or: quarantine life is very boring

that said, i’ve learned a lot from my time at rdi, development-wise — i wanted to apply those learnings to my personal site. this is how i get better at things — by doing

…also, i haven’t updated this code since 2017 — it’s been way too long

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trust me — it’s better than olive garden. all you need is salad and breadsticks!

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i’ve never used yogurt in cooking until this recipe. yogurt marinates chicken really well.

i’m a big fan of mediterranean-style chicken and all these ingredients come together to bring the taste of those well-known restaurants home

also, while chicken breast is an easy recipe base to start from, it gets boring. the yogurt prevents it from getting dry on the grill, which is one of my biggest complaints about cooking chicken breast (my least favorite cut of poultry)

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it’s the best side that no one knows about. it’s a sleeper — everyone will love this

bring it to holiday (thanksgiving, christmas) dinners or even chili nights

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made this at a company potluck and it won a “best dish” award. the whole thing was made on-site

cheese congeals when it cools, so try to eat this QUICK or keep it warm.

one of my several complaints of the instant pot is the “keep warm” feature — it does a really bad job at it. i kind of wish it would have the same kind of warming as a slow cooker

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Ingredients

  • Chicken drumsticks
  • 4 tbsp soy sauce (marca pina – less salty than kikkoman)
  • 1 tbsp white vinegar (heinz)
  • 1 tbsp cane vinegar (datu puti sukang maasim)
  • 1 onion
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • 2-3 bay leaves
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tbsp olive oil + 1 tsp for sauteing onions
  • Salt and pepper
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Ingredients

  • 2 qt (8 cups) Water
  • 2 qt (8 cups) COLD Water (separated)
  • 3-4 Family Sized Lipton Iced Tea Bags
  • 2 cups of Sugar
  • Pinch of Baking Soda

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salty + sweet snacks on snacks on snacks!

Ingredients

  • 12.8 oz (box) Corn Chex
  • 4 tbsp Butter
  • 1/4 cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1/4 cup Brown Sugar
  • 1/4 cup Vegetable Oil
  • 1/4 cup Honey
  • 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
  • 1 bottle Nori Fumi Furikake
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this is quite the breakfast — it’s really good and calls for naps afterwards

Ingredients

  • Jimmy Dean Regular Pork Sausage (roll)
  • Grands Biscuits (Honey flavored)
  • Shredded Mexican Cheese
  • Eggs (6, beaten)
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