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hi! i’m exie!

this is my side blog for sharing the food i make :)

i love love love to cook and bake and it’s 100% my happy place. this is my version of going to therapy lmao

it’s not always pretty- i’m always more concerned with flavour over appearance- but it’s always good!

if anyone ever wants the recipe to something i make just ask and i will share! (fair warning though- if it’s something i improvise there will be no measurements. i don’t really believe in measuring anything lmao. i barely measure properly when i bake)

#i think i’ll just migrate my tags from my main lmao #exie cooks #<- for cooking stuff #exie bakes #<- for when i bake shit lol

soup!

we’ve had some pretty gross weather here again (snow! in the middle of may! not uncommon, but not nice either lol) so it was time to make some soup. ham hock and split pea! one of my favourites :) topped it with cracklings made from the skin i took off the hock

#exie cooks #soup time!#ham and split pea soup #truly one of the most comforting soups out there #nice and hearty too

lmao so apparently my new trend is posting one thing a month 😭

anyways. wanted to spoil my mom for mother’s day! mini “dubai chocolate” cheesecakes! chocolate crumb crust, kataifi/pistachio cream mixture, pistachio flavoured cheesecake. topped with a semi-sweet chocolate ganache, chopped strawberries, and crushed pistachio!

#exie bakes #these honestly might be the prettiest desserts i’ve ever made #cheesecake is possibly my fave kind of cake #and it’s never super easy to make but always worth the effort #these actually turned out a lot less sweet than expected #there was something almost savoury actually! probably because i only use salted butter #they were so so yummy. definitely making again

been a hot minute but i was cookin tonight! started a new job recently so my time has been quite limited

lamb kofte (from a local butcher i didn’t make it), greek salad with a homemade dressing, balsamic roasted brussels sprouts, and some creamy lemon pepper chickpeas!

#exie cooks #this is hitting so good rn #i love mediterranean food #chickpeas are amazing i need to use them more

soup!

been on a bit of an asian kick lately and also craving lots of peanut butter so here we have a coconut, peanut, curry soup!

it has carrots, baby bok choy, snap peas, enoki and seafood mushrooms, baby corn, red/yellow/orange bell pepper, bean sprouts, and some roast chicken! i marinated the chicken in a mix of thai red curry paste, fish sauce, brown sugar, lime juice, garlic, and ginger.

#exie cooks #soup time!#soup might be one of my fave things to make

i got to go ice fishing yesterday :) i also caught my very first burbot! i love love love fishing- it’s one of my favourite pastimes.

burbot (which is a freshwater cod!) i was told was kind of like lobster. a lot of people prepare it by boiling the meat and dipping in butter- they call it “poor man’s lobster”

i decided to make this poor man’s lobster, and i also pan fried some pieces of the fish to test it out. it was delicious! i served my burbot two ways with roast asparagus, creamed leeks, and some leftover risotto from valentine’s day

the fish was so good i hope i get the chance to catch more (pic with the fish when i caught it- under the cut in case anyone doesn’t want to see lol)

#exie cooks #fish are friends. but also food #<- my fish tag. i’m so sorry but i couldn’t resist #the meat was really so good though #not exactly like lobster (obviously) but i understand why you would use it as a substitute #it was mild and delicious dipped in butter. and fried with lemon pepper #i think you could do just about anything with burbot because of how light the flavour is #the meat cooked in this meal was the backstrap of the fish #i also have cuts from the tail- i have heard it can be a bit different flavour. not everyone keeps the tail meat because it can be muddy

i generally despise valentine’s day- it seems like a bit of a ridiculous holiday

however! i do love spoiling myself lol. i cook myself a lovely dinner every year- save up my points at stores and then go all out!

this year i made myself a butter basted rib steak, some roast asparagus, and a champagne lobster risotto 🩶

#exie cooks #rice rice rice #i wonder if i should make a meat-based meal tag. because i cook a lot of meat but also cook a lot of vegetarian meals

happy burns night!

i have a decent amount of scottish heritage and so i thought it would be fun to embrace that today! scotland is hands down my fave country i’ve ever visited and i would go back in a heart beat.

for breakfast- roast tomato and mushrooms, black pudding (my favourite!), maple bacon breakfast sausage, bacon, beans, and tattie scones!

for supper- a simplified haggis (did not have time to source sheep organs lol), neeps, and rumbledethumps!

#exie cooks #the smells. oh the smells. all my senses are so happy #so much spice in the haggis! it’s amazing #also tattie scones might be my new favourite quick bread? so yummy #the black pudding was literally a christmas gift and i am so happy cuz it is so so so delicious

been busy baking for the holidays!

these are amaretto cupcakes. amaretto/almond flavoured cake, soaked in an amaretto simple syrup and topped with an amaretto and almond cream cheese frosting!

i’ve also made some whisky caramel shortbread and some boozy worms in dirt lol. december was a nonstop month for me but i always make sure to get good baking in!

#exie bakes #it’s really funny- i don’t really drink anymore but i spent so much money on alcohol for baking #will admit- i could’ve used some of these days to just rest and recover. but i never regret baking when i see someone eat what i’ve made #goal for 2026- make more historical foods! food history is one of my hobbies lol

been on a soup kick the last few days!

on the left- a peanut satay inspired beef broth, some fish balls, bulgogi dumplings, noodles, and some nori sprinkled in!

on the right- an attempt at a wonton style soup! chicken broth with lots of sesame (both sesame oil and tahini), stir fried veg, and some pork and veg dumplings

#exie cooks #soup time!#it’s been hella cold lately so i’ve been craving all the comfort

mrsducky

WYATT RUSSELL as ANDERS CAIN Goon: Last of the Enforcers (2017), dir. Jay Baruchel

#lowkey the only downside to being a baseball girlie #is that i will never get stupid movies like this #i want goon but baseball lmao. i follow the blue jays they are not that serious

and double posting:

pan fried porkchop, spaghetti with a homemade marinara sauce, and a buttermilk biscuit with garlic butter!

#exie cooks #pasta time!#get that bread #for the biscuits lol

back! made some buttermilk biscuits, puffed wheat squares, and saskatoon berry/lemon posset!!

#exie bakes #get that bread

had a really good day yesterday and did lots of cooking! made some cream of asparagus and mushroom soup just for shits and giggles, and then made fried chicken with beans and kd (pickled beets are courtesy of my dad’s gf’s mom lol)

#exie cooks #soup soup soup #gonna make more soup today i think. have some roasted zucchini that needs to get used up

i have also made my best loaf of potato bread yet :)

had leftover mashed potatoes from thanksgiving. they were seasoned with thyme butter and some roasted garlic, so i added a bit of onion and garlic powder, and some dried thyme into the dough!

i think the 2:1 ratio of all purpose flour and bread flour made a big difference- this loaf is much lighter and softer than usual. i tend to make very dense breads lol

#exie bakes #get that bread #i love that this recipe lets me use up leftovers. i hate food waste so being able to repurpose leftovers makes me happy!#also! fun fact! this recipe comes from my 18th century cornwall cookbook :)#<- i have a great thirst for historical recipes. food history is a passion project of mine lol

i have a midterm tomorrow which means i am procrastinating studying by cooking :)

i roasted a spaghetti squash and put it in a cacio e pepe inspired sauce! turned out to be more of a mash/risotto consistency but was very yummy. topped it with fresh grated pecorino romano and served it alongside pork milanese!

i also saved the seeds from the squash and roasted them with a smoked kelp seasoning!

#exie cooks #i love fresh roasted seeds. really wish i could just buy the pulp/seeds so i can fresh roast #may go out and get some pumpkins or more squash to bake just for the seeds lol

tastefullyoffensive

It’s October! You know what that means... 🎃 (via kxvo)

queerlyglittering

all my life I’ve somehow only ever seen the gifs of this. I never even knew that the pumpkin man was dancing to the Ghostbusters theme. This whole thing is so much better than I ever could have expected from the gifs omg

#IT IS TIME

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