So I didn’t really know what to write about because my weekend wasn’t exactly a cooking extravaganza. Everything was pretty normal and not all too thrilling, though I did manage to cook some.
I made homemade skillet hashbrowns on Saturday morning, though they kinda ended up like mashed potato pancakes because we over cooked the potatoes before shredding. Note to self, leave a little cooking to be done!
Then Saturday night we had tacos, well tostadas…with seasoned shredded chicken..yum. and mom had me make my guacamole. I make the BEST guacamole. there is only one other place where I will actually order guacamole…and that is Chipotle. I LOVE CHIPOTLE! a veggie fajita burrito bowl with black beans and corn salsa, guac, cheese, sour cream, and lettuce….oh god i’m in heaven. and i want one…NOW!!! seriously the guacamole takes my breath away everytime. though their chips are a little too salty. sorry but i have to have just one complaint.
anyway here is my best take on guacamole:
3 avocados (mashed but still a little chunky)
~1 cup pico de gallo (i used to chop of onions, tomato, jalapeno, and cilantro…but this is wayyyy easier)
a splash or two of lime juice (fresh is fine, but sometimes bottled is all i got)
sea salt to taste
a large-ish dallop of sour cream (for creaminess)
and that’s it! but it tastes like a million bucks, and people who aren’t guac fans love it. I have a friend who is allergic to tomatos so sometimes i’ll leave those out. But pretty much its the same everytime! and we seriously eat the entire bowl worth in one sitting! yeah i know…chub alert!
I also made white chocolate and chocolate covered pretzels and graham crackers this weekend. most of which have since been annihilated.
last night’s dinner was boring, leftovers. we needed to clean out the fridge of them. I may or may not have a container of rice leftover from thanksgiving! Oops! but we had bbq pork roast shredded.
and then breakfast today was the usual banana, pumpkin butter, and almond butter on whole wheat toast. with some coffee of course. and now i’m sipping some green and white fusion Stash tea. seriously FAVE! and i just finished munching on some laughing cow swiss with rosemary melba toast! YUM! enough to hold me over until lunch!
so i’ve been reading everyone’s blogs and everyone does some 12 days of something, like 12 days of cookies. Well, I was trying to think of something I could legitimately do…i mean cookies means baking and since I work 2 jobs…that’s just not practical. So i decided to do something to educate myself and others on whole grains. So introducing 12 DAYS OF GRAINS! I’ll try to feature a different grain everyday during one of my meals and educate you about it, its healthy qualities, and other uses for it! Plus recipes of course. I might start this adventure tomorrow since we already have a night out planned with friends for dinner, and I already have my lunch planned too. But maybe I’ll surprise you!
So get ready for 12 DAYS OF GRAINS!
