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Stick to your ribs Steak Tacos

Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:42:15 +0000

Last weekend we had some of my old college girlfriends up with their families for a BBQ.

It was the first time we had gotten our families together.

I can’t believe that between us we have 9 kids.

Oh, how times have changed!

Instead of planning after hours parties and heading to the cafeteria to eat away a hangover…

We were discussing what kind of bottles we thought worked best and how many soccer practices a week a 5 year old should have.

Oh how the mighty have fallen…

Well, before the party the hubs freaked out and didn’t think we had enough food.

Really, honey?

Have you met me?

Of course we have enough food.

Yet, off he went to the store to purchase more and he came home with meat…lots and lots of meat. Needless to say I have about 7 extra steaks in the fridge to use up this week. Get ready for some steak leftover recipes guys! Grill a lot of it this weekend…you’ll be glad you did.

Serves 4 Prep Time: 1o minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes

1 T canola oil

2 large leftover steaks (you know the one your hubs thought you needed) If you are a vegetarian you could use portobello mushrooms instead

1 large onion, sliced

1 red pepper, sliced

1 yellow pepper, sliced

1 t garlic powder

1/2 t dried oregano

1/2 T ground cumin

1/2 T ground corriander

1/2 T chili powder

1/2 cayenne pepper

S&P

tortillas

shredded cheese

guacamole

sour cream

hot sauce, this is optional, but I like it spicy!

In a large cast iron skillet heat your oil over medium high heat. When the oil is hot add your onion and peppers. Saute for about 5 minutes until they are softened, season with S&P. Toss in your leftover steak and season with the remaining spices and additional S&P. Cook until heated through, about another 5 minutes.

Build your taco by laying your steak taco mixture in the middle of your tortilla. Top with cheese, sour cream, quacamole, and hot sauce. Need some good guacamole recipes? Here are two of my favorites…

Tyler Florence’s Guacamole

Barefoot Contessa’s Guacamole

My guacamole is kind of a combo of these. I’ve made a lot of guac in my day and I’d swear by these two. YUMMY!!!

Happy Friday Follow all! Please leave me a note to say you were here and I’ll get ya back over the weekend!

Grown up Quesadilla

Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:58:58 +0000

Serves: 2 Prep time: 5 mintues Cook time: 10 minutes

2 large tortillas

4 slices smokey turkey breats

1/2 cup shredded mozzarella

6 large slices brie

2 T raspberry jam

cooking spray

Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Spray with cooking spray. Lay one of the tortillas in the pan and begin to build your quesadilla. Turn the heat down to medium. Spread your tortilla with half of the jam. Lay down the brie slices so they cover the tortilla. Next lay down the turkey and top with shredded mozzarella. Spread jam on the other tortilla and lay on top of cheese to make a sandwich. Once the first side is browned carefully flip the quesadilla and cook the other side. Let the cheese get all nice and melty. Remove to a plate and cut into quarters to enjoy as a lunch with a nice salad.

Breakfast Quesadilla

Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:00:45 +0000

Serves 4 Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook time: 5 minutes

2 whole wheat tortillas

1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

4 slices bacon

1 scallion chopped

Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Spray with a bit of cooking spray. Lay down one tortilla in the center of the skillet. Top with cheese, line with bacon and sprinkle with scallions. Add a bit more cheese and press down the other tortilla on top. When cheese is nice and melty and tortilla has started to brown and crisp up slightly, flip. Lower heat to medium and cook for an additonal 3-5 minutes on second side. Serve em up nice and hot!

Toss in some scrambled egg for and even bigger protein punch. Don’t like bacon? Try some turkey sausage!

If you’re really in a hurry you can cook these up in the microwave too.