Roberta X and some other friends trekked West to the Range for Sunday dinner. I was on the road the day of the gun show, but got caught up on all the goings on and the amazing stuff some people seem to find, you know, like a nickel taper-barrel 4” Smith. With fixed sights. And a shrouded ejector rod. Hey, I found sour cream on sale. . . .sigh.

I wasn't going to post supper (I don't post every meal you know :-) except there was this appetizer that disappeared before dinner even started. I don't know what happened, I saw my hand moving from low ready, someone beat me to the last chip! Wait, I have reloads!

So I figured I'd best post the recipe before Barkley eats the crumpled, "smells like food!", piece of paper it was jotted down on as it was constructed.

It was a Brigid take on an old recipe for "Texas Caviar" but I made some changes and the sauce was all my own. Green and red peppers, red onion, a couple of seeded jalapenos, roasted corn (frozen from fresh Frank W. James corn - the best!), black beans and fresh cilantro. The dressing was fresh lime juice, sweet paprika, garlic, pepper, a bit of sea salt, ancho chili powder and honey into which was whipped a really light olive oil until it emulsified, then stirred in and allowed to sit a couple hours to let the flavors blend. Alongside, some big chips and veggies to scoop it up.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present Appetizer Crack. It's denser than a salsa, sweet and hot and crunchy all at once. I'm sure one of you can come up for a better name for it. I'm just glad that this time I wrote down the recipe as it came together so I could share.
I made made a big bowl full. There were few prisoners. The platters of three cheese and smoked chicken enchiladas sat on standby, ready for the oven while we inhaled delicately nibbled this and a few other goodies.

I hate to say, but we were almost too full for cheese biscuits


And the enchiladas. But we did our best. What are friends for?

Click on photo to enlarge. Hope you're not hungry.

But did they have pizza?

Brigid's Range Pizza with Ale Infused Crust. If you have a bread machine, you can make this in only minutes of prep time. A mixture of sausage, Pepperoni, sharp cheddar and shaved fresh mozzarella, Italian herbs and Parmesan (and for me, some black olives) with an easy to make sauce.

Some assembly required.

It's worth it.

h/t to My Hunting Spot

Words fail me.

I think I'll just go pick some chips off the Doritos tree in the backyard to go with the stiff drink I think I need right now.

Mr. Bacon and Monsieur Tofu are ready to rumble but only one can remain at the top of the food chain! Mr. Bacon stands approximately 6-inches tall and fights for everything salty, meaty and tasty. Monsieur Tofu is approximately 4-inches tall and represents all things made of coagulated soy milk. The winner gets eaten for breakfast!
New playtime action figures from the same folks that brought you the . .
Angry Mob Play Set. Add some dramatic tension to your playtime with the Angry Mob figure set. Each set includes nine 2-3-inch tall, hard vinyl villagers wielding a variety of weapons for them to wave menacingly at the object of their disdain. Great for intimidating your action figures and teaching children the concept of pissed off taxpayer.

When I was a kid all we had to play with before breakfast was Lego's.

But on the question of Bacon vs. Tofu. Which would you rather have with your sour cream waffles?


This?














OR THIS?

I THOUGHT SO. I think even the angry mob would agree.
Or a black lab.