Tag Archives: black beans

Chicken enchiladas and spicy black beans. 10/27/22

Usually when we make enchiladas John heats the tortillas on the stove’s open flame and then hands them off to me. This method means I have to cradle this hot tortilla in my hand and try to fill it fast … Continue reading

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Creamy polenta with black beans, avocado, and radish. 10/12/22

When John makes polenta he starts with 1/2 cup polenta and just under 3 cups of salted water, two bay leaves, and two cloves of garlic. He cooks it, stirring, for 15 minutes. After discarding the bay leaves he stirs … Continue reading

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Chicken enchiladas with spicy black beans. 9/22/22

Tonight’s dinner is all about ease. Buy a large jar of salsa verde, corn tortillas, shredded Mexican blend cheese, and pulled leftover cooked chicken, a rotisserie chicken, or the easiest, a pack of cooked white meat chicken from Costco. Shred … Continue reading

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Shrimp tacos, mango salsa, spicy black beans 1/14/22

It seems like we are ending the week with a Southwestern/Mexican vibe, enchiladas on Thursday and tacos on Friday. Shrimp tacos are a quick to make and tasty dinner plus well within my healthy eating plan. John sauteed the shrimp … Continue reading

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🍤 Taco Wednesday. 9/25/19

Tuesday isn’t just the night for tacos anymore! Our taco night consisted of shrimp tacos on corn tortillas topped with salsa, cabbage, and yogurt/cumin crema. On the side we had spicy black beans and the rest of the broccoli salad … Continue reading

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Chicken enchiladas with spicy black beans. 6/19/19

I am really enjoying making and eating the meals we selected for this week. Each day is so different from the other and the dishes have been easy to prepare and delicious! On Wednesday we went to Costco and in … Continue reading

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Dos de Mayo (Shrimp tacos). 5/2/19

It did not occur to me that this coming Sunday is Cinco de Mayo so I scheduled tacos for this week instead. Sunday is my leftovers day so maybe we can have something to celebrate with then too. Everyone here … Continue reading

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Shrimp tacos and black beans. 2/1/19

What a good way to kick off February with shrimp tacos and black beans! This dinner is easy to make and healthy to eat. John sautés some shrimp and toasts tortillas over an open flame while I get together the … Continue reading

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Mexican night. 10/7/18

Since we are going home on Tuesday, this will be my last post until Wednesday. We have scrubbed the kitchen sparkly and cleared all the decks of everything in anticipation of a photographer coming to take pictures so we can … Continue reading

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Shrimp tacos with spicy black beans. 8/9/18

Tasty shrimp tacos are on the menu tonight. The grocery store is lacking our regular salsa so we try a new brand which is too spicy and too thick for our liking. I put a bunch of it in our … Continue reading

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