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Nasty Ass Sandwich

Nasty Ass Sandwich, originally uploaded by willdao.

i was on my way to perform with KT last friday and decided to stop into a cafe to pick up dinner. i saw that they had a cheap sandwich deal advertised and so soon-to-be-unemployed me decided to go in and try it out.

of course, once i was inside, i couldn’t find any info on the advertised deal, but it didn’t matter because i was drawn instead to the “chicken panini.”

what i got – for $7 i have to say – was the piece of crap sandwich that you see pictured. it was literally little chunks of what must have been microwaved freeze-dried chicken topped with two slices of american cheese. THEN they added MORE salt on top of it as if though the chicken and cheese combo were not salty enough. if only i could remember the name of the cafe, i’d warn everyone never to go there for anything!!!

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run and tell THAT

ok.  this is actually a pretty horrifying situation to have someone climb into your second floor apartment window and sneek into bed with you while you’re with your kid.  but i have not laughed so hard in so long until i saw these two videos back to back.

first, the news report, which in and of itself is pretty hilarious:

and then this video got me rotfluipimpaltp (or rolling on the floor laughing until i peed in my pants and lost ten pounds):

i really admire the brother in the video who totally has his sister’s back.  so earnest.  so fabulous.  so awesome.

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tomorrow’s a big day

there’s a calm before the storm they say
so i look up at the blue expanse

the city skyline creates a jagged jawline
the clouds form freckles
(from too much moon?)
the wind hushes my footsteps
the sun escapes between the cracks of branches
dripping onto my face and just as quickly evaporating
as soon as i wipe my forehead with my hankie

tomorrow!  tomorrow who knows?

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picadillo santiaguero

cuban-style beef, 7/25/10

mgs made this cuban-style ground beef for us last night.  the pic is from the recipe book (because i forgot i have a blog now to document our culinary experiments and didn’t take a picture).   we ate it with rice last night and i made sandwiches with the leftovers tonight.

serves 4 / cooking time: 45 minutes

ingredients
1 1/2 lbs top choice ground beef
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 cup olive oil
2 garlic cloves, chopped fine
1 medium white onion, chopped fine
1 small green bell pepper, chopped fine
1/2 cup dry white wine
1 cup tomato sauce
1 medium baking potato, peeled and cut into small cubes
8 green olives, pitted and sliced
1/4 cup raisins
salt and fresh ground pepper, to season

1. thoroughly combine the beef, oregano and cumin in a mixing bowl.

2. heat the olive oil in a skillet and cook the garlic, onion and bell pepper until soft.  add the meat, wine and tomato sauce.  cover and cook over a medium to low heat for about 15 minutes.

3. add the potato, cover and cook for a further 15 minutes.  add the olives and raisins and cook, uncovered, for a further 15 minutes, or until the liquid is almost fully reduced, making sure that the meat is still moist.  season with salt and pepper.

my suggestions: definitely salt and pepper and go a little crazier with the spices for the beef because ours turned out a bit bland.  if you like spicy, i’d add a chili or two for taste.

wine pairing: papapietro perry 2007 pauline’s vineyard dry creek valley zinfandel