Not A Burger Review

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Easel Will Travel
This will be a short blog posting.  It is outdoor painting season.
After writing several emails, posting a blog review, and alerting Old Wild West about their lousy burgers and asking for a response, I have received nothing.   Therefore, I can only conclude that they do not care about changing for the better.

Other Italian news....Allergy season got a two week break here in the Veneto because of rain, but now it is back in full force.  Sufferers can only wait for another two weeks or so and the pollen will reduce.

To Die For Mexican Cuisine
On my terrace my jalapeno plants are producing flowers.  It will be only a short time before I will have fresh jalapeno for my Mexican food.  I have been using ones from last summer that rest in the freezer.

We have seen a growth of Asian and Mexican food products in the larger grocery stores here.  I don't get too excited about this as a package of 8 corn tortillas costs 8 euros.  We have never bought these expensive tortillas. We make our own from masa that we buy in the Chinese market store in Padova. If you are interested in this and how to make your own, look at Youtube.com.

Tomato with a nose?
Do you like guacamole?  We eat it at least once a week.  Avocados are good for your health.  They go good with tortilla chips or on enchiladas or tacos.  Here is my own recipe.  Make sure your avocado is soft not hard.

Guacamole

One ripe (soft) avocado
remove fruit with big spoon and place in bowl
chop 1/4 onion, add
chop 2 small garlic cloves or 1 elephant size, then
place  in garlic press, squeeze juice on top of avocado
remove pieces from the press, chop them and add to avocado
dice a tasty tomato, and add at least half to avocado
two table spoons of lime juice,  or lemon
1/2 teaspoon of salt
mash all in bowl, leaving no chunks, mixing well

NEVER ADD MAYONAISE!!!

(motor boat if desired for smooth)

dash of chili powder on top

dash of paprika on top for color

Ciao!





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