Taco Piles

Taco Piles

fritos
1 can of refried beans
Ground Beef cooked with a packet of taco seasoning added
lettuce
tomatoes
Grated Cheese *any kind we had Monterey Jack in this picture*
guacamole/sour cream/salsa/chopped olives or any other toppings.

Put down some fritos first
refried beans
ground beef
lettuce
tomatoes
grated cheese

any order would be fine but I like the beans on the fritos to hold the meat on :)
top with your choice of extra sauces or toppings. Can make taco bar style so everyone can make their own plate

Carne Asade (to try soon)

Carne Asada Steak (Mexican)

got this recipe in an email from www.chitterlings.com great recipes you get by email, go sign up :)

Serves 4

4 six ounce portions of steak. I use tenderloin to keep it very
lean
Juice of one lemon or lime
2 tsp of grated sea salt
2 tsp of grated pepper
1 Tbl of chile powder (I use a good quality of chile powder)
1 tsp of garlic powder
½ tsp of cumin

Directions
Drizzle the lemon juice over the meat. Rub around with your
fingers so it coats both sides. Then combine the spices in a
small bowl. Mix well. Then sprinkle them over the meat and rub
them in. Let sit for 30 minutes so the flavors sink in.
Lightly spray the grill with olive oil spray. Grill the steak to
your liking. Plan on about seven minutes per inch of thickness
for medium to medium rare.
Most often this kind of steak is served cut on the bias in thin
strips. That means cutting it perpendicular to the grain of the
meat. If you are using tenderloin like I was that really
doesn’t factor in.
Serve with a big salad loaded with veggies and you have a simple,
south-of-the-border meal.

Hamburger Steaks and Gravy Oh My

Hamburger Steaks

note I made the gravy from the leftover juices in the pan, added some corn starch dissolved in water. Salt and Pepper DELICIOUS

Recipe from Southern Plate found here

*This recipe feeds as many as you make patties for

• Ground Beef (can use lean, ground chuck, etc)
• 1 Cup Beef Broth
• All Purpose Flour
• Vidalia or other sweet onion, sliced

Heat one or two tablespoons of oil in a large nonstick skillet. Press ground beef into doughnut shaped patties (the hole in the center will allow it to cook more evenly and will fill in as they shrink during cooking). Dip each patty into flour on both sides and place in hot skillet over medium heat. Cook for a few minutes on each side, until browned. Scoot patties to one side and add onions to skillet. Stir and cook for a few minutes until lightly browned. Pour in 1 cup beef broth and cover. Allow to cook until meat is no longer pink in the center, about ten minutes.

Woodpile

thought Id post about hubby's progress on getting all our old trees chopped and in a pile. We cut down 4 Aspens and 3 Poplars . Cant wait to have it all cut and not sitting in my back yard. Hubby needs to cover it . Its raining like crazy and I think we still have a couple days left of rain grrr. Ignore the ugly shed we are planning on getting a new one soon (crossing fingers)

Peach Tree for Mother's Day

I have never had a fruit tree before :) SO excited thank you thank you hubby for my new tree.

UPDATE Miss Peachy Keen has been planted :) yayy

Starting the Garden

Hubby got some plants for us yesterday for our garden, we have tomatoes, strawberries, spinach, anaheim and jalapeno chilis, green peppers and zucchini .. cant wait. I also have seeds that I am starting inside. Tomatillos, Peppers, Tomatoes and Spinach we will see how they turn out or IF they turn out. I already have some lettuce growing out in a pot outside Yayy...WHEN it quits raining I will finally get to plant.

Papas y Chorizo

Papas y Chorizo (Potatoes with Chorizo)

4-6 medium potatoes (I used 8 small ones)

Oil

6-8 ounces chorizo

salt and pepper to taste

Slice your potatoes into even slices pretty thin, cook in oil until brown and crispy and almost cooked through. Make a well in the middle of your potatoes and start cooking the chorizo..slowly mix it in and cook all until the chorizo is done. Salt and Pepper to taste and serve. Great with fried or scrambled eggs

I dont have an actual recipe this is what I did :) I used a cast iron pan my FAV pan to use to cook