Ya know, in spite of my freshly insurmountable debt, I think my outlook on life is a bit brighter. Those dark grey clouds of depression have started to thin, just enough to help me get back to “normal” again. If anyone else has suffered bouts of serious depression, then you know how even the simplest tasks can become difficult to do… and when I’m in those moods, I tend to find useless, repetitive tasks to waste my time on instead of more basic tasks (like, um… eating).
Over the past week, I’ve spent my brooding hours playing Who Has the Biggest Brain?. It’s one of the few ways I’ve been able to distract myself from thinking. The game is like an IQ test- with four rounds that measure different parts of the brain (logic, calculation, visual and memory). I consistently score highest in logic (of course) and lowest in calculation. If you’re curious- and a bit of a nerd too- then you might want to try it… but I should warn you, it’s addicting!!
I found this old video of Obama poking fun at Rahm Emanuel, years before he was appointed as Chief of Staff. Some of the jokes require a bit of political savvy, but overall I think it’s easy to see Obama has a sharp wit. (Ah, yes… just one more thing to love.)
Filed Under (recipes) by theimpossiblek on 09-11-2008
Confession: I’ve cooked for a long while, but up until recently, I haven’t dared to “experiment” and create a recipe of my own. Today, however, I decided to take my first baby steps into the epicurean unknown. I started small: by making up my own variation of the classic chicken tostada.
Instead of using a tostada shell or tortilla base, I used a bag of Fresh Gourmet Tortilla Strips:
If you want to save time, you could warm up some grilled chicken strips, or just skip the chicken entirely. I didn’t have pre-cooked chicken on hand, so I steamed a couple chicken breasts and cut them into strips. (Really, though, that only took an extra 10 minutes).
I know, I should have included a photo of the recipe, but I ate it too fast! So you’ll just have to trust me: it looks and tastes yummy.
Ok, enough blah blah blahs. Here’s the full recipe:
Chicken Tostadas
Ingredients:
about 1 lb. of cooked chicken (if it’s not cooked, you could steam it like I did)
1 can of refried beans
1 tomato
sour cream
cheese
taco seasoning
3/4 cup water
Fresh Gourmet Tortilla Strips (crumbled up tortilla chips could work too)
Cooking directions:
Throw the chicken, water and taco seasoning into a medium sized pan. Stir it up and cook it til the sauce starts to boil. Then let it cool and thicken.
Heat up the refried beans in the microwave or in a separate pot.
Dice the tomatoes.
Spoon the refried beans into your plate or bowl. Add the chicken, tomatoes, cheese, and a dollop of sour cream on top.
Sprinkle tortilla strips around the refried beans.
C’est fini! You’ve got a quick, easy and ultra-yummy meal!
I know, the recipe itself is super-easy, and it seems so simple compared to the other dishes I make. Just yesterday, for example, I baked focaccia bread from scratch (speaking of… I still owe my roommate that recipe)… and of course, I’ve cooked much more complex meals. The only difference with this one is that I can claim it came from me, not Food Network or some foodie blog. And who cares if it is simple? If it tastes good, what else matters?
