Why People Drink

Being responsible is no fun at all. No wonder people drink.

I’m sorry I’ve been away so long, but I’ve had taxes to prepare for, outside writing projects, exercising, cleaning and ironing to keep up on, and more.  Sometimes I wish I wasn’t so friggin’ ambitious. But the ambition comes partly because:

a. I have no spouse to handle my domestic chores.
b. I’m fairly certain I won’t have enough money to retire comfortably — ever — so I keep at it, because being forced into the labor pool at 90 doesn’t sound good.

And I drink more now too. It’s definitely responsibility’s fault.
It’s only about half a glass of wine (when I cough up the $2.50 for what’s almost Three Buck Chuck now) then I put canned peaches in it and pretend it’s dessert. It’s not Cherry Cranberry Crisp, but it does smooth out the rough edges after a long day.

That’s one of the plusses of having grown kids. You don’t have to be quite as sober anymore, and it’s a good thing because, when your kids are older, it’s preferable to be a little incoherent.

I did take some time out to cook though, and thanks to my friend Dawn, the amazing Key West artist at Heliographics,  I got another wonderful recipe you’ll have to try. It’s called Mojo de Ajo, which literally translates to: Sauce of Garlic.  Man, is it good!

It’s basically garlic sauteed in olive oil, with salt, chili pepper flakes and lime juice. I used it on sauteed chicken, but Dawn says it’s really great on fish. My daughter’s boyfriend,  who grew up in Mexico, says it’s always served with fish down there.

I even used some of the leftover Mojo de Ajo as the oil in the pan when I sauteed some fresh spinach last night and it was great. It had a limey zing I liked. I owed you a good, easy recipe and this is it.  I’ll bet it would be good with other veggies too.

If you have any great, easy recipes, feel free to write and tell me about them. I’m always looking for delicious recipes. They’re my favorite way to spread love in the world and they may be the only true path to world peace. Proof will come in my next blog when I share my Cherry-Cranberry Crisp recipe.

In the meantime, I will try not to let being responsible interfere with staying in touch with you.  You all mean the world to me. Happy New Year!

Mojo de Ajo