When God created zucchini, was He was playing a monumental joke on humankind in giving us a bland, tasteless, mushy-feeling omni-present veggie?<\/p>\n
I believe the creator hoped to watch our expressions as we attempt to down that slick food that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s so prolific it ought to be named \u00e2\u20ac\u0153rabbit.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Someone should write a book and title it, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153How to Stop Growing Zucchini and Rabbits.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Last week, a friend offered me a pair of those mystery squashes. I was on my way to a Lobo football game just then and placed the zucchinis on the dashboard of my car as we headed for Albuquerque.<\/p>\n
My friend and I left the squash on the dashboard, along with our two Lobo tickets, our admission to the game. We were at the entrance when we discovered our error and ran back to the car, parked in Lot No. 6721 or 6722 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t exactly remember.<\/p>\n
In the time that we were gone, someone broke into our car. We found that two more zucchinis and two more Lobo tickets had been placed inside our car. That should teach us to be more careful.<\/p>\n
That incident came to me as I read over Editha Bartley\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s column, Palabras Pintorescas, last week. Along with ranch discussion, Editha included a recipe for quiche, provided by her daughter.<\/p>\n
If we follow the advice of Bruce Feirstein, we men shouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t eat quiche (pronounced keesh). His best-selling book of the \u00e2\u20ac\u02dc80s was titled \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Real Men Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Eat Quiche,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and who am I to argue?<\/p>\n
Isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t quiche some kind of pie-like concoction with eggs and lots of baked green stuff? But before writing another word, let me explain that this is not a criticism of Editha\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s daughter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s preferences; rather, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s more of a commentary on my own picky dietary quirks. Yes, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve eaten quiche \u00e2\u20ac\u201d usually at church potlucks \u00e2\u20ac\u201d where it seems all the participants bring quiche, or else one of many zucchini creations. But let me move on.<\/p>\n
Even for a real man, the recipe appeared tempting. Editha tacked her daughter Sherry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s recipe to her column, which discussed farm matters, horses, hay and other aspects of agrarian life.<\/p>\n
Toward the end of the column, Editha wrote: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153That is all there is to it, and it is a great addition to every menu.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re fine so far with that, but the following sentence tries to entice us with something else.<\/p>\n
Editha writes, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Hay bales and quiche just out of the oven signal the start of fall. Winter can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be far behind.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Even for a real man, who shouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t eat quiche, that recipe looks infinitely more palatable than the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153hay bales … just out of the oven.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
I try not to be a neighsayer, and I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t wish to stirrup dissent, but hay, I must vote \u00e2\u20ac\u0153neigh\u00e2\u20ac\u009d on consuming the fresh-out-of-the-oven hay bales. I believe Editha\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s equestrians would enjoy that warm treat more than we. Or hooffully there are neigh-bor horses manely desirous of that warm oven-baked treat. I hope that saddles the issue and that common sense reins.<\/p>\n
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A fairly new addition to Las Vegas\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 restaurant scene is a buffet on Mills, near BTU. There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a generous salad bar with desserts, as well as a main-menu table with a variety of entrees.<\/p>\n
The place is Hernandez Farms.\u00e2\u20ac\u02c6The cost is reasonable, and there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a discount for seniors, military and law enforcement personnel. I like the convenience of a hot meal and a salad bar.<\/p>\n
After a workout at Wilson Complex, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s great to fill up on their all-you-can-eat offerings. The couple that manage the restaurant are Christopher Hernandez and Jolene Archuleta.<\/p>\n
Each time we go there, we notice an increasing number of customers. My favorite feature, in addition to their regular entree of just-right red chile enchiladas, is the convenience of having food already prepared, saving customers time.<\/p>\n
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Last week I used an expression, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We at the Optic think in headlines, their being our preoccupation.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Reader Niki Sebastian begged to differ, positing that I should have used \u00e2\u20ac\u0153they,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d not \u00e2\u20ac\u0153their.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
So I asked readers to officiate. Richard Lindeborg, a former Washington speech writer, and John Geffroy, a retired professor, sided with Niki, using terms like \u00e2\u20ac\u0153gerunds\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to bolster their case.<\/p>\n
I should know better; I once owned a pair of gerbils, but that doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t make me an expert on gerunds or grammar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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