It's Not Spaghetti Sauce

Maybe in other parts of the world there are sauces for spaghetti that are not red, green, or white and they are good. Here at this uncultured table, spaghetti is red, and alfredo and pesto are noodle sauces. Nothing more, nothing less. Romesco sauce had two ingredients no red, green, or white sauce has ever included: roasted red pepper and almonds.

Modifications Made:

Parsley was omitted

Scaled for Likability: Fail

My dinner looked just like the pictures! I couldn't wait to try something so vastly different, something so full of healthy foods, something new and exciting. Wrong. It was not love at first bite, nor second bite, and by the third bite the chickens were dancing on their toes for the blessing of manna from heaven: pasta. Oh, how these crazy chickens love their carbs.

Omission of the parsley nor the taste were the cause for the complete failure of this dish. Failure was due to one simple but important element: texture. Eating this sauce with its crunchy almond pieces against its soft noodle base was wrong. Lack of flavor could have been over looked if it were not for the texture. Gritty, chewy, and odd in taste, this meal was a complete waste. What I fail to understand is why regular red spaghetti sauce is not vegan, especially when one is making their own sauce anyways? If you are taking the time to make this sauce, a vegan can simply make a homemade spaghetti sauce with roasted bell peppers just as easily. Drop kick the almonds to a salad topping, a tasty desert, or hell just in your mouth. What a waste of quality ingredients was this sauce.

Papas a La Mexicana (Ranchera)

It is a crying shame that there are six hens and not a egg in sight. What am I supposed to do with homemade ranchero sauce? Thankfully with a few quick searches of the internet a recipe from my hometown newspaper was discovered: Papas Ranchera . Not once in the thirty years I lived in my hometown did I ever eat at a local food joint serving papas rancheras. No time like the present to remedy this cultural dish. Because this recipe is hidden behind a paywall (grrr...) I have included it here for you: Servings: 4-6 Ingredients: 1 pound potatoes, diced 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1/2 large onion 1 1/2 medium tomatoes 3 jalapenos 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup juice from canned tomatoes Instructions: Fry potatoes in vegetable oil until lightly browned (about 4-6 minutes). Saute onions, tomatoes, jalapenos until soft. Add garlic powder and salt. Add tomato juice until vegetables are covered (may need to add water). Bring to a boil and then add po...

Better Than Campbell's Old Fashion Vegetable Soup

Went to the store with the hopes of gathering fresh produce for soup. With more than 45 people in line for two packages of any meat product and the produce section containing only avocado, orange, and most randomly, strawberries, I settled upon canned soup. Well not canned soup since that section was still void of food, too. Instead soup made from canned goods as the canned vegetable section had been mostly restocked. Soups like this 15 Minute Vegetable Soup are ideal in dire food situations such as current times. Modifications Made: Plain petite diced tomatoes omitted, frozen carrots instead of canned, green beans and corn undrained, peas omitted (gross, nasty little pods), one cup celery, three cups diced potatoes, one can tomato sauce, two beef and two pollo de tomate bouillon cubes, six cups water. Once onions were softened, carrots/celery/potatoes/juice of green beans and corn, sauce, bouillon cubes, water were added and allowed to simmer until carrots almos...

Cold Corn Bean Salsa

Nothing says junk food like chips and salsa, chips and cheese dip, chips and guacamole. Over the years I have perfected my salsa. It's good on tacos, on nachos, on enchiladas, and of course on chips. Just because I have the best salsa doesn't mean I don't like to try new salsa's like this Best Black Bean and Corn Salsa. Modifications Made: Shoepeg corn was replaced with one can of standard yellow corn with no salt added. Petite diced tomatoes were reduced by half. Italian dressing was swapped for half teaspoon comino, half teaspoon of chili powder, and two tablespoon of fresh lime juice. Salsa was made and let rest for two hours before eating. Scaled for Likability: Good Salsa this was not. Good it was however. It was too much for chips by themselves but was great served over a soft beef taco.

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