Ready for a big bondagey hello kitty induced WTF?

This is apparently an ad... for the Mac Hello Kitty collection. (Via Jezebel) Set your faces to stun. Extra points for spotting the cotton candy vaginas!

They Still Ain't 'Fraid'a'no Ghost!

Dan Aykroyd says that Ghostbusters 3 will hopefully be in production by "late fall 2009." Two writers from The Office penned the script and Bill Murray is on board. [NY Magazine]

Dan Aykroyd + Office Writers + Bill Murray = Comic Gold! I can not wait for this!! Ghostbusters has been a life long staple of comedy! Ghostbusters 2? It was eh, but 3? Oh glorious 3! You will not suck will you? Not if you know what's good for you!

Stephen Colbert on Conan

This is the last week for Late Night with Conan O'Brien my friends. Stephen Colbert mentioned on his show last week that he stole Conan's invisible strings so that he couldn't leave for LA. If only it was that easy Stephen...

Stephen stopped by Late Night last night to give Conan a chance to defend his invisible string dancing skills.

Best Quote From Top Chef Last Night

"Hospital? No! I will chop it off, sear it on a flattop so it doesn’t bleed, and deal with nine fingers tomorrow!"

Tri-Pepper Goat Cheese Quiche with Potato Crust

I love quiches, they are one of my favorite ways to use up all the veggies and cheese and other goodies aging in my black-hole of a refrigerator. One problem for me is the crust, one because it's pretty fattening, and I have been trying to lighten up all of my cooking lately, and two because I am lazy. (Wow, too lazy to make pie crust and needs lightening up, I am real catch huh? Good thing I am already love-ed.) I have mostly messed up the pie crusts I have tried to make in the past and while I pretty much know what I could do to fix my mistakes, I seem to have a mental pie crust block now.  Pie crusts from the store are either lard laden and flavorless or made with butter (yay!) but very pricey (boo). The whole drive behind my quiche idea was making a super economical meal on the fly. 

So what to use instead? I had been reading smittenkitchen's post about tortillas recently, and it provided with my own little ah-ha moment when I saw a bag of pre-sliced potatoes at Target. Potato crust! Everyone loves potatoes, and they're not inherently stuffed with butter! (They're just better that way.) 

The results were amazingly good. Mikie took the time to cook the onions and peppers for me to the point of almost carmelization, they were sweet and soft, and very nicely played off the bold creamy little pieces of goat cheese. Yum!

Tri-Pepper Goat Cheese Quiche with Potato Crust:

4 Tablespoons Canola Oil (or any oil with a high smoke point) 

1 Russet Potato sliced thin or ran through a food processor or mandolin*

1/2 of a Green Pepper

1/2 of a Yellow Pepper

1/2 of a Red Pepper

1 teaspoon Fresh Thyme

2 Tablespoons Goat Cheese

4 Eggs

1/3 of a cup of Half and Half

Salt and Pepper to your liking

*You can also use pre-sliced but really doesn't work as well, as I found out the hard way.

Preheat oven to 375.

Heat onions and peppers in one Tablespoon of oil, salt, and cook on a low heat, stirring, for about 10-15 minutes until soft.

Heat the remaining oil on medium-high heat in an oven safe pan. Place the potatoes in slowly and carefully, working from the center out, trying to make a single layer if possible. (Mine was pretty messy, but the egg that runs down beneath the potatoes will get too browned and be no so good eats.) Oil should be sizzling when you add the potatoes so be extra careful. 

Season the potatoes with salt and pepper generously, and allow to cook until turning golden-brown around the edges. Turn heat down to low.

Start layering on your onions and peppers. Cut your goat cheese into tiny pieces and dot on top of peppers and onion. Sprinkle on Thyme.

Crack your eggs and mix with half and half in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Pour into your pan. 

Turn heat up just slightly and cook on the stove top until the edges are set. Transfer pan to oven and cook until completely set throughout. (about 10 minutes)

This is good hot, room temperature, or cold, so at this point you're golden! Or if you're me you're more like a few minutes away from charred, but it was awesome anyways.  This would be great for a brunch or a lunch with a pretty salad.

Sammy's Mexican Grill

I tried Sammy's Mexican Grill last night. It is directly on my way home from work which is good because you can only enter and exit the parking lot heading east. 

The inside looks great. Everything is bright and new, with giant Samsung plasmas covering most of the walls, save for some industrial looking chrome art.

The staff was very helpful and nice, they even let me order a single chili rellenos even though they only had a whole meal on their menu. The prices also seemed reasonable. I got the food carry out and brought it home as a meal for myself and my boyfriend. 

He really hated the food. Most of it had to do with the fact that they messed up and put tomatoes in his burrito even though I had asked for it without. He really hates tomatoes. The only other thing he ate were tamales (they were out of the pork, we got cheese and chicken) and they were certainly nothing to write home about. The cheese in the cheese one wasn't melted, and there was a severe lack of flavor.

I ate the quesadillas, and chili rellenos. The quesadilla was chicken, and really pretty plain. Not much heat, not much flavor as far as spices. 

There would have been nothing worth going back for had I not ordered that chili rellenos. It was probably one of the best I ever had. True, I haven't really had too many, but I was more than satisfied with the complexity of smokey, spicy, sweet, and cheesy flavors. It was their special that night, I should have gotten the whole meal anyways! Best thing they had. 

Oh I forgot to mention the fries! I heard they had fresh cut fries so I was excited to try them. However they were soggy and undercooked to the point of being inedible. I did put them in the oven at home and they crisped up into nice french fries, but really you shouldn't have to recook your food to make it good. 

All in all, the boyfriend said he wouldn't go back there. I will be going back for the chilis only, and maybe to try some other things. I like to keep an open mind even when the first impression isn't the best.

Brae's Youtube Debut

I had been promising to upload this forever, but now, a star is born.

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