Queso Blanco

We had a little "Mexican Thanksgiving" with Nick and Erica over 4th of July weekend... aka we again made too much food for the 4 of us in the form of beef and chicken fajitas and way too much queso.

I tried making queso blanco for the first time. The recipe was really straightforward but I think it really needs more kick. It also got REALLY thick after just a few minutes off the stove/no stirring so I think it needed more milk or something but its a nice recipe to start from...



Since I'm not in love with the original recipe... here are a few others along with it for other options:

recipe 1
recipe 2
recipe 3
recipe 4

Food Truck Stalking - SSahmBBQ

Mike and I are huge fans of food trucks. I love the idea of them. And I love that its usually people that just love what they do and by visiting we are directly supporting them and their idea.

Sadly, Dallas has been super slow to jump on the food truck craze. However, the past few weeks have been filled with emails about a few new food trucks that have started as well as descriptions of a food trailer park that will be on Greenville in 2012.

Mike and I went to try SSahmBBQ (Korean tacos). It was to die for. And the people running the truck were really nice!

We tried almost everything... kimchee fries with monterey jack & cheddar cheese, cilantro & onion, caramelized kimchee and ddak (spicy chicken); a daeji (spicy pork) taco with sesame soy vinaigrette salad, caramelized kimchee, cilantro & onion, and salsa rojo; and a kalbi (short rib) burrito with sesame soy vinaigrette salad, monterey jack & cheddar cheese, cilantro & onion, caramelized kimchee, and cilantro lime jasmine rice.

Feeling Crafty - Zinc Letters

Here is the inspiration... zinc letters from Anthro at $18/piece.







And there are my "zinc" letters! I'm pretty pleased and it was a super easy and fun weekend project. Plus the paint + letters + brushes cost less than 1 zinc letter from anthro. Here's the tutorial from Sugar and Charm.