It's May 5th....

So, let's be frank. My last few posts have been boring and I've been close to pressing the delete button since I wrote them. However, I'll leave them of evidence of my lazy, pathetic cooking for another day.

TODAY IS TACO DAY! So, let's get started.

The key to any good taco, in my opinion, is amazing guacamole. Of course I come home from work and realize I have none of the ingredients I need - off to the grocery store I go. Here is the complete list of items you will need:

-lettuce
-tomato
-avocado
-ground beef
-salt
-pepper
-red chili flakes
-powdered chili
-onion


Chop up some onion nice and small.
Chop up some tomato so they are in relatively small pieces.
Cut open your avocado - Don't know how? Slice all the way around from top to bottom (not side to side). Peel the sides apart, remove the center, and scrape out the avocado with a spoon.
Then add your onion and tomato to the avocado - salt and pepper to taste, as well as throw some chili flakes for some kick (if you buy jalapenos, I wish you the best of luck).

Throw it in the fridge, and lets get cooking some tacos!

Throw the ground beef into a pan - break it up so it won't stick together. Throw some onions in. Cook on medium-high heat until brown. Strain out the juice leftover, and throw in a bowl for tacos.

Warm up some flour tortilla (No, I'm not a machine - I bought these). Approximately 1:00 minute per 2 tortilla in the microwave. If you have a grill top stove (I'm beyond lucky, I do). Heat it up and throw those suckers on there until they are warm enough for your liking.

Get out your preferred cheese, the guacamole, some sour cream, salsa - and whatever else you would like to add.


Throw it all in a tortilla and you have yourself a DAMN GOOD TACO.

I also threw some refried beans from a can into a pot and warmed those up for about 4-5 minutes on medium heat to add some more to the meal.


Tres Leches cake is in the oven! I will post all the details later when it's finished. :-)

And so the lion fell in love with the lamb

Yet again, another evening - another opportunity to grill some meat!

On tonights menu: lamb.

To start, I needed a vegetable. Originally I wanted to make a salad, but my organic lettuce went bad as did my mushrooms. All I had left in my veggie stash was carrots, celery, and tofu. So, I decided to experiment. Cut all of them up and threw them in a wok - salt, pepper, and some garlic.

Cover it to let the steam penetrate the vegetables to soften them. And you have yourself a vegetable to go with your meat.



As for the lamb, some salt & pepper & some parsley - throw it on the grill with some cleaned potatoes in aluminum foil. Medium heat - Once you see the stripes stain your lamb, flip. Then keep them off the heat but in the grill for warmth and move your potatoes to the bottom level to finish cooking.



And, (this might become habit because I find myself thinking in French more often) - VOILA! C'eat fini. Bon Appetit. Amusez-vous!

For when you're feeling lazy....

I had a busy day, come home and the question remains, "What to make for dinner?" When you're cooking for multiple people and you have to make sure your cooking satisfies their needs.... sometimes its okay to run for the cans.

So for a simple, quick, easy, meal listen up.

Defrost some chicken - could be thighs, wings, whatever you have.
Throw in some Frank's Red Hot sauce and some BBQ sauce (I currently have five different kinds in my fridge, so I decided on Emeril for this evening). Mix it up - and start your grill. The beer is for your own personal enjoyment and does not come with this recipe.

As your grill is heating up. Grab a can of baked beans. Throw it in a pot on low heat - stirring occasionally. Now to finish this canned bbq party, grab a can of creamed corn and whatever vegetable you desire (I chose asparagus), and put them in separate microwavable containers.



Once you have the chicken on the grill - pop the veggies in the microwave for a few minutes. (Creamed Corn approximately 3-4 minutes and the Asparagus approximately 4-5 minutes depending on your microwave).

And Voila! C'est fini!



Bon appetit!