Slicin' up eyeballs, I want you to know..

My mom had gotten me a new food processor some time back, but I'd never used it until I moved. I hadn't used a food processor, um..wow, since I was married I guess. That was a long time ago. I'd forgotten how much fun they are!

So, for the last few weeks, I've been processing my little heart out. I have made hummus of all sorts (I tried some last week with kalamata olives. Good, but needs more olives.) I'm also in the process of tweaking my salsa verde recipe. That would be that yummy green salsa made from tomatillas (which, contrary to popular belief are NOT actually green tomatoes.) I'm having a lot of fun eating my "mistakes." Once I get to the point where I feel that it's right..and I am oh-so-close to perfection..I'm going to can some. My mom and I are going to hole up in the cabin like a couple of pioneer women and can salsa. My heavens, how perfectly June Cleaveresque is that? I will not, however, be wearing pearls and heels to do my canning. Once the tomatoes start coming into the garden (hopefully very soon!), I intend to tackle homemade marinara sauce. If you can think of anything else that I could process and/or can, please let me know. I am a food processing fool.

I also have a new Mexican-type dish that I'm concocting in my head (that involves the aforementioned salsa verde) if any of you would like to be guinea pigs for me? It sounds good in my mind. If it's half as good on the plate, you might just have a foodgasm all over my kitchen.

And tonight, thanks to albinohognose and his rotorooter, I shall hopefully have a bathtub that will actually drain. That has nothing to do with food, I just wanted to throw that out there. I'm feeling quite happy of late. Life's really pretty good!