Where did my serranos go? yesterday afternoon..

Current mood: oddly amused at myself...

I love peppers. It's true. Jalepeno, serrano, poblano, even habenero... in the right dosages/combos. I just made myself an omelet. I love colours so you know it has green onions, black olives, red peppers and ... an orange habenero ... simply because all of my serranos diappeared...and sharp cheddar cheese... lol... I think my brother was here recently. Wow!! This omelet is spicy! ok... not my first choice of pepper for my eggs.. but it works... I can breathe like never before... this is even hotter than my Mooses' chili... wow! lol...

This is be kind to myself day... lol.. the sun is shining, my critters are well and sassy. I feel oddly unburdened.... all the ranting and bitchin out of the way for the week...the month. I can see why they say confession is good for the soul...lol...
Am I going to make any friends here? I'm not sure. Fortunately, despite my flaws, I like myself. I enjoy my own company... perhaps too much...lol.... communication plays a big part of my job ... which can be lots of fun ( although it hasn't lately and.. despite winning the city employee award of the month? for ? going out of my way??? lol ( who said it was out of my way! ??) and the money... I'm wondering why I'm still there..). I enjoy coming home to solitude. I guess if I had lived with my last explaymate my lifestyle would have been different... It's not that I would not have embraced the changes but he wasn't ready.

Why do we keep trying? Is that facet a part of our evolution? Do we truly need to have another in our lives? Or are we conditioned to believe so? I've gone years solo. By choice. I've enjoyed being alone and being with another. .it is all good. I simply wonder if we ever get the "dance" right?

Despite the bumps.. life is the best game around. Living...being.. embracing.... with love, light and laughter.

Enjoy!
ps..my g/f just came over in tears.. man troubles ( actually his ex is the problem.. and the b/f's inability to play hardball... I offered her a patch but she wants to keep him... lol.. so I gave her a hug and listened. Now we are heading to town to buy a candle???? lol)

Picadillo Tacos

Picadillo Tacos

1/2 Cup Raisins
1/4 Cup Tequila
2 Tbl Sugar
1/2 Lb Bulk pork sausage
1 Tsp cinnamon, Ground
1/2 Lb beef, Ground
1/4 Tsp cumin, Ground
1 Medium Onion, chopped
1 Dash cloves, Ground
3 Cloves garlic, minced
12 7' flour tortillas
1 Can (14 1/2 oz) whole tomatoes
1/3 Cup Pecans, finely chopped
-cut up, UNDRAINED
Shredded lettuce, optional
1 Can (4 oz) green chili, Diced
In a small saucepan, combine raisins and tequila. Bring to boiling; remove from heat. Let stand for 5 minutes. For filling: In a large skillet cook sausage, beef, onion, and garlic over medium heat till meat is brown. Drain off fat. Stir in undrained raisins, undrained tomatoes, green chili peppers, sugar, cinnamon, cumin and cloves. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered for about 30 minutes or until most of the liquid is evaporated. Meanwhile, wrap tortillas in foil. Heat in a 350 oven for 10 minutes or until warm. Stir pecans into meat misture. To serve, top warm tortillas with lettuce, then filling. Fold or roll up. Makes 6 main dish servings.

I like more raisins.. tequila....jalepenos...lol... not that I eat this... anymore..but it tastes great!

Tuesday's twofer... Chili - before and after

The Moose's chili


5-7 lbs of ground hamburger/elk/venison/turkey (whatever ground best you like)
3-4 tbls of garlic chopped
1 medium to large onion diced

Brown the above in large skillet.

3 cans dark kidney beans (drain)
3 cans light kidney beans (drain)
3-4 cans black beans (drain)
4 cans whole kernal sweet corn (drain)
2-3 large cans of diced tomatos (either plain or pick your favorite flavor, I like the basil garlic ones) (Don't drain)
One carton fresh mushrooms
One large can tomato sauce
3 cans chopped green chiles (don't drain)
1/2 bottle of chili powder (to taste)
4 packages of chili seasoning (McCormick, Hyvee brand, whatever)
2 tbls Italian seasoning
2-3 bay leaves
3 cans of Diet Coke with Lime
1/2 to 3/4 bag of dark brown sugar
1 tbls dry mustard

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Mine...went like this...lol...

Take a cup or so of each of the dry beans ~ red, kidney and black. Rinse well.
Throw in the crockpot with water, bit of salt, 3 cloves of garlic, a medium onion. Cook... add 3 - 4 of those big red dried peppers , 2 jalepenos... 3 banana peppers... a red bell pepper, can of sweet corn - drained, large can of diced tomatoes undrained, a can of diet coke... squeeze in a lime ...3Tbles Italian seasoning.. chili powder, 2 tbles of hot mustard, 3 Tbles of Southwestern mustard...handful of brown sugar.....cook ..simmer...think that was it...lol... needed a couple more jalepenos.. or maybe serranos ...

I do have another chili recipe that was a bit like this that I liked as well... somewhere in my hand written notes... sometimes I like to use 6 pepper seasoning...

Return often...

"Return often and take me, beloved sensation, return and take me ~ when memory of the body awakens, and old desire again runs through the blood; when the lips and skin remember, and the hands feel as if they touch again." ~ C.P. Cavafy (1863 - 1933)