#147 best cocoa brownies

10 tbsp butter
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cold large eggs
1/2 cup all-purpose flour

8 in square pan

Grease pan and heat oven to 325. Over a double boiler combine butter, sugar and cocoa, stir until butter is melted and everything is combined. Remove from heat and stir to cool slightly. Add in vanilla and stir to combine. Add eggs and stir until mixture is shiny and homogeneous. Add in flour and stir until just combined. Bake ~20 mins

adapted from epicurious

#146 orange shrimp salad

1/4 pound shrimp
1 orange
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tsp toasted sesame oil
1 tsp fresh minced ginger
1 tsp canola oil
handful chopped walnuts
1 serving of baby spinach

Peel orange with knife and section the pieces from it, place in bowl. Squeeze out any remaining juices from leftover pith sections. Add vinegar, oils and ginger and stir to combine. Wash spinach and toss with dressing. Cook shrimp and stir into salad, garnish with walnuts

adapted from various internet recipes

#145 lemon cookies

1 3/4 cups white flour
1/4 cup cornmeal
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1.5 sticks butter (softened)
1/2 cup sugar (1/4 white, 1/4 brown (ran out of white)), use more to mellow lemon, if desired
juice and zest from 2 med lemons
1 tsp baking powder

With mixer, mix together sugar and butter. Add egg, vanilla, lemon zest and juice and mix well. Add flour, cornmeal and baking powder. Chill dough in fridge 30 mins, bake at 375 ~11 mins

adapted from thedailygreen.com and epicurious.com

#144 brown rice with mint & lemon

1/2 cup uncooked brown rice
1 1/4 cups water
1/4 cup fresh chopped mint
juice of 1 lemon

Cook rice according to directions, ~30-40 mins. Stir in lemon juice and mint and serve

adapted from myrecipes.com

#143 pinapple marinated tuna

1/2 cup fresh pineapple, diced, mashed
zest and juice from 1 lime
1 tsp sesame oil
1 serving tuna

Combine marinade in bag and marinade tuna ~20-30 mins at room temp, cook over high heat 3-4 mins per side

adapted from allrecipes.com

#142 mint marinated tuna

1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
zest and juice of 1 lemon
1 clove garlic (minced)
1 serving of tuna

Combine mint, lemon juice and zest and garlic in bag and marinate tuna ~20-30 mins on the counter, cook over high heat 3-4 mins per side

adapted from myrecipes.com

#141 marinated seared tuna

1 tuna steak
2 tbsp teriyaki sauce
1 tbsp tamari sauce
1 tbsp rice vinegar

2 tbsp coconut milk (or, tofu, sour cream, mayo, but none on hand)
a few heaping tsp horseradish to taste

Marinate tuna in teriyaki, tamari and vinegar in a bag on the counter 30 mins. Sear in a hot pan 3ish mins on each side. Mix together coconut milk and horseradish and serve with tuna

adapted from epicurious