Checking out some of the Blogs I read on a regular basis I came across Evil Chef Mom and her spin on sopas. Basically sopas are a soft corn masa type bread. What makes them glorious is the stuff you put on the sopa.
Spousal Unit is from Southern California and grew up on Mexican food. I am from Jersey (Did I ever mention that I'm from Jersey??) and did not know what a taco was until I was 18 years old. That was many, many years ago, back in the Ice Ages. Anyway, growing up in a very small Jersey town we knew nothing of Mexican food.
After meeting Spousal Unit I became familiar with Mexican and came to love it myself. I have a talent that I can eat something while out and about and then go home and recreate the recipe.
I do not have this talent for anything baked. We live in an area that I have not been able to find a local source for acceptable sopas and hence the sopa recipe request.
Evil Chef Mom was kind enough to provide a recipe for me to make a special 29 year anniversary dinner for the Spousal Unit later in the month. He is leaving this Saturday for a couple of weeks to check out the new job and to find us a house to move into.
I am going to practice on #2 son while he is gone to perfect my technique. #2 son eats anything and everything so I know that when the anniversary rolls around the dinner will be perfect.
#2 son may not be happy with my beginning tries but Spousal Unit won't know the difference.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Truth or Lie
Three Truths, Four Lies
I've saw this on another blog, so I thought I'd play along, too.
Here you go - see if you can figure it out. I'll reveal the answers next week.
1. I am a huge Science Fiction fan.
2. I eat liver in any way shape or form.
3. I fell into the pew day I got married.
4. I was a cheerleader.
5. I adore the Survivor shows even though I know they are staged.
6. I lived in Brazil for nine years.
7. I love to ride rollercoasters and plan vacations around them.
I'll post the answers in a few days.
I've saw this on another blog, so I thought I'd play along, too.
Here you go - see if you can figure it out. I'll reveal the answers next week.
1. I am a huge Science Fiction fan.
2. I eat liver in any way shape or form.
3. I fell into the pew day I got married.
4. I was a cheerleader.
5. I adore the Survivor shows even though I know they are staged.
6. I lived in Brazil for nine years.
7. I love to ride rollercoasters and plan vacations around them.
I'll post the answers in a few days.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
She Who Waits - Corey Heuvel
I've decided that today is "She who" day. It is snowy outside. We were sent home early from work and I have just started cruisin' the net looking for inspiration for today's Blog. I figure today is as good as any day for a "She who" day. Why not, its my Blog. Maybe I will do more "She who" days. Maybe the YUCKY weather will go away. I can always dream.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Mother Nature Part II
I lied. Not intentionally, but I lied.
Yesterday was not 67 degrees. It was 78 degrees. One degree short of a new record.
Yesterday was not 67 degrees. It was 78 degrees. One degree short of a new record.
What I did not lie about was the temperature plunge. I was scraping ice off the windshield tonight before I could drive home.
Mother Nature... right now you really, really, really, S*&#.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Mother Nature Quit Teasing Me
Woke up late this morning. 7:30 which is late for me.
I got out of bed and Spousal Unit got back in. He is starting to get the creeping CRUD, the illness that I am just now shaking . It is a nasty, draining... what symptom am I gonna' get next??? sickness.
He slept for a few hours and got back up. He was hungry and suggested IHOP. Normally we cook breakfast together on weekends and I almost said no.
Today I thought better of it and said yes. I finished getting cleaned up and off we went.
The weather is glorious. 67 degrees. I wore just a light hoodie and Spousal Unit wore a tee shirt.
Breakfast was uneventful and the food was hot for once.
On the way home I mentioned we needed to go to the grocery store to get more Gypsy Cold Care tea. Spousal Unit tried it this weekend and is starting to appreciate my belief in it. We found the tea and another "Flavor" Throat Coat. We decided to try it, so we got that box too.
All in all it has been a nice day. Worked outside a bit cleaning up in the gardens and Spousal Unit worked in the North pasture cutting up some fallen trees.
I just checked the weather channel. Tomorrow we are supposed to have a 40 degree temperature drop with snow.
Mother Nature sometimes you S*&#.
I got out of bed and Spousal Unit got back in. He is starting to get the creeping CRUD, the illness that I am just now shaking . It is a nasty, draining... what symptom am I gonna' get next??? sickness.
He slept for a few hours and got back up. He was hungry and suggested IHOP. Normally we cook breakfast together on weekends and I almost said no.
Today I thought better of it and said yes. I finished getting cleaned up and off we went.
The weather is glorious. 67 degrees. I wore just a light hoodie and Spousal Unit wore a tee shirt.
Breakfast was uneventful and the food was hot for once.
On the way home I mentioned we needed to go to the grocery store to get more Gypsy Cold Care tea. Spousal Unit tried it this weekend and is starting to appreciate my belief in it. We found the tea and another "Flavor" Throat Coat. We decided to try it, so we got that box too.
All in all it has been a nice day. Worked outside a bit cleaning up in the gardens and Spousal Unit worked in the North pasture cutting up some fallen trees.
I just checked the weather channel. Tomorrow we are supposed to have a 40 degree temperature drop with snow.
Mother Nature sometimes you S*&#.
Things You Have to See to Believe: Can Man
This what I may have to resort to wearing if I let my girlfriend go through my closet again.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
WOO HOO - GIRLS NIGHT IN
My girlfriend emailed me today and asked to spend the night this Saturday.
She is in the "Guard" and is on active duty this weekend. She lives in a different country - 45 miles away from the base and in a different county).
Guard duty starts very early in the morning and she is not a morning person.
So, after getting off duty Saturday she would like to come here for a home cooked meal. She's like that.
She is also is looking forward to clean sheets, no children for a night, a ten minute drive the next morning, and yada, yada.
She loves me.
The real kicker is she wants to go throught my closets and steal all my clothes. They don't fit me anymore but they, at this moment, are my clothes. She is going to steal all my clothes.
That's what friends do.
We are also probably going to have a liquid libation or two while having the fashion show.
What happens in O'Fallon, stays in O'Fallon. Except the clothes of course.
She is in the "Guard" and is on active duty this weekend. She lives in a different country - 45 miles away from the base and in a different county).
Guard duty starts very early in the morning and she is not a morning person.
So, after getting off duty Saturday she would like to come here for a home cooked meal. She's like that.
She is also is looking forward to clean sheets, no children for a night, a ten minute drive the next morning, and yada, yada.
She loves me.
The real kicker is she wants to go throught my closets and steal all my clothes. They don't fit me anymore but they, at this moment, are my clothes. She is going to steal all my clothes.
That's what friends do.
We are also probably going to have a liquid libation or two while having the fashion show.
What happens in O'Fallon, stays in O'Fallon. Except the clothes of course.
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