I Love My Pakistan Cricket Team, and You Will Love My Gazpacho

And a fan-flipping-tastic day to you!  Yes, I'm back after a long absence and I can assure it's not going to happen again!  Nothing can keep me away from my lovely lads of Pakistan, and look at all the gorgeousness they have achieved in the past year with that luscious lump of loveliness Misbah ul-Haq at the helm!

The Haq shows them who's boss when he sweeps spinners for big fat sixes!

 The saucy silent skipper has brought this squad of macho men up through the ranks and now they are giving the #1 rated team, England, the beating of their lives in the test series that is taking place in  UAE.

I took this pic of Anderson in 2010.  I don't think he's smiling right now.

We are all so proud of the handsome gents we call the Pakistan Cricket Team; through determination, honesty, hard work, practice and ridiculous good looks, they have come so far in the past 18 months.  From scandal and a near collapse, the lads, with their sheer strength of character, have made it through and are an inspiration for Pakistan, an inspiration for cricket, and an inspiration for EVERYBODY who has seen hard times. Well Done!

Awesome Ajmal, spin those English silly!!!

So, at the moment, Pakistan has won a three-test series, but the third test is still on and England need a staggering 300+ runs to secure their only victory.  That's right...Pakistan is close to white-washing England.  Will the English be able to cope with Saeed Ajmal or Abdur Rehman's spin?  With a crumbly pitch that's offering a bit of a bite,  Strauss and his gents had better put on their big-girl panties and hope they won't be totally spun to oblivion!

Strauss' first choice for spinners, Graham Swan, pretending to be happy to face  Ajmal's Doosra of Doom.

Anyways, because I've been hooked to my TV the past few days watching the drama unfold, I don't have time to cook a hot meal (and it's summer here in Melbourne anyways), so I'm going to make some Gazpacho for dinner tonight.  Maybe you should do the same, because you won't want to lose a minute while you're watching today's play.


Gazpacho is a traditional Spanish dish which is a great meal for hot weather, and a nice flavourful victory dish if you're watching your girlish figure.   If  you're living in the Northern Hemisphere, I know it's very cold there now with that crazy arctic front, but maybe all of the vitamin C and other nutritional stuff from this deliciousness will do you some good and help you face those -57 C days.  Right, go get your cutting board, an apron, and turn on your TV and we'll make this while we watch all the handsome guys on the Pakistan team crush the English the same way we're going to crush our tomatoes.  Watch and learn!


Gazpacho


About 5 tomatoes, roughly chopped
a cucumber, roughly chopped
an onion, roughly chopped
a red or green capsicum (bell pepper), roughly chopped
some extra virgin olive oil (you decide how much you want, more makes the gazpacho heavier)
about three tablespoons of white vinegar
a clove of garlic, chopped
salt to taste
crushed black pepper to taste
red chili powder (optional)
green chilies (optional)


Put everything in a blender, and blend until everything is smooth.  That's right, everything is raw and served cold, perfect for a hot summer night, or a cold winter evening when you're missing the tastes of summer!
Pour into bowls and serve immediately so you don't miss a minute of the action.


So while it's a few hours too early to declare a whitewash victory for Pakistan, I will say this...Good on ya, you beauties!  I love you, Pakistan Cricket Team, and keep it up!


Happy Cricket, Happy Cooking, and Happy Pakistan!