"Get a wet nap, people!"

I can NOT wait for this. It's Dangle, Junior, Clemmy, Jones-y and the gang. February 23rd!

Pigs rule

Two new rules following the Mexican Fiesta cooking club at my house:
1) Tequila is a killjoy. No mas!
2) Every cooking club meal now must end with donuts!

Menu:
Pomegranate margaritas
Guacamole, queso fundido, tomatillo salsa, and pico de gallo with tortilla chips
Carnitas and/or chicken tacos
Churros with Mexican hot chocolate

This picture doesn't quite do them justice (my food styling could be improved - yes, that's a kilo of cinnamon sugar on top) but the churros were delicious.


And roasting pork shoulder might be what sends some people over the carnivoric edge into vegetarianism. Not me though. I gagged a little when the bloody water spilled out of the plastic wrapping but I persevered. Seven hours in the crockpot, shred shred shred and a (slightly too long of a) crisping in the oven, this is what you get:


Again, this may send some squealing for leafy greens and legumes but I rather liked it.

I Will Survive

I suck at this. It feels like homework. The pressure to say something brilliant or amusing or profound gnaws at me. I really don't have the stick-to-it-ive-ness required. And X number of blogs go belly up, right? Somebody's gotta be on the low end of the curve.

BUT I won't quit until I *get* and post the most bizarre thing I've seen in a while. It went on hiatus during the Christmas season but it's back now. Some day, hopefully soon, you will see the awe-inspiring genius of which I speak.