Turkey? What Turkey?

Yes, so in a moment of good naturedness and into about my sixth glass of a fabulous vintage cabernet, I offered to be this year's host of Thanksgiving. Mm-hmm. Good job. First of all, I am the baby of the family and thought my only requirement for the holidays was to show up everywhere already a little fizzy and then leave early with friends to do more partying. Ok...well, I have grown up.....a little. So far in preparation for what is certainly an epic exercise in organization and preparedness, I have a set of 8 napkins. That my sister bought. Who lives 2 hours away. I'll keep you posted.

Not Safe For PETA

Hunting season is upon us for those of you who don't know. Somehow, some venison wound up in my icebox yesterday morning. I think the venison fairy visited us because certainly no one in this household would wash their hair with Scent Killer, sport camo and venture into the woods to kill a few unsuspecting deer. So to honor the buck that has given my family food for the month, I marinated some loin medallions in burgundy wine, fresh garlic, fresh ground pepper, bay leaves and fresh rosemary. Mmmm. So that is what we are having for dinner along with some creamy, cheesy, melty, buttery potatoes. For all of you potato rights activists, don't worry, they didn't feel a thing.

Look out Joe Mack!!

This one is for you Joe. Spoke to Marge and this is what she gave me:

Mrs. Brita's Pizza Gravy
Can of whole plum tomatoes
Put in blender or processor to chop[
Put it in pot
Add a little bit of oil
Add raw chopped garlic
Oregano

In that order! Make sure you rub the oregano in your fingertips to release the oils and extract the most flavor if you are using dried.

P.S. She wanted to know if you were making your own pizza dough. I said you absolutely did! Got a little nervous and I never said anything about the previous concoction you were using. You would be disowned from the family!

Try The Penne

For the two people who actually read this blog, and you know who you are, I'm sorry I haven't posted since October 15th. But I haven't eaten since October 15th so I didn't have anything to write about. But today that changed. I started out with a big bag of wasabi peas and a coke.
And then, the big bowl of Halloween candy started talking to me about how lonely it was and noone came to see him and yada, yada, yada. So, what could I do? Well, 12 Reese's Sticks later I was so sick of peanut butter, I had to have a piece of brownie and a cold glass of milk just to get the taste out of my mouth. Around my 22'nd cup of coffee, my girlfriend finally showed up so we could go shopping, but not before I ate a big bowl of penne rigate with butter, cheese, black pepper, squish of lemon, salt and fresh ground pepper....and a glass of pinot. We had to hit the art supply store, the shoe store, that one other store and then the mother of all stores.....(angels singing)..the FOOD STORE!!!!! Yes, I am excited about the new market. THEY HAVE FRESH COCONUTS AND LEMONGRASS!!!! (I live in south, south, way south Jersey). At any rate I picked up some green curry paste, some Vietnamese chili sauce and a fresh freakin' coconut! What I will do with it, I have no idea. But you can bet that first I will roll it across the floor pretending it is some kind of weird furry animal going "Wha'sat!? Wha'sat Hunter?...Git it! " I think I get on that dog's nerves sometimes. Anyway, I was beat up by the time I got home and so dinner was some fresh ground beef simmered with taco seasoning, a jar of Tostitos Conqueso Cheese sauce, jalapenos and a bag of Tostito Lime chips. Yes, I had another glass of wine, but I can assure you, I had no candy.