Mexican Feast

Gathering the Ingredients

Ingredients:               

• Hamburger
• Chopped Beef
• Cheese
• Eggs
• Sour Cream
• Lettuce
• Tomato
• Red Onion
• Brown Onion
• Garlic Bulb
• Corn Meal
• Half & Half
• Limes
• 2 Can Olives
• Corn Tortillas
• Sprouted Flour Tortillas
• Garlic Powder
• Annatto
• Cilantro
• Jalapeños
• Rice
• Red Beans
• Avocados



Washing the Beans

• Stevia

1st Thing-Get Beans and Beef Cooking

It's important to allow a few hours to cook the beans and the shredded beef.

Chop the tomatoes.

 

Chop the onions & jalapeños.

 

Squeeze limes & add a few
Tbs. to the Salsa.

 

Add vinegar, salt and stir.

Freshly Grated  Cheese

Freshly and finely grated extra sharp cheddar cheese is important.

Keeping an eye on the beans and beef

If necessary add water to the beef so it will become tender and shred.  Be sure to rinse your beans well before putting them back on to cook.

Chopping the garlic, jalapeño, carrots and onion.

Making the Rice-

Adding 2 cups rice, 1Tbs. each annatto
& garlic powder, lard then 3 cups hot water.

After adding all ingredients bring to a boil, cover and simmer exactly 20 minutes.  Do NOT lift lid during cooking!!

Use a Microwave Safe Bowl

Making the Sweet Corn Pudding:

• 1 cup corn meal 
• 4 mini scoops 100% Organic Stevia powder
• 1 egg
• enough half and half to make a thick batter

Cook in the microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring with a whisk each time, until it becomes thick enough to scoop out and form into a ball on the plate.

Cooking the Ground Beef

Cooking up the hamburger for the burritos.

Have the toppings all ready to go.

Frying the Corn Tortillas

When the beef and beans are done mash the beans, keep everything warm and prepare the hot lard for cooking the corn tortillas.

Keep the mashed beans warm

Preparing the Burrito

Sprouted flour tortillas warmed in the microwave.  Spread with mashed red beans, sprinkle hamburger, cheese and red onions.  Fold burrito and top with fresh salsa.

A Mexican Feast

Prepare the tacos, add rice to the plate along with corn pudding, olives, salsa, avocado and a couple dollops of sour cream.

Salad and Pizza

Yummy Salad

I was a hunkerin' for a very large salad last night.  I washed some mixed baby greens and guess what?  I found a very bad weed in my salad!  I always wash my pre-washed salads a few times and then run cold water from my +ChungHoUSA   Reverse Osmosis Water Filtration machine all over it to chill it immediately before serving. From now on I will be checking much more closely to make sure there are no weeds.

The family had ordered +Dalia's pizza and a few sandwiches.  I guess Dalia's is THE new order-out place?  A lot happens when you are gone for 4 weeks. Things change, sometimes for the worse and sometimes for the better. I did try a slice of their pizza with my salad and it was really good.  I was surprised at how good their crust was.  Everyone here loves their sub sandwiches, but now we know their pizza is good too.  They gave us little container of Parmesan cheese and dried red chili peppers too (my fave).  I love adding those little peppers to my pizza...yummy!

So after placing my washed greens in a large bowl, because I  like a large salad, I washed some Roma tomatoes and a +Haas avocado.  I chopped them up in bite-sized pieces (after giving a quarter of the avocado to my youngest son) and dumped them on top of the greens.  I drizzled some fancy olive oil, +Trader Joe's Apple Cider Vinegar and some spices; basil, garlic, salt and pepper.  I forgot to add the dried parsley, but it was spectacular anyway. Pizza and Salad are the BEST together!