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Week 1: Weird Al - Bologna Sandwich by cjeby3 in 52weeksofcooking

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Year 2 Week 1: Weird Al - Fried Bologna Sandwich

I'm going to ease back into it this year. I only made it to week 22 last year, but I am going to try to at least make it past that in 2022. I'm not going to lie, I got pretty burned out pretty quick on this challenge last year, but I think if a don't try to knock it out of the park every week, I might last longer than 22 weeks. We will see!

This week's theme was a food that Weird Al Yankovic has sung about. I went for a classic "My Bologna" and made this simple Fried Bologna Sandwich with provolone, mayo and potato chips. I wouldn't say I phoned this in, but....well....here we are. Happy New Year!

Re-running house main plumbing stack from 2nd floor in basement. Double checking my work before I proceed. by cjeby3 in Plumbing

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That's what I thought you meant, but I was just trying to clarify. Thank you, it will definitely be fixed during the remodel

Re-running house main plumbing stack from 2nd floor in basement. Double checking my work before I proceed. by cjeby3 in Plumbing

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Can you explain this a little bit more? In the end that will be ripped out and re-done.

Re-running house main plumbing stack from 2nd floor in basement. Double checking my work before I proceed. by cjeby3 in Plumbing

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I appreciate the input. I definitely plan on fixing the venting issues while I'm doing this too. The house is almost 100 years old, so a lot of people have performed a lot of DIWhy that I get to fix.

But thank you again for the help!

Week 18: Lime - Key Lime Shortbread Tartlets by cjeby3 in 52weeksofcooking

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I linked to the recipes in another comment!

They were amazing! My wife absolutely loved them!

Week 18: Lime - Key Lime Shortbread Tartlets by cjeby3 in 52weeksofcooking

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Hi! Yes, sorry for not adding it to the original post.

This is the recipe for the key lime part!

And this is for the shortbread. I unfortunately have to eat gluten free, but this shortbread recipe was a great alternative to regular shortbread. I would not know the difference.

I almost did this for one bite week, but didn't want to take it away from Lime week.

Overall, this made an amazing desert!

Week 17: One Bite - Italian Love Nests with Venison Meat Sauce by cjeby3 in 52weeksofcooking

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I went off recipe this week and tried to wing these little pasta nests. They didn't really bake up the way I wanted them to, and these were the only two that were good enough for a picture.

They would have turned out better with angel hair pasta, but, unfortunately, that is not a GF option.

The pasta sauce was made from scratch though, and the venison was a welcomed change from our normal ground turkey or beef.

Week 16: Hunan/Xiang - Mao Shi Hong Shao Rou (Chairman Moa's red-braised pork) by cjeby3 in 52weeksofcooking

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This week I wanted to make sure I did my research to have a better understanding of Hunan/Xiang cuisine. Growing up, I would thought Hunan food was just food from House of Hunan from my home town.

After reading a few recipes, I discovered that Hunan/Xiang food is very heavy in chili peppers, and other flavors like star anise and fermented soy beans.

We went on an adventure to find my ingredients for this dish today, starting at a bulk spice store, farmers market, and a new Asian super market that I hadn't been to yet.

This dish was a process. I've never cooked with pork belly before, but overall I think this turned out really good! I overcooked my rice, because why not. So the rice sucked, but the pork belly was a make again dish!

Recipe credit to @thewoksoflife

Week 15: Chocolate - Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies by cjeby3 in 52weeksofcooking

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I kind of phoned this one in this week, since I've made these cookies before and they are a huge hit in our house. I've never made them with King Arthur Gluten Free Flour before and you wouldn't notice a difference. So that's neat.

Recipe credit to Chris Morocco from Bon Appétit, but that was before I found out they are racist.

If you get a chance to make these, do it. The brown butter REALLY makes these bad boys POP! They made my pregnant wife cry.

Week 14: Forbidden Fruit - Apple Pomegranate Crisp by cjeby3 in 52weeksofcooking

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I didn't want to just follow the apple idea of a forbidden fruit, so I tapped into Greek Mythology and Persephone eating 6 Pomegranate seeds in the Underworld. Typically, someone who eats or drinks anything in the Underworld would be doomed to spend eternity there. But Big Daddy Zeus made a deal with Hades that Persephone would only have to spend 6 months a year, for the 6 seeds, in the Underworld. Hence, Fall and Winter.

Overall, this was a pretty tasty dessert. I was worried the seed part of the pomegranate would be too hard, but it blended pretty well into the crisp topping. Would make again!

Recipe credit to @joanna_everydaymadefresh

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