chili cheese nightmare
i had some friends over not to long ago-- old fogey style-- i cooked, we drank an altogether-too-respectable amount of beer (read- only a few-a-piece as opposed to a few 6-packs a-piece), and (and this is really the 'thing de resistance') we played a board game. i am 10 years old again. except for the beer part. everyone was yawning by 11:00pm and i myself was in my jammies by 11:30.
maybe it was the food. a few scores and a major flop.
score> pimento cheese-- no, not that pimento cheese. a fakey substitute that apparently worked wonders and was way fast besides. a jar of ultra processed 'cheddar cheese product', and a jar of similar 'cheese product' only pimento flavored (and i truly mean flavored. no pesky bits of anything that might be vegetable matter. this was high quality fakery all the way), and a few tablespoons of diced cherry peppers in olive oil to class things up. the bowl could not have been licked cleaner... great with sesame crackers or celery... i still prefer the version that has actual cheese in it, but i'm just stuck-up that way.
score> gaucamole-- just avocados and cilantro. two great tastes that taste together
score> hummus-- i can't take credit for this one. my adorable german neighbor brought it over and holy lord i wanted to swim in it. i may have had impure thoughts about this hummus-- that's how good it was.
flop> chili/cheese/tamale dip (in the crock pot)-- alright. i had high hopes for this. i was using my dad's basic blueprint-- beef tamales from a can, canned chili (beef, right?), a block of velveeta, and a can of rotel. i was planning to get all snooty with it and use refried black beans, spinach tamales, chipotle peppers, and some kind of fancy cheese.... what happened? poor planning on my part. i was at the grocery store in my scrubbies, with a load of laundry wrinkling in the car, and party guests mere hours from my door. i couldn't handle even the idea of whole foods or central market. i did the best i could with what kroger had to offer. it ended up pretty square with dad's original blueprint. this is the reaction the boy gave me. 'it's ok. usually your food is SO GOOD that regular food is just... like... meh'. no one touched it.
on deck- this awesome looking scallops w pureed peas i found here. i'm all swoony just thinking about it
maybe it was the food. a few scores and a major flop.
score> pimento cheese-- no, not that pimento cheese. a fakey substitute that apparently worked wonders and was way fast besides. a jar of ultra processed 'cheddar cheese product', and a jar of similar 'cheese product' only pimento flavored (and i truly mean flavored. no pesky bits of anything that might be vegetable matter. this was high quality fakery all the way), and a few tablespoons of diced cherry peppers in olive oil to class things up. the bowl could not have been licked cleaner... great with sesame crackers or celery... i still prefer the version that has actual cheese in it, but i'm just stuck-up that way.
score> gaucamole-- just avocados and cilantro. two great tastes that taste together
score> hummus-- i can't take credit for this one. my adorable german neighbor brought it over and holy lord i wanted to swim in it. i may have had impure thoughts about this hummus-- that's how good it was.
flop> chili/cheese/tamale dip (in the crock pot)-- alright. i had high hopes for this. i was using my dad's basic blueprint-- beef tamales from a can, canned chili (beef, right?), a block of velveeta, and a can of rotel. i was planning to get all snooty with it and use refried black beans, spinach tamales, chipotle peppers, and some kind of fancy cheese.... what happened? poor planning on my part. i was at the grocery store in my scrubbies, with a load of laundry wrinkling in the car, and party guests mere hours from my door. i couldn't handle even the idea of whole foods or central market. i did the best i could with what kroger had to offer. it ended up pretty square with dad's original blueprint. this is the reaction the boy gave me. 'it's ok. usually your food is SO GOOD that regular food is just... like... meh'. no one touched it.
on deck- this awesome looking scallops w pureed peas i found here. i'm all swoony just thinking about it
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