Easy Black Bean Tortilla Soup
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large sweet onion (diced)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 teas ground cumin
- 2 chipotle peppers (seeded and diced)
- 2 15 oz. cans black beans (drained and rinsed)
- 1 ½ c. sweet corn
- 1 28 oz. can diced tomatoes
- 4 corn tortillas (chopped)
- 1 qt. vegetable stock
- Salt and pepper
- 6-8 corn tortillas (sliced)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 teas chili powder
- 1 teas kosher salt
- 1 teas black pepper
- Fresh jalapenos
- Limes
- Cilantro
Instructions
- In a large dutch oven, add olive oil and diced onions. Cook until onions are translucent over medium heat, about 3-4 minutes. Then add minced chipotle peppers (opt.) and garlic. Stir to combine.
- Add in drained and rinsed black beans, corn, and tomatoes along with vegetable stock. Bring to a simmer.
- Add in chopped corn tortillas and simmer on low for 10 minutes. Tortillas should mostly dissolve. Season soup well with salt and pepper.
- Serve soup with any all garnishes you want, but most importantly crispy corn strips (or corn tortilla chips in a pinch).
- For Crispy Corn Strips:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Slice corn tortillas and toss with olive oil, chili powder, salt and pepper. Spread them out on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake corn strips for 15 minutes, stirring once halfway through.
- Remove corn strips and let cool. They will continue to crisp up as they cool.
- Freeze this soup by letting it cool down to room temperature. Then transfer to freezer safe bags. Stores in the freezer for up to 3 months. Reheat slowly on the stovetop.
Notes
Gigi Hadid Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 lb pasta shape of your choice ((I recommend orecchiette or small shells))
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup diced shallot or red onion
- 1 1/2 tsp minced garlic ((from about 2 cloves))
- 1/2 cup tomato paste
- 2 Tbsp vodka ((you can omit if you don’t want to use))
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes ((can use more or less or omit altogether and add at the end to individual dishes))
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese, (plus more for topping)
- Chopped basil, (for topping)
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta according to package instructions. When draining, reserve about 1/2 cup of pasta water.
- While pasta is cooking, add olive oil to a large skillet over medium heat. When hot, add shallot or onion and cook until it begins to soften, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about one minute.
- Add tomato paste and stir. Let cook for 3-4 minutes until it’s starting to brown/caramelize a bit.
- Stir vodka into sauce and let cook for about 1 minute.
- Add heavy cream, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper and stir to combine. Remove from heat.
- Add cooked pasta, reserved pasta water, and butter to skillet and toss to coat pasta in sauce. Stir in parmesan cheese.
- Serve pasta topped with additional parmesan and chopped basil.
Notes
It was cold but we went to Wendy’s to get free frosties. We got keyfobs that let us do this, from S—‘s dad. This makes us part of a rare and very exclusive club: pescatarians1 who occasionally go to Wendy’s. this is an absolute waste of time (especially when its cold out), but nothing worthwhile is not a waste of time. Joy is felt best outside of existence’s upkeep. This is the first lesson Gigi Hadid’s pasta taught.
Footnotes
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Dragon Quest VII links
Here, apropos of nothing: a list of resources I used to complete Dragon Quest VII. I played the game in Japanese, a language i am not fluent in, which is pretty difficult for such a text-heavy, quest-flag-dependent game.
Walkthrus:
- gamefaqs walkthru
- gamer guides walkthru (slower page load, better details)
- Fragment Locations
- Overworld Map
Translations
Vocations
(shadows) pub
Today: my four part short short sequence (my flash fiction quadriptych) titled (shadows) has completed its four-day publication on Defenestrationism’s website. you can check it out here.
Garlic Butter Salmon in Foil
Easiest tin foil dinner! Simply bake right in your foil packet. Quick, easy, and effortless with seriously zero clean-up!!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (melted)
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
- 2 pounds salmon
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil.
- In a small bowl, whisk together butter, brown sugar, lemon juice, garlic, oregano, thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper, to taste.
- Place salmon onto prepared baking sheet and fold up all 4 sides of the foil. Spoon the butter mixture over the salmon. Fold the sides of the foil over the salmon, covering completely and sealing the packet closed.
- Place into oven and bake until cooked through, about 15-20 minutes.
- Serve immediately, garnished with parsley, if desired.
Notes
- Half the salmon and while its cooking, make some pasta, steam some broccoli, mix both together in a bowl with salt and pepper, whatever seasoning you want. Take the cooked salmon from its soft butter cocoon, pour the butter in the pasta, mix as well. now, you’ve got a dinner and a half