Sometimes people say that law school is hard. And takes up a lot of your time.
They’re right.
Dear devoted readers and fans,
I’m back. I know, I know; what I did was wrong. I should never have abandoned you in such a manner, ditching you for intimate nights alone with my copy of the Uniform Commercial Code, trying to decipher, well, any of it. What I did was wrong, but I want to make it up to you.
You see, law school is hard and time-consuming, but that doesn’t mean I love cooking any less. In fact, I think it means I love cooking more. Now, law student-style, I’m equipped with a handy weekly schedule for cooking, recipe-writing, photo-taking, and blogging. Fighting fire with fire.
If you remember, one of the first things I made when I moved into my new house in Texas was a myriad of dips for our housewarming party. It’s a new year, now, yet somehow, the blog entries are the same.. Last night, we decided to have dinner at our place, then moved it to my roommate’s boyfriend’s fantastic house, and so, of course, I went all out with those dips: salsa roja, salsa verde, and my avocado tomatillo.. thing..
I changed things up a little bit, except for with the salsa roja that I love so dearly.. I fixed the avo tomo salsa in a total frenzy so I could never give legitimate measurements, but I’ll try nonetheless. You always just have to taste and season, taste and season, til you’re satisfied. Ultimately, it ended up being this, with another avocado, as well as 3/4 cups sour cream. Traaaagically simple.
And not being a fan of smokey, I omitted the chipotle in adobo in the old salsa verde recipe, but that’s really the only change.
And you know, even if I’m the only one that reads my blog, I missed it–the cooking, the recipes, the nights in front of an episode of Always Sunny with my laptop in my lap, trying to think of something witty to say about Thai food. But enough with the sap, I’ve got a fat grocery list in my iPhone just waiting to be taken to HEB. My cravings change about as fast as OctoMom’s, so I’m equipped with a lot of variety.
But you know what sounds good right about now? Macaroni and cheese….
Suspense!
9 Comments
January 2, 2010 at 11:04 pm
Welcome back!
January 3, 2010 at 9:03 am
I’m glad you are posting again! I really enjoy your blog because you simplify cookery and can’t wait for the next entry.
keep it saucy.
January 3, 2010 at 5:49 pm
thanks! that’s really great to hear since that was sort of my aim, hah. we’ll judge when i tackle deboning a duck.. yikes.
January 3, 2010 at 7:21 pm
Well, you know there are at least 2 readers out there. Rickey, and me: your hungry, non-cooking, non-UCC-ing comrade. Here’s to round 2 of EPIC law school adventures. ::headdesk::
January 3, 2010 at 7:25 pm
woohoo! in my first interview, the guy started talking about the UCC.. it was like one of those nightmares where you just finished a big show in real life, and in the dream you’re just starting all over.. ahhhhh
January 4, 2010 at 2:00 am
hey now, mariel, don’t you dare forget my mama..
anyway, so i was thinking about having a dinner before the semester starts.. any suggestions or requests?
January 8, 2010 at 8:45 pm
Why the hell are you in law school? If there’s something you’re good at, you enjoy, and people will pay you to do, how did you decide that going to law school would be a good idea?
January 8, 2010 at 8:55 pm
Little did you know that I received this comment during the “I think I’m quitting law school” conversation with my parents. I’d never had it in my head to be a lawyer til my father mentioned it one day before I started undergrad. The reliability, title, money.. it just sounded like something I could rest on, and he said I’d excel at it. And I’m sure I would. But I am pretty positive I’d hate it. So right now I’m confusedlyeating. Gotta love those life crises.
January 8, 2010 at 9:00 pm
And actually, the whole cooking obsession didn’t start until my sophomore year of undergrad, when I had my very first kitchen. And now I guess I’m off to see if people really WILL pay to eat my food or listen to me ramble. Getting fired from my first job as a cook would probably decrease my readership.. and rightly so!