Day 104 - Mexican Fried Rice

I have a soft spot for orphans.  I can’t help myself.  The idea that someone could be left behind makes me sad.  So after making taco’s last week, and I ended up with a bit of my home made taco seasoning left over, I couldn’t just leave it orphaned.

I decided I was going to use the mix and make a fried rice, Mexican style.  So off I went to the grocery store and grabbed what items I found interesting, and set to work.

I don’t normally plug products, but I couldn’t very well share this recipe without also mentioning this jar of salsa I used to liven up the dish.  It’s the President’s Choice Avocado and Key Lime Salsa.  I never tasted it before dumping it into my fried rice, but the end result is incredible!

Give this recipe a try.  It’s pretty quick and fun to make, and boy is it filling!  It’s perfect for sitting out in the back yard with a bowl of rice, and a Corona and lime.

Hasta Luego!

Day 103 - Maple Cream

As spring battles winter for dominance, our see-sawing weather is as manic as a paranoid schizophrenic.  In the end I think spring and winter will kill themselves off in the battle and leave summer to rise up, unscathed to laugh over the dead and smother us in a wave of volcanic smog.

In the meantime we have one thing to comfort us as we huddle in caves, waiting for the war of seasons to end, and that is maple syrup season.  I came up with this cocktail ten years ago, and I’m truly shocked to see that I never posted it.  It’s a very popular drink because it’s an alcoholic beverage that tastes like maple ice cream.

Who wouldn’t want that!?

How did I come up with this drink, you ask?  Well I think we can thank the Coen Brothers.  You see after watching The Big Lebowski, I was drinking a lot of White Russians, so when I happened across Maple Liqueur at the LCBO, I was in the habit of mixing milk with alcohol, so it wasn’t much of a stretch.  The rest is history.

Here you are, for your drinking pleasure!  The Maple Cream!  One drink really ties the room together!