Gosh, it’s been five years since Raoul Moat, our local angry-faced ginger peanut, went on the rampage, shot a policeman and then spent four days shitting in a ditch in Rothbury, until the police came along and cut his hair with a shotgun.
I only mention it because he’s all over our local news again today, which makes a change from pissy-knickered biddies whingeing on about wind turbines. I remember it well – Paul and I were in our Quayside flat and we were out on the balcony, looking fitfully at the bushes below because we were sure that a rampaging murderer would be itching for a riverside view. Our local newspaper Facebook feed is awash with windowlickers saying ‘U CAN’T JUJE HIM HES A HERO’ and ‘U DONT KNOW HOLE STOREY’ and other shite. The walnut-muscled knob shot a fucking defenceless man in the face and the simpletons are making out like he’s misunderstood. Pfft. The human capacity for stupidity knows no bounds.
Hey, tomorrow our week long American week starts. We love a theme week here at twochubbycubs and it seems fitting, being July 4 tomorrow, to have a nice American-themed week. Admittedly we’re bound to cause international eye-rolling with our stereotyping but we’re basing it on our experiences when we were in Florida, where we quite literally had to actively seek out vegetables because the chest pains were getting too much.
To go alongside this (and to give us a week off from writing) I’m going to post 7 days worth from our honeymoon book as we go along, so if you’ve already been a star and read it, I apologise. If not, buy it now, and keep us in pennies! It can be found here. If you’re a fan of my writing, you should hopefully enjoy it…
We’ve also picked and made contact with the winner of the competition to find all the famous faces – thank you to all who entered and your names gave me a good giggle. God knows where you think I’d hidden Thomas the Tank Engine mind. There will be another competition soon, and just for shits and giggles, I’ve hidden a famous face in tonight’s entry – it’s subtle, see if you can spot her. So here we go, because it’s getting late. These are enchilada fries and really it’s just an even fancier, syn-free version of burger in a bowl, with the added bonus that – unlike burger in a bowl – this doesn’t look like someone’s shot their bolt across a plate of mince and iceberg lettuce.
you’ll need these:
for the chips:
- 900g potatoes
for the guacamole:
- 180g frozen peas (defrosted)
- 1 red chilli, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- handful of coriander leaves
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 2 tsp quark
- juice of 1 lime
for the tomato salad:
- 3 tomatoes, diced
- 4 spring onions, sliced
- juice of half a lime
for the sour cream:
- 250g fat-free natural yoghurt
- salt and pepper
- pinch of paprika
- 1/2 tsp cajun seasoning
- 1/2 tsp chilli pepper flakes
for the steak:
- half a tin of chopped tomatoes
- 800g beef (in whatever form you like – we chose diced)
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 80g grated reduced-fat cheddar
and you’ll need to do this:
for the chips
- oh, come on now
for the guacamole:
- add all the ingredients into a food processor, and blend until smooth
for the tomato salad:
- mix all of the chopped ingredients together and season to taste
for the sour cream:
- stir all of the ingredients together
for the steak:
- heat the chopped tomatoes and puree in a sauce pan over a medium-high heat
- when the mixture begins to simmer remove from the heat and stir in the beef
- drain off the excess liquid and cook the beef over a medium-high heat to your preference
- layer all of the ingredients onto a plate and enjoy!
J