The Tortilla Chip

i was snacking today and i had a moment to reflect on the crunchy, salty, corny goodness that is the tortilla chip. i do enjoy tostidos, fritos and doritos however i have discovered Kirkland tortilla chips otherwise known as Costco's store brand.

Do not mistake the simplified name (i try to save my fingers when i can). these triangles of terriffic taste are Kirkland Signature Organic blend of yellow and white corn tortilla chips. now, these are not normal tortilla chips. the salt to corn ratio is perfect. thick, plenty of crunch, good for dipping as they do not break easily and they work well for nachos as they do not get too soft when the cheese, salsa, and occasionally chili and sour cream are administered.

Doritos have their place
Doritos flavors nacho cheese and black pepper are without a doubt excellent crunch craving satisfaction. they have a flavor or sinfulness that can only accompany the most excellent junk food thus i do not buy them unless it is an occasion.

Tostidos are super salty. although, i do mightily enjoy the white corn and they are excellent with Pace Picante Sauce aka salsa. when shopping at costco, they are a decent price however, i frequently find there is little else to reccommend them.

Fritos...ah Fritos. they have a way of destroying your breath (even if you just used Listerine) with just one bite. however justification is reached when the eater realizes each bite is a delectable dabble in the perfectistic rich balance of both sodium and yellow corn made crunchy (probably by frying or something taking lots of oil). the only way to truly enjoy fritos though is to combine their rich salty-corny goodness is with chili. it is true people, i said chili. preferably crunched up and put on bakes potatoes. (my parents are from idaho, the love of potatoes is obligatory.) fritos contend well with all tortilla chips but their richness is overwhelming thus firmly putting them in the category of "occasion" foods.

SO how do these particular cruncy snacks content with the newfound chip of the century (aka Kirkland Signature Organic blend of yellow and white corn tortilla chips)?
well friends, over the course of being married to Rob i have developed a taste for the less-salty end of the food world. don't mistake, my love of the aforementioned chips remaines in tact however it is pushed to the side for the crisp balanced taste of costco's knockoff brand. thus...i am converted. next time you find yourself shopping in costco looking to spend a few dollars on chips, may i recommend giving these a try.

One of those mornings...

It is 8 am and i now am ready to go back to bed. so to generate some semblance of humor and pity i share with you the following:









7:30 am Caleb pulled this lamp over on himself









7:40 am Caleb found the cord for the space heater behind him. thankfully it did not come unplugged from the wall.








7:50am Caleb found the cord for rob's tools and tried to eat them(sorry for the weird angle of the pic).

it is now 8:04 am and we have had two crying episodes and he has tried to get to computer cords twice.

Phew!

Caribbean Pics

we are now home from our globe-trotting adventure. we had a great time and caleb did great staying at his grandma's houses. i didn't have cell phone service so it was much easier than i had thought to not worry...here are pics from the trip
this is what the driving experience is like...and this was mild! this is sugar cane fields in barbados. they drive on the left side of the road...trippy at first!
us at crane beach, barbados
crane beach barbados-probably the most beautiful beach we have ever been to.
sunset kiss

at the port of St. Lucia-pic taken from the boat
this is where we had our daily golf challenge. i never won--i tied rob twice-until the last two holes but alas, he always won. we did play a couple of times when the ship was sailing...definitely made things harder!
this is rob and the ship we were on.
this is us at the port of st. thomas--we took a ferry and a taxi to get to trunk bay on st. john's.

Promised Video +bonus feature

as promised, this is a video of caleb crawling


now for the bonus feature



hopefully you enjoyed those.
Happy New year! my celebrations consisted of writing in my journal and going to bed at 10p. on top of this, i slept on the floor in a separate room...rob had food poisoning and i wasn't about to share a bed with a puking man (no matter how wonderful and good looking he is). no worries, he is all better.