Attack of the killer Figgins

Figgins got a little too excited the other day, I tend to keep him in the fridge to keep the fermentation at a manageable level but ended up with sourdough starter all over my condiment shelf.  I think I need a bigger container or less of Figgins!

All the wrong foods?

I am trying to raise a toddler that will actually eat something besides macaroni and cheese and hot dogs and am not having much luck, he'd rather go hungry and miss dessert than eat something I know he likes, just because I want him to eat it…I can't wait for the teenage years.  Well, last night, for reasons I cannot begin to explain, I decided to make a souffle, which is a ton of work for a tasty but ephemeral reward.  And of course the goofball loved it!  He is an egg and cheese fan, so I shouldn't be surprised but maybe I am serving him all the wrong foods.  Why should he deign to eat spaghetti and chicken when he could eat caviar and foie gras?  Maybe he is a gourmet trapped in a household of plebeian foodies.  Or maybe he is just two...

Chicken Enchiladas

This is one of those recipes that just happened, I was trying to use up some leftover chicken from Thanksgiving (yes, I am a cultural renegade and actually made chicken on 'Turkey Day') and the results were actually worth doing again someday.

Saute 1/4 cup each chopped onion and sweet peppers in a medium saucepan.

Add 2 cups cooked chicken (or cook a couple chicken breasts along with the veggies) and 8oz of corn (or your favorite vegetable, salsa would work too), season to taste (celery salt, black pepper, garlic, a little chili powder) and add ~1/2 cup water and 1 chicken bouillon cube.  Heat through.

Spread the chicken mixture in 8 flour tortilla shells (6-8 inches), roll up and place in a greased cake pan fold side down.  Add one can cream of chicken soup to the sauce pan and enough milk to make a gravy consistency, any leftover chicken/veggies will just add flavor to the sauce.  Heat through and pour over prepared tortillas.  Top generously with cheese and crushed nacho chips.  Bake until golden and bubbly.

By any other name...

My toddler does not speak english, he has a recognizable word here or there but otherwise it is some combination of Swedish (he sounds like the 'Swedish Chef' off the Muppets, so that must be it) and dolphin with an engine noise or three thrown in for good measure.  The other day he was pointing into the kitchen and started saying, 'arf arf' in that birdlike voice of his and I couldn't figure out what on earth he meant, that is his word for dog and there was nothing of a doglike nature in the kitchen.  Then I figured out what specifically he was pointing at: a tupperware container full of puppy chow (chex cereal coated in chocolate/peanut butter and powdered sugar).  He apparently knew what it was called but instead of saying the proper word, he gave it his own spin.  Whatever it is called, he has good taste!