Cinco de Mayo

I ususally don't celebrate Cinco de Mayo...but on this May 5th I was craving a margarita, so I decided to just go with it. When Jennie and I lived together we would make margaritas every Wednesday night, along with homemade pizza.....we would drink a whole pitcher of margaritas while watching Lost and wonder why we were even more confused than the average viewer. I have since cut down on margarita consumption....as the calorie count is way too high. But they are so good, and I make a mean one, I must say. So, on May 5th I made margaritas, guacamole and black bean burritos.  'Twas good.

For the burritos, I used one can of black beans, drained and rinsed and then I mashed them in a saucepan with a Tbsp. of EVOO. Once they were heated through, I added some salt and then spread them on a tortilla (gluten-free). I then added shredded jack cheese and rolled them up. I would recommend grilling them at this point on a grill pan or skillet....but I was impatient so I just microwaved them.....I had already had some of my margarita:)

My guacamole recipe is really quite simple. I mash 3 ripe avocados, dice one tomato (I use roma) and then juice half a lime, a splash of tabasco, 2 pressed cloves of garlic, a dash of cumin, a lot of salt and a dash of cayenne. Yummmmmm.

Another Jennie meal: Beans & Rice

I love black beans and rice...I've never tried making "homemade" beans & rice...although Lulu has, and she said they were awful.  Viggo brand makes an AWESOME pre-packaged one. They are especially good with a little salt, a little lime and some fried eggs.  So delicious.  Also, Corona.  Here are some pics of this "classy" meal.  Jen, are you hungry yet?

Jennie's favorite meal

This is one of Jennie's absolute favorite meals.  I don't make it that often, I prefer it when Ma makes it, as it's just one of those meals that's better when mom makes it.

This is a pretty simple mean, as I use pre-packaged sauerkraut (the bagged kind in the refrigerated section of the grocery store - not canned - Frank's Quality Kraut in a bag is GF) and polska kielbasa (Hillshire Farms is GF) baked together until heated through.  Serve with plain mashed potatoes with butter and salt.  A Leinies or GF Red Bridge completes the meal.