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"Peanut" chicken (sun butter)

 Hi ALL! been a while, I know. I cooked today!  Which is Paulette speak for making something without actually measuring. So for today's fun, I used: approx 1 tsp sesame oil approx 1/4 cup sun butter approx 1-2 tsp soy sauce approx 1 TBS chopped pickled ginger approx 1/2 tsp mince garlic (I used the jar stuff, cuz I like it) A little sugar, since the sunbutter isn't the same kind of sweet as peanunt butter grind of pepper/salt 4 chopped chicken thighs sprinkle of corn starch vegetable oil for frying I started, of course, by looking up a recipe.  Since I've never made peanut chicken.   Found one that looked promising.  Tore apart the pantry looking for hoisin sauce, which I didn't have.  So I said forget that (not really, I was coarser).  And went with just soy sauce.  Since I didn't have teriyaki sauce either.  sigh.   I chopped up the 4 chicken thighs, and set them aside.  I put the sesame oil into a bowl, then added the s...
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  I really, really like the air fryer part of the new toaster oven John got. It had a recipe book (of course) and one of the recipes is for 'fry sauce'. It goes with the potato wedges recipe. I modified it a bit, and it's YUMMY! two-ish TBSP of mayo one-ish TBSP of ketchup dash of garlic powder dash of salt and pepper dash of chipotle powder. Theirs had paprika instead of chipotle, pickle juice, and mustard. I don't have those down here, yet. So... I skipped them.
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Cornbread, from B.Dylan Hollis

 So, I made this 'sloppy' bread.  Very good.  Excellent with chili. 3 eggs, whisked well. Add 2 boxes of Jiffy cornbread mix. Mix in well. Add one 15oz can of sloppy joe sauce. Mix that in. Pour into a 9x13 pan, and bake for 20-25 minute in a 375 degree oven. Standard test with toothpick.
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Beer Bread

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 So, I made beer bread the other day.   So good. Here's the link to the recipe I used, which I will paraphrase incase the site goes down.  https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/recipes/a96246/beer-bread/ Basically: Preheat oven to 350 Grease a 9x5 loaf pan 3 cups Self-rising Flour 3 Tbsp sugar 1 12oz room temperature beer 4 Tbsp melted butter Mix the flour and sugar together, then add the beer. It will foam up, just keep mixing until it's all incorporated. Put the batter into the pan, and bake for 50-60 minutes (until an instant read thermometer reads 190 or a toothpick inserted into it comes out clean) Remove the bread from the pan, onto a cooling rack over a pan with a lip. Pour the melted butter over the top and brush the sides. Let rest for 15 minutes and serve.  The Schell's Oatmeal Stout was on the top of the variety pack I bought for the bread.  So, that's why I used that one.  The other options will get used, eventually.
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Instant Pot Chicken (SUPER EASY)

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 I discovered this method for Thanksgiving. Dad had two servings, and he's NOTORIOUS for disliking chicken. It's SUPER easy, with an instant pot.   Literally dump a package of frozen chicken thighs into the instant pot.   Add a bottle of marinade/dressing.  I'm currently loving the Caribbean Jerk from Walmart.   Set it to pressure cook for 12 minutes.  That's it.  Seriously.  You can let that sit on 'warm' for hours, or serve after it depressures.   This is melt in your mouth delicious.  
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Third Workout of Week 3

  Honestly, can someone tell me if sleeping heart rate of 80+ is bad? Doctor thinks it's ok-ish. Since I'm not short of breath. Seriously, should this be looked into? It's not an emergency, obviously, since my heart rate has been like this since my accident in '16. John did some quick google-ing. It might be a symptom of my chronic mild dehydration. I HATE water. I also can't stand the flavor of fake sugars. I'm doing better. Looking at my fitindex history, I'm doing better, but should be more, apparently. I've been drinking my water. UGH. Down to 100ish after my exercise, again . On the plus side, I'm down to 173.8 at my last weigh in. The fitindex scale has a lot of information, if you know what you're looking at. I like it. It shows me being at 41.8% "body water". according to the app, 45% is 'normal'. And it also shows that I've consistently been low there. Protein is also low. 13.4%, with a standard from 1...
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Jalapeño cheese balls/poppers

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 So! I made jalapeno poppers about a week ago.  I used a recipe from Betty Crocker.  Well, I based it on the recipe.  It's called "Olive Balls Recipe"  https://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/olive-balls/a6358011-ee76-4ac2-a0eb-35ba9f450f60 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (4 ounces) 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 cup Original Bisquick™ mix I also added two finely diced jalapenos.   Heat oven to 400 degrees. Stir together cheese, butter, and W sauce.  Mix in baking mix (I actually used Jiffy baking mix, not bisquick) Mix in jalapenos. Spoon about a TBS of mix and roll into a ball.   Place on an ungreased cookie sheet, about an inch apart   I used parchment to line, because I like it. Bake for 10 minutes, or until golden brown. I also made 'poppers'.  I rolled little balls of cream cheese, and wrapped the dough around them.  This is next level delicious, and I highly suggest doing i...
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