STELLA'S ROAR: What I'm Craving...and it's gettin' Ugly!

Frito Pie...found at Homesick Texan...god I love this blog. I can't read it for long because I feel like I'm going to tear my hair out, rip thru the house, find my keys and race to Sonic! Why Sonic I don't know because I never eat there...but Sonic, or Dairy Queen will do...just reminds me of being a kid in Houston and driving to my parent's lakehouse in East Texas. Don't imagine anything palatial. It was a very cool log cabin...but a real log cabin. It had this wonderful sleeping porch with 2 queen sized beds and a Great Room with two king sized beds and two twin beds. There was a giant fireplace that we used to fight with each other to see who could sleep in front of it. The shower was made out of galvanized steel which sounded amazing. My grandfather had a BBQ pit out back that he made out of rocks and I had a worm farm for fishing that my kin (laughing...I never say "kin" either) would dump the morning coffee grounds in...did the worms eat this? I have no idea. I sort of did a post about the lakehouse here. I digress...maybe because Dolce is licking off the lotion on my legs from my pedicure today...ick!

Also craving King Ranch Casserole...Recipe and Image also found at Homesick Texan. This I'm making as soon as we get back from Mexico.

Oh and Chili con Queso...found where??? Homesick Texan, of course! My favorite all time chili con queso is from Los Tios in Houston. But they changed the recipe not long ago...even though they lie and say they haven't! We know, you idiots! The legions are not stupid! That chili con queso is probably what stunted my growth! I know I was destined to be 5'10", but no! I had to order the No. 8 combo plate since the age of three...2 puffy quesos and a cheese enchilada covered in gravy. Oh god I miss Tex-Mex! El Paso turns it's collective nose up to Tex-Mex. Oh and also the queso at Club No Minors...aka El Patio in Houston is fantastic...and that's not the booze talking. I used to eat it as a child too...and I didn't drink then, swear! You have to click on the Club No Minors link just to listen to the music...now close your eyes and pretend your drinking a margarita laced with Everclear and a drunk frat boy is hitting on you! That's Club No Minors! They sayyyy that they don't use everclear here...but they lie too!

I'm also craving Chef Bobby Griffing's FRIED AND TRUFFLED MAC AND CHEESE BALLS!! hint hint. Unfortunately I don't have a photo of this since I haven't had it in frigging ages!

And finally I'm craving the Fettuccine Carbonara that my friend Chef Damian Mandola used to make...before he became a celebrity.

I'm a chef name dropper...so sue me...I'm hungry!

Off to drink my last fucking Slimfast for the day.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...: CUTE AND QUITE HILARIOUS POST, OF COURSE ! THIS BLOG ROCKS!!!!.. OF COURSE...; June 4, 2009 at 8:48 PM
judy aldridge said...: You know I have to hit your blog at least once a day for a dose of realism. I love it! I have to ask you though--Can you really stick to a diet? Based on your post, I'm thinking you do. I always put myself on a diet, and with al of my good intentions, it lasts for about an hour I really admire your tenacity!; June 4, 2009 at 11:10 PM
jason said...: King Ranch Casserole!

Ah....the memories of dinner at Mom's.

Great, now I'm hungry too.; June 4, 2009 at 11:29 PM
Jill said...: Judy...I can stay on it if I have a very specific reason. Usually a bikini is involved...or a dress. So, it really boils down to when my pride is at stake. My problem is that I love to go out, I love to eat, I love to cook (nothing healthy, that bores me) and I love drinking. And appparantley my Metabolism (let's call him Cedric) has been reading the mags, because once I hit 40 we got a divorce!

I can't imagine you ever needing to go on a diet. You are built so different than I am. I envy you. I think the hardest part is that if my husband isn't fed every several hours he loses 5lbs. That makes me incredibly jealous!

Thanks for the encouragement...and Jason, I'm sorry!; June 5, 2009 at 7:08 AM
The Townhouselady said...: I was with a Texan for 5 years so I'm very familiar with Frito Pie and King Ranch Casserole. I'm pretty sure it's on the menu in heaven. Phenomenal. Then again, I'll eat a turd if it's got cheese melted over it. No, really I might. Well, I guess it more hinges on what kind of cheese.

Lady, why are you looking at food blogs?

Masochist.; June 5, 2009 at 8:19 AM
Jill said...: I've been licking the computer screen.; June 5, 2009 at 9:34 AM
Belle de Ville said...: Jill, you're killing me with the food porn.; June 5, 2009 at 10:08 AM
Jill said...: Belle...I was gonna write something really crude about acting like a 15 year old boy in the bathroom with a Playboy...but somehow I think you get my drift!; June 5, 2009 at 2:16 PM