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Stitchawl · 01-29-2011, 08:53 PM

Hola, amigos! We're going Mexican tonight. Fajitas for dinner! Easy and fast to prepare, and really tasty.

Mexican Fajitas (fa-hii-ta)

300-400g beef and/or chicken
1 large onion
2-3 green peppers
Taco sauce
Sour cream

Marinade:
150cc corn oil
40cc lemon juice
2-3 cloves garlic (crushed and chopped small!)
2 Tbs cumin
1 Tbs oregano
1 Tbs parsley
1 tsp fresh ground black pepper (or 1/2 tsp bottled black pepper)
1 tsp salt

Preparation:
1. Mix together marinade
2. Cut meat or chicken in to thin strips and put into marinade
for a few hours
3. Slice onion and green peppers into thin strips

Cooking:
1. Fry onions quickly in a little of the marinade oil until a
little burned
2. Add green peppers and continue cooking for another 4-5 minutes
3. Take onions and peppers out of the pan and put aside.
4. Drain extra liquid from meat or chicken.
5. Quickly fry meat or chicken on HOT fire. When cooked, add
back the onions and peppers and cook for another minute.

We like these served on soft flour tortillas covered with spicy taco sauce and sour cream. I also add in some sliced jalapeno peppers for some extra kick!

Stitchawl

kindlekitten · 01-30-2011, 03:07 AM

can you get tortillas or are you making your own?

Stitchawl · 01-30-2011, 03:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

can you get tortillas or are you making your own?

I can get them, (both corn and flour, large and small,) but not in the neighborhood supermarkets. I have to go into downtown Kyoto or Osaka, to an import food shop. Going into Kyoto makes for a nice bike ride. 35-40 minutes. But there is no cheap parking near the Osaka shops so I have to take the bus and train. Hour and a half all together, which is a normal daily commute in Japan. I usually pick up several different odds and ends to keep in the freezer so I'll have it when the moods strike.

Today I put in an on-line order for meats... stuff I can't even get in the import shops. Smoked German bacon, both block and sliced, (Japanese bacon isn't smoked,) Cajun Andouille sausage (I'm too lazy to make them this time and starting to crave Jambalaya, ) a couple of pork shoulder roasts, and a leg of lamb.

Stitchawl

kindlekitten · 01-30-2011, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

I can get them, (both corn and flour, large and small,) but not in the neighborhood supermarkets. I have to go into downtown Kyoto or Osaka, to an import food shop. Going into Kyoto makes for a nice bike ride. 35-40 minutes. But there is no cheap parking near the Osaka shops so I have to take the bus and train. Hour and a half all together, which is a normal daily commute in Japan. I usually pick up several different odds and ends to keep in the freezer so I'll have it when the moods strike.

Today I put in an on-line order for meats... stuff I can't even get in the import shops. Smoked German bacon, both block and sliced, (Japanese bacon isn't smoked,) Cajun Andouille sausage (I'm too lazy to make them this time and starting to crave Jambalaya, ) a couple of pork shoulder roasts, and a leg of lamb.

Stitchawl

good thing you're retired! it seems to be an almost full time occupation not only seeking out the answers to your cravings, but creating them when they are not available!

Stitchawl · 01-30-2011, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

good thing you're retired! it seems to be an almost full time occupation not only seeking out the answers to your cravings, but creating them when they are not available!

While I prefer to think of them as 'quests,' you're right. I do actively think up new things and how best to find/make them. Man is a problem solving creature, and if I don't have something to stimulate my mind I go a little nuts. It's why I'm really only 'semi-retired.' I still write and shoot for travel, tourism, and nature magazines just to keep me occupied.

While I enjoy reading several hours a day too, I still need to feel as if I'm solving some sort of problem. And when that problem tastes good, it's even better!

Stitchawl

kennyc · 01-30-2011, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

..

While I enjoy reading several hours a day too, I still need to feel as if I'm solving some sort of problem. And when that problem tastes good, it's even better!

Stitchawl

lilac_jive · 01-30-2011, 07:28 PM

I'm very excited - next week I will be making my own french bread

I found a recipe in Homemade (a Reader's Digest book) and it looks pretty easy.

It's a pretty cool book by the way, it has "recipes" for tons of things: cleaning supplies, pantry basics, home remedies, pet stuff, lotions, etc.

Stitchawl · 01-30-2011, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lilac_jive

I'm very excited - next week I will be making my own french bread

I found a recipe in Homemade (a Reader's Digest book) and it looks pretty easy.

Are you going to try to make it have the very extra crusty exterior that fresh French breads are famous for? Does your cookbook have instructions for that? It's not difficult, but it does take some extra steps.

Stitchawl

lilac_jive · 01-30-2011, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Are you going to try to make it have the very extra crusty exterior that fresh French breads are famous for? Does your cookbook have instructions for that? It's not difficult, but it does take some extra steps.

Stitchawl

It doesn't say anything about that, what do you have to do?

Stitchawl · 01-30-2011, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lilac_jive

It doesn't say anything about that, what do you have to do?

Towards the end of the baking cycle, spray the loaves with a mist of water, let evaporate in the hot oven with the door closed, then spray again. Do this several times. In France, with stone overns, they will spray water onto the stones to create a quick steam bath, and do that several times. I've seen recipes that suggest tossing a cup of water onto the walls of your oven, but' I'd be afraid of warping the metal.

I've tried the spray/misting method and that works pretty well.

Stitchawl

lilac_jive · 01-30-2011, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Towards the end of the baking cycle, spray the loaves with a mist of water, let evaporate in the hot oven with the door closed, then spray again. Do this several times. In France, with stone overns, they will spray water onto the stones to create a quick steam bath, and do that several times. I've seen recipes that suggest tossing a cup of water onto the walls of your oven, but' I'd be afraid of warping the metal.

I've tried the spray/misting method and that works pretty well.

Stitchawl

That doesn't seem too hard. Gotta get a spray bottle though!

Stitchawl · 01-30-2011, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lilac_jive

That doesn't seem too hard. Gotta get a spray bottle though!

Easy peasy! Just don't saturate the loaves... mist them!

Stitchawl

kindlekitten · 01-31-2011, 01:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

While I prefer to think of them as 'quests,' you're right. I do actively think up new things and how best to find/make them. Man is a problem solving creature, and if I don't have something to stimulate my mind I go a little nuts. It's why I'm really only 'semi-retired.' I still write and shoot for travel, tourism, and nature magazines just to keep me occupied.

While I enjoy reading several hours a day too, I still need to feel as if I'm solving some sort of problem. And when that problem tastes good, it's even better!

Stitchawl

so where should we look for your professional works!?

Stitchawl · 01-31-2011, 01:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

so where should we look for your professional works!?

These days... mostly in airline seat back magazines. I'm getting too lazy to write much and they want more photos than words anyway.

Stitchawl

kindlekitten · 01-31-2011, 01:29 AM

any particular airline?

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01-29-2011, 08:53 PM	#1051
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Hola, amigos! We're going Mexican tonight. Fajitas for dinner! Easy and fast to prepare, and really tasty. Mexican Fajitas (fa-hii-ta) 300-400g beef and/or chicken 1 large onion 2-3 green peppers Taco sauce Sour cream Marinade: 150cc corn oil 40cc lemon juice 2-3 cloves garlic (crushed and chopped small!) 2 Tbs cumin 1 Tbs oregano 1 Tbs parsley 1 tsp fresh ground black pepper (or 1/2 tsp bottled black pepper) 1 tsp salt Preparation: 1. Mix together marinade 2. Cut meat or chicken in to thin strips and put into marinade for a few hours 3. Slice onion and green peppers into thin strips Cooking: 1. Fry onions quickly in a little of the marinade oil until a little burned 2. Add green peppers and continue cooking for another 4-5 minutes 3. Take onions and peppers out of the pan and put aside. 4. Drain extra liquid from meat or chicken. 5. Quickly fry meat or chicken on HOT fire. When cooked, add back the onions and peppers and cook for another minute. We like these served on soft flour tortillas covered with spicy taco sauce and sour cream. I also add in some sliced jalapeno peppers for some extra kick! Stitchawl

01-30-2011, 03:07 AM	#1052
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	can you get tortillas or are you making your own?

01-30-2011, 07:28 PM	#1057
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	I'm very excited - next week I will be making my own french bread I found a recipe in Homemade (a Reader's Digest book) and it looks pretty easy. It's a pretty cool book by the way, it has "recipes" for tons of things: cleaning supplies, pantry basics, home remedies, pet stuff, lotions, etc.

01-31-2011, 01:29 AM	#1065
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	any particular airline?

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