Another day in the life.

Today has been a cold, dreary day.  We started out the day by cleaning out the guest closet and our closet.  We loaded up all the items we decided to donate (I just don’t have it in me to do a yard sale this summer).  I was glad to finally clear out the guest closet since it has been housing all the boxes we packed up last year in hopes for a yard sale.  I love the new Goodwill drop-off location in town.  It’s a “drive-thru” and they just come out and load up all your stuff, hand you your tax receipt and you are on your way.  Tomorrow I get to spend going through the rest of the stuff and organizing it.

We decided to try our hand at Sweet Tea-Brined Fried Chicken on Biscones from Back in the Day Bakery tonight.  Brian was in charge of frying the chicken, while I made the biscones.  For our first try, they turned out pretty well.  Anyone who is looking for a fun movie to watch, I highly recommend Whip It.  What could be more entertaining than watching roller derby girls. 

Casey asked for the recipe for the Restaurant Style Salsa, so here you go!  Unless you can really handle the heat from the jalapeno, I suggest half of one or devein/seed it.

Ingredients

• 1 can (28 Ounce) Whole Tomatoes With Juice
• 2 cans (10 Ounce) Rotel (diced Tomatoes And Green Chilies)
• ¼ cups Chopped Onion
• 1 clove Garlic, Minced
• 1 whole Jalapeno, Quartered And Sliced Thin
• ¼ teaspoons Sugar
• ¼ teaspoons Salt
• ¼ teaspoons Ground Cumin
• ½ cups Cilantro (more To Taste!)
• ½ whole Lime Juice

Preparation Instructions

Combine whole tomatoes, Rotel, onion, jalapeno, garlic, sugar, salt, cumin, lime juice, and cilantro in a blender or food processor. Pulse until you get the salsa to the consistency you’d like—I do about 10 to 15 pulses. Test seasonings with a tortilla chip and adjust as needed.