Go Figure....

One day back from vacation and I come upstairs to find this:

What on Earth can these two be watching?!?

Help us all, there is a DDD marathon on Food Network. If you hear random hooting this evening it is just two knit monkeys enjoying their show. What until tomorrow when we watch all the food shows we taped while we were gone.....

Saucing it up!

Jen has had her nose stuck in a book ALL weekend long.  You really need to finish the Twilight series and give us more bloggy time!!! Can't a minkee get some love around here!?!  Jen, we're bored.  Give a minkee something to do!

I guess that's all it took to get some minkee attention around here.  She was nice enough to let us help make the 'sauuuccccceeee' for dinner.  We helped make a fresh tomato sauce to top some cooked pasta.

We were thoughtful enough to leave out the green pepper because we know it gives Jen heartburn!  We don't want her to be uncomfortable (o.k., it isn't really in the sauce, we just wanted to be good little minkees!

Do you have too many tomatoes coming out of your garden this time of year?  Try this recipe.  It is delicious.  (Make sure your helpers are well protected.  I don't recommend letting a knit animal dicing the tomatoes, it gets pretty messy!) 

Fresh Tomato Sauce

4 tomatoes ~ diced

3 cloves garlic ~ minced

1/2 handful of fresh basil~ chopped

1/4 c. EVOO

Salt and Pepper to taste

1/4 c. Parmesan (you can add it to the sauce or use as garnish)

Leave out at room temperature for at least 2 hours, serve over cooked pasta

This recipe can also be used to make bruschetta* as well.  I usually add about 1/4c. white onion if I am making bruschetta. 

* Bruschetta is simply a loaf of French/Vienna bread (or whatever you choose) toasted, with the sauce served on top.  I like to use my panini maker to get the bread even and flat. 

Delicious!  Minkees out!

Let us know if you give it a try.  We are always curious how our recipes go over.

We are ready!

As most of you know, we are HUGE Food Network fans.  One of the things we like to do to get ready to watch some of our favorite shows is dig in the kitchen gadget drawer and play around for a while to set the mood.

Guillermo is playing with the ducky scrubber, Bernardo is donning a cheese grater.  But the true question is what are on their ears?  Take a guess.  I bet you won't get it.  The answer will be revealed on Friday during Candid Carrie's fx4 post.  See you then.  Or on tomorrows post.

We're Alive!!!!

Well, as alive as two knit monkeys can be!

We are actually quite lucky!  If you read about our antics yesterday, you would understand why we were in so much trouble.  Check it out Part 1; Part 2.  We kinda deserved Jen's anger, we did take the headboard apart.  Luckily we came through unharmed.  The worst part was that we weren't allowed to watch our favorite show, DDD, and Guillermo couldn't put any "Sauce on it".  We also now have rules that we have to follow for the next two days.  It really sucks, but like we said we deserved it (is that enough times saying it?  Sorry.  We are just curious little minkees)

Here are the rules:

1. No Hats :(
2. No Food Network (so we can't put any sauce anywhere)
3. No executive suites.  I guess we did destroy them.
4. No playing in the laundry
5. No playing with anything from the tool box EVER AGAIN
6. And we have to be beer monkeys for the next two days.  One of them wants a brew, we have to go and get it.

It is going to be a rough couple of days, but we can manage.  I think we got off a little easily for what we did.  We learned our lesson.  Now, lets watch some T.V.

AAAAAWWWWW, Jen left us the wrong remote.  D*MN IT, now we have to crawl to the t.v.  Maybe Brian will hook us up before he goes to work.

Golden Monkey

You asked for it folks, photos of the two of us enjoying adult beverages.  This particular one is a hearty brew called Golden Monkey.  Yes ladies and gents, they named a beer after us!  It is quite tasty, but there is one problem.  It has 11.4% alcohol.  After a few sips we started to feel a little funny.  I think we'll give the rest to Jen and Brian.  We have to be wide awake when our show comes on tonight.  We love us some Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.  Do you know why we love it so much?  It isn't the host (who has really funny hair).  It isn't the restaurants.  It is the fact that periodically throughout the show they "PUT SOME SAUCE ON IT!!!!!!!!"  We really don't get out much, its the little things in life that make us happy.  

As a side note, do you see the ball of yarn by G-mo's butt?  Do you think that would make a nice new scarf for a monkey?  Maybe Santa can make a monkey one for Christmas?  Or, should we keep our same old scarves?  Just putting out the feelers.

Iron Chef Marathon!!!!

OMG!!!!! Last night we watched a 4 episodes of Iron Chef. It was awesome. In order to watch appropriately, Bernardo and I dressed up the part. I was the saucier, do you like my ladle and chef hat?

Bernardo played the role of the sous chef. He wore the measuring cup on his head for quick measure and was ready on hand with the whisk.

What we really wanted to do was act as the Iron Chefs themselves, but we are too young (and tiny) to use the knives. Plus, we didn't want to cut ourselves and have to be repaired. We wouldn't be able to document our adventures in the meantime, which would suck!

It was an awesome night, and would like to leave you with this, our favorite phrase, "PUT SOME SAUCE ON IT!!!!!"

Monkey Q & A

Its time for this weeks installment of Ask A Monkey. Our first question comes from N.

N said...

Guillermo and Bernardo, Any luck with the lady minkees? They must be elusive 'round those parts. And by "parts" I mean....your little minkee harbles.

Collective Answer:  We would like to have some ladies around here, but Jen refuses to make any.  Something about little baby monkeys running around.  We're not anatomically correct lady.  And N, what do you mean by 'harbles'?  If its what we think it is we once again say we're not anatomically coorect.  We may have doodles, but really they are just our tails.

Jen said...

So, what celebrity monkeys do you have a crush on?

Guillermo says: Here are my top 10

1. Kate from Lost (I'd like to traverse the jungle with her if you know what I mean!!!)

2. Corey from Hell's Kitchen (she can cook for me anytime!)

3. Padma from Top Chef (hubba hubba)

4. Rachel Ray (YUMMO!)

5. Sarah Michelle Gellar (She can slay me anytime!)

6. Jessica Biel (run from the chainsaw, run)

7.  Lois Griffin (she is one saucy cartoon hotty!)

8.  Alicia Silverstone (that sexy PETA)

9.  Anna Paquin (She can try to drain my power, if she dares!)

10.  Rachael Bilson (the OC the size of little ol' me!!!!)

Bernardo Says:  My Top 10 Are:

1. Cat Cora (Greek Goddess of Gastronomy)

2.  Giada DeLaurentiis (Italian beauty)

3.  Stephanie our new Top Chef (I'll help you start a new restaurant!!!)

4.  Jessica Alba (lasso wielding vixon)

5. Elisha Cuthbert (I wish she lived next door!)

6.  Ali Larter (You can be my hero anytime)

7.  Jennifer Connelly (Best scene ever, when she is singing in Dark City.  Hoo, hoo, hoo)

8.  Eliza Dushku (I can turn this bad slayer good)

9.  Heidi Klume (have you seen the VS adds.  MEOW!)

10.  Megan Fox (the smokin chickie from Transformers.  Bernardo like!)

We thought we would add a little of why we like them.  Not monkeys, but I sure bet they would love a little knit monkey like us!

As always, you have a question, why not ask a monkey.  Instructions are on the right sidebar.  Email your questions to monkeyqanda at gmail dot com.

We look forward to your entries.

Playing in the garden 2

As we were strolling along, we found this plant. Very cool. It looks like something from a Sci-Fi movie.
On this daisy, we found a bug, so we had to get a picture of it. We wanted documentation of the bugs that are attacking us every second we are out here. I hope there is something for itch relief in the house!
This is a Sweet Pea. Have you ever smelled the Sweet Pea lotion at Bath and Body Works? Smells the exact same.
This guy looks like baby's breath, but i don't think that's right. Either way, it was pretty.
Poppies, Poppies, Poppies, Poppies. Why do the words Existential Blues keep going through my head? Weird!
Well, we better get back in the house. Iron Chef is on soon, and you know how we like our Food Network shows. Hopefully Jen is done watching that swimming thing. We don't like seeing her that aggressive. That reminds me: Be aggressive, B-E aggressive, B-E-A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E, be aggressive, B-E aggressive. I think I just had a cheerleading flashback. Must have been one of those in a past life. Karma's a bitch. HHHhhhmmmmmm.

As always, don't forget to visit our monkey Q&A to have your life's questions answered.