Everything

Anamia's "Denny Ray" Dinner

Ok so Anamia's is this mexican & tex-mex restaurant in Coppell. Everyone in Coppell goes there on Friday nights. The only people I know that like it are Landle and Annick. Oh and John. It isn't terrible, but this is Texas and amazing Mexican food is not hard to find But anyway. I went with Annick's family last Friday night and it was insanely busy. It took forever to get our food. And I got this Denny Ray thing, which means a chicken enchilada (left), a cheese enchilada (middle) and a cheese taco (right). It was your standard suburban restaurant quality food.


Pretzel crusted chicken

I guess I'm just obsessed with fried chicken this year. So this is what you need to make this:

1 egg, beaten
chicken breast
crushed pretzels
salt and pepper

salt and pepper the chicken. coat the chicken in the egg and then dip it in the crushed pretzels. Fry it in a pan with hot vegetable oil for 4-5 minutes on each side.

You would think the pretzels would make it exceptionally salty but it totally doesn't. Also it makes it a lot crunchier than regular fried chicken, which I like. Also I've been eating pepperocinis with my fried to chicken to make it taste even saltier. This is really easy to make, I recommend it.


Hoa Hoa Chicken in Garlic Sauce

After our radio meeting Wednesday, some of the other directors and I went to Hoa Hoa, an amazing Chinese restaurant in Dobie Mall. The last time I went to this restaurant was freshmen year when I was a vegetarian, so I decided I ought to get a meat dish this time to try something new. But after we got our food I regretted that big time because the tofu there is sooo good. Also, I think it's weird that when you order meat at Chinese restaurants you don't get any vegetables, but when you order tofu you get beautiful broccoli and carrots. Anyway the chicken was delicious and it came with a ton of mushrooms (are they technically a vegetable?) and I gave most of them to Lace, but I ate some too because I am trying to teach myself to like them.

Hoa Hoa is the best deal ever. You get soup, a spring roll and an entree for about six dollars and you'll definitely have enough food left over to take home for...leftovers.


Pepper

On Friday Lace and I got a pizza for lunch and I ate almost all of this pepper, only the seeds were left. And Lace dared me to eat it. So I did! And it actually tasted better than the rest of the pepper. I think this is because it had been soaking in water for so long that they lost some of their heat. Anyway it was awesome.

Chicken Fried Bacon

Chicken Fried Chicken

This is the first time I ever attempted to make chicken fried chicken and it turned out really well. I looked all over the internet for a good recipe to follow. Most recommend only using eggs and flour for the coating. My mom suggested not even using egg to make it the way her mom used to make it. That sounds pretty good but I decided to use crushed saltine crackers. It tasted the same as when you just use flour but with ten times as much salt, which I like. I would go so far as to say it is one of the best chicken fried chickens I've ever had. And I'm pretty pleased that I know how to make it myself now.


Landon's Bacon

Later that night I taught Landon how to make bacon. I didn't tell him this but in general I tend to undercook bacon. I am so afraid that I will overcook it that I stop too soon and it isn't very crispy. Landon's problem, on the other hand, is overcooking it. So together it ended up looking pretty perfect. Then he used it to make this sandwich


Mustard Bacon Sandwich

I've never seen someone put as much mustard on a sandwich as Landle put on this. Beneath the bacon the bread was smothered in it, and on the other side he spelled out "BLOG" in mustard, just for you, EYTO readers.

Poll: how much mustard do you like on your sandwich?

Booze

Here are a few notable alcholic beverages from my winter break so far.


Palais de Versailles

One evening the twins and I were browsing the mega liquor store (think Spec's in the suburbs of Dallas) and we couldn't agree on what to get. Mandy wanted wine, Meri wanted liquor, I wanted champagne. We spotted this in the champagne section and continued saying the name in our best french accents well into the vodka section. So we went back and got it. It was okay, it wasn't that memorable and I know nothing about alcohol so I don't really know what else to say. But isn't this picture awesome? Meri made fun of me for liking the way her sink looked full of dirty dishes. I just like it when you can see the food (or drink) in the environment/context in which it was consumed.



Goldschlager

That night we also got Goldschlager, or cinnamon schnapps. I had never had it before and I like it. We drank it with Dr. Pepper and I think the cinnamon really elevated the flavor of the Dr. Pepper, which makes me wonder if cinnamon is one of the 23 flavors in Dr. Pepper. The first picture shows the liquid chilling in the fridge (duh). The second shows it in a cup mixed with the Dr. Pepper, which I like because you can see the gold flecks in it.

Poll: Do you believe the rumor that the gold flecks in Goldschlager make microscopic cuts in your throat when you swallow it, causing your body to absorb the alcohol faster? Comment with your answer!!!!!!


Magnolia Shiner Bucket

So at the Magnolia you can buy one Shiner for $3.75 or 4 for $10. Besides the fact that you save like, $5 for doing this, you also get to carry your beer around in this awesome bucket. So obviously Landle and I did that last week when we were there. Shiner in a bottle is good beer, but Shiner in a bucket is a gift from God.