Sunday Funday

No it was not Taco Tuesday (I miss living in the city! San Francicso that is) but our Sunday Funday did involve a lot of tacos for lunch... Buche & Carnitas Tacos as well as some Fish Tacos... no no... no Pink Tacos on this day.

I'm not a fan of watching football but I am a fan of gatherings involving food and plenty of booze. Of course we went through a couple bottle of Tequila (the norm around here)... Started off with a bottle of the Jose Cuervo (no not the regular stuff) Tradicional (100% Blue Agave) much more smooth and balanced that their "Especial". Our friend (the chef at Peppoli's at Spanish Bay) aka the Master of Risotto and Italian Cuisine in general came over with some Buche/Carnitas a huge bag full which he chopped up and heated. We warmed some (several dozen) corn tortillas and went to town. Buche - is very interesting to say the least... I googles it and there seems to be some confusion... is it the lower esophagus or the stomach of the Pig? Who knows and who really cares? It tasted amazing... adds another level of texture and additional flavor when combined with the carnitas. I heart Carnitas by the way... but of course not as much as SAUSAGE!

Of course, chef whipped up some guac and a couple salsas... he added roasted salty nuts (cashew & peanuts)! Yes salty nuts to the 3rd and final batch of salsa which gave it a creamy and nutty flavor. Amazing! I was eating spoonfuls and licking the spoon too!




After polishing off the Milagro a tequila that can be found at your local TJ's (Trader Joe's) it was dinnertime.

Dinner: Risotto, Italian Sausage & Wild Shrooms, Peppered Bacon & Brussel Sprout Sautee, White Corn - Arugula & Red Onion Salad with armigiano-Reggiano Shavings served with a Severly Reduced Balsamic Vinaigrette.

(gained 3 lbs.)



I took Monday off... I mean completely...
I sat on the couch all day with a friend watched ridiculous re-runs and then we ordered Chinese take-out. We recovered after 12 hours and I learned one thing... I kind of like being a couch potato for once.