Normally when I make tacos it’s either ground beef or ground turkey. I always wanted to try to make a shredded variety, but most of the recipes I found called for boiling or baking the chicken and then shredding it. That didn’t leave you with that much flavor in the chicken. This one has you slow cooking it in beer…
Tag: Food
Week in Review
So I am back to work after having time off to “renew and relax” after the new year. It was AWESOME! Fabulous! I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed it. I relaxed a bit, was productive around the house/errands, did some personal and professional development – basically recharged, both mentally and physically. As predicted, I had a laundry…
Easy Shrimp Pad Thai
This is seriously so easy and so good! I love cooking Asian style seafood dishes and this is definitely a keeper. I adapted the Food 52 Shrimp Pad Thai recipe. Do NOT skip any ingredients or substitute. As far as tamarind goes, I bought tamarind paste which turns out is the same thing as concentrate (at least my brand was). …
Time to Play Catch Up
Wow! Has it been over a week since my last post? Work, holiday, running….been a bit busy. I hope everyone had a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving! I headed up to my sisters (every year!). I was busy helping them in their tasting room (they own their own winery in Paso Robles) on Thanksgiving and then on “Black Friday”. We kept…
Dominica’s Totally Awesome, It’s Like Crack, Granola
I was out with my good friend this weekend shopping for her wedding dress. So much fun! It was your typical “Say Yes to The Dress” experience. She got to try on a ton of dresses (we went to four different shops), we (as in her entourage), got to watch and give opinions and I got to get ideas for…