Things to Do With Stuff

I was searching for white vinegar the other day, and I saw a bottle of malt vinegar on the shelf. It reminded me of my days as a youth. At some point in my childhood we moved to a very small town. Like very small. The county fair was a big deal. I loved to ride the super loop, and I loved to get cones of these very skinny fries that still had the skin on, and we would douse them with malt vinegar and salt. Some of my friends would also use ketchup, but I always just liked the vinegar. I lived for those fries every year. So, since I eat a lot of potatoes I decided to pick up a bottle. For breakfast today I made oven fries and doused them with malt  vinegar. Of course it's not exactly the same experience, but pretty close.

Forget Wheaties, this is the breakfast of champions!!

Yesterday I was doing a bunch of different stuff, and before I knew it I needed dinner and had nothing planned, and didn't really feel like cooking. So, I decided to heat up an Amy's frozen veggie burger. As anyone who has eaten Amy's burgers knows, they're a little on the dry side. They definitely lack the juiciness of a gardein, or Beyond Meat burger. So, I baked my burger on a baking sheet, and halfway through I splashed a little liquid smoke, and some vegan worcestershire sauce on top and finished baking. The liquid smoke made it taste kind of like I had grilled it, and the worcestershire sauce gave it some juiciness. I've used this trick on many dry veggie burgers I've made myself.

It's a rainy kind of stay in the kitchen and cook kind of day so I'm going to work on a green chili tomatillo sauce. I got some beautiful tomatillos the other day so lucky me! Hopefully I'll have a recipe tomorrow.
I hope everyone is warm and safe, including animals. My heart breaks for the homeless animals in the areas that are so cold and snowy.
Happy Saturday! Or, I'm sorry I meant to say Caturday!

Roxy!!