I'm hungry and it's bedtime for me. That's 2 AM. But so much went on in my life tonight that I never really ate enough to last through the night. I am hungry. And what do I want? Me? A woman from Fort Worth? I want Mexican food, of course. Anything would suit, but it really is too late to sit down to tacos with lots of fresh, crisp vegetables. I do like my tacos to have cold, crisp, curly, green leaf lettuce and ripe, red tomatoes that taste like real tomatoes, sweet onion, and hunks of avocado, with lime juice and salsa, all tucked inside a crisp yellow corn tortilla.
Not at 2 AM. Something about this hour doesn't want all that crunching. What I am truly HUNGRY for tonight is enchiladas, hot beef enchiladas, smothered in chili and melted cheddar cheese, Fort Worth style. On top of all that, fresh picadillo or chunky salsa, topped with cold sour cream.
That's what I want right now! And I am thinking about just what I do have in the kitchen that might assuage this hunger. (David and I used to keep one particular brand of frozen Mexican dinner just for nights like this one.) But I have nothing that would even fake it as enchiladas.
But I do have corn tortillas and cheese and a ripe avocado and salsa, tomato and onion. Oh, I'm going to come up with something. But first, I need to see just how many calories I have left for Friday.
Pause while I check this out.....
Oh, I have 500 calories not eaten today. I really do need food before I can go to sleep. And so, as you read this one, know that I ate right before I went to bed. Not always real smart, but tonight, quite necessary.
I'm gone ..... to the kitchen.
