Married Leos

Well on Thursday the Queen and the Big One went out to the store and picked up the pictures they had taken on New Years Eve.  If you all remember I was REALLY DRUNK and there were some pictures taken of me in my drunken state.  I knew they were taking them, because I remember ONE, but there was nothing I could do about it.

Well the Queen showed me the pictures last night, againt my will I might add, I really didn’t need to see what I didn’t remember I did.  On the whole they were not THAT bad.  I would love to share them with you ( NOT!! ) but since the Queen has no desire to move into the 21st century and get a digital camera, all we have are the old fashion photos.  So until maybe next year, you will have to wait to see me in all my drunken glory.

WHEW!!!!!

At the request of some of our dedicated readers, I am posting the recipe to my Salsa Verde. Hopefully I didn’t forget anything and yours will turn out as good as I think mine did. Let me know if you have any questions.

• 12-14 - Medium Tomatillos
• 1/2 cup - Onion ( diced )
• 1 - Poblano Pepper
• 1 clove - Garlic
• 1 - Jalapeno
• 1 1/2 cups - Water
• 1 Tbsp - Salt
• 3 - Avacado
• 1/2 cup - Cilantro ( chopped )
• 2 - Limes (smaller sized, juiced )

1. Remove husk and stems from Tomatillos
2. In a 12″ saute pan place Water, Tomatillos, Poblano Pepper, Jalepeno and Garlic.
3. Bring to boil then cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes until Tomatillos are soft, turning now and then
4. Dice 1/2 cup Onion add to blender
5. Place 1/4 of 1 Avacado in blender
6. Remove Poblano Pepper from pan and cut bottom 1/2 off and place in blender
7. Remove the Jalapeno from pan, destem and place in blender
8. Blend the Tomatillos, Onion, Poblano Pepper, Garlic, Jalapenos, Avacado and Water till smooth
9. Chop Cilantro into smaller pieces about 1/2 cup
10 Dice remaining Avacados into small pieces approx 1/4″ cubes
11. Pour contents of blender into bowl
12. Add Cilantro, Avacado and Avacado pits to bowl ( pits will keep avacado from turning black )
13. Add juice of 2 Limes to bowl
14. Add Salt ( to taste )
15. Mix with a spoon
16. Let cool a bit, cover and place in refrigerator till cold

For More heat: ( my suggestions )
- Add an additional Jalepeno to the pan in Step 2 ( I did this )
- Add 1 very finely chopped Jalepeno to the bowl after all ingredients were added and mix together ( I did this )
- If you want it even hotter add more chopped Jalepeno to taste

Depending on how thick you want the salsa you can add or subtract the amount of water you place in blender.

If you make it let me know how it turns out.

In my attempt to become a world class Mexican Chef ( in my own mind ) I think I have taken the first step and perfected my Salsa Verde. Its a combination recipe I have from a Mexican cookbook I got from the Queen for Christmas and the recipe I got from our Mexican neighbor. I did a little tweaking of each one and added a little of my own stuff.   I just cannot stop eating this stuff.  For those of you fortunate enough to live close by I am sure I will be making this for all our parties.

Next up an Arrachera marinade, aka carne asada or skirt steak. I have a few different ideas, can’t wait till I get to put my grille on the deck and start cooking.

I hear about this on the radio this morning coming to work. This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. Do they really think this will make things better? In my opinion the only people who should be able to drink when they are 18 are our Military Men and Women. If they can die for our country then they should be able to drink anytime they are in uniform.

Convinced that existing laws aren’t working, state Sen. Hinda Miller has taken a first step toward rolling back the legal age by introducing a bill that would establish a task force to weigh the pros and cons and make a recommendation to the Legislature later this year.

You can read the entire article here

This sure makes perfect sense, NOT!  Hey lets raise the driving age to 18 to decrease the number of teen traffic accidents and lower the drinking age to 18. Now our kids will be able to drink and drive at the same time.

Our first breakfast together came on day we were stranded in the Queens house for 2 days in 1998, as described by my previous post. To fully appreciate this you need to remember that I am Polish/Italian and the Queen is Mexican.

She asked me if I wanted chorizo and eggs, of course I asked “what’s that?”. She said its Mexican sausage. Well my mother used to make italian sauage and scrambled eggs before and I enjoyed it, so why not.

When I have had sausage and eggs in the past it was made by frying up pieces of italian sausage and then putting them into scrambled eggs. So basically it was chunks of sausage in scrambled eggs.

Now for the culture shock. The Queen brings me my breakfast and it looks nothing like what I expected. And where’s my fork?

What I had on my plate looked like some mashed up sausage with barely any type of egg showing and a couple tortillas. I probably looked like a deer in the headlights staring at my plate trying to figure out how I was going to eat this. So I did what every confused white boy would do, I asked for a fork. Of course the Queen laughed at me and said that’s what the tortillas are for and like a little kid she had show me how to eat it ( hangs head in shame ). After the lesson in eating, I did enjoy it. It was spicier than I thought it would be, which is alright since I like spicy food.

10 years later I am a semi-pro at eating with a tortilla and we have chorizo almost every weekend for for breakfast.  Now we normally have it with beans instead of the eggs, unless the kids are eating then sometimes the Queen will either make it with beans for us and eggs for the kids.