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Cinco De Mayo

The Best Easy Chunky Guacamole

July 14, 2020

This Chunky Guacamole is an easy recipe to whip up to enjoy on your tacos, nachos, in your wraps, and on your salads. Or just enjoy it with some chips!

Guacamole is a great addition to so many meals. The flavors and the chunky texture make it so delicious. Enjoy it every day!

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Filed Under: Cinco De Mayo, Recipes, Salsa, Sauces, Dips and more Tagged With: avaocado, guacamole, mexican, tomatoes

Slow Cooker Sweet Spicy and Short Rib Tacos

September 1, 2017

I just started going back to work from maternity leave with Hunter. Man, it’s been a rough week. Oh shoot, it’s just been 3 days. Wahhhh!!

I am thankful that starting on Tuesday has meant that it is a short week for me. Same with next week with Labor Day. Starting off slow is much better than being thrown into the deep end.

Hunter has been great but I have been a useless mess. I have sobbed driving to work every morning.

I even ditched Price on the first day by dropping off Autumn and leaving him standing at the door to Hunter’s classroom with a puzzled look on his face as I ran our through the main doors waving a frantic bye among other kids trying to get out and get on a bus. I then followed that up with a text in the car apologizing but explaining how I couldn’t go in the room. Very much like the post it that Berger left for Carrie in SATC “I’m Sorry. I can’t. Don’t hate me.”

I’m hoping for a better week next week, but lets be real, it will probably suck too. Gotta keep some realistic expectations over here.

Besides that, it’s all about adjusting to the new morning routine and how to get prepped for the day. I already had 1 issue with forgetting nipples for Hunter’s bottles and my neighbor saved the day by dropping off some at his daycare. It takes a village!

One of the things at makes life a bit easier is having dinner ready when I get home. I do love using my Instant Pot Pressure Cooker, but there is something so nice and familiar about using a slow cooker. Plus, it’s awesome to come home to a house that smells so good.

Short Ribs are my go to meat right now. I love them in tacos and in marinara sauce. Last year I shared another short rib taco recipe using a slow cooker, but I swear this one is different! I love finding new-to-me spices and ingredients so I was excited when I grabbed a bag of Chile Guajillo peppers. They are a mild to medium spiced chili that is often used in salsas, sauces, and rubs to flavor meats.

I wanted to try them with the short ribs by allowing them to flavor the meat as it cooked all day. To cut some of the heat, I used some orange juice for sweetness. And the beer is another great way to add some flavor. If you prefer, you can sub our the beer for stock as that is just as flavorful, in a different way. I think it worked out so well. yum!

Hoping you enjoy these tacos just as much as we did!

 Slow Cooker Sweet and Spicy Short Rib Tacos

Makes 8 Tacos

Ingredients

For the Short Rib Filling

  • 2 pounds of boneless short ribs
  • 1 Cup Orange Juice
  • 1 Cup light beer or beef stock
  • 3 dried Guajillo chilies
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper

For the Tacos

  • Flour Tortillas
  • desired fillings such as greens, avocado, tomato, diced onion, cheese

Process

  1. Combine all of the ingredients in a slow cooker.
  2. Cook for 8 hours on low.
  3. Discard the bay leaf and chilies.
  4. Shred the short rib meat, discarding pieces that are too fatty. Return short rib meat back to liquid in slow cooker.
  5. Assemble tacos with desired toppings.

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Filed Under: Cinco De Mayo, Gluten Free, Meat, Recipes, Slow Cooker Tagged With: crock pot, short ribs, slow cooker, Slow Cooker Sweet and Spicy Short Rib Tacos, taco recipe

Margarita Sweet Rolls

May 1, 2017

We had our first trip of the year to the beach this past weekend.

It was perfect. Minus the sunburn. But still perfect.

We headed to the beach with our friends Nichole and Josh with their daughter Sophia since Autumn wanted to play with So-Fee-ya. Yes, that is how she says Sophia, she enunciates each syllable like that. Love it.

It was wonderful getting to get some fun and tons of sun in the mix between the million things around the house that are still keeping us really busy. (I will have a room by room update soon, I swear!)

The worst part about going to the beach is the walk back from the spot to the car. You’re tired. The kids are tired. You don’t want to be lugging all the crap back. At least when you were heading towards the water at the start of the day you were eagerly looking forward to plopping your butt in a beach chair. Now, it’s the journey back across the Sahara desert to the parking lot where you need to wash off the kids, get the uber hot car, pack it up, and venture back home.

And why, oh why, doesn’t my kid pass out once she is in the car?!?!?! Oh no, she needs to spend half the hour long car ride recapping the beach day. That’s cool, we know you played with Sophia,that you used your ‘surfboard’ (kickboard), and you ate chips. Blah Blah Blah. How about you chill and sleep so we can decompress in silence and you get a nap in?!?!? No, okay, that’s cool…

That is when I wish I could run into the house and grab the bottle of tequila and give it a big chug before getting started on the wet, sandy laundry. Only 35 day left until baby #2 arrives!!!

Until then, I’ll be licking my fingers clean of this sweet, zesty icing. It’s so dang good. It’s the margarita mix in it. Dreamy.

Margarita Sweet Rolls

Makes 12 rolls

Ingredients

For the Dough

  • 1 Cup warm milk (100-110 degrees)
  • 1 packet yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted (but not hot!)
  • 4 Cups flour
  • 1 Tablespoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt

For the Filling

  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons lime zest

For the Icing

  • 2 Tablespoons melted butter
  • 2 teaspoons lime zest
  • 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons margarita mix or fresh lime juice

Process

Filed Under: Cinco De Mayo Tagged With: Cinco De Mayo, cinco de mayo recipes, lime sweet rolls, margarita mix, monkey bread monday, sweet rolls

Cilantro Lime Rice (Chipotle Copycat)

November 15, 2016

This Cilantro Lime Rice is the perfect Chipotle Copycat recipe so skip the long line and just make this at home. It captures it’s great flavors and texture.

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Autumn is turning 3 on Friday. I can’t deal!!!

In typical Mom style, I can’t handle that she is going to be 3 years old. It’s all gone by so quickly.

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Filed Under: Cinco De Mayo, Recipes, Side Dishes Tagged With: chipotle copycat cilantro lime rice, cilantro, cilantro lime rice, Rice, taco tuesday

Quick Queso con Chorizo

November 8, 2016

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Autumn went to her first birthday party this weekend.

Gah! She is going up!! It’s so cute!

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Filed Under: Cinco De Mayo, Recipes, Salsa, Sauces, Dips and more Tagged With: chorizo, dip, snack food, taco tuesday, velvetta

Chicken Tortilla Soup

October 25, 2016

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We went to Fall Fest at Autumn’s daycare this weekend. So fun!

It was our first time attending such an event so we didn’t know what to expect, but we were so excited to check it out. We figured it would be a good way to kill an hour, but in reality it was really great going. We all had a blast.

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Filed Under: Cinco De Mayo, Poultry, Recipes, Soups, Stews, Chili Tagged With: chicken, chicken tortilla soup, soup, taco tuesday

Chipotle Shrimp Jicama Tacos with Pineapple Salsa

October 11, 2016

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Let’s talk politics.

Just kidding!! Ugh. I don’t even want to think about the next month leading up to the election. Maybe that is why I am so focused on house stuff now.

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I recently placed an order at West Elm for curtains for our bonus room. They are a fun with a blue graffiti pattern. Kinda like crazy brush strokes. They were on sale and I used my designer discount so I got them for a steal ($12 for each panel!).

I also ordered a white porcelain hurricane and a beautiful mirror. I don’t know where the mirror will go just yet but it was too beautiful to pass up. Oh man, it has this gorgeous blue inlay pattern. Plus, it was half off with the sale and my discount. It was like fate.

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Then while I was in Target this past weekend I got sucked into the Pillowfort section as I looked for stuff for Autumn. I was expecting her to pick out a girly pattern or the pink or purple they had, but she went for the navy curtains with anchors. So my whole ‘look’ for her that I’ve had in my head for the past few months is all wacky. I am still trying to figure out if her selection is serious or not. We’ll go back and I’ll ask her again to check on things.

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So yeah, my life is revolving around curtains and tacos. But that’s cool since curtains are really important in bring a room together and tacos rock.

These tacos rock because they are delicious, plus they are Paleo and are Whole30 compliant.

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Have you ever had a taco made with a jicama shell? They are so good! The jicama doesn’t have too much flavor that competes with the taco filling, but gives the taco great crunch. They are thin so they are pliable but the texture of the jicama still gives it some crunch.

The one thing to note is that they are pretty small tacos, all dependent on the size of the jicama. So I’d budget like 3-4 per person for a good serving.

Once you give these jicama tacos a try you will be hooked!!

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Chipotle Shrimp Jicama Tacos with Pineapple Salsa

Makes about 15 tacos

Ingredients

For the Pineapple Salsa

  • 1 Cup finely diced pineapple
  • 1/4 Cup finely diced red onion
  • 1/4 Cup finely chopped cilantro
  • 1 jalapeno, stem and seeds removed, finely minced
  • 1 Tablespoon of lime juice
  • salt, to taste

For the Tacos

  • 1 large jicama
  • 1 pound of peeled, de-veined shrimp, tails removed (smaller shrimp is better!)
  • 1 can of chipotles in adobo
  • 2 Tablespoons pineapple juice
  • 1 Tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 avocado, diced
  • chopped cilantro for garnish

Process

  1. To make the salsa, combine all of the ingredients in a mixing bowl. Cover and place in the refrigerator and
  2. To make the jicama taco shells, peel the jicama to remove the outer layer. Using a mandolin, thinly slice the jicama into rounds. Set aside. (If you don’t have a mandolin then carefully use a knife.)
  3. In a blender or food processor, combine the chipotles in adobo, pineapple juice, lime juice, cumin, salt, and pepper. Using 2 Tablespoons of the sauce, marinate the shrimp for 30 minutes. (Freeze or use the remaining sauce to marinate chicken or steak)
  4. In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the shrimp to saute. Cook for 2 minutes and then flip the shrimp over and cook for another 1-2 minutes, or until pink and just curling.
  5. Assemble your tacos with 3-5 shrimp (depending on size of shrimp), pineapple salsa, avocado, and cilantro.

Filed Under: Cinco De Mayo, Fish and Shellfish, Recipes Tagged With: chipotle shrimp tacos, jicama tacos, shrimp tacos, taco tuesday, tacos, Whole30, whole30 tacos

Slow Cooker Short Rib Tacos

October 4, 2016

Taco Tuesday won’t be average when you make these Slow Cooker Short Rib Tacos. These meat is incredibly tender and flavorful since it is cooked all day in beer.

You’ll be excited to get home when you open the door to a house that is fill with the aromas of these short ribs that have been cooking all day. I promise that enjoying these tacos will be the highlight of your day! 

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Filed Under: Cinco De Mayo, Meat, Recipes, Slow Cooker Tagged With: short ribs, slow cooker, slow cooker tacos, taco tuesday, tacos short ribs

Strawberry Margaritas with Homemade Strawberry Syrup

July 21, 2016

This Homemade Strawberry Syrup makes these Strawberry Margaritas extra special. Don’t forget the cinnamon in the syrup as enhances the flavors and gives the margaritas a nice balanced flavor- not too sweet, not to sour, just perfect!

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Big, huge news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We have the permit for our house!!!!!!!!!

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Filed Under: Cinco De Mayo, Drinks, Strawberry Tagged With: ball canning, Ball Jars, Canning, margarita, strawberry margarita

15 minute Fish Tacos with Chimichurri Sauce

July 19, 2016

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I don’t know if I rocked or utterly failed at being a parent this morning.

I am going with the ROCKED IT approach.

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So it’s Summer Session Picture Day!

I picked out Autumn’s outfit last night- super cute floral capris with a patterned yellow top and clear glitter jelly sandals. The outfit was nice and the shoes were pretty nuetral, compared to sneakers or her new favorite minnie sandals that are covered in polka dots and are topped off with a bow. Good, great, we had a plan!

This morning went well. She woke up in a good mood and I quickly got her I even managed to do her hair this morning without an argument. Yes! She watched some Mickey Mouse Clubhouse this morning and then we were on our way to daycare. On the way out the door she grabbed one of my chubby lip tints, like usual to play with in the car. No big.

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I let her take this lip tint for the car rides since it’s pretty pale and she doesn’t do too much damage to it or herself. She mainly likes to just hold it.

Well, during the 5 minute ride to daycare, she decided her shoes were acceptable. How dare they not be the Minnie sandals?!?! And covering herself with lip tint would be a great idea.

By the time we reached daycare, I could just mange to get the shoes back on her and I gave up on the lip tint since prying it out of her hands was just not worth it. I did get a brief moment to talk to her teacher about not letting her look like a drag queen for the preschool pictures. Drag queens are awesome, but I don’t need my 2 year old looking like one for a class picture 🙂

Sometimes a 5 minute ride with your kid is just not so simple. But these fish tacos are. Promise!

They allow you to get a healthy, delicious meal on the table in 15 minutes. I’m not even kidding with that. The fish takes almost no time to cook and while they are cooking you can be charring the tortillas. and you just need to cut up the cabbage and the radishes. The chimichurri can be made in advance and stored in an air tight container for when you need it. Otherwise, that too is super quick.

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We stuffed our faces with just these tacos (and margaritas!) but you can simply serve them with a side of rice or beans.

Enjoy Taco Tuesday with these quick fish tacos!

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15 minute Fish Tacos with Chimichurri Sauce

Makes 4 tacos

Ingredients

  • 2 flounder fillets (12-16 ounces total)
  • salt and pepper
  • 8 corn tortillas
  • 1/4 of a small red cabbage
  • 4 radishes
  • 1 lime cut in wedges
  • 1/3 Cup Chimichurri Sauce

Process 

  1. Lightly salt and pepper the fish fillets.
  2. In a lightly oiled skillet, over medium heat. Saute the fish. Gently flip after 3 minutes. Continue cooking, another 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and let rest.
  3. While the fish is cooking, char the tortillas over an open flame. (alternatively, warm in a dry very hot tortilla.) I suggest you use tongs for this.
  4. While the fish is cooling, finely chop the red cabbage and thinly slice the radishes.
  5. Break up the fish into 1″ pieces.
  6. Assemble the tacos by laying 2 tortilla down, adding some cabbage, 1/4 of the fish, a few slices of radishes, top with some chimichurri. Serve immediately with the lime wedges.

 

 

 

Filed Under: Cinco De Mayo, Fish and Shellfish, Recipes Tagged With: Chimichurri Sauce, fish tacos, healthy eating, taco tuesday

Honeydew Margaritas

July 5, 2016

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So yesterday was the Fourth of July. Yay! America!!!

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday…

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Filed Under: Cinco De Mayo, Drinks Tagged With: honeydew, honeydew margarita, margarita, tequila

Layered Taco Bake

June 28, 2016

Layered Taco Bake

We are almost half way through the week. yay!!!!!

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Filed Under: Cinco De Mayo, Meat, Recipes Tagged With: layered taco bake, recipe, taco, taco bake, taco tuesday

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