Well, there you have it folks. It finally happened for Leo. As you celebrate his win, we have a few more snack options for you.

5. Furiosa Guacamole

Ingredients

• 4 avocados, halved & pitted.  Leave in skin. Reserve one pit.
• 1 lime
• 1 medium sweet yellow or red onion, diced
• 2 tomatoes, seeded & diced
• 2 serrano or jalapeño chiles (red or green,) seeded and minced
• 1 large clove garlic, crushed or minced

Spices are to taste. A good starting point is 1/4 tsp.

• Salt (Consider going easy on this, as chips are usually already salty enough.)
• Ground black pepper
• Ground cumin
• Ground cayenne
• Epazote flakes (1/2 tsp is a good place to start.)

Suggestions
It’s fun to mix up the spiciness and colorfulness of this recipe by using different combinations of the chilis, onions, and cayenne.  Serranos are on the mild side, and jalapeños more spicy.

Epazote is usually found in Latino food markets on those spice racks where everything is in a cellophane envelope.  It’s usually necessary to process it at home to get all the twigs and stems out, but IMO this “secret” ingredient is worth the effort.

Preparation

1. Drag the tines of a fork lengthwise through each avocado half to “shred” it.
2. Scoop out the avocados with a spoon into a large bowl.  This will give a uniform consistency, and allow the guacamole to remain chunky.  When adding ingredients, try not to over-stir.
3. Squeeze the lime onto the avocados to combine.  This not only adds flavor, it retards oxidation.
4. Add the garlic & chiles to combine.
5. Add most of the onion & tomato to combine.  Add more according to taste & presentation.
6. Add spices to combine.  Add more according to taste.
7. Add one avocado pit.
8. May be chilled for 1 hour before serving, but this is another taste choice.

-recipe courtesy of kbentubo Continue reading Oscar-worthy Snacks: Part 2 →

As the 2016 Oscars approach, the thoughts on everyone’s minds are
1. Is this Leo’s year?
2. What am I going to eat while watching?!?

We have no insight into Leonardo’s fate. We do, however, have a few ideas when it comes to Oscar-worthy snacks. Idle time created 8 recipes to pair with each nominated Best Picture. Pick your favorite recipe, or make them all. The choice is yours.

The Room Service Cocktail

Inspired by Room, Idle Time brings you the perfect cocktail pairing.

Ingredients: 

• Bottle of Vodka- chilled
• Lemon (optional)

Preparation: 

1. Shake vodka over ice.
2. Fill glass.
3. Garnish with a twist (optional).
4. Drink. Repeat. Forget.

Continue reading Oscar-Worthy Snacks: Part 1 →

1. This is real. National Tortilla Chip day is celebrated every year on February 24th.
2. Know your tortilla chips and where they came from. Tortilla chips, today’s crunchy snack enjoyed during game day festivities as nachos, or simply as vessels to deliver salsa to your mouth, were first introduced to the U.S. in the 1900’s. They started as a simple addition to meals served in Southern California restaurants. As you can probably guess (or maybe not) these were created from leftover tortilla dough. Frito-Lay brought the world Doritos—my personal favorite being one I found in Iceland: Cool American. Yes folks, those tasty little bastards are just fancy tortilla chips.
3. Now that you know your facts, let’s talk about what to eat them with today. Three of my personal favorites:

Continue reading National Tortilla Chip Day: What You Need To Know. →