Joe Crow's 12 shot package.....yikes!
Sadly I write this entry from WI where I have returned....a bit prematurely as I stare out the the front window at a winter wonderland....the frozen tundra.....it appears that winter was not over. At least the house is well heated and 72 degrees is.....still 72 degrees. (jot down that bit of wisdom)
So if you can't lie on the beach, like I ever did, what do you do? Answer: Cook! And this weeks cooking challenges include my COWs (cranberry oatmeal walnut cookies), a Juan Marcos Huevos Benedict, a CCCC soup (creamy carrot curry coconut), and an Festival Italian chicken Alfredo over Trader Joes Garlic Basil Linguine.
With a fresh bottle of wonderful Mexican vanilla, the decision to make the cookies first was an easy one. The usual 48 cookies were baked but disappeared unusually fast. These are a treat that I don't make in Mexico. Welcome home.
My next food challenge was to make new version of Eggs Benedict......not so cleverly called the Juan Marcos Huevos Benedict. Several twists for my version are that I used a thinly sliced deli Cajun turkey instead of the traditional Canadian bacon and I substituted the hollandaise sauce for Bearnaise, because I love tarragon. But there's more to the challenge than two simple substitutions...1) make the dish in under 15 minutes and 2) make each generous serving for under $2.00 (2 eggs, English muffin, Bearnaise sauce, slice of cheese, turkey slices, and salt and pepper) And yes, it can be done.
But why would you put those restrictions on yourself? Answer: The Octagon House Preservation Society. (OHPS) More on that potentially resurrected project in my next blog. Along with the results of that CCCC soup.

Enjoy words.....enjoy.