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BFD, Egg, kale, and refried beans tostada. 1/17/21
Sunday’s Breakfast For Dinner was so enjoyable that after I cleaned my plate for the first time, I retooled and made a second tostada. I really enjoyed the contrasting flavors, spiciness from the salsa, bitterness from the wilted greens, and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Eggs, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Mexican, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Eggs
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BFD Mexican influenced Breakfast for Dinner. 1/3/21
I am thinking that I might continue the ethnic theme for these BFDs, at least for a while. I can imagine doing an Indian inspired or Chinese inspired take on my egg-based dishes. Keeping meals interesting as well as colorful … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Eggs, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Mexican, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged beans, kale, scrambled eggs
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Easy tostada. 12/30/20
Our nearby Costco has 2 pound bags of boneless rotisserie chicken breasts. I assume that the leftover rotisserie chickens get taken apart for more revenue producing products. Once I am home with my bag of chicken I divide it into … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Kitchen tips, Mexican, Poultry, Vegetables
Tagged chicken, tortillas
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Chicken enchiladas, rice, beans. 10/21/20
Tired of taco night? Of course not! But here is an easy Mexican change-up. Tonight we made chicken enchiladas, tomato-y rice, and spicy black beans. To make things really easy I used precooked chicken breast strips that I shredded (a … Continue reading
Shrimp tostadas. 10/16/20
We originally decided to have shrimp tacos because I had bought a mango that now felt ripe and did not want to waste it. When I made the salsa, though, the mango turned out to be not ripe but green … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Mexican, pescatarian, rice, Shellfish, Vegetables
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Vegan/vegetarian chili. 10/2-3/20
Unfortunately this chili looks better than it tastes. I tried a new recipe and the spices turned out gritty. The instructions had me putting them in too late in the cooking. They needed to be added with the oil towards … Continue reading
Posted in American, Legumes, Mexican, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged beans, Hili
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Substituting ingredients. 8/30/20
Tonight we are making chicken chili with the last bit of our rotisserie chicken. Problem is, we do not have most of the ingredients that we normally use since we are still inhabiting the desert island of a rental unit. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Kitchen tips, leftovers, Legumes, Mexican, Poultry, Vegetables
Tagged chicken
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Pinto bean tacos with spicy tomato rice (vegan). 8/22/20
Our taco meal was surprisingly filling and satisfying. The canned pinto beans were cooked with onion, garlic, Serrano chile, and cumin. The beans went into stovetop toasted corn tortillas and then garnished with salsa, cabbage, and cilantro. One of our … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Mexican, rice, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged beans, Tacos
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Southwestern – Chicken Chili. 8/5/20
Our next stop in our tour around the culinary world comes from the U.S. Southwest. This easy chicken chili uses a Costco rotisserie chicken* and canned cannellini beans. I used the Neely’s Chicken Chili recipe which you can find at … Continue reading
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Tagged beans, chicken
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Pulled pork tacos with Texas caviar. 7/27/20
This dinner was a reprise of Sunday’s family lunch. Since this pork is a fattier cut than most of “the other white meat,” I had to keep my portion small. I did not fold up my taco but ate it … Continue reading
Posted in American, leftovers, Legumes, Mexican, Pork, Vegetables
Tagged beans, Pork
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