Out of a very random ingredient list, and with the help of a friend, I managed to come up with a cohesive-themed dinner tonight. Not high on the veggie scale, but at least we ate, right?We have a friend in San Antonio who works for a tamale factory and hooks us up with free tamales. (Thanks Luisito!) They are made for a bunch of stores in Texas (and probably elsewhere, I'm not sure) so technically it is processed food. But since we know the guy and he helps make them, I don't feel quite so bad.
So tonight was Beef, Bean, Serrano and Ancho tamales with homemade tortilla chips and guacamole. The tamales were tasty and super simple since I only had to heat them up, but the tortilla chips were fantastic! I cut a bunch of flour tortillas into wedges and baked them in a 350 oven for 10 minutes. That's it! So simple and the kiddos loved them. Well, actually everyone loved them and since they were thicker than normal chips, they were way filling, too!
Guac was the hubby's simple recipe of avocados, lemon juice, salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder. That's it. And of course everything is measured "to taste." I really hate that in recipes but I can't fight it in this one, it really does depend on the avocados.
I'm really hoping to go shopping before dinner tomorrow. We shall see.
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