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What is tattoo Tuesday about?
March 19, 2013Today is a blend of tattoos and food.
Here is a yummy looking BACO – a taco with a bacon shell – that is being featured at the ball park of the minor league Western Michigan Whitecaps baseball team. Here’s the story.
And here are some tattoos on folks who have immortalized their gustatory passion in ink:
Last, here is my easy and delicious recipe for Taco Torte
1 lb. ground beef or turkey
1 large onion chopped
Taco seasoning – an envelope or your own blend
1 large can of diced tomatoes
corn or wheat tortillas
lots of shredded cheese
Sautee the meat and onion in a large skillet until the meat is cooked and the onion is translucent. Add the taco seasoning.
Add the can of tomatoes and juice and mix well.
When everything is incorporated and hot it is time to layer the torte in a baking pan. You will need one with high sides to retain the juices.
Start with a tortilla in the bottom of the baking pan
add a layer of the meat mixture
sprinkle with some shredded cheese
Repeat
Finish with a pretty thick layer of cheese.
You can stop here are refrigerate the torte until you are ready to bake it or go right ahead and pop it into a 350 degree oven.
The warm torte will take about half an hour – or until the cheese on top is the desired melty, crispy brownness that you prefer.
If chilled, allow more time – about an hour – until warmed through and melty, brown on top.
Cut in wedges like a pie.
Garnish with sour cream, salsa, anything else you like.
Serve with a green salad.
What am I celebrating?
March 14, 2013
Happy Pi Day
This is a celebration of the mysterious, mathematical constant that is so important in describing a circle – and therefore has applications to many branches of mathematics such as trigonometry and calculus.
Enjoy Pi today – I am going to have Key Lime Pi!
What am I eating, er, reading?
March 9, 2013
I blogged about colors earlier this month and then came across this delightful post on Hovercraft Doggy. Read the rest of the post here. It has bacon.
What am I gazing at?
March 8, 2013
Thanks to HMS Defiant for this link to Comet PANSTARRS that will be visible soon in the northern hemisphere. Visibility here will depend a lot on the weather, but I will be looking for it.
What is Tattoo Tuesday about?
March 5, 2013This week, it is all about books. I like the variety – especially the bookworm tattoo at the bottom. It is a great positive take on finger tattoos. They don’t usually have such a positive message – but that is what Tattoo Tuesday is all about.
What color is Monday?
March 4, 2013How about all of them?
For another perspective on color, see Zeitgeist in Design on the importance of colors in branding.
What am I sappy cat blogging?
March 2, 2013I’m still on vacation, so sappy cat blogging this week is following the vacation theme. I spent some time on Key West this week – a spot I have not visited before and liked quite well!
These are some images of the Hemingway cats on Key West, Florida. There are a number of stories about how the cats, many of which are six-toed, came to the island, and how they came to be associated with Ernest Hemingway.
Click here for the link to the Hemingway museum and foundation on Key West.
What is tattoo Tuesday about this week?
February 26, 2013
I am traveling this week, so tattoo Tuesday is an interesting interpretation of a map of the world. I am actually here . . .
Right under the second little flamingo. There was freezing fog at home this morning. It was 84 degrees and sunny in Key West today. Ahhh!
Gunsmoke and Knitting 