One of my favorite foodie friends, Teresa, of Mexican American Border Cooking and Mexican Chocolate Lore and More, sent me Chef Bear, along with her journal in which she's recording her travels, and a trunk full of goodies from El Paso. I LOVE Chef Bear; she's so adorable and is one of the best cooks I've ever eaten dinner with, but more on that later. Her mama, Teresa, crocheted her with love and is sending her around the foodie blogosphere so she can sample all kinds of cuisines and visit with other foodies.Here are the goodies Chef Bear brought with her:
A postcard from El Paso, along with a really nice note;- A T-shirt that says: Someone in El Paso who loves me sent me this T-shirt. (Aww, thanks, Teresa, I love you, too.)
- A big kitchen towel or a small tablecloth (depends on how you look at it) with a matching potholder;
- A cinnamon-flavored lollipop that has El Paso on it, which my granddaughter totally enjoyed;
- Chocolate, but not just any chocolate: This is Abuelita Mexican Chocolate. Need I say more?;
- A Cookin' with Tequila From Southwest to Margaritaville Cookbook. In addition to mucho good tequila drinks, there are recipes. I've got my eye on the Chili Con Carne Con Tequila for next month's chili cook-off, but the Burrito With a Kick looks good and so does the Baked Sunrise Chicken. The cookbook comes with a warning from the author: I don't suggest doing Tequila shots while cooking for obvious reasons. 1 Tequila, 2 Tequila, 3 Tequila, FLOOR;
- A shot glass, for drinking the Tequila; and
- A lottery card game. I played this with my grandsons over the weekend and we had a blast with it, playing for pennies.
She's quite the chef; she can really cook. She decided she wanted
to make Chicken Parmesan and I have to tell you, it was the best chicken parmesan I've ever had. We'll be sharing her recipe in the next post.
8 comments:
What a fun package! That bear is so cute
What a sweet idea! What a nice bunch of gifts to get. I love it!
Oh my goodness! So cute! I love that she is traveling around to various foodies! I hope she comes and visits me some day!
How cool is this! I love the creativity and I can't wait to see where Chef Bear turns up next!! What fun this is going to be!!
So cute! What a fun idea.
What a cute idea Gloria. I wish I were the travelling bear visiting all my foodie friends.
Leave it to Teresa to come up with such a cool idea. It reminds me of our Flat Stanley project when I was a principal. After reading the book, the teacher would send mail Flat Stanley to various friends and relative around the country. The students couldn't wait to see where Flat Stanley had been. I think Chef Bear is adorable; hope she comes to visit The Food of Love some day.
Gloria, the painters are gone, the cable repairmen are gone (after two days with no internet) and the plumbers just finished one project and will be back tomorow. So here I am desperate to hear some news from my foodie friends and lo and behold, I see my baby, Chef Bear. Thank you so much for taking such good care of her. I hope she minded her business and her manners. You are such a love. Thank you my friend.
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