Weeks 12 - Oy.

No apology. This is going to take long enough.

Week 12: New England @ Denver

Baked Denver Omelet with Maple-Roasted Bacon

I forget why I had to make breakfast rather than dinner. Maybe we were going to a party? It's been so long I don't remember. Anyway, Colleen B. suggested I make a Denver omelet with maple bacon - a brilliant idea, especially considering I didn't have any others. I found a baked Denver omelet recipe on All Recipes that was incredibly simple (not that omelets are exactly tricky, but whatever) and a maple bacon on from the Food Network. By the way, I generally boycott the Barefoot Contessa because she seems like a snot, but unfortunately she has really good recipes. 

Week 13: Indianapolis @ Pittsburgh

Sauerkraut Pierogi with Corn and a Dragonfly IPA (God Bless Beer)

Meh. Just meh. I would like to point out that I made the pierogi dough from scratch (again, an All Recipes recipe)  which makes me very, very dumb. And it makes Rob very, very brave because he ate them. 

My hats off to Amy K. who makes pierogi all the time. From now on, I'm just going to eat them. 

Week 14: New England @ Houston

NY Strip with Cuban Mojo and Papas Asadas (Yeah - I know. Not very New Englandy, is it?)

When I looked at the schedule and saw the Sunday night game was New York at Miami, I was so excited that I didn't even ask FB friends for suggestions. I mean, really. Miami? Finally a new team. New choices. NO BBQ!!!

So I looked up Cuban foods and decided to try a mojo sauce. There are a ton of good recipes, but I chose this one from Taste of Cuba so I could use the lime juice I already had on hand. For I side, I tried this ridiculously easy and incredibly tasty recipe for papas asadas from My Big Fat Cuban Family. So good. So ridiculously good. I don't even care that I got the teams wrong.

Week 15 (Finally!): Arizona @ Philadelphia

Cactus Chili with a Soft Pretzel and Tastykakes

So one thing that has driven me nuts about Arizona having all sorts of Sunday night games is that I can't find a lot about their cuisine online.* However, one ingredient that shows up all the time is cactus, but I'm always like, "um...no." Luckily, Margy P. not only recommended cactus chili, she shared her award-winning recipe with me. I wish I could put it all in this blog. It's like a recipe you might find in a church cookbook. How much round steak? Just one. How much beef broth? Two cups or so. How much cumin? Doesn't even give you a hint. Whatever. It was really, really good. 

One more thing - Margy's recipe says you can get nopalitos at Jewel, but I didn't find them.** However, I did find them at Strack & Van Till's on Elston. They had Tastykakes, too, so a total winner in my book. 

Whew! Now on to dinner for tonight :)

*Do not suggest fry bread. I tried it. It was disgusting.

**I'm guessing the Rogers Park Jewel serves a more diverse crowd than the West Loop Jewel.