We used this recipe in the meat unit in my high school kitchens. I specifically remember going over the more difficult parts of the recipe ahead and being floored at how little they listened. “Mrs. Boyd, I put all the garlic powder in with the meat”. Yes, I talked about that for five minutes...
The idea of “taco night” isn’t something we practice; they love tacos so I’m not sure why – maybe the dietary restrictions that would make me need to buy three different types of tortillas? Regardless, a family favorite with my crew – perhaps the family favorite, is nachos.
I’ve made this twice over the Christmas season, both times for a crowd. Thumbs up ALL around. The second time I got to tweak it so I’m really happy with this final recipe and want to make sure it gets saved here because my husband went bananas for it. Was hesitant to use the...
My friend Bethany brought this to my house with some (delicious) guacamole and chips. As we all chatted I dug into the guac (obviously). If and when I dunk my chip into salsa it’s for one of two reasons. Either there isn’t any guacamole, or I’ve eaten so much gaucamole that I think to...
I can remember the first time I had Mexican street corn – it was a “side” that came with food truck takeout. My husband handed it to me; if it was typical corn on the cob I may have passed it up, but this version looked interesting…charred corn, a creamy sauce and lots of...
This was one of our recipes in level one cooking; we taught it in the dairy unit. It was novel for me because the quesadillas are cooked in the oven, whereas I’d been making them stovetop my whole life. What’s the difference? It’s less messy, it’s hands-off, and the tortilla, instead of being flat...
I’d like to get props for teaching my students how to make fish tacos over ten years ago; they’re a mainstream menu item now but it wasn’t the case then. These fish tacos have remained in my memory in such a way that I won’t order the dish off a menu; these are the...
Pretty sure I’ve mentioned before my weather related anxiety? It basically goes like this – on beautiful days I feel that I must spend hours outdoors and if/when I’m prohibited, I feel as if I’ve “missed out” and will never experience those moments in exactly the same way again. On cold or rainy days,...
Taco Tuesday is a common idea and though we love Mexican food, it’s not one we enjoy. I never seem to have the right ingredients on hand, all at the same time. Recently we ate at a friend’s house and Tessa loved her tacos there so much that she’s been asking for them on...
Notice this is not “baked enchiladas”. That would be entirely different and most definitely more time consuming, what with all the filling and rolling. This is another one dish dinner, and though I made mine cheesy (it can be downright depressing to avoid both gluten and dairy), I’ll tell you how easy it would...
