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+title = "adventures in tiramisu"
+date = "2024-03-13"
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+I finally made my good friend Matteo's tiramisu recipe! It went really well, surprisingly! ![korilakkuma dance](../koriarmsdance.gif)  
+I really expected it to be a lot more difficult than it was, but it was actually really easy thanks to owning an electric hand mixer.
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+![my first ever tiramisu!](../IMG_2996.png)  
+*didn't it turn out lovely?*
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+It didn't turn out *perfectly* but that's quite alright; everyone's first try on any recipe hardly ever goes as planned, or at least that's been my experience...\>w<  
+I learned that you should **not** leave the savoiardi in the espresso; in retrospect I knew this, I think I was just *so* excited to make it that this detail escaped me, so once it was cut into, there is a small puddle of espresso at the bottom of the pan x3 ehehe...woops!  
+so for next time, we know to dip the cookies into the coffee mixture then place them into the pan, and *not* to let them sit in the mixture for too long lest they crumble apart ;w;  
+mistakes were made, albeit delicious ones ehehe~♡ \>w<
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+another thing I made today was a BLT! I hadn't made one of these maybe ever? I know I've eaten them before but I think every time I've had them they've been prepared by someone else :O  
+I was feeling hungry at lunchtime and I wanted something warm, hearty, but also light, because I've been trying to eat a little lighter lately. x3 I took a look in the fridge and remembered I have a pound of bacon (that's about 450g for my SI unit-using homies) in there and two heads of baby romaine lettuce. I checked the cabinet, sure enough, we had a single roma tomato left :D so I knew what I must do >:D
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+![maybe the first BLT sandwich I've ever made???](../IMG_2998.jpg)
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+so, we heated up two slices of bacon, and once that was done, we got the excellent idea of toasting the bread in the bacon grease (certainly not the *most* healthy, but it did let me avoid using mayonnaise, for whatever that is worth!). This sandwich...was very likely the best BLT I've ever had, including from in a restaurant. there wasn't too much bacon (a common complaint of mine, it should be enough to be hearty, but not oily/greasy), the tomatoes weren't those ultra-thicc American beefsteak tomatoes that are all water and no flavor (roma tomatoes are superior in every way, change my mind: you cannot), and the lettuce was crisp and perfect :D not the flavorless shredded iceberg one so commonly encounters in restaurants, but instead crisp, velvety, flavorfully earthy romaine :3 just a delight all-around, I heartily recommend making a sandwich in this way if you desire to try it! alternatively, arugula or butter lettuce would likely be very good as well!
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+this foray into simple & easy lunchtime cooking today has made me want to make grilled cheese sandwiches for tomorrow's lunch \>w< what can I say, we are a simple bean who enjoys simple pleasures, like fresh vegetables, cheese, and fatty pork belly.
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+sorry this one ended up being all about food, but that's something I'm really interested in and enjoy doing! before I became disabled I was a cook at a sushi restaurant (chef has more meaning behind it, I know it might be more coloquially "correct" to say I worked as a sushi chef, but a chef we were not, I assure you!)
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+next time I prommy to update you all on my bullet journaling! please look forward to it! \>w<