Writing and food. I think I have the important things in life covered.

[marinarusalka]

Whee, I've passed 10,000 words on my Iron Man Noir fic! Actually, I've passed 10,500, and am hoping to get to at least 12K before the weekend's over. I think I'm maybe halfway through the story, but it's hard to tell because I've reached to point where my outline starts getting kind of vague and hand-wavy

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[girasole]

It seems to me you could put what's left in little snack bags or an ice cube tray and freeze them, then just take out whatever you need each time. I have never used chipotles in a can, I just throw in the dried ones when I use them, so I don't know if this would work, but it ought to.

[marinarusalka]

Freezing would probably be very sensible, except I have this thing where I stick things in the freezer and then forget about them for years at a time. :-p I'm kind of hoping to just use up the chipotles before they go bad.

[malkingrey]

I also have about half a can of leftover chipotles in adobo sitting in the fridge. I only ever use them for chili or stew, and it only takes a little to flavor a batch, so I always end up throwing out a lot of leftover chipotles. Anyone know what else can be done with them?

You could run them through a food processor and mix them with a bit of tomato sauce and chili powder and a spoonful of brown sugar and a dash of vinegar to make barbecue sauce, and then slow-cook beef short ribs in it.

It's what I usually do, anyway.

[marinarusalka]

Ooh, that sounds tasty! Thanks!

[parisgreen]

I love them in mashed potatoes.

[marinarusalka]

Ooh, I'd never have thought of that. That sounds amazing.