Ewwww, Republican Pork.

Whoa... It's been way too long since I blogged. Blame the brutal cold that wouldn't go away, and my sister's shower/bachelorette weekend. Here is what I have made this week:

-BBQ sauce

-Vegetable Barley Saute

-Cashew Chicken

-Beef Fajitas (which were so cool, since it was really three recipes: the fajitas, the marinade and the guacamole)

-vanilla butter cream

And tonight, Szechuan Pork. Whew!

The BBQ sauce was not at all spicy (insert shocked face here!) and the barley and veg were sub-par... I still ended up eating for lunch for two days afterward, since Scott was really not into it. The cashew chicken was pretty good, but I'm questioning the necessity of cornstarch in all "Asian" dishes much as I questioned sugar in the vegetable dishes. I mean, I've spent the better part of my twenties avoiding starch and carbs and pretty much everything else. Now I'm mixing it into my damn food. I thought it was for starching shirts for republicans in the 80's. My bad.

The fajitas were so good, I almost forgot how tired I was after icing and decorating 50 pink cupcakes for my sister's bridal shower. The guacamole was amazing, especially since I added the seeds and membrane of one of the jalapenos (Betty said to remove them. I said, "Betty, it's Friday night and I'm icing cupcakes. CHILL.) Obviously, the butter cream was for the cupcakes. Um, it's icing sugar, butter, milk and vanilla. It's clearly heaven.

Now we're caught up. Phew. I've been all paranoid that I am a bad blogger. Tonight was the Szechuan Pork, and it was pretty good. I tried it how Betty said, then added WAY more crushed red pepper and some soy sauce. Interestingly, there were water chestnuts and peanuts in it, and the pork (which you marinate in garlic, crushed red pepper, soy sauce and cornstarch for 30 minutes) was really tender and flavourful. I'm really trying to keep up with the pictures, too, but I feel like part of my blogs charm comes from my random, ridiculous pictures... any thoughts???