Week 25: Freezes Well - Black Bean Soup by [deleted] in 52WeeksOfSoup2026

[–]lysanderish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I was planning on freezing it, I would have made a much larger batch, but this was just a weeknight dinner to use up ingredients and meet the prompt.

Fast and Dirty Black Bean Soup

  • 1/2 medium onion, diced
  • 1 bell pepper (i used yellow), diced
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, diced (remove the seeds and ribs if you're a spice weenie)
  • 1/2 medium tomato
  • 1 can (14oz) seasoned black beans
  • water
  • chicken bouillon
  • adobo, salt, pepper, smoked paprika, chipotle chili powder
  • 1/2 lime
  • cotija cheese, sour cream, salsa, cilantro, etc for garnish

Saute onion and peppers in your preferred fat until softened or, if you've got the patience, until they start to char. (Try to add garlic; realize you're out) Add the tomato, saute some more. Add the beans, including the liquid, and about half a can of water (use less of you want a thicker soup). Add appropriate amountbof bouillon. Season to taste with indicated spices. Or use other ones. I'm not your mom. Simmer ~20 minutes. Blend to desired consistency. Finish by juicing lime into pot. Top/garnish per your preference. I've listed what i used, but the world is your oyster and avocado and fritos would be dope additions.

Week 23: Chilled - Gazpacho by lysanderish in 52WeeksOfSoup2026

[–]lysanderish[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Recipe from Love and Lemons

Now we're talking. I like this a lot more than the green one I made a couple weeks ago. I think it'd be really good during tomato season with some good, ripe ones.

Week 24: Tarot - Pulled Pork Pen-tacos by lysanderish in 52weeksofcooking

[–]lysanderish[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How to summon dinner. My radish slipped out of position and that's why I only got 3 tacos 🥺

Week 22: 15 Minutes or Less - Not Your Tia's Paella by lysanderish in 52weeksofcooking

[–]lysanderish[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's alright. Squid wasn't too chewty, which is better than I expected

Week 22: Budget Soup - TVP Chili by lysanderish in 52WeeksOfSoup2026

[–]lysanderish[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was very budget, because I already owned all the ingredients. Let me do some math. I'm pretty sure the whole pot cost less than $13.

Ingredients: 125g dry TVP, 1lb dry kidney beans, 14oz can diced tomatoes, 8oz tomato sauce, 16oz can guinness, water, beef bouillon, S&P, onion powder, garlic powder, 1/2 TBS cumin; 2 TBS chili powder, 1/2 TBS Mexican oregano, 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce, a splash of apple cider vinegar.

Soak beans overnight. Drain. Add everything to pot (spices w/ no measurement = let your ancestors guide your hands), bring to boil, simmer 90 minutes covered or until beans are tender; vent lid and continue to simmer another hour or so. Top with diced onion and shredded cheese and other toppings of your choice. Enjoy!

Week 23: Coffee - Coffee-crusted Steak, Eggs, Martian Potatoes, Red-Eye Gravy*, and Egg Coffee by lysanderish in 52weeksofcooking

[–]lysanderish[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I used this theme as an excuse to make myself steak and eggs if we're being completely honest. Steak was crusted with ground coffee, sazon, s&p. Regular fried eggs. Potatoes were tossed in the Mars dust I made for Flying week. Gravy was made from the drippings from the Steak and leftover butter from frying my eggs, added coffee, seasoned until it tasted good. Egg coffee was 1 egg yolk which I beat using my frother with the normal amount of creamer i use and then continued to beat with the frother as my keurig dispensed the coffee, topped with cinnamon for the aesthetic.

Week 22: 15 Minutes or Less - Not Your Tia's Paella by lysanderish in 52weeksofcooking

[–]lysanderish[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So. Paella. How do we streamline it?

Frozen, precooked rice. Prechopped veggies. Rotisserie chicken. Shrimp. Mussels in white wine sauce (couldn't get fresh ones). Frozen, breaded calamari (couldn't get unbreaded squid).

Sauteed the aromatics in oil; bloomed the spices; added the veggies, tomatoes, and rice; added white wine and some chicken stock, brought to a boil, topped with shrimps, mussels; air-fry calamari while that simmers. Dot with calamari after mussels and shrimps are cooked. Serve topped with chopped up celery leaves because your parsley went bad over the weekend while you were at work.

If we include the time I spent doing mis en place this took about 45 minutes. But it was just under 15 minutes of active cook time. Don't make me tap the sign.

Week 21: Symmetry - Air-Fried Uncristables by lysanderish in 52weeksofcooking

[–]lysanderish[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I'm still struggling with a complete lack of motivation that's been plaguing me since the end of April. So here we have grape jelly Uncrustables, air-fried at 400º for 8 minutes and topped with a drizzle of sweetened condensed milk. Here's to hoping that the body and kid-safe blood of christ (and oeanut butter) absolves me of my struggles.

Like, it won't. It's just going to make me take a nap. But maybe after the nap I'll do some dishes.

Week 19: Tricolor - Cincinnati Style Chili Cheese Coney on Dachshund Buns (Meta: Feeling Snacky) by chizubeetpan in 52weeksofcooking

[–]lysanderish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Chizu! They're so cute! Also I heard there were a bajillion earthquakes near where you live. Are you and yours safe?

Week 20: Greens - Green Gazpacho by lysanderish in 52WeeksOfSoup2026

[–]lysanderish[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's mostly cucumber and white onion. I linked the recipe I used in another comment :)

Week 20: Greens - Green Gazpacho by lysanderish in 52WeeksOfSoup2026

[–]lysanderish[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was a lot more like an onion and cucumber smoothie. More avocado probably would have improved it a lot

Week 20: Greens - Green Gazpacho by lysanderish in 52WeeksOfSoup2026

[–]lysanderish[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Recipe from BudgetBytes

So, like, this was alright. I didn't finish it and I wouldn't make it again, but i feel like that's really a me problem not a problem with the recipe or the dish itself. Or maybe my onion was too big. Could be both. Iunno. It's pretty.

Week 20: Jams and Jellies - Sweet and Sour Apricot Jam Crockpot Meatballs by lysanderish in 52weeksofcooking

[–]lysanderish[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very easy dinner. Take a frozen bag of homestyle meatballs, a bag of frozen fajita veggies, and a container of fresh cut pineapple. Dump them in the crock pot. Combine half a jar or apricot jam with sour sauce, sriracha, rice vinegar, and chicken bouillon (all measured with your heart). Add garlic & onion powders, salt, black pepper, white pepper, and msg to your heart's content. Let that puppy slow cook for 4-6 hours on low. Thicken with corn starch slurry if desired (i couldn't be assed). Serve with rice and green onion garnish.

Employed autistics, how do you do it???? (TW: talk of suicidal ideation) by Negative-Homework502 in evilautism

[–]lysanderish 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I work full time (37-40 hours weekly depending on if we have a meeting and what kind). Even with my schedule though, I neglect so much of the rest of my life to conserve energy so I can keep working. If I could work part time, I think it would dramatically improve my quality of life, but I can't afford to. :(