Category Archives: Mexican

🐂 Tex-Mex-Grex. 1/30/20

Posted on January 31, 2020 by

A few weeks ago we bought a flank steak and used half of it grilled. Tonight with the other half we made steak fajitas. This entree was accompanied by a salad. Our daughter came into the kitchen and said, “Why … Continue reading →

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🥬 Vegan/vegetarian tacos. 1/27/20

Posted on January 28, 2020 by

It was Taco Monday at our house! Lots of toppings—-onions, pepitas, salsa, cilantro, crema, lime, guacamole spread, and a cabbage-y mix—-make our pinto bean tacos tasty and interesting. (Note: for a vegan version omit crema.) The rice was enhanced with … Continue reading →

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🥬 Vegetarian/vegan tacos. 1/10/20

Posted on January 11, 2020 by

Most people love tacos! They are so versatile. You can stuff them with beef, chicken, fish, shrimp, or,  like tonight’s dinner, with beans and condiments. The filling I made is pinto beans thickened with fat free refried beans and spiced … Continue reading →

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🐖 Pulled pork chili. 12/30/19

Posted on January 1, 2020 by

I am behind in getting these meals that we so carefully planned posted. We have been sticking to the menu this week and eating lots of good things. Unusually for us we are eating pork tonight in a pulled pork … Continue reading →

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⚓️ Shrimp tacos. 12/27/19

Posted on December 28, 2019 by

On Christmas Eve one of the hors d’oeuvres we served was poached shrimp with a cocktail sauce. We had some left over so for dinner tonight we made very easy shrimp tacos. John heated up the shrimp in a pan … Continue reading →

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🍗 White chicken chili. 12/17/19

Posted on December 18, 2019 by

Our take on white chicken chili is based on a recipe from Food Network that you can find here. It is super easy utilizing such time savers as rotisserie chicken and canned cannellini beans. Instead of two cans of the … Continue reading →

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🍗 Costco rotisserie chicken=chicken fajitas

Posted on November 1, 2019 by

We are going on our second meal from the Costco rotisserie chicken.  They are only $4.99 and are really big! The chicken has also tided us over in the late afternoon when we have needed a little protein to make … Continue reading →

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