Be Careful What You Look Forward To

For days I had been planning Farmer H's suppers, waiting for an opportunity to treat myself to something different. Of all the weeks for him to be contrary (okay, that is generally the norm, but you know what I mean), he picked this week to be "not hungry." So foods that I had planned for our meals were lolling about in FRIG II, needing to be eaten. Such as the bacon left from the roasted vegetables on Sunday. And then some fried chicken and chicken tenders that I bought on Thursday.

Because of Farmer H's lagging appetite (most likely due to too many sweet snacks between meals), I was forced (FORCED, I TELL YOU!) to take up the slack and eat chicken and tenders longer than planned. Finally, Farmer H was down to his next-to-last meal of bacon. That's fine. He loves bacon. Bacon will last a while. And he makes his own sandwiches when he's ready, having already required me to freeze some of those delicious roasted vegetables. 

With the clock no longer ticking on the leftovers, I could finally make what I wanted for supper. It was NACHOS! Super nachos! Oh, how I'd been looking forward to them. They take about 45 minutes to make. I fried some frozen hamburger that morning, so I could have the pan washed, and the meat just ready to sprinkle onto my nachos.

Farmer H of course had a chore for me to do that evening, concerning his business and a form that needed a mailing envelope. I was quite late in starting my supper. That's okay. I'm a night owl. It gave me even more time to anticipate my delicious nachos. It was after 10:00 when I started preparing them.

I made some cheese spread to put on my super nachos this time, with melted Velveeta and salsa. Farmer H likes it as a dip, and I figured it would go great with my other ingredients.

I put down a layer of tortilla chips. Half a bag of shredded lettuce. The Velveeta/salsa. The warmed hamburger. Sprinkled on some Frank's Original Red Hot Sauce. Added my usual shredded sharp cheddar. A small diced onion. Some salsa. Dollops of sour cream. Topped with black olives.

They were BEAUTIFUL! I couldn't wait to dig in. My stomach was rumbling. The long-awaited super nachos were ready!

Be careful what you look forward to, my friends. 

My super nachos were not all that good... Too salty. I blame the Velveeta. It threw off the balance. I know many of the other ingredients are salty, but they generally are balanced by the shredded lettuce and sour cream. I still ate about half of this feast. I'm guessing Pupsie will snarf it up later when I come back from town. She's not at all finicky.

I might try my super nachos again tonight, with NO Velveeta, and with some diced chicken I have in the freezer. I am cautiously optimistic.