Cornbread VAR

For every time I get asked what it is I do for a living, I get a follow up inquiry for clarification.  I'm not the average tech troll that stays locked in a dungeon; my boss lets me out to breathe and communicate with humans.  Simply put, I work for a Microsoft VAR (Value Added Reseller).  I take an existing Microsoft application, and make it better.  The concept is nothing original, as people do the same process every day.

My gifted co-worker always tells me about how he made food better than his girlfriend--and even better than his mom--the weekend prior.  His never-failing secret is that he takes his mom's recipe, and adds cheese.  Her mashed potatoes are great, but with gruyere melted on top it's a dish of Top Chef [winning] caliber.  Not only is he a software VAR, but a thrifty one in the kitchen too.

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Paralysis of Infinite Opportunity

Today is the first time in over a month where I have an empty agenda--the ideal lazy Sunday.  I can do whatever I want, in and out of the kitchen.  Now that I have this greatly longed for moment, I have no idea what to do.  I was caught up in the journey so much, that I don't know what to do with myself at the destination.  I didn't think that the opportunity to do anything could be so stressful.

Since it finally feels like summer in Chicago, I feel the need to cook skirt steak, and one of the best things to do with skirt steak is make a proper, authentic taco.  The problem with that, is that it isn't just Sunday, but lazy Sunday.  I don't have the energy to get a charcoal grill started, nor the desire to do any sort of clean up.  Also, I can't braise something again so soon without changing the name of the blog to said cooking technique.  I decide to roast pork necks, because after lining my baking sheet with foil, clean up won't be too bothersome.

Since I'm trying to stay out of the comfort zone, I pick up chipotles so I can make a salsa never before seen on DoS; queso fresco; and cilantro, which is probably what bacon would be if it were a plant, as it makes everything better.

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