Can you send some with Emily, vw?

(That way she'll have something to eat once she's here).

Hmmmm...not sure it's gonna make it five days in the car.

hmm, probably not. Poor Emily-- she's in for a bit of roomie culture shock.

Poor Emily-- she's in for a bit of roomie culture shock.

Nah...she's gonna be just fine. This cooking thing hasn't been happening much as of late anyway. We've been so busy and going in a hundred directions, so we've been eating out (or bringing food in) a lot. I just thought I'd try to cook some of her favorites before she goes.

What is enchilada sauce, vw? Because the taquitos sound yummy, and I bet the boys would love them.

Actually, how do you make the taquitos? I've only ever had the frozen ones.

Arrrrh, in honor of Pirates I'm drinking a dark rum drunk and it's very tasty on a gorgeous afternoon in San Francisco.

It's got dark rum (Whaler's - I think ND brought it to the F2F?), a bit of upscale Dr. Swami & Bone Daddy's Gourmet Top Shelf Margarita Mix (made with real citrus pulp, unfiltered lemon & lime juice), Maraschino Liqueuer (unrelated to Maraschino cherries), and some Orangina for sweetness and citrus and fizz. Luscious.

I've only ever had the frozen ones.

Me too! :) We get the beef ones from Trader Joe's, and they are just fabulous. And cheap too!

Enchilada sauce is a spicy Mexican tomato sauce. It's YUMMY!

ION, it's official. My body hates me. I'm getting a yeast infection on my arm again...just like in the Spring when I was on steroids forever. And I'm on SUCH a low dose! They said I shouldn't experience *any* side effects on this low of a dose.

They lied!

Tried to page my PCP, but she's out of the hospital and being covered by someone I don't know. She's back in tomorrow morning, so I'll just wait, considering the pharmacy is closed now anyway.

AmyLiz, this is the enchilada sauce I make: [link]

And, the Mexican rice I make? Rice-a-Roni: [link]

I can cook from scratch! Really! It's just...there's not always time for it... So, I improvise. And slather EVERYTHING in sour cream. It's my secret.

Thanks, vw! I cook that way, too (when I cook, which isn't often). It's what I like about Rachael Ray. She doesn't make a big deal out of the fact that sometimes you can use decent shortcuts due to lack of time.

I wish I had a Trader Joe's near here.

I also wish I had one of Hec's drink. Yum.

I bet taquitos would actually be wicked easy to make. I think Deena makes them every once in a while. It's probably just meat wrapped in a soft tortilla then baked or fried. Easy peasy.

It's so exciting to read these stories of Nicole's experience in SF. She's going to look back on this and identify it as a time when the pieces settled together a little more solidly and her pride in her own eccentricity got a big boost. Go her! And go everyone for showing her how wonderful it is to be weird!

This. Oh, so much, this. I'm so happy Nicole is having a good time, and that she's still as much of an glorious eccentric as she was when I got the chance to meet her.