We got a quesadilla maker as a wedding gift. We made some earlier in the year but this was the first time we got the ingredients to make good ones. How do they look?
This was the first time I tried rice from a can. It was horrible and will never be doing that again. Next time I’ll take the time consuming route when making the rice.
Heather and I made our first Turkey today for Thanksgiving. We got a 7 pound Honeysuckle brand that didn’t have all the extra stuff inside of it. We rubbed olive oil with a touch of garlic, thyme, salt and pepper all over the turkey before putting it in the oven. We then cooked it at 500 for 15 minutes, then we put the temperature at 325. We glazed 3 times at about every 45 minutes. The turkey took about 3 hours to cook.
I did some shopping for Thanksgiving last Thursday and came across a display of a new Winter Chex Mix that contains a variety of coco flavored snacks mixed together. All I can say is WOW!!! This has to be the most delicious snack I’ve ever randomly tried. And I try a lot of these new snacks that float on the ends of the isles.
Looking at a random portion from the bag, there are about a dozen tiny marshmallows blended with 10-15 coco flavored corn/wheat chex, pretzels, vanilla bread stick and, my favorite, yogurt covered chex.
This stuff is awesome. I am going back to the store and picking up a half dozen more of these Holiday Chex Mix bags. Anyone visiting over for the holidays is in for a surprise this year!
So I am now working at home and it has its advantages and disadvantages. The biggest advantage so far is the food. Check out some of the things I’ve made for lunch.
Club Sandwich, two layers of ham and turkey with lettuce, tomato and mayo.
Hot Pepper Cheese Burger, yea it’s hot!
Cheese Coneys, It’s Skyline time, not quite as good as actual Skyline though!
Yea, Ty wants some.
So I saw the Dr yesterday, and I have high cholesterol. Of course I knew that already but I also found out that I can eat Avocados and guacamole! My last doctor gave me an information sheet for my diet which put Avocados at the top of the list of things to avoid eating because they are high in fat.
I was aware that doctors have now classified two types of cholesterol; a good one and a bad one.  Even though Avocados are high in fat, it’s the good fat! Read more here: http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/0656.html
The looser in this post is sour cream. I love sour cream, especially when I eat Mexican. I also love Guacamole. Typically I use either or both to add some flavor and moisture to an otherwise bland burrito or fajita. The past few years I have avoided guacamole and used sour cream, sort of a less of two evils decision. Now I know better, the sour cream is out and the Guacamole is in! Yea baby!!!
I bought a T-bone steak this evening from the local Wal-mart Superstore. I have been hesitant to buy meat from Walmart but since the steak was almost a pound and less than $8 I figure it is worth a try.
IT’S CRAP!!!
I can’t drench enough Worcestershire sauce on it. There is this awful aftertaste with a lot of salt. I wonder if they drench their meats in some sort of tenderizer with preservatives. What ever they do, it tastes nasty.
I have had better steaks frozen from Aldi’s!
Recommendation: Never ever buy meat from Wal-mart.
I believe they don’t have a true meat department because they did not want their meat department employees to unionize. That is up to debate, but it certainly ruins what could be a pretty good one stop store.
I always loose my chip clips! I was at the store yesterday to buy some more and they wanted $2 for each one! Forget that!
So the other night I got the idea to use a binder clip. And guess what? They work great! Not only that, you can buy a ton of them for the price of one chip clip!
My Fiancee and I tried Don Pablo’s for the second time this year. After two attempts I have come to the conclusion that Mexican Restaurants should not be made into large cookie cutter corporations. The best way to describe the food at Don Pablo’s: editable with only the look of Mexican. Their hamburger expanded menu may be the biggest sign of their failing Mexican menu.
I am not an authority on Restaurants, particularly Mexican, but I have had the pleasure to frequent a few authentic Mexican restaurants and I have concluded that the best Mexican food you will find will be at the most back of the woods home ran Mexican restaurant.
My Plugs
So long Don Pablo’s. I hope you find your niche, but it isn’t Mexican food that is for sure!
