Something Fishy - Fish with Chorizo Tomato Sauce and Smoked Paprika

Did you miss me? Sorry I've been really busy tearing up the t-ball field lately and to be honest, Mom hasn't really made anything worth writing home about. (Worth writing Grandma about is a different story).

The other night mom made this. I'm not sure exactly what is going on here, but I could tell just by looking at it that something wasn't right. Mom admitted she used the wrong fish since our grocery store was out of the right kind. I never really pay attention at the fish counter because in the back they have this swimming pool full of lobsters and sometimes they take one out for me to look at. The lobsters do NOT like that. But we never get to bring one home, even after I promised Mom that I would feed it and look after it and let it live in our bathtub.

I think Mom has finally picked up on my signals though because she gave me this nice piece of bread which I ate no handed!

And the watermelon on the table is what really got me to come sit down at all. So I had a delicious dinner of watermelon and bread. I think this was Mom's plan all along. She's so smart.

Yeah the girl is still living with us. But she didn't eat this either so don't ask.

If you want to try to make this click here for the link. I would recommend using the correct fish though. Maybe Mom should try again. I'm sure I'd eat it next time. Unless I don't want to. As it, it was NOT Pete approved.

Turkey and Green Beans

Ever feel like sometimes Mom is just phoning it in? Not paying attention to the things I like? Yeah, that happens, but every now and then she just shrugs and tells me it's what's for dinner and I end up eating it and liking it. This rare unicorn moment is what life is all about if you ask me.

 

Today's unicorn brought to you by Aunt H. and Uncle J. They always know what I like, whether it's totally obscure Indian cuisine, or roasted brussel sprouts, they just get me. Every time there is doubt in Mom's eyes, I can rely on those two to understand my complicated soul.

The main problem I see with this dish was that it was a little to easy to make. Mom seemed to not know what to do with her time when it was completed so quickly and the girl and I were only halfway through our leg hanging on routine. Also, I know Mom can read, so I'm not sure what's going on with substituting yellow beans for green. They are a personal favorite of mine so I didn't really mind, but I'm a bit worried Mom may be color blind.

I initially planned on just eating the hamburger portion of the meal and then going with the green beans, but then I saw the rice and thought, meh I like rice. So I ate this all in stages, but everything was so tasty.

I scooped and scooped until there was nothing left. The girl even seemed to enjoy this - I was a bit nervous this would be on the spicy side like her. She's not able to channel her inner Batman like I am.

She was getting a bit dramatic with these wrist flourishes and swirling around the green beans. I know it makes Mom nervous when she does that. It may have something to do with the amount of rice that ends up on the carpet around the girl's chair. Our little vacuum just doesn't seem to want to scoop all that stuff up. Silly vacuum!

Anyway, this was a big hit in our house and I'm sure you'll like it too. It's Pete approved. You can make it yourself by clicking here. Mom wants me to tell you that you can even make it with frozen green beans.