#love me some good food

[bjurnberg]

Ahhhh I was reading your November challenge post and I must ask if you would be willing to share the cranberry balsamic cookie bar recipe and/or the leek butter because they both sound so good!!

I’m always happy to share recipes. Any time you want one just ask.

Leek Butter:

Fine chop a pile of leek stems (about 3 cups worth) and rinse them to remove all the sandy dirt. Pat dry then dump them in a sauce pan with 1-2 Tbsp butter. Sauté until dark golden brown. (You don’t need to stir constantly, you can kind of ignore it for 10min while you make something else.)

Once the leeks are all cooked up add a full cup of butter. Melt it all together to let the flavor mix, then strain it into a serving dish (I used a large ramekin). Take a Tbsp of cooked leek and stir it in, and reserve another Tbsp to put on top as garnish once it’s re-solidified. (Save the rest of the cooked leeks for soup or stock.)

You’ll need to stir the leek infused butter a few times while it settles to prevent separation. Don’t just stick it in the fridge right away to harden.

I used Miyoko’s vegan butter cuz I was making it for a vegan friend. The flavor is fantastic but you can also use normal butter. Don’t use margarine, that’s a sin. This leek butter tastes divine. I would feed it to Jesus if he came to dinner. Got rave reviews from vegan and non-vegan friends alike at Friendsgiving.

Now for the

Cranberry Balsamic Cookie Bars:

I got the cranberry balsamic sauce recipe off tiktok from Username “Cook Fast, Eat Well”

Recipe -

1 cup fresh cranberries

1/2 cup water

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/4 cup salt

Cook all this together on high heat in a pot for 10min or so until it gets thick. (Once it starts boiling the cranberry skins pop like popcorn and that’s fun to listen to. If you’re impatient like me you can use a potato masher to speed up the process and make the sauce smoother.)

Cool for 5 min before adding:

1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar

1/4 tsp black pepper

Zest from 1 orange

Stir together and cool before use. You can leave this in a sealed container in the fridge for a week if need be.

Recipe creator puts it on top of cream cheese as an appetizer dip, but I turned it into cookies using a family recipe my grandma made. Gma would use a 21 oz. can of pre-made cherry pie filling for these bars (and that’s dope, I recommend it) but here I substituted the cranberry balsamic sauce. (You can use any pie filling on this cookie base. I’ve done blueberry bars with a few drops of lavender extract mixed in and lemon zest in the dough, or peach pie with pecans and cinnamon. All variations I’ve tried are boss.) I used almonds in the cranberry bars cuz that’s what I had but walnuts would taste good too.

Cherry Pie Bars:

1 cup butter

1 cup white sugar

2 tsp vanilla

2 eggs

2 cups flour

1 cup nuts (almonds, pecans, or walnuts)

1 can cherry pie filling (sub cranberry)

In large mixing bowl cream butter and sugar, then add vanilla and eggs until smooth. Mix in flour, then nuts.

In a 9”x13” pan, spread 3/4 of the dough flat, pour the whole can of pie filling over the top, then take 1” pinches of the remaining dough and drop them all over like little floating islands.

Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 30min.

Dust with powdered sugar while still hot so it melts into the pie filling and stays white on the dough islands. It’s pretty. Cut into bars and enjoy!

Hope you enjoy these recipes! Feel free to share them with anyone you want, and make any variation you please. These cookie bars are great for whatever fruit is seasonal, or that stray can of pie filling you found while cleaning out the cupboards.

[scaredii-cat]

My beautiful wife!! REAL!!!!

[piko-power]

"I never knew you were a hugger..."

"No body protects nature better than you, sweet Amy."

Whoa, he's bisexual! I didn't know that!

[ryllen]

A question I have just recently,

can Sebek handle spicy?

this is what i generally think of fae.

tho i think,

lilia knows spicy spices from his travel.

even tho in dragon form, malleus breathes fire from his mouth, and fire is hot, it might be like the kind of fire that doesn't hurt him in the first place

sebek father might bring spicy spice from human world with him, but since i think of him as a mellow man, he might not be interested in spicy food in the first place

[black-and-yellow]

[renonv]

Ignore the difference in styles but Two wonderful ppl on discord wanted to see me untwinkify Romano so I had to deliver

“Shirtless” (his tits are already out) vers :

[il-predestinato]

Max Verstappen and Lando Norris in the cooldown room watching Charles Leclerc pull a sneaky move on George Russell. 🎥: F1TV (2023 British Grand Prix)

[front-facing-pokemon]

[inthewychelm]

eddie...you're still on the phone

[cybervom1t]

HEY don’t forget to gift your favorite sex worker something nice this Valentine’s Day !!!!! we work very hard to make y’all feel good it’s the least you could do !!!!! <3333

[littlefankingdom]

~ Batman: Detective Comics (2016)

I'm living for how Bruce is written in DC 2016. He is a caring father, he has flaws but everyone does, that's normal, and he tries. He listens to others, or at least hears what they are saying. Here, he listens to Tim's plan for Gotham, and he agrees with him (proud dad mode a lot with Tim). He decides to follow Tim's vision, and even after Tim is gone, he wants to continue to realize Tim's vision. When Steph gets mad at him, he doesn't try to fight her, he wants to listen to her and explain himself. He tell people he is worried about them and cares for them, even if they don't believe him. (steph) He wants his people to take care of themselves, and if that means they don't put on the capes for a while, then so be it.

And this scene is so good. It's the passage from a generation to another, the transformation of the Batman's legacy. The mission takes another form. It's Bruce admitting that it's time for his way to die, it has served its time and his purpose. Tim is seeing further away than Bruce because Bruce was blinded by his grief, and his son is showing him the sight over the fog.

[thirstyvampyr]

"En garde!"

[sweetbrier2908]

satan's random headcanons

• gives you kisses on knuckles and forehead because he's a charming prince who normally only exists in fantasy. but your fantasy turns out to be real life and now he's your prince charming.

• the most decent one in the family. the first time you realize he's actually a demon is when he talked about how he was going to tortune a lower demon.

• cat café date at least once a week. if there's a new cat? he goes there everyday for a week. friend with all the cat café owners in devildom, he also has share of some cat café since lucifer doesn't allow him to have his own cat.

• always says that he's gonna snitch to lucifer if his brothers do something wrong so he can trick them to tell him their secrets then blackmails them later. succeeds every time for 5000 years straight.

• actually the best cook in the house. from desserts to main courses. there is nothing that he can't cook, as long as he has his cook book with him. he learns recipes from every restaurant he goes, takes note of them, remembers what dish his brothers like and cook them later when he's on cooking duty (also remembers what dish lucifer dislikes and cook them later). if someone in the family says the dish he cooks today good, prepare to eat it for the rest of the year everytime satan's on cooking duty. yes, he LOVES to take care for his brothers though he never admits it.

• never organize his room unless lucifer angrily and strictly asks him to (which happened a very very long time ago since he casted a spell on his door to stop lucifer from entering his room). always says "it's messy in my own way", that's true, he knows where exactly to find this things. you need to borrow some books about devildom's history? shelf 1, row 2, number two from the right side. need some spicy romance book? on the floor, the whole stack at the left side of his armchair.

• knows some very good if not the best pick-up lines. first of all, he's closest with asmo. second, he reads romance books more than anyone in the three realms. always give you the most poetic love letters you've ever received.

• acquainted with all the high-status people in devildom. some random nobel? oh, he met they once in a art exhibition 1500 years ago, just grabbed a cup of coffee with them last month. some of the most famous corps in devildom or maybe human world? he's one of the shareholders. a businessman. literally a businessman. remember the chat where he said he introduced mammon to some perfume company so he could get 80% of the profit? yes, that's the businesman of the family.

• always befriends with people who benefit him and his family. mammon needs money? he can give his older brothers some modeling gigs. levi wants some limited merch? he knows someone in the company? beel wants to go to some restaurants? he can ask the chef to come to their house. no one knows how he expand his social network this much.

• loves to give you gifts. everything. from the most expensive scarf you can find in the whole world to a cat-shaped stone that he finds on the way home from RAD. gives you everything reminds him of you.

• always loves to try new thing with you. today you two goes to the drive-in cimema, the next day he will bring you to the ocean to go fishing. but if you want to go to the bookstore and then the cat café, he's happy to go with you, it's his most ideal date too! and if you don't want to go outside? he has some very interesting book you can try to read. he.will.never.bored.you.

• so insecure, always thinks of himself as the most avarage guy compared to his brothers, and compared to every guy you know. lucifer is always at the top, diavolo's right hand man and stuff; mammon is one of the most famous model in the three realms and known for his infamous reputation; levi is so passionate about his hobby; asmo is super popular and pretty and always the trend-setter; beel is the athlete, always loved by everyone; belphie is effortlessly smart, he's just straight-up the genius of the family and also a spoiled brat. and he, the middle child of the family, an avarage guy who will never be unique enough.

[cerise-on-top]

Fasching with König

Because today is Faschingsdienstag, I just had to write something for him on that day! Today is the only day I can post this, afterwards I'll have to wait over a year again! Fasching is an Austrian holiday that is essentially the last day before fasting for 40 days, so people go all out with food and drinks and festivities, they even dress up in costumes! It's not nearly as fancy as what some other countries have, but it's tradition! Besides, who am I to say no to a Krapfen with König!

Mentions of alcohol, but König is Austrian, so what did you expect?

First off, he hates going to the city during that “holiday”, there are far too many people, the crowds are way too big and it’s too loud for his liking as well. The only reason he’s taking you to the city on that day is so you can experience more of Austria with him. At least that’s what he tells you, in reality he just really wants to go eat a Langos or two and drink a few beers. No one would judge him for that on Fasching, there are crazier bastards out there than him. He’s never been a fan of Fasching, not even when he was a kid. The only reason he looked forward to that day was because he could go home from school earlier than usual. But other than that Fasching had always irritated him. He was never one for playing dress up either.

He couldn’t say he was surprised when you came up to him, demanding for the two of you to dress up as something. The most König would do on his own would be to put on a pair of bee feelers on top of his head, but he would never consider putting on a full costume. Not only was there a chance people would stare at him, but he’d feel awkward as well. Besides, which place would actually sell a costume in his size? Not a common one. You’d need to be a bit annoying for him to put on more than just bee feelers. He’s more willing to play dress up with you as long as you put on something as well, though, even if it still wouldn’t be anything too fancy. If he can find one, he might put on a Winnie the Pooh onesie, but only because it’s somewhat comfortable, somewhat warm and because there are weirder people than him out there.

He’d hate seeing the Faschingsumzug, but he’d tolerate it just for you so you can see all the wagons together and comment on all the costumes. The music is far too loud, there are people surrounding him on every side and he still hasn’t had a single drink yet. Tragic. You might wanna hold onto his arm before you’re being swept away by the crowds. Although König usually isn't one for PDA, in this case he’d prefer to keep you close. It keeps him a bit calmer and you’re not getting lost in a city or town you barely know. You can drag him around all you want, though, he’ll comply, even if he might roll his eyes a bit whenever you wanna go take a closer look at some of the other costumes and wagons. However, get ready to be dragged to one of the nearest stands for a few Langos. They’re not amazing, nothing special in the slightest, but they’re not bad either. He’ll pay for them, naturally. You can choose between a regular Langos, a Toast Langos or even a Käsekrainer Langos. König will likely have eaten all three due to his massive appetite, but you’re more than welcome to take a bite out of them as well.

Once it’s finally getting a bit later and the masses are starting to disperse, that’s when König will be a bit less grumpy. He gets to finally go to a bar with you and drink to his heart's content, his highlight of the day. You can drink whatever you want, from soda to Pago, from Spritzer to Jägermeister, he’ll always go for a few beers. While he might seem a bit grumpy at first, once he’s had his first beer he’s a bit more cheerful, König just really hates big crowds. However, he got to spend another day with you, which is all he could ever want. While you’re sitting at the bar he might take out a few Krapfen for the both of you to enjoy as well. Might joke about getting some Heringsschmaus with you the next day, even if you don’t like fish. It’s tradition, it’s part of the Faschingszeit, but that doesn’t mean he’s a big fan of it either. No, he much prefers the Krapfen you can eat during Fasching. Not big on fasting, he loves beer and meat too much to give up either of those things and won’t even do so if you ask him to. He’s a simple man, he knows what he wants and he knows what he likes. You can pry his Schweinsbraten from his cold dead hands, and even then he’d put up a fight.

Although König loves spending time with you, he will be glad once Fasching is over and once you finally voice the thought of going home. He’s tired from all the people and the alcohol makes this situation only slightly better. Even so, despite all of that, he’s looking forward to the next holiday, proper or not, he can spend with you. Due to him having drunk some beers, he’ll likely stay in bed a bit longer the next day. A perfect opportunity to snuggle up to him for a bit. Afterwards you can discuss what you would like to eat together.

[lil-vibes]

hc that dazai only eats food that 1. came from a can that he just opened or 2. food that he can confirm was made by chuuya. sometimes he'll wait until chuuya takes a bite out of dazai's food because he is paranoid enough to think that it's poisoned

[bombusbombus]

Bruce definitely knows how to cook, but he's one of those guys who goes to the grocery store to get ingredients for a meal. For every meal. His fridge is normally completely empty except for protein shake ingredients.

Clark grew up with a rural family, he's definitely used to scrounging around in the cupboards and throwing together ingredients into something cohesive. My guy can take half an onion, an alien mushroom he found, some ancient lentils, and a container of leftover soup, and make a full hearty meal.