April 22, 2007
The Fire Will Set You Free
So, tonight was fajita night… This is how I do it:
We got some beef, some onion, some red and yellow pepper, and one special ingredient. One whole habanero pepper… (I actually cut out some of the seeds/membrane, because I’m not insane, but I leave enough in there to make it hurt).
One of the disadvantages to my wife being out of town is that I have to cook for myself. One of the advantages, though, is that I can eat all the things she doesn’t like. She’s an exceptional cook, but doesn’t have quite the heat tolerance I do. I usually have to poke and prod to get her to put a serrano chile into a Mexican dish. So this was a nice little treat.
However, with a post like this, a public service announcement is in order. Kids, don’t eat a whole raw habanero pepper. It’s a religious experience… You know, the “lake of fire” kind…
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Anything else in it?
Just the premade fajitas seasoning, some cheese and tortillas…
Cheese on fajitas? Philistine.
One thing I have really loved about moving to AZ is the great food.
That’s the kind of pepper that hurts when it goes in and it hurts when it come out….
It looks like you are a pretty good cook yourself. Add a little guacamole and a little sour cream on top and Whalla! You are making me hungry, Brad.
I would bet your wife is staying away from peppers completely right now, with the baby on the way….
habanero good
beef bad
one can never have too many vegetables and peppers in mexican food. the reason i suggest shying away from the beef is mainly because it will clog your arteries over time – same goes for pork. speaking of which, its been about seven years since i’ve eaten either of those meats myself – and i almost gave in not long ago to eat beef again. The reason? We were at white castle and mrs. mabus had never eaten one before and i said, “i want to see you eat one” going against her reluctant will and to make sure i’d see her eat one i told her i’d eat one too (even though i used to eat those by the suitcase back in the day). needless to say, she ate one on her own. i guess she thinks that i can’t digest beef anymore despite the fact that i eat other kinds of meat. **shrugs**
and oh, uh pass me some of those peppers too amigo… i need some until my father-in-law’s garden is ready to harvest.
Nick,
You came from Indiana, where the food sucks… Most states would be an improvement… That being said, though, I definitely see your point on Mexican food. It’s way better in CA than GA…
mabus,
Last time I got my cholesterol checked, it was 124. I’m genetically predisposed to eating large quantities of meat.
Brad,
All you know of Indiana food is dorm food and Anna’s “cooking”. I put forth that neither are actually food.
Nick
Considering the budget Anna had, I would be amazed if she could have afforded actual “food”. She followed the age-old recipe of “deep fry it, it’ll be edible”…
Hey Brad and Nick, get off Anna’s back.
Hey, I actually enjoyed Anna’s food(so much so, that I left the house with a cholesterol count of 280), I was stating that deep fried everything isn’t a good representation of Indiana food. So, what say you now Mr. Jim? And, if you are who I think you are, don’t make me come over there and pummel you again.
Nick
Nick,
He is who you think he is… The question is whether he knows who you are?
He may actually know my real name.
I remember when you ate the whole habanero.
It’s probably the last time I saw you cry…
John,
I had a feeling you’d bring that up… That’s one mistake I’m never going to make again. Like the day I put three drops of Dave’s Insanity Sauce on a fajita… One drop is MORE than enough!
Wuss!!!