Thoughts During a Pioneer Woman Recipe

I have found a new love in life. Her name is the Pioneer Woman.  I blame this new love on my best friend, Katie, who may or may not be slightly obsessed with her.  I pretty much started watching the show because of her, but now I'm hooked. So hooked, that my mom bought me a Pioneer Woman cookbook for my birthday!

I've made a Pioneer Woman recipe before - garlic mozzarella cheese bread (see here for the recipe).  After I made it the first time, I found a few ways to made it simpler.  So when I flipped through the cookbook this past weekend and found a "simple, easy enchilada recipe" I figured it would be a good second recipe, first full PW meal to try.  I mean, I can do simple, right?

I grated cheddar cheese the night before, but everything else I did tonight. I started making the recipe and after the first few minutes, I decided this was not a "simple, easy recipe."  So, without further ado, here are the thoughts of Sarah while making her first full PW recipe. Enjoy.

The Sauce

Mmk. One tablespoon of canola oil and two tablespoons of flour.

Hm. That doesn't look like the picture.  The picture does not have clumps. (Throws out mixture)

Let's try this again. One tablespoon of oil, two table spoons of flour. 

Dang it! Why is this not working! (Throws out mixture).

One tablespoon oil, two tablespoons of flour.  Yes! Bubbles! (Whisk a little) No! Why is it clumping! 

Screw it. (Dumps in the read sauce and everything else).

Simmer.  That I can do.

The Meat

I hate onions. WHY are there so many onions?

OMG. Can't breathe. Crying.  (Wipes eyes and all the eyeliner off)

So. many. onions!

K. Browning ground beef. I can do this. (Dumps in green chiles).

Too many vegetables.

This better be good.

Putting it All Together

Holy crap - another pan! Guess I might as well get out the rest of the pots and pans.

PDubs has obviously never cooked in a small kitchen. This is ridiculous.  

I need alcohol. 

That works. 

Tongs. I need tongs. Do we have tongs? 

"Aaron! Do we have tongs?"

Aaron: "Of course we do!" (runs outside, comes back in with grill tongs).  

"TONGS!"

Frying. I can fry tortillas. 

Yeahhhhh. I can fry tortillas! 

Dip the tortillas in the red sauce. Use the tongs to dip the tortillas.  

Tortilla rips with tongs.  Second tortilla rips.

Screw it.  

I'll use my hands! 

(An hour after I begin) DONE!

Whoa, that's a messy kitchen.

Oh well. I'll drink more eggnog wine!

Easy my butt. Drink more wine. 

But it turned out pretty! And tasty!

Also, Aaron is still doing dishes thirty minutes later...