Category Archives: Southwest U.S.

Easy chili. 9/26/25

Posted on September 27, 2025 by Beebamom

Sarah did the cooking tonight. Using Muir Glen chili starter simplified the dish. After browning the ground beef she added beans and the chili tomatoes. Since this can of chili starter was mild she added some chipotle powder. I served … Continue reading →

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Chili using Muir Glen Chili starter. 9/11/25

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Beebamom

Sarah made this delicious chili using Muir Glen Chili Starter (medium spicy), browned ground beef, undrained black beans, and a little salt. That’s it and it was probably the best chili that we have had in a long time. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Shrimp tacos. 7/4/25

Posted on July 5, 2025 by Beebamom

I realize that shrimp tacos are not quite standard Fourth of July fare. We are having the family over on Sunday for a more traditional burger cookout. For our shrimp tacos John did his usual superlative job of cooking the … Continue reading →

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Chicken chili. 6/3/25

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Beebamom

We have not made chicken chili in a long time. In fact the last time was in September of 2023. I was looking for something to make with a shredded rotisserie chicken breast and it popped into my mind. I … Continue reading →

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Shrimp tacos. 5/20/25

Posted on May 21, 2025 by Beebamom

Tuesday was definitely Taco Tuesday at our house! Sarah and I went out for lunch and had street tacos and then, according to my menu plan, John and I made shrimp tacos for dinner. John does such a great job … Continue reading →

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Chicken burrito bowl. 5/15/25

Posted on May 16, 2025 by Beebamom

Thursday is Sarah’s night to make dinner. Sarah loves to make bowls. She made us yummy chicken burrito bowls. It consisted of rice, chicken, black beans, corn, chiles, cabbage, salsa, green onions, tortilla chips, and sour cream. She set it … Continue reading →

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Chicken enchiladas. 5/5/2025

Posted on May 6, 2025 by Beebamom

For Cinco de Mayo, chicken enchiladas with a southwest salad!

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Shrimp tacos with mango salsa and black beans 4/18/25

Posted on April 19, 2025 by Beebamom

Tacos are a fun dinner any night of the week. Sometimes we make beef tacos, sometimes chicken, or fish or shrimp. Tonight’s dinner featured shrimp with a mango/tomato salsa. The yellow honey or Southeast Asian mangoes were on sale for … Continue reading →

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Fish tacos, black beans, and mango salsa. 4/10/25

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Beebamom

Our dinner of fish (tilapia) tacos was enhanced in a couple of ways. For the black beans I started with plain black beans with no flavoring. After they were rinsed I heated them up with a can of Rotel (spicy … Continue reading →

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Burrito bowl. 3/26/25

Posted on March 28, 2025 by Beebamom

Sarah likes to make all sorts of “bowls” for her dinners. On Wednesday she made burrito bowls for John and her. A burrito bowl consists of everything you might find in a burrito over rice. In this burrito bowl she … Continue reading →

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