Once in a while I do think about other things besides food. Today we are seven days away from electing our next president and vice president of this country. In honor of that I have this very funny video below. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Thanks Amanda,
Please get out and vote this year! :)
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Food obsession of the week: FRITO PIE!
As I've mentioned before I tend to obsess on a food or a recipe until I either make it or go out and get it. Lately it's been all about desserts and baking. This week my thoughts have gone from sweet to savory.
This week all I can think about is Frito Pie! Now for those of you who aren't from the Southwest you may be wondering what the hell is Frito pie. Well I am going to tell you.
Frito Pie- is a bowl of Frito corn chips with Texas or New Mexico Red chili with meat poured over them. Top off with Cheddar cheese and onion and you've got Frito Pie!
I think the universe really wants me to make this for dinner because. My mom's office is having a Frito Pie party. My friend Sonya who teaches in Santa Fe was having it for lunch today. And Kirsten and I were both talking about how much we enjoy and miss Frito Pie.
This is an excellent cold day meal! Seeing that it's 80 degrees here today I don't need the Frito Pie to warm me up. It will make me feel cozy and all the same.
I may or may not make it for dinner tonight, but since my mind wont let it drop until I do make it. It will most likely be on the menu this weekend.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
That time of year!
It's that time of a year again folks, where a girls thoughts turn to turkeys, stuffing, sweet potato pie, brining etc... Well at least this girls thoughts anyway. Yes I am aware that it's not even Halloween yet.
However, early October is when I start my menu planning for Thanksgiving. When I lived in New Mexico I never once thought of Thanksgiving, to be honest I didn't even like it. I didn't know what all the fuss was all about.
Back home we all went to my Aunts house for dinner ( lunch) and we were all back home by 3. My grandmother and Aunt did all the cooking and the menu has not changed ever! They are good cooks but twenty plus years of the same thing can get old.
Anyway when I moved to California, I had to start giving some serious thought to what my plans for Thanksgiving would be. The first three I traveled, and one year my mom and her homies came out to visit me.
But last year, last year was the first year I wasn't going out of town nor did I have family to come visit. I realized that I would have to make Thanksgiving dinner, It would be totally up to me what we would have. Did I mention I had never cooked a turkey before in my life! The thought of making Thanksgiving dinner made me excited, nervous and giddy all at the same time.
I would be making dinner for Me, Cory and Jill.
Three people should be easy enough right? The goal was simple, meal for three. Well that idea flew right out the window as I started reading food magazines and the New York Times food section. All of sudden my soul concern was, am I going to brine the turkey? Do cornbread stuffing or make my grandmothers dressing. It went on and on for days and I loved every single minute.
Finally the week of T-day came and I started cooking the Sunday before. I must have been to the grocery store at least a dozen times in those four days leading up to dinner. I would like to add that my good friend Jill did contribute appetizers ( yes of course we had appetizers) and side dishes to the menu. Our menu consisted of the following:
Appetizers
puff pastry pinwheels (Jill)
Kettle chips with blue cheese melted on top (Jill)
Champagne Cocktails with blackberry liquor
Dinner:
Turkey
Cornbread Stuffing
mashed potatoes (Jill)
cranberry sauce (Jill)
Princess yams
spicy green beans and kale
Cranberry Margaritas
Dessert
2 Sweet Potato pies
Lime chocolate cheesecake
Black velvet and coke (Jill)
We started this day at 11 and it went on until 3 am! The three of us had so much fun that day. I have to say it was my favorite Thanksgiving so far.
This year I will again be cooking dinner and the planning has started. I've read that Salting a Turkey is the new Hotness for bird prep this year over brining. I'll have to do more research to learn about this technique. I am so excited for this year after the success of last year. Now I finally get why people love this holiday so much. Great food, friends and relaxing it's awesome! So look for more T-day post from me in the next month and if you have any ideas or recipes I'd love to hear them.
However, early October is when I start my menu planning for Thanksgiving. When I lived in New Mexico I never once thought of Thanksgiving, to be honest I didn't even like it. I didn't know what all the fuss was all about.
Back home we all went to my Aunts house for dinner ( lunch) and we were all back home by 3. My grandmother and Aunt did all the cooking and the menu has not changed ever! They are good cooks but twenty plus years of the same thing can get old.
Anyway when I moved to California, I had to start giving some serious thought to what my plans for Thanksgiving would be. The first three I traveled, and one year my mom and her homies came out to visit me.
But last year, last year was the first year I wasn't going out of town nor did I have family to come visit. I realized that I would have to make Thanksgiving dinner, It would be totally up to me what we would have. Did I mention I had never cooked a turkey before in my life! The thought of making Thanksgiving dinner made me excited, nervous and giddy all at the same time.
I would be making dinner for Me, Cory and Jill.
Three people should be easy enough right? The goal was simple, meal for three. Well that idea flew right out the window as I started reading food magazines and the New York Times food section. All of sudden my soul concern was, am I going to brine the turkey? Do cornbread stuffing or make my grandmothers dressing. It went on and on for days and I loved every single minute.
Finally the week of T-day came and I started cooking the Sunday before. I must have been to the grocery store at least a dozen times in those four days leading up to dinner. I would like to add that my good friend Jill did contribute appetizers ( yes of course we had appetizers) and side dishes to the menu. Our menu consisted of the following:
Appetizers
puff pastry pinwheels (Jill)
Kettle chips with blue cheese melted on top (Jill)
Champagne Cocktails with blackberry liquor
Dinner:
Turkey
Cornbread Stuffing
mashed potatoes (Jill)
cranberry sauce (Jill)
Princess yams
spicy green beans and kale
Cranberry Margaritas
Dessert
2 Sweet Potato pies
Lime chocolate cheesecake
Black velvet and coke (Jill)
We started this day at 11 and it went on until 3 am! The three of us had so much fun that day. I have to say it was my favorite Thanksgiving so far.
This year I will again be cooking dinner and the planning has started. I've read that Salting a Turkey is the new Hotness for bird prep this year over brining. I'll have to do more research to learn about this technique. I am so excited for this year after the success of last year. Now I finally get why people love this holiday so much. Great food, friends and relaxing it's awesome! So look for more T-day post from me in the next month and if you have any ideas or recipes I'd love to hear them.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Wait for it....
Monday night I was watching How I met your mother. I heard the best and funniest way to tell someone how much you enjoy a particular food item.
This episode was all about finding the best burger in NYC. In one scene the friends each took a bite of their burger and began to go on and on about this burger is so good blank. They finally came to Barney (my favorite character) and he said:
"This burger is so good; It makes me want to sew my ass shut!" I could not stop laughing all night. It also lead me to ask what I have eaten that was soooo good it made me want to sew my ass shut. What springs to mind at this moment is a hot Hash House biscuit with fresh berry preserves! Now I want to know what did you eat that was that good?
This episode was all about finding the best burger in NYC. In one scene the friends each took a bite of their burger and began to go on and on about this burger is so good blank. They finally came to Barney (my favorite character) and he said:
"This burger is so good; It makes me want to sew my ass shut!" I could not stop laughing all night. It also lead me to ask what I have eaten that was soooo good it made me want to sew my ass shut. What springs to mind at this moment is a hot Hash House biscuit with fresh berry preserves! Now I want to know what did you eat that was that good?
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