Delicious Eats and Bagel Treats

I seem to have a penchant for cutsie blog titles that rhyme. If an entry has a boring, non-poetic title, it's probable that I sat staring at a blank screen for fifteen minutes before throwing in the towel and posting the lame-sauce one.

Last night was Rico's going away party. You may remember that Rico was one of the very first people I met here in Whistler, and the coincidence of our meeting may have been the best thing to happen to me in this crazy town. Unfortunately, he hurt his back and isn't able to ski at all, so I can't blame the man for leaving. It is extremely disappointing, however, because he is one of the most interesting people in my day to day existence, the life of the party, and a very genuine guy.

I was so moved by his leaving that I spent 5 minutes writing a song in his honor, which I sang at the going away party. It's funnier if you know him, I suppose, but I'm putting it up nonetheless. A few things to know: he's the house manager, so he collects rent and makes sure the cleaning etc. gets done; he makes lots of soup and banana bread; and he always naps from 6-8 pm then can't sleep at night.




Anyway, at around 3:30am Manuel, Kim, Lissie and I found ourselves craving pizza. Since getting someone to deliver pizza can be problematic at 4 am, we decided instead on bagels. Having Manuel (He's mexican) around the house is awesome for a number of reasons. Most importantly, I get to practice my Spanish and learn Mexican slang, but he has also introduced me to a number of tasty Mexican foods to which I am already addicted. Mysteriously, the level in my Valentina bottle has been dropping much faster since he moved in...

Dish 1: Bagel with cream cheese and jalapeños. At 4 in the morning, there's nothing so good as ruthlessly and methodically burning one's mouth and esophogeal tract with canned mexican jalapenos on a bagel with cream cheese. I'm not talking about the sliced pickled jalapeños, but some funky mexican variety that come in a small can with carrots.

Dish 2: Of my own invention. Toast a bagel. Place 3 slices of tomato across it. Squeeze 1/2 avocado onto the tomatoes, and mash down. Cover liberally with lime juice (crucial!) and large-grain salt (mexico style). Next, put crumbled blue cheese atop the avocado and re-apply lime juice. Repeat for other half of bagel.

I know those recipes may sound like something only I'd eat(a certain person I know called me Dagwood for this tendency), I recommend you try it.