The Great Salsa Purge of 2011--by Kathy

Hello again faithful readers!

Last week I pulled a bottle of beer out of the back of the fridge and there was a sticky red residue around the top.  Totally gross.  I couldn't figure out what it was, but Erica quickly surmised that it had come from a salsa jar that had tipped over on the shelf above it.  Upon further investigation I discovered that exactly 68% of our fridge space was occupied by jars of salsa.  Which is remarkable since Erica doesn't even like/purchase salsa.  I warned my roommates to mark the jars they wanted and to be prepared for the rest to disappear.

Here is all the unwanted/unclaimed salsa I found (backlit for effect):

It was quite the haul.  Being environmentally conscious I wasn't about to throw all those jars in the trash so I poured/scooped all the salsa into a gallon-sized Ziploc bag.  I took a picture:

Now I feared what I would find in those jars as we have had some pretty intense mold moments at our house.  But the scariest bit was this jar:

That, my friends, is an enormous snowball.  Hopefully Gwen wasn't saving it for a summer prank and forgot to mark the jar.  Because that baby went in the Ziploc bag as well.

Our fridge is now remarkably empty.  Just in time for Summer Shandy season!

Zucchini Parmesan--Laura Style

I know, I know.  You have all been dying for me to post again.  I was hoping that either Erica or Gwen would post so that it wouldn't just be Kathy and me posting back and forth.  But, alas, they do not seem to be writing anytime soon so here goes.

I made this awesome meal a few weeks ago and it was awesome.  Did I mention it was awesome? 
I started by slicing up two zucchinis and dipping them in egg.  Then I rolled 'em around in some bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, and a little flour.  I heated up some oil on the stove and popped the cute little breaded zucchinis in and watched them sizzle.  Well, I heard them sizzle.  I guess one can see sizzling as well--the little bubbles that form along the edges of the thing that is being fried.  Anyway, after a minute or two I flipped 'em so they could brown up on the other side.  Once they were done I put them in a pan and sprinkled some mozzerella cheese on top.  Then I threw them in the oven, literally, for a few minutes for the cheese to melt and the zucchini to cook a little more.  I served it with spaghetti and marinara sauce.  Delightful. 

Best eaten whilst wearing pearls and a wolf t-shirt.