Let There Be Food!

Finally! One of the main things I wanted to share with this blog was my adventures in the kitchen. And now I've actually had time to cook something up.

I made up some chili-mac for my friends last night. They all liked it a lot. Way more than I expected. It's a family 'recipe', if you can call it that. It's not precise, just a collection of ingredients mixed to taste.

The simplest way to make this is to take leftover chili and mix it with macaroni and cheese. I didn't have any leftover chili, so we used Hormel brand from the store and browned up some extra hamburger to give it more beef. (Haha)

Tips and tricks...
Use plain macaroni and add Velveeta to the sauce.
Use lots of garlic.
I use ancho pepper and chili con carne fro Penzey's to season the beef. These both have little heat, so they provide a good base flavor and you can add chili powder to the sauce later.
Garnish with cheese and sour cream. Because why not?

If you'd like a more comprehensive list of ingredients, let me know!

Eeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwww........

Or at least, that's what my friend said when she saw what I had for dinner last night. This was my first time having sushi in the traditional manner. I went with the two guys from my unit who went to class with me. One of then had never had sushi before, and the other is a connoisseur. So Potter, having the experience ordered for all of us, trying to get a good range of stuff to try. I liked everything we had, it was really good.

By far the strangest thing was the two rolls in the upper right- salmon roe. Which is really just a fancy way to say caviar(which, in turn, is a fancy way to say eggs). It had a very strange texture, but was very good. It had a very strong salmon(not fishy, but actual salmon) flavor, was pretty salty, but I would recommend you try it if given the chance.

-Kapp