Annual holiday conundrum. New apartment, great building, maintenance service that actually saved our lives when a holiday sauce I was making boiled over, flame went out but gas was on all night. I hate the impersonal nature of giving cash, or gift cards. So what can I do?
I looked up recipes online and found this corn casserole that looked good for “my guys.” It’s on Epicurious, look up Corn Custard with Chorizo for the recipe. It’s still there all these years later! They won’t let me print it and I don’t want to get sued so I’ll just point you in the right direction.
I made them a casserole and they loved it. Jeff loved it so much that the next year I made him a mini-custard just for himself. He got another job and told his replacement, Tom, that he could stay in his apartment for the weekend and when he returned, Tom had eaten the entire casserole. Uh oh. Big stink.
Post-Jeff, I kept making the recipe for Tom (and the guys) every year until he got another job as well. I had the recipe, just hadn’t dusted it off in a while. The boys always called it “corn quiche.” Manly men that they are, I thought the term quaint.
In the boonies, you can’t get cured, smoked Spanish chorizo, so I decided to make my own Mexican choriizo. It’s from a recipe on daringgourmet.com. Note that if you want to make this recipe, you have to mix the pork sausage meat with the spices and leave it in the frig for three days before using. Don’t let it become a timing issue! I cooked it up and we tasted it, not too spicy and very flavorful.
Tonight I’m using my brand new 3-day old homemade chorizo (doubled the meat for the hard-working ranchers) for dinner at my in-laws. I’m serving it with a plain green Romaine salad with sherry vinaigrette.
This post is for Jeff and Tom, wherever you may be. Sorry I haven’t been around much. Lots to do and like everyone, I’m overwhelmed by the politics of everyday living. Cheers! Dee
Cooking with Dee 