Mike Aubrey September 22, 2008 Not Studying Greek, Series

Things I do when I’m not studying Greek: The Series

This post inaugurates a series on, well, things I do when I’m not studying Greek.

Today’s activity is one of my favorites: Food.

So what do I do when I am not studying Greek?

I make salsa.

There is nothing better than tomatoes, cilantro, jalapeños, onion, and whatever vegetables are on sale that week chopped up nice a tiny and thrown into a bowl together. Delicious! As you can see from the picture: 1) I need to clean my lens, and 2) carrots were on sale.

But on a really good grocery store run, I’ll find the super vegetable…

There are very few things on this planet that taste better than guacamole.

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J. K. Gayle on September 22, 2008 at 9:55 am
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Delicious looking despite your lens. Now I see how it is that you can leave Texas–you take it with you. And don’t you find that Greek study is so much better with guacamole and salsa?

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Mike on September 22, 2008 at 9:59 am
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I’m just disappointed that we didn’t have a chance to meet.

One thing I miss from Texas is the selection of peppers. They only have jalapeños up here in the grocery store and the sign above them says, “Hot Peppers.”

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Phil Gons on September 22, 2008 at 6:03 pm
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Guacamole is a new love of mine. I’ve made two big batches recently, and neither one lasted very long. What’s your recipe?

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Mike on September 22, 2008 at 6:14 pm
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It basically consists of mixing and mashing whatever salsa I’ve just made with avocados. So: an unknown number of ripe tomatoes, a bunch or cilantro, two cloves of garlic, a bunch of green onion, one medium/large onion, 2-3 jalapeños, a bell pepper, sometimes carrots, generally a half a lime, a tiny bit of vinegar (not always), and a pinch of salt. thrown in with three or four mashed avocados until it tastes right. I always like to keep some good size avocado chunks in there too just for some variety.

Its not a very scientific process, but it tastes good. I know what you mean about not lasting very long. Whenever we make it, guacamole & chips becomes dinner and then its gone.

What’s your recipe?

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Esteban Vázquez on September 24, 2008 at 7:31 pm
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You put CARROTS in the salsa? I’m no Mexican, sir, but I must conclude that you are a barbarian!

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Mike on September 24, 2008 at 9:26 pm
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on the contrary, I think its very tradition simply to use what’s available to you. And carrots were dirt cheap last week.

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