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Philly cheese steak sandwich. Click here for the recipe.

I've been cooking and bringing lunch but I have been forgetting to take pictures. Boo. I've been sick, so I haven't been eating anything exciting anyway.

My bf ate dinner with his dad today so I had a friend over and made us tacos. I used the homemade taco seasoning to flavor the beef. Yum!

( lunches )


( Slow Cooked Korean Style Short Rib Soup )

Alterations:
- Closer to 7.2 lbs before trimming fat
- Slow cooked on high for 8 hours instead of 6 hours
- Used thinner noodles
- Boiled noodles per package directions rather than soaking

( look inside )


( Shredded Beef or Pork Chimichangas )

Alterations:
- Used my slow cooker overnight (12 hours) instead of doing the pot watching in steps 1-3
- Doubled the recipe except cheese
- Drained a la Alton Brown (on an inverted cooling rack on top of paper towels on a cookie sheet)
- Pour the liquid into a pot and boiled it on the stovetop for a while, then just poured some into the bowl with the meat

Notes:
- Next time I'll probably mix the cheese with the meat so it's not all on one side
- I just ate mine with hot sauce, no taco-type toppings
- My yield was 29 with the recipe doubled

Using the slow cooker helped cut the prep time. The meat was done when I got up in the morning, and after that, it only took 2.5 hours to shred, wrap, and fry everything.

I got myself a slow cooker. Chili pie is the first of my creations to be borne of this wonderful machine.

Click here for a pic of the toppings.

( Slow Cooker Chili )

In retrospect, I should have cooked the beans before adding them to the pot. I thought they would be fine, but they were still a little hard. So I have the slower cooker on low right now, in hopes that the beans will soften.

( Corn bread )

The weird thing about my absence is that I've been cooking and taking pictures. I just haven't been posting. And of course the longer I wait to post, the more difficult it is to get up the motivation. I blame the different sets of relatives who were visiting 3 consecutive weeks.

( a couple of crappy pictures )

( Taco seasoning recipe )

The recipe is pretty good, though it's not as strong as I would like it. I'm not sure what it's missing, but if I figure it out, I'll post.

Alterations:
I just threw everything directly into my Lock & Lock and shook it up afterwards.

Top is philly cheese steak from dinner (cheese is tucked into the bread), for him. Bottom is chili (from a can) my craving satisfaction.

I'm so obnoxious for posting twice today >_<

Usually I don't put anything on philly cheese steaks except meat and cheese, but I felt like lettuce today, and we already had the red onions cut up from last night.

Click here for the recipe.

Believe it or not, I've actually been cooking without taking pictures. I just have to get back in the swing of things after such a long break.

Click here for the recipe.

This time I used a 9oz box of lasagna, and it was just the right amount. I also added some hot sauce in with the tomato mixture.

( bento form )


It's been a while since I made philly cheese steaks; they were prettier back then. But we had a misunderstanding so I didn't have melt the cheese long enough.

Click here for the recipe. I also made katsu sauce for the fries.

This is the first time I'm bringing a non-insulated lunch box to school. I think it'll be okay since the weather is cooler.

Midterm later this week. bleh.

So I haven't been posting, but I HAVE been cooking. I don't like the way this messes with the accuracy of my calendar, but here are some things that I've made or have been made for me. I may or may not separate these into different posts later. I'll post recipes if anyone is interested, but with them all grouped together like this I thought it would be a little much.




( so much food )

Simple, easy roast beef and cheddar cheese. I am still not feeling very well. I took this in the fading light... Winter will bring more pictures like this.

Before you know it, I'll be whipping out my comfort foods again.

I was pissed when I made this lunch and took this picture but I had to post it because I like to keep tabs on what I eat and I sometimes feel guilty when I don't post. I'm still pretty pissed, so that's all for now x_x