My husband “doesn’t like black beans.” At least, that’s what he thought.
In addition to the goals I mentioned in my first Ten in 10 post, another ongoing goal that I have is to make more vegetarian meals. I typically make one or two vegetarian dinners each week, but I would like to be eating meatless meals [...]
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Tags: #10in10, black beans, chipotle, cumin, garlic, healthy, jalapeno, lime, rice, tomato, vegetarian
Rachael Ray is always talking about her “Make Your Own Takeout” dishes… Well, this is another “Make Your Own Chipotle” dish. I rarely order Chinese or get takeout… I do, however, enjoy eating at Chipotle Mexican Grill.
You may remember my last attempt at “Make Your Own Chipotle” – my fajita burritos. This time, I am taking a [...]
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Friday has arrived… Thank goodness! I started writing this blog post last evening, but I didn’t get far. I had a meeting this morning and lots of email when I got home from my meeting. Now, I am caught up on email, and I am quickly trying to get my blog post done so that [...]
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Tags: apple, avocado, bacon, bourbon, burger, cake, chipotle, cilantro, fall, latte, lemon, lime, maple, mascarpone, pumpkin
Last night I had a free evening that I wasn’t expecting. My plans for the evening changed, and I had 2 free hours to sit down and work on a blog post and catch up on my RSS reader. That was my plan, at least…
My MacBook decided not to cooperate last evening. My harddrive has been getting [...]
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After a week of penny pinching and raiding my pantry, I am happy to say that I am on track and haven’t blown my budget (yet). Because I started with a fairly well-stocked pantry, I have had a lot of options each night when it comes to making dinner. It’s definitely been a shift in [...]
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Tags: $100 Challenge, berry, chicken, chipotle, cobler, CSA, cucumber, green beans, kale, lettuce, pasta, pizza, pork, rhubarb, tomatoes, zucchini
Each time I make quesadillas, I am reminded of one of my favorite movies..
Napoleon: “Well what’s there to eat?”
Grandma: “Knock it off, Napoleon, make yourself a dang quesadilla!”
Napoleon: “Fine!”
I have probably seen that movie 50 times, but I still laugh every time I watch it. And, I annoy everyone I know with quotes [...]
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Tags: black beans, cheddar, chipotle, corn, garlic, grill, onion, pepper jack, quesadilla, tomato, vegetarian