max mix--guest post

Do I have a treat for you.

A friend--an ollllllllllddddd friend from the good ole high school days, is guest posting for me today. 

AUNTIE CARLA'S "MAGIC" CARROTS!

2lbs steamed & drained petite carrots (NOT mushy!)
1 medium green bell pepper (diced fine)
1 medium onion (diced fine)
1 can tomato soup (condensed)
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp mustard
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper

Instructions:
Combine the hot, steamed carrots

  into the bowl of other ingredients.

 Mix. Let cool.

Let's be completely honest. First, nobody is

 really a fan of a dish whose main ingredient

 is "carrots"--unless it comes in a cake. 

 Second, this dish isn't particularly pretty. 

 That said, there's a reason they're called

 "MAGIC."

My amazing Auntie Carla introduced me to

 this recipe years ago. I remember watching

 her prepare it and thinking, "Oh my he[ck],

 that looks disgusting!" However, the smell

 of the marinade was so tangy, my mouth 

watered regardless of my picky nature.

 When she offered me a spoonful of those

 tiny carrots, mixed with the onions and

 peppers (neither of which I was fond of),

 I'd braced myself to chew and swallow as

 quickly as possible--hoping she'd be looking

 away so I could regurgitate the stuff into a

 nearby vase of dry potted plants.

But it tasted "alright." It was sharp: sour and

 sweet and mildly crunchy. Hmph! Then 

something strange happened. Ten seconds

 passed and I was absentmindedly scooping

 up another spoonful...it was done

 subconsciously. I had no idea I'd grabbed

 the spoon and dove into the bowl! It literally

 was a GREEN EGGS AND HAM moment.

She filled a couple of old pint mason jars for

 me to take to my brothers, told me she loved

 me, then politely shoved me out the door.

 Trust me, I had every intention of taking the

 jars to my brothers--after all, it was a good

 excuse to visit them. But in route to my first

 brother's house, I found myself opening one

 of the jars and pulling out carrots to eat...it

 was a dangerous maneuver, but I simply 

couldn't help myself. You know when you go

 grocery shopping when you're hungry--you're going down the side aisle ready to check out and you say, "Ah, what the he[ck], I'll just grab a couple donuts!"? Then you find yourself eating the last one as you pull into your driveway. Yeah. It was totally like that, but with Carla's Carrots

If you don't like them, you must be immune to enchantments...probably any magic, for that matter. Even so, if you know me, you know you should try this, because I don't lie.

 (At least when it comes to food.)

Happy eating,
Maxwell

Well I don't know about you, but I want to try them.

Thanks Maxwell for guest posting for me today.

You da bomb.  (But that's another guest post right?)