. So I started making my own. This receipe is three ingredients:
1. Chocolate chips
2. Coconut Oil
3. Peanut Butter

With one bag of chocolate chips I made 9 cups. So, if you want more than that I would suggest using two bags!

To create these first start up your double boiler. I setup two as my peanut butter was very thick.

Add your chocolate chips and maybe half a tablespoon of coconut oil into your bowl. Get this all nice and melty!

You’ll want this to be a very runny consistancy. Once you have this melted down you will need to pour a layer of the chocolate into your cupcake molds.

Give this a few taps on the counter to help level it out. Then put it in the freezer until it’s solid. Once it is solid add your peanut butter. You’ll see mine turned out a little too runny. You will want a small little piece of peanut butter in the middle for each cup.

I tapped these on the counter as well to level them out as they were going to be more like layers now. Because mine was so runny, I put it in the freezer. You don’t have to do this if you have thicker peanut butter. Once you have your peanut butter set, cover it in more chocolate and then level it out. Once leveled, put it back into the freezer until completely frozen!

I suggest letting them come to room temperature before you try and eat them otherwise you will break your teeth. Enjoy!

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Homemade Flour Tortillas

I’ve been trying to figure this recipe out for a while. The dough forms just fine, its the cooking process. So if you figure out how to cook these better than what I describe, send me a message as soon as possible.

Here’s what you need:

3 cups of all purpose flour, 1 teaspoon of salt, 2 teaspoons of baking powder, 1/3rd cup of olive oil, 1 cup of warm water.

Put your dry ingredients into a bowl and mix them up. Make a well in the center of your dry ingredients, pour in your oil slowly, and then add in your water slowly.

Mix everything together with a spatula until your dough starts to form. Once the dough forms, transfer it to a floured workspace and knead it together for a few minutes until it is smooth.

I then let this rest for a few minutes while I got a plate out. Break off golf ball sized pieces and roll them into balls. Place on your plate. Do this until you run out of dough. If you want bigger tortillas for burritos then break off a tennis ball sized piece.

I let these chill for another 10 to 15 minutes. After this is done, use your hands to flatten them into disc shapes. Put them onto your floured workspace and roll them into the round tortilla shape.

If you’re some kind of weird perfectionist you can use a stencil to make these perfect circles. I’m not one of those weirdos.

Once you have your tortillas rolled out heat up a pan. I used a non-stick pan. The first time I tried this recipe I through the dough directly into the hot pan until it started to brown and then flipped it over. This resulted in dry crusty bread. This time I added a little olive oil to the tortilla before putting it into the pan. This made a golden brown tortilla that was softer.

Cook it how you like it and let me know in the comments what worked best!

Tags food, taco, tortilla

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Beef Brisket Tacos

I had a slab of beef brisket leftover from a different meal and I wanted tacos. So naturally I used my sous vide to cook the brisket. It took a whole day but boy they were good.

Set your sous vide to 135 degrees fahrenheit and season your brisket with salt, pepper, smoked paprika, cumin, cayenne and red pepper flakes. Vacuum seal it up and drop it into the sous vide for at least 24 hours.

Once that bad boy has sat for at least 24 hours you can take it out. I let it rest on a butcher block while I heat up my cast iron pan. Get the pan ripping hot and add some oil. I prefer olive oil but you can use whatever you want. Toss the brisket into the pan and let it sear for a few seconds on every side to get a nice crust. Once you have seared it, let it rest again before slicing into smaller bites for your tacos.

I assembled my tacos with some chopped onion, fresh cilantro and cotija cheese. Make your own tortillas for an even better taco!

Tags beef, brisket, sous vide, taco

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Parmesan Broth

Have a bunch of parmesan rinds left over? I did for some reason. I thought about just throwing them out but I did some digging and found that I could make a broth from the remains and its supposed to be good.

Start by chopping up a quarter of a yellow onion and around 5 cloves of garlic.

Once you have these chopped up, put some olive oil in the bottom of a large stock pot or dutch oven. Really any pot with a lid will work. Heat the oil and add in the onions. I decided to make my broth spicy by adding in some red pepper flakes. You can omit this if you don’t like spicy food. Add in your garlic to the pot. Sauté until the onions are cooked through. Reduce the heat and cover.

Chop up some carrots and celery and add them into the pot. Place your parmesan rinds into the bottom of the pot as well. If you have fresh spices, toss in some fresh oregano and thyme. Dry spices will work as well. Add around 7 cups of water to the pot and reduce by half. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Once you have reduced by half, turn the heat off, strain the broth and extract the carrots because carrots taste good. This is what my broth looked like before I strained it.

Use the broth for a soup base or do what I did and add some pasta, chicken, and roasted tomatoes for a great dish. Here is a final dish I made myself for dinner.

Try and make the the broth. It’s not hard and you can do it! Send pictures of your creations!

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Trash Hash

I call this one “Trash Hash” because its made up of all the food I had left in my refrigerator. To make this glorious hangover food you need some left over french fries, some sauces of your choice, cheese, and an egg.

Start off by putting your left over french fries in the oven for a little bit. We want them to be crispy to add some crunch to the dish rather than just a soggy slop. I pre-heated my oven to 400 degrees and left the fries in on a baking sheet for around 5 minutes.

While the fries were crisping I took a hot dog and pan seared it in a dry cast iron skillet over medium heat. Cook it to your preferred level of done-ness and slice into half inch pieces.

Once your fries are good and crispy take them out and let them cool a little bit while you cook your egg. I prefer my eggs over easy but feel free to cook it over medium or even scrambled.

While your egg is cooking, place your fries into a bowl and add your sauces. I chose to use ranch and hot sauce. Add in your hot dog and layer your egg on top of it.

Eat right away while hot and enjoy!

And there you have it! A finished Trash Hash for using up left overs in your fridge or whenever you just need to throw a quick meal together.