my uk life: mexican cravings

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read...

sadie jones: the outcast: a novel
what is it with me picking really dark books at the moment? isn't there anything out there that is happy? (***)
andrew bavidson: the gargoyle
dark, dark and more dark. i should have figured this out from the blackened book spine. good, thought provoking. not sure i would recommend it. (**)
stephenie meyer: breaking dawn
didn't go to the usa as planned so had to buy this in hardback. (****)
rohinton mistry: a fine balance
my friend kelly warned me this was sad. without that warning i'm not sure i could have taken it, but knowing this, i really loved this book. mistry has an amazing ability to help you see why it's important to try to view things from another person's perspective. (*****)
stephenie meyer: eclipse
yep still enjoying these. (****)
stephenie meyer: new moon
once i got started, i had to finish the saga...i saw someone say this made them wish they were 13 again and i have to agree. it's very well done. (****)
kate furnivall: the russian concubine
while i got a little confused between the characters for the first half of this book, and i wished i had a little more political context, i enjoyed this. set in pre-revolutionary china, this looks at a russian girl who falls in love with a chinese communist. (***)
stephenie meyer: twilight (the twilight saga, book 1)
i had four people recommend this over a two day period so when i saw it in the airport bookstore i picked it up. having liked buffy, i really enjoyed it and have now bought book 2. (****)
jane harris: the observations
despite a relatively distracting voice, bessy--the protagonist in this story--grows on you and i enjoyed this story despite its flaws. (***)
sara gruen: water for elephants: a novel
four or five friends recommended this book before i wrote off to amazon to order it. i can understand why it has a viral following. it's great--good writing, gripping story, solid characters. well worth reading and my favourite new book of 2008. (*****)

listen...

come on get higher
matt nathanson: some mad hope
i picked this up during my recent trip to seattle and madeline and i both really like it, particularly come on get higher.
this is the life
amy macdonald: this is the life
amy is one of our current favourites and we went to see her in concert last week in london. her scottish brogue really comes out live.
the book i write (spoon)
various artists: stranger than fiction
we bought this after watching the movie on dvd, and subsequently have ordered a number of albums by artists who contributed tracks.
i believe in love
indigo girls: despite our differences
i picked this up in the us when we were there and it's standard (in other words = excellent) indigo girls album.
closer and closer apart
mary chapin carpenter: the calling
once we were supposed to go to a concert where mary chapin carpenter was opening for shawn colvin but we got the time wrong and arrived for the encores and a glass of wine. anyway this is a good album.
how to save a life
the fray: how to save a life
what a good album.
who needs love?
razorlight: razorlight
i love love love this whole album.
gotta have you
the weepies: say i am you
i love this album, which i bought last week in seattle. folky and cool.
without you
kubb: mother
saw kubb performing on jonathan ross and since then bought the album. we're really enjoying it.
the farmer in the dell
sesame street: kids favorite songs
ok, i'm only being honest! we got this as a gift from my team at work and we listen to it when changing nappies.

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mexican cravings

i must preface this posting by saying that i have been eating healthy, homemade food for days and days. honestly.

tonight i had a serious mexican craving. i blame my husband, who is in seattle, and mentioned that he was going to acapulco fresh for lunch. i had already decided that the leftovers in the fridge weren't really sounding appealing and i would order a pizza, but when i looked at the domino's takeaway menu, i saw the special: the "ay carumba!" pizza, a chicken fajita pizza complete with sour cream and guacamole dips. something possessed me and made me believe that this would be delicious.

i am eating it, and i have drawn three conclusions: 1) it is not delicious 2) it is not mexican and 3) it is however better than the leftovers in the fridge.

March 01, 2006 in Pasttime | Permalink

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Hey, you can do your own Mexician. Got any leftover chicken? Just shred the chicken and go to the store and get some taco sauce, cheedar cheese, dice up some fresh tomatoes and see if you can locate some corn or flour tortillas. Coat the bottom of a frying pan with a little oil and on medium heat place a tortilla on it...spread a layer of grated cheese followed by a layer of shredded chicken, next a layer of taco sauce, a layer of more grated cheese and finally a layer of fresh diced tomatoes. If you have any fresh chopped coriander yoy can add that befor putting another tortilla overtop the entire thing. Then using a spatular, press the entire thing while it cooks, flip it over and do the same on the other side and when its done just slice and eat...poor man's Mexican! Let me know...I have recipes for salsa and other things spicy too!

Posted by: Michel | March 02, 2006 at 12:46 PM

You crack me up!
The thing I missed most when we lived in Boston (and when I was at Syracuse) was good Mexican food. I would imagine it would be a difficult thing to find in England?
xoox
L

Posted by: Lain (Knit and Purl Grrl) | March 04, 2006 at 06:01 AM

Does "The Second Oldest Mexican Restaurant in England" not deliver? :-).

Posted by: Sarah | March 05, 2006 at 06:28 PM

Domino's and Mexican food in the same sentence frightened me. Isn't it amazing, though, how the most yuck takeout often tastes infinitely better than the leftovers?

Shoot. Now I want tacos.

Posted by: Sr. Mary Hasta | March 21, 2006 at 08:42 PM

Shannon, How can I reach Richard please about his trends blog? Thanks, Piers

Posted by: Piers Fawkes | March 23, 2006 at 12:54 PM

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