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 I need to post about my adventures with S. at the Greek festival and our three hour journey through "making our own baklava," but for the moment, a quick post about the amazing dinner I just had. My friend M. brought me five beautiful avocados that he got from his neighbors. Keep in mind that right now, avocados are about $1.50 each at the market. He brought me FIVE. For the price of being a FRIEND. I love my friends. I handled them and noticed that one was perfectly ripe and ready to eat immediately. I had been planning to eat some pasta, but realized that would be a damn shame. I needed something to showcase this beautiful produce. A salad would do. Baby mixed greens, fresh mozzarella cheese, tomato, sweet corn, avocado, chicken, and Thousand Island dressing. Mix and eat. AMAZING. Tags: avocado, awesome, chicken, salad, vegetables Current Location: Santa Barbara, CA Current Mood: happy
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 I'm back in Los Angeles visiting my family for Memorial Day Weekend - three day weekends are amazing - and was craving some carne asada fries. When I'm here, I always turn to the same place for my fix: Tacos El Cosas. ah, Tacos El Cosas. One of many reasons to love the San Fernando Valley. Behind this nondescript and clean exterior lies a beast of massive proportions. A delicious, delicious beast. My friend P. thinks their fries are too messy; she's a minimalist when it comes to fries, even those of the carne asada variety. But I love the thick cut potatoes, the hot sauce, the sour cream, the messiness. In any case, this is a box full of goodness.  See that? Fries underneath a warm soothing blanket of chopped fresh tomato, melted cheese (I think it may be mozzarella), sour cream, hot sauce, guacamole, beans, and carne asada. Usually it's served with onions on it as well, but I don't like raw onion so I asked to omit them. For $5.25 you get a giant box full of all this. Order them under the name "Super Fries." There is a salsa bar with limes, several types of salsa, jalapeños, and the most amazing thing: jalapeño pickled carrots. These carrots are my perfect condiment: spicy, crunchy and delicious. All in all it's a pretty great meal, albeit a little unhealthy. If you're ever in the Valley, you might want to try these. They're like chili fries except so much more delicious. I rarely eat else there, but have heard they have really good burritos, tortas, menudo, and tacos. Tacos El Cosas Open: Sunday - Thursday 7 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. Friday - Saturday 7 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. 17020 Devonshire St. Northridge, CA 91325 Phone: (818) 366-9700 Tags: awesome, carne_asada, los_angeles, mexican_food, potato, restaurants, san_fernando_valley Current Location: Los Angeles, CA Current Mood: happy
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 see more crazy cat picsMy camera has been dying for a while now, so there are no cookie pictures in this post. However, this LOLcat will hopefully suffice for now. It has SOMETHING to do with cookies! :P Anyway, my roommate and I wanted a "healthy" cookie, so we made the oatmeal raisin variety. As everyone knows, oats and raisins make cookies healthy, just like an apple pie is good for you due to the apple content. We used the recipe on the back of a Nestle's chocolate chip package, but omitted the chocolate chips and added raisins. These weren't overly flaky or too tough as oatmeal cookies can be when the recipe is off. In fact, they had the perfect amount of chewiness. They turned out delicious, and judging by the number of cookies left (not very many), it's clear that I'm not the only one that thought so! Oatmeal raisin cookies (adapted from Nestle recipe): 1 3/4 cup flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 1/4 cup packed brown sugar 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 eggs 2 tablespoons milk 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 1/2 cup "old fashioned" oats 2 cups raisins 1. Preheat oven to 375° F. 2. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. 3. Beat brown sugar, butter and granulated sugar in large mixer bowl until creamy. Beat in eggs, milk and vanilla extract. 4. Gradually beat flour mixture into butter, sugar, and egg mixture. 5. Stir in oats and raisins; mix well. 6. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets. 7. Bake 9-10 minutes. Tags: cookies, desserts, sweets
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