“I am not a glutton – I am an explorer of food” ~ Erma Bombeck Another Mexican treat that most of us gringos know nothing about – chilaquiles (chee-la-KEE-lays).  Very basic breakfast or lunch food – fried corn tortillas cut into smaller pieces, add freshly made salsa (green or red) and queso fresco, and you have…

If it’s flipping hamburgers at McDonald’s, be the best hamburger flipper in the world. Whatever it is you do you have to master your craft. ~ Snoop Dogg  This is the view from my car in the McDonald’s drive-thru in Westley, CA.  I thought it was neato.

“The beef industry has contributed to more American deaths than all the wars of this century, all natural disasters, and all automobile accidents combined.” ~ Neal Barnard, M.D. We had a men’s outing this weekend where we fired shotguns and grilled tri-tip.  Here’s the meat on fire, with dripping fat and flames.  

“When you’re in my house you shall do as I do and believe who I believe in. So Bart butter your bacon.” ~ Homer Simpson I have an hour long commute, so I am constantly stopping for gas and snacks to tide me over.  I saw these today and laughed out loud in the QuikStop….

“And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.” ~ Abraham Lincoln  The birthday cake, a cool train made with cookies, graham crackers, icing, and cupcakes, is now decimated. My boy looks sad here, but he's just squinting and trying to smile on queue.  A perfect weekend!   …

La mejor salsa del mundo es el hambre. (Hunger is the best sauce in the world.) ~ Cervantes, Miguel de. Don Quixote My mother-in-law lives with us, and she cooks some amazing foods.  Her salsas are fantastic.  This one was special, made for my boy's 4th birthday (for the adults ;).  She roasted some chilies I hadn't…

“Some people wanted champagne and caviar when they should have had beer and hot dogs” ~  Dwight David Eisenhower To add to our fun weekend while Mama was gone, I purchased some little smokies and two rolls of Pillsbury Crescent Roll dough.  Using the pizza cutter, I cut each triangle of dough into three smaller…

“Salsa has now passed ketchup as America’s favorite condiment. Isn’t that amazing? You know it’s bad when even our vegetables are starting to lose their jobs to Mexico.” ~ Jay Leno This is a common sight at our table – two types of freshly made salsa (one hot, one not), corn tortillas, sour cream, refried…

I love the culture of grilling. It creates an atmosphere that is festive but casual. ~Bobby Flay Chicken drummets seasoned with lemon juice and Pappy’s, as well as some gourmet hot links (all beef).  My contribution to this weekend’s Easter celebrations.  The smaller pic is right after I got them on the grill. 

Strange how a teapot can represent at the same time the comforts of solitude and the pleasures of company.  ~Author Unknown My mother in law (far right) and two of her sisters were in town this weekend for Easter, and man, I have not eaten so much good Mexican food day after day.   Over the…

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“Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s party!’” ~ Robin Williams Out in the country, you can see these guys about every 5 miles.  They usually sell locally grown fruit at a small discount.  They also prepackage some yummy fresh fruit with lemon juice and hot sauce, good on a hot day – you can see…