We hosted the football party last night. Russ and Bonnie both made their own separate pots of vegetarian chili. I was so confused. Why two chilis and why both vegetarian? Some of the chili went into a Frito Pie. Russ also made his nacho pizzas that he’s been eating every day for the past two weeks. Bonnie made a Buffalo Chicken Dip, a recipe that came through her sister via her friend via a cookie swap (link to recipe). I liked it. Like eating a bowl of sloppy cheesy dippy buffalo chicken bits.
Brett brought delicious Pupusas from Bahia down the street. Matt made Roasted Garlic Cauliflower -tasty and good for you. For you Food Network fans, Rachel (the winner of Worst Cooks in America) was here. Unfortunately, she didn’t make any food. Or maybe fortunately? I’m still trying to figure out if you win because you’re the #1 worst or best of the worst, which would put you closer to somewhere in the middle. Anyway, she brought chips and beer which is always good.
I was going to make three boxes of Zatarain’s, but there was way too much food already. I guess the Saints didn’t need my luck anyway. I declared that there was only one rule at the party –”Everyone has to shut the fuck up when Tebow’s on.” Then they told me they already showed the commercial and I was the one who was babbling through it.
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Bonnie made her sister’s delicious and fattening Spinach Artichoke Dip for the NFC Championship. That game sure was stressful. Not because of the football, but because a bunch of non-sports fans came over to watch and all they did was talk about relationships, boys and girls while I was trying to get into the game. The kicker was when they proceeded to call Favre a faker when he got hurt. How dare they question Favre’s integrity. This man wears Wranglers. I was about to take the dip and go to my room.
I suppose I wouldn’t have known the dip was fattening if Bonnie didn’t tell me what she put in there. The recipe after the jump. (more…)
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Rusty’s fried shrimp were a hit at yesterday’s playoff party. Devein the shrimps, toss it in a mix of flour, old bay, cayenne, adobo seasoning and beer to get the mix caked on. Then flour again sans beer for extra crunch. Fry in vegetable oil until golden brown. Salt. Eat. Repeat.
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Susy made these delicious homemade chocolate dipped marshmallows for Anthony’s birthday stache bash. I didn’t even know you could make marshmallows at home. Now I know. Much better texture, springy-ness and elastic stickiness than the supermarket kind. Here’s a recipe from Alton Brown.
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Took a trip to Jersey to work on some music with Rik & Nancy. I almost thought about stopping by Medieval Times to food blog, but I’m glad I was fed by my gracious hosts instead.
Nancy made Shabu Shabu, which was great and now I want to get a hot pot. It reminded me of my first Christmas in New York. My co-worker, Crystal, invited me and a few other co-workers for Shabu-Shabu. Everyone kept using their chopsticks to pick out of the hot pot, but I noticed Crystal kept trying to give me other utensils to pick food out. I was drunk and insisted on using my chopsticks. The next day I realize why she did that. I had a big cold sore on my lip. I kept praying no one would get my sore. When we got back to work after the holidays, I saw Takashi with his own herpe. Uh-oh.
Rik was working on his Deep Dish Pizza recipe for dinner. He was really excited. Sausage, onions, fresh mozzarella and basil. He regrettably used too much pizza dough in the casserole dish. It was super thick and doughy, but I thought it was pretty good in a pizza version of chicken & dumplings kinda way. I think it could be a new dish.
Rik & Nancy kept feeding me food and small bottles of plum wine all day. It was like visiting my parents. It was awesome. Medieval Times, till next time.
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While I get my head back together, here’s an open face ham sandwich with wasabi mayonnaise I made. Starting the decade off right.
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