Saturday, May 31, 2008

Charro Beans

The Lupester and I were craving Charro Beans, a traditional Mexican dish. It's a delicious bean soup with tons of veggies. Very good when you eat it solo or together with another Mexican dish. Anywhoo. I decided to post HOW TO make them. Here we go....


What I did yesterday when the craving came about it, I went ahead and put the beans in a container and let them soak over night with a tiny bit of salt (it cuts the cooking time down by half) Also, when you come look at them, they will have some foam.
Here is our Cast of Characters: Half a small bag of Pinto Beans, one medium onion, 1 tbsp salt and a pinch of pepper, cilantro, 3 tomatoes, 1 bell pepper, 3 garlic cloves, and 4 slices of that thick yummy bacon. First, lets rinse these bad boys off, take that foam off! Pour them in a strainer. and rinse with cold water.











Next, we are going to go ahead and put these in the pot to cook. Along with the 3 cloves of garlic, when we fill our pot up, let fill it about 2 inches over the beans, give or take. And lets add the salt




















Once they are in the pot, let go ahead and chop up about 4 slices of oinker and throw them in there, so it can get a yummy flavor






















In we are going to go ahead and rinse our tomatoes, bell pepper and cilantro. While these GAS
STARTERS COOK HAHAHAHA









We are going to use about a quarter of the cilantro bunch. Then we rinse!










Once our healthy friends are all showered up we are going to go ahead and chop them up











Once chopped, we will set them aside ..TAAA DAAA ALL CHOPPED UP!! Aren't they so pretty











In the mean time, we have the beans cooking on low heat, with the lid on it, but....leave a tiny slit so the steam can come out











I'm sure your probably thinking "So...what do I do for the next 1hr and 15min"
This is what I'm going to do...
READ GLAMOUR...WOW, 9 things that make guys worship you in bed...INTERESTING










OK...I'M BACK!! There is about 25min left for the beans to cook, at that time we are going to add the tomatoes, bell pepper, and onion







After the 25 min, we will add the cilantro

Here is the finished product!!! Serve and enjoy :)

Friday, May 30, 2008

Broken A/C's Suck!!

Today, after getting a shot on my rump HEHE and leaving the Dr.'s office, which by the way was the sweetest EVER!!

We get home and I have my A/C on 70degrees. I notice that it's not cooling, so I mention it to the hubby. He says its fine, and tells me that I probably feel hot because of my Antibiotics and Shot that I got on my rump ( i hate this freakin word LOL) and that I am sweating my fever off!!

WRONG!! Our A/C was on fire!! And the pipes on the unit were frozen...NOT A GOOD SIGN! So now, we have to wait 8 hrs before we get someone out here. But on a good possitive note, we only have to pay a $60 fee for them to come out here, THANK GOD for the insurance. YAY!!


Wednesday, May 28, 2008

My Pet Grasshopper

This morning I get into work, and since I have a window seat I see everything! So if you have a wedgy and you pick it...BETTER BELIEVE I WILL BLOG ABOUT IT!! LOL Anyways...I look at my window and I see...A one legged Grasshopper!! He was a cool fella!! I named him Freddy!! Take a look at him! He has been there all day!! He's pretty cool. LOL

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Swimming Party !

My nephew JJ had a swimming party for his B-Day, the kids had a blast.
Look at my baby's swing!! WHOOO
Lani is probably thinking " These fools cant hit a pinata for SH** !!"


Random Blog

See the resemblance??

GAS PRICES SUCK!!

Last night, Lupe and I wanted to go for a spin, just our usual drive. We go and get some grub and then we drive around, and just talk. He needed to pump gas in the car….his car was at this. And it took all this to still, have a quart left to fill up!!! GAS PRICES SUCK!!

Monday, May 26, 2008

UFO Sighting at Bush IAH Airport

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=6166532

Vacation Pictures ( Ma, Dad & Alex)





My Parents and sister all decided that they wanted to to go Mexico this year to visit my Grandma, whom we have not seen for 5 yrs. Here are some pictures of the family
My Cousin Juan Carlos showed up!! Him & my dad had a blast together!!
My sister and Ma

Alex dancing with my uncle Felipe
My family is originally from Ixtapa Zihuatanejo, Mexico (say it 3 times in a row haha) Anywhoo, the water is gorgeous out there. The waves are huge but yet let out such a soothing sound! Lets just say this place is romantic enough for a couple and fun enough for a whole family to enjoy!
Take a look a few pictures my sister took


Check out my daddy taking on that wave!! GO DAD!!