Emily's Life Plan for the Week

December 19th, 2021

Welcome back to Emily’s Life Plan for the Week, a weekly newsletter where I share my personal notes and recap every little detail from my previous week’s videos (follow me on tiktok, youtube, instagram, and twitter @emilymariko)!

As holiday plans gear up, I find myself only cooking one or two meals a day! This week I’ll just be listing the recipes in the order they appeared on my tiktok.

You can expect a new email in your inbox every Sunday at 6am PST! Headers link to the corresponding TikTok video, and anything else underlined is also a link. If you’re looking for something in particular, chances are it will be all the way at the bottom in the FAQ section!

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Apple Pie

Crust Recipe (same as pumpkin pie but doubled for a lattice top)

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cup flour

• 16 tbsp butter

• 1/2 cup ice water as needed

• pinch of sea salt

Instructions

1. Pour flour and salt into a large mixing bowl

2. Cut the butter into 1 inch cubes and sprinkle into bowl

3. Using a pinching motion, mix the butter and flour until it resembles pea sized chunks

4. Make a hole in the middle of the bowl and pour in ice water, one tablespoon at a time, kneading the dough until it sticks together in one piece

5. Form the dough into two flat disks and wrap in saran wrap. Refrigerate overnight

6. Once chilled, take one of the dough disks out onto a floured surface and roll into 1/8 inch thickness and 12 inch diameter. Carefully place and lightly press into a 9 inch pie dish with about 1 inch dough hanging over

7. Fold overhang dough over itself until flush with pie plate

8. Put into freezer for 30 minutes

Filling Recipe

Ingredients

• 7-8 granny smith apples

• lemon

• 1/4 cup brown sugar

• 1/4 cup white sugar

• 1/2 tsp cinnamon

• flour

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400

2. Peel and slice apples, place in mixing bowl

3. Add 1/2 lemon juice, zest, both sugars and cinnamon to bowl and mix

4. Let sit for 30 minutes for juices to drain

5. Mix in flour 1 tbsp at a time until liquid is absorbed

6. Take pie crust out from freezer and pour in filling

7. With the second dough disk, roll out into 1/8 inch thickness and 12 inch diameter. Use cardboard or ruler to cut into 1 inch slices with a pizza cutter

8. Place slices of dough in a lattice shape overtop the filling and press in edges

9. Brush with eggwash or cream

10. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until done, eat with vanilla ice cream!

Salmon and broccoli

mix together butter, dill, lemon, and salt
spread half of mixture onto salmon and place lemon slices over top
season broccoli with the remaining mixture and add to sheet pan
roast everything at 400 for 20-25 minutes
eat with rice and extra dill on top

Peanut butter persimmon toast

Toast sourdough bread
Spread peanut butter
Scoop out ripe hachiya persimmon onto toast

Salmon rice bowl

mix leftover salmon, rice, soy sauce, sriracha, kewpie mayo
eat with roasted seaweed and kimchi

Chorizo tacos

remove chorizo from casing and cook on medium high heat
finely chop white onion and cilantro
brush mini corn tortillas with olive oil and hang on toaster oven rack
bake at 350 for 10 minutes or until crispy
place everything in the taco shells and serve with lime

Papaya yogurt boats

Slice ripe hawaiian papaya in half and scoop out seeds
Drizzle a little honey and granola into the hole, then add a few scoops of coconut yogurt
Top with more honey, granola, and passion fruit

Brownies

Beet and goat cheese salad

Wrap beets in foil and roast at 400 for 40-50 mins, depending on size
Slice beets and add to arugula salad
Top with goat cheese, candied pecans, olive oil, and balsamic glaze

Yule log cake

I used this recipe, minus the meringue mushrooms!

Hayashi Rice

Use thinly sliced beef from japanese market or beef cut for stew
Slice 2-3 onions
Heat pot over medium high heat. Add onions and cook for 2-3 minutes, then add beef
Pour 3 cups water and bring to boil
Turn off heat and mix in one box of hayashi rice mix
Eat with rice and pickled scallions

Kabocha squash and gyoza

kabocha squash
frozen gyoza (ajinomoto brand)
spinach salad

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Outfit Links

Christmas sweater is from a SF flea market
Skims red tank
Calvin Klein x Kith Hoodie
Calvin Klein x Kith Sweats
Sporty & Rich wellness sweater
Heavy Manners sweat sets
Reformation teddy jacket
Reformation grey polo sweater

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FAQ / Links

Amazon storefront (you’ll find all of my kitchen gadgets and cleaning products linked here!)
Caraway pots & pans
Tiger 3-cup rice cooker (currently sold out in white)
Breville toaster oven
Vitamix