this was such a good read. i would love to read a book of short stories written by you! and i totally agree - it's the expectations that completely change the vibe when it comes to relationships and give & take. i love to cook, and it's one of the ways i feel like allows me to express love and contribute to mine & my partner's relationship esp as i don't work, but it is not expected or required of me. if i don't feel like it, we just get takeout or eat sandwiches. 14 years in and he still says thank you for making a delicious dinner every time. it's the little things that turn out to be big.
and i love to make and eat enchiladas. enchiladas from scratch are great, but i also find shortcut enchiladas to be delicious and a great way to use up leftovers. i'll take any combo of leftover protein and/or rice, roll it up with some cheese (and onions or chiles if i need to fill them out more) in corn tortillas and top with doctored up sauce like you do. i never thought of doing layered enchiladas like this - it sounds amazing. i'm also with you where i can't be bothered frying or dipping tortillas in oil. more work and i don't think it adds anything. (sorry diehard tortilla oilers.) i count out my tortillas, wrap in a wet-but-wrung-out paper towel, and microwave for two minutes.
Kids these days think landlines are vintage - let alone trying to explain a party line! 😆This recipe looks amazing. Thank you for including brand names you like for us idiots who don’t know what’s good and get overwhelmed with choices at the store. 😆
haha, so true about the landlines! i'll never forget, maybe 15-20 years ago, my little sister was downstairs and was going to use the phone at my parents house. i guess she never used the phone down there. it looks like a regular landline phone with the handset that fits into the base and the curly cord but inside the handset where you would find a keypad, this one still had the rotary dial. she looked totally mystified and asked me what it was and how to use it, lol!
Wow love the website and signed up for the class! I am super excited. I had been wanting to attend but my schedule is always so damn full :(
I also love this recipe, and I often times use canned sauces and my mom taught me the same, how to add things and improve the sauces. I especially love doing this at a time when everything is so expensive and I spend all my time working so I barely have time to cook these days. Thanks for sharing your great stories!
"And I used it throughout my wasted youth, cooking for boys as a performative monkey in an attempt to display my domesticity in the audition process we call dating. "
this was such a good read. i would love to read a book of short stories written by you! and i totally agree - it's the expectations that completely change the vibe when it comes to relationships and give & take. i love to cook, and it's one of the ways i feel like allows me to express love and contribute to mine & my partner's relationship esp as i don't work, but it is not expected or required of me. if i don't feel like it, we just get takeout or eat sandwiches. 14 years in and he still says thank you for making a delicious dinner every time. it's the little things that turn out to be big.
and i love to make and eat enchiladas. enchiladas from scratch are great, but i also find shortcut enchiladas to be delicious and a great way to use up leftovers. i'll take any combo of leftover protein and/or rice, roll it up with some cheese (and onions or chiles if i need to fill them out more) in corn tortillas and top with doctored up sauce like you do. i never thought of doing layered enchiladas like this - it sounds amazing. i'm also with you where i can't be bothered frying or dipping tortillas in oil. more work and i don't think it adds anything. (sorry diehard tortilla oilers.) i count out my tortillas, wrap in a wet-but-wrung-out paper towel, and microwave for two minutes.
Yes! so true, great to use up leftovers! thanks for the microwave tip!
Kids these days think landlines are vintage - let alone trying to explain a party line! 😆This recipe looks amazing. Thank you for including brand names you like for us idiots who don’t know what’s good and get overwhelmed with choices at the store. 😆
haha, so true about the landlines! i'll never forget, maybe 15-20 years ago, my little sister was downstairs and was going to use the phone at my parents house. i guess she never used the phone down there. it looks like a regular landline phone with the handset that fits into the base and the curly cord but inside the handset where you would find a keypad, this one still had the rotary dial. she looked totally mystified and asked me what it was and how to use it, lol!
Love it!
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Wow love the website and signed up for the class! I am super excited. I had been wanting to attend but my schedule is always so damn full :(
I also love this recipe, and I often times use canned sauces and my mom taught me the same, how to add things and improve the sauces. I especially love doing this at a time when everything is so expensive and I spend all my time working so I barely have time to cook these days. Thanks for sharing your great stories!
"And I used it throughout my wasted youth, cooking for boys as a performative monkey in an attempt to display my domesticity in the audition process we call dating. "
👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 Best sentence EVER!