Tonight I made some beef enchiladas for dinner along with some Pina Colada cupcakes for dessert. Yummy!
Beef Enchiladas
1 lb Ground beef
1 Small can of sliced olives
Half a chopped tomato
1/4 Minced onion
2 Cloves minced Garlic
Season salt
Corn tortillas
Can of enchilada sauce ( I used Las Palmas brand)
Shredded cheddar and jack cheese
Corn oil for frying
Brown the ground beef and add the onion, garlic, tomatoes and season salt. Drain and then add the olives and set aside. Pour your sauce into a pie pan and have it close by. In a shallow skillet heat a small amount of oil and fry a corn tortilla on both sides just enough to soften. Place the tortilla directly into the sauce and make sure both sides are covered. Then remove the tortilla and place in a baking pan (it helps to have the baking pan close by when transferring to avoid a huge mess). Once the tortilla is in the baking pan you fill with the meat mixture and roll up placing them in a row seam side down. Continue to do this until your baking pan is completely filled. This can be quite a process so just do what works for you. I usually fry and sauce 5 tortillas in a row before I start to fill and roll. Once all the enchiladas are snug in the pan cover with a little more sauce and then the cheese depending on how saucy and cheesy you like them. If your family loves enchiladas you can do what I do and make a double layer. Once you have covered the first layer with sauce and cheese just repeat the process placing the second layer of enchiladas on top of the first. Bake at 375 for about 20 to 25 minutes and top with shredded lettuce and sour cream.
The Pina Colada cupcakes I got from an idea from Skinny Taste you just mix a box of yellow cake mix with a large can of crushed pineapple and bake! I made a frosting of cream cheese, sugar and shredded coconut and topped each with a cherry.
Beef Enchiladas
1 lb Ground beef
1 Small can of sliced olives
Half a chopped tomato
1/4 Minced onion
2 Cloves minced Garlic
Season salt
Corn tortillas
Can of enchilada sauce ( I used Las Palmas brand)
Shredded cheddar and jack cheese
Corn oil for frying
Brown the ground beef and add the onion, garlic, tomatoes and season salt. Drain and then add the olives and set aside. Pour your sauce into a pie pan and have it close by. In a shallow skillet heat a small amount of oil and fry a corn tortilla on both sides just enough to soften. Place the tortilla directly into the sauce and make sure both sides are covered. Then remove the tortilla and place in a baking pan (it helps to have the baking pan close by when transferring to avoid a huge mess). Once the tortilla is in the baking pan you fill with the meat mixture and roll up placing them in a row seam side down. Continue to do this until your baking pan is completely filled. This can be quite a process so just do what works for you. I usually fry and sauce 5 tortillas in a row before I start to fill and roll. Once all the enchiladas are snug in the pan cover with a little more sauce and then the cheese depending on how saucy and cheesy you like them. If your family loves enchiladas you can do what I do and make a double layer. Once you have covered the first layer with sauce and cheese just repeat the process placing the second layer of enchiladas on top of the first. Bake at 375 for about 20 to 25 minutes and top with shredded lettuce and sour cream.
The Pina Colada cupcakes I got from an idea from Skinny Taste you just mix a box of yellow cake mix with a large can of crushed pineapple and bake! I made a frosting of cream cheese, sugar and shredded coconut and topped each with a cherry.
Our neighbor gave us some fresh halibut and since it has been awhile since I made fish tacos I decided to make some with the halibut. Usually I make these with red snapper but these were sooo good I will forever be making them with halibut from now on. Not a problem since we live in the halibut capital of the world!
I cut the halibut into strips and dipped in a fish in chip batter. I substituted the water that the batter called for with beer, a Corona to be exact. :) Then fried it up to perfection. Put in some warm corn tortillas and topped with fresh avocado salsa and crema. These were so delicious and I am still absolutely stuffed from eating four of these suckers!
Avocado Salsa
3 Tomatoes chopped
2 Green onion stalks
2 Serrano peppers
A handful of chopped cilantro
1 Avocado chopped
Half a lime
Salt
Mix everything together and enjoy the extra salsa with some chips!
For the crema you can buy it at the store, it's a Mexican cream that is basically a thin downed version of sour cream. If you can't find it just take regular sour cream and thin it down with some milk until it is pourable but not too runny.
I cut the halibut into strips and dipped in a fish in chip batter. I substituted the water that the batter called for with beer, a Corona to be exact. :) Then fried it up to perfection. Put in some warm corn tortillas and topped with fresh avocado salsa and crema. These were so delicious and I am still absolutely stuffed from eating four of these suckers!
Avocado Salsa
3 Tomatoes chopped
2 Green onion stalks
2 Serrano peppers
A handful of chopped cilantro
1 Avocado chopped
Half a lime
Salt
Mix everything together and enjoy the extra salsa with some chips!
For the crema you can buy it at the store, it's a Mexican cream that is basically a thin downed version of sour cream. If you can't find it just take regular sour cream and thin it down with some milk until it is pourable but not too runny.
We headed out to the Wynn Center today for their summer program. The theme this week was Rabbits! The kiddos made Snowshoe Hare puppets and then dressed up like the furry critters.
Followed by a short walk to look for some furry friends and practice their bunny hops.
After that they enjoyed a couple of bunny stories and a bunny snack.
Followed by a short walk to look for some furry friends and practice their bunny hops.
Unfortunately they didn't spot any rabbits. I should have invited everyone over to our place we have tons in our backyard! We were lucky enough to spot this guy right before we left the center though.
I adapted this recipe from a Betty Crocker recipe to fit what I had on hand. It turned out pretty good!
Ground Beef Stroganoff Casserole
8 oz Uncooked egg noddles (I used whole grain wheat noodles.)
1 lb. Ground Beef
12 oz Sliced fresh mushrooms
2 Minced garlic cloves
1/4 Minced onion
1 Jar of turkey gravy (You can use beef or pork or turkey gravy if you prefer.)
8 oz Container of sour cream
Butter
Nutmeg
Salt & Pepper
Fresh chopped parsley
Heat oven to 375. Cook egg noodles. Meanwhile in a large skillet cook ground beef along with garlic, onion, mushrooms and salt & pepper. When the noodles are cooked put in a casserole dish and butter them making sure that they are thoroughly coated. Drain the beef and add the sour cream, gravy and nutmeg. Put meat mixture in the dish with noodles and stir so that everything is well blended. Bake in oven for 35 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley for serving. We had Parmesan garlic bread with this and a salad would work too!
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No muffin tin today, instead here is Penelope's bento she had for lunch today.
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Crackers, Hello Kitty cheese, ham blossoms, heart shaped hard boiled egg in first tier,
Second tier has a Hello Kitty marshmallow, jelly beans, edamame, and a little salt for her egg in the pink container. She also had raspberries in the Hello Kitty baggy.
Mreeow!
Second tier has a Hello Kitty marshmallow, jelly beans, edamame, and a little salt for her egg in the pink container. She also had raspberries in the Hello Kitty baggy.
Mreeow!
