Guacamolé/Deviled Eggs/Taquitos ~ Brian & Jen's Super Bowl Party ~ My Photo On The News (again!) ~ Chinese New Years

Good 38º clear sunny morning. Wow, clear!

Yesterday, under the "supervision" of Bruiser (he has to lay by my feet and follow me to every cupboard and to the fridge!)  I started off hard boiling eggs and then made the guacamolé. I was SO ANGRY at the avocados! Out of 8 I purchased (3 from Safeway that are Calvados, and 5 from Rays... supposedly Hass, but grown in Mexico!   https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/02/18/2015-03289/mexican-hass-avocado-import-program ) only 4½ were any good! There were parts of the others I cut off and used, but for the most part, they SUCKED!!!

Anyway, got the good ones mashed, added sea salt, Weber Roasted Garlic seasoning, zest of one lemon and the juice. Then to increase the volume of the guac I added in half a can of drained diced tomatoes and half a can of diced mild chiles.

Tastes really good!

Next were the deviled eggs and then the taquitos.

For the taquitos I used 40 corn tortillas and 2½ pounds of lean ground beef. I mixed in about ½ cup of McCormick's taco seasoning....

Put 10 of the tortillas in a towel and heat in the microwave 35 seconds, turn them so the middle ones are on the top and bottom, and another 35 seconds. Keep them in the towel and work on one at a time... putting the meat on the edge and rolling up tight. Let them sit while you finish that batch.

Then fry them in hot oil until browned on each side...

Drain well on paper towels.....

Into the Crock*Pot the go, on warm....

Headed to Brian's for the game... He had borrowed a jumpy house for the kids from his pal... here is Tucker's best pal, Troy...

Sami was doing her aerobatics thing....

Tucker all ready in his Manning jersey and enjoying the game with his dad.... 

YEAH BRONCOS!! Everyone at their house was cheering for them! What a game!!!!!!

Lots of food and drinks, including beer and wine....

Jen made yummy cupcakes. A friend of theirs was celebrating his 50th birthday (on Super Bowl 50!) ...

All the food I took disappeared. Guess next year I'll have to make more! This little guy loved the taquitos. He had this one and it was still very warm. He blew through it and steam came out. It looked like he was smokin' a cigar!

I guesstimated there were 17 adults and just as many kids. All had a great time. The food also included chicken tenders, tater tots, meatballs, and ribs. Great job Jen and Brian!!!

Post game interview with Cam Newton, Panther's QB, showed what a bad sport he is! Good luck with that.

Historically this date...

1910 – The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce.

1952 – Elizabeth II is proclaimed Queen of the United Kingdom.

1960 – Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom issues an Order-in-Council, stating that she and her family would be known as the House of Windsor, and that her descendants will take the name "Mountbatten-Windsor".

1960 – The first eight brass star plaques are installed in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

click on the link here and it gives a ton of information.

1963 – Travel, financial and commercial transactions by United States citizens to Cubaare made illegal by the John F. Kennedy administration.

And births this date include...

1921 – Lana Turner, American actress (d. 1995)

1922 – Audrey Meadows, American actress (d. 1996)

1925 – Jack Lemmon, American actor and film director (d. 2001)

1931 – James Dean, American actor (d. 1955)

1941 – Nick Nolte, American actor

            ....at one time, sober, he was really good looking!

1950 – Cristina Ferrare, American former supermodel and actress

1968 – Gary Coleman, American actor (d. 2010)

I got home about 8pm to a very happy Dude and Bruiser. "Where ya been so long, Mom?" LOL. Dinner time! Then I poured a wine, comfy chair, and TV. I watched the KOBI5 news I had recorded at 6pm and the weatherman, Matt, had put another of my photos on the news!!!!

This was the fog photo from earlier in the day...

All I know. Nuff said. Happy Monday. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

February 8th

Chinese New Years

Chinese New Year 4714 - February 8, 2016, Monkey, a Yang year. Chinese Year 4715 - January 28, 2017. Rooster, a Yin year. Chinese Year 4716 - February 16, 2018, Dog, a Yang year.

It's the year of the Monkey, Chinese Zodiac animal figure. It is a Yang (Positive) year. The date of Chinese New Years changes every year. It is a 15 day celebration, beginning on the first day of the new moon, and ends on the full moon. The celebration on the 15th day is called the Chinese Lantern Festival.

Chinese culture is amongst the oldest in the world. While the rest of the world is in the early years of but the third millennium, Chinese culture is in their fifth millennium.

In Chinese astrology, every year is represented by an animal. The cycle is twelve years, with a different animal each year. To find out about your sign, and what it says about you, see Chinese Astrology.

Chinese New years or Spring Festival, is the biggest holiday in Chinese culture. It is celebrated with festivities, fireworks, brightly colored lights, special meals with family and gift giving. Like Christmas in the western world, most Chinese travel home to be with family for the new year celebration.