Vacation Notice (plus food)

I ALMOST FORGOT TO BLOG TODAY!!!!

Thanks goodness I am currently three hours ahead you schmucks (and by schmucks I mean loved ones).
Alex and I made it through our flight to Pittsburgh PA with little scathing but little sleep. Our flights were on time but our fellow passengers were not so nice about leaving their reading lights on. My father had warned me prior to the flight that I should find myself one of those sleeping masks, but they've always seemed so dramatic, however useful they might mean. So, not too much sleep, but much fun to be found upon our arrival.

We stumbled on a fellow wedding goer in the airport before renting our car. She had had some troubles getting there at the time she had planned to, and luckily got into PA just a half hour before us. We took this sorry traveler with us and drove the hour out of town to get to the bride and groom's house (almost finished being built but not quite). The half completed state of the home along with the general layout and sheer number of windows reminds me a great deal of Lake Tahoe. To top it off we are staying in the groom's parent's guest house (their property is across the country road from the bride and groom) which is eerily similar to the little house. This feels more like a vacation than I could have ever expected it to. Exciting!

We made dinner last night for ten. A success! Alex and I have this wonderful hominy dish that he invented some time ago. In fact, here, let me give it to you:

K & A's Magical Hominy
Chop into desired shape and combine with desired amount of oil:
1 sweet onion (we prefer wallawalla's)
Saute over medium heat until just starting to brown and then add:
1-3 cloves of garlic depending on garlicky preference
After another 2 minutes sprinkle:
2-3 Tbsp Chili Powder
1-2 Tbsp Cumin (we usually grind whole seeds with a mortar and pestle but that's a little involved)
Mix to combine and push to one side of the pan
On the empty side of the pan break:
2-3 eggs
You can mix this first, but Alex and I usually leave them hole and let the whites cook a little before breaking them apart and mixing them into the onion mixture
Now comes the easy part!
Add:
1 can Diced Tomatoes
1 can Hominy
1/2 Tbsp canned diced jalapenos
1 small can olives
salt and pepper to taste
Let this simmer and condense a little, and in the meanwhile grate about:
1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese
and:
place about 12-16 tortillas on a baking sheet and sprinkle with water and cover with foil
bake at 200 while you finish your meal (you can also microwave to soften tortillas but we don't own one of those)
When mix has reduced a bit sprinkle the cheese on top and and turn off the heat.
To assemble, layer two to three tortillas and place a small scoop of hominy onto them as well as a small dollop of nonfat plain yogurt (trust me on this, its way better than sour cream this way). Eat like a taco! Yum!
This should make about 8 tacos... about
You can also cook in a non-stick pan with cooking spray, omit the cheese, and eat with one tortilla for a really low calorie low fat meal.

Today, I do not know what awaits us, but the plan for tomorrow is to drive the hour south to Fallingwater. We were hoping we could swing stopping at another of FLW's landmarks on the way to Canada, but I think the time conflict will stress out the bride a bit too much and having been related to a bride, I don't think I want to risk unleashing the wrath of hell. So Fallingwater and then a exploration of the big city - aka Pittsburgh. Oh, and we'll also have to go shopping at some point, but who wants to think about chores.

Now I am feeling a little anti-social for having typed for so long, so enjoy the good food and hopefully I will get a chance to get to you next Sunday, though I'm wary of promising that I will have Internet access at a remote fishing club in Canada.

Don't hold your breath, you might die.