My husband and I had a fiesta on Wednesday. It started out as just us having tacos for dinner, and then I wanted to have friends over (another couple; nice people), and then I thought that if we were having people over, we couldn't possibly serve just tacos even if they did include homemade Mexican rice and refried black beans, so I made enchiladas ( Read more... )

Last night's dinner evolved from a baked dish into an entree with sides and finally a build-your-own taco plate. What can I say in my defense but that I'm swept away by the creative process, never rigidly committing to one form but embracing the shifts in my inspiration. Le recipe*:

Cilantro Chicken SaladTwo large chicken breasts ( Read more... )

I came home to a big surprise yesterday evening.  My Mexican BF and our next door neighbor made tacos!

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This recipe is from the Jennie-o website and I made only slight modifications to it. It is fanastic!

1 Pkg ground turkey
  1 Orange Bell Pepper, chopped
  1 Medium Onion, chopped
  1 tsp cumin
  1 tsp paprika
  1 tsp chili powder
  3/4 of a jar of black bean and white corn salsa

1. In a skillet on Medium heat brown the ground turkey for 2 minutes.
2. Add ( Read more... )