Thursday, January 20, 2011

Snow Day & Taco Night!!

Posted by SouthShore Chick at 4:09 PM

Baby it’s cold outside!

Wow-wee! What a surprise it was to wake up to a “Snow Day” today! I celebrated by hopping back under my cozy blankets to snooze for a few more hours. My brood of kids, on the other hand, well they decided to retreat to the family room with breakfast in hand and enjoy a few movies while challenging each other to a game of UNO. 

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The ice coated trees outside look like life sized figures of Swarovski Crystal as they glisten in the sunlight.
 It’s Taco Night here on the SouthShore.  My Ohio Country Boy, @SouthShoreMan, will be heading the preparation of our meal tonight while the kids assist in prepping the side dishes. .


I’m still sitting in the Physical Therapy Clinic's waiting area while KtBug works with her therapist. I was so bored I took a picture of the chairs while sitting here blogging...and waiting...and *Cleeeeek*, picture!

 Physical Therapy Clinic

I wanted to get up and play with those big balls over to the left. It is very difficult forcing myself to sit still when there are cool toys to be played with! I'm going to practice self-control and stay focused on this blog post so I am not distracted. So anyways...

Prepping tacos is super easy, and if your kids are assigned a prepping task it makes prepping time go a whole lot faster! 

T A C O S
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What you will need:

  • 12 or 18 pk Taco Shells (soft or crunchy), our favorite is the Casa Mama's from Aldi
  • 1 - 2 lbs lean (or extra lean) ground beef or turkey
  • Taco Seasoning, our favorite is Tone's (We buy it at Sam's Club)
  • Mild Cheddar, Finely Shredded (or Kraft's Pre-Shredded Mexican Blend Cheese)
  • 1 head of Lettuce, finely shredded
  • Tomatoe, diced
  • Sour cream, Yum!!
  • Salsa
  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  2. Cook your ground beef, making sure it's good and crumbled.
  3. Add Taco Seasoning according to package directions
  4. While beef is cooking, shred the cheese, and/or Lettuce, and dice the tomatoes.
  5. When beef is done remove from heat.
  6. Place hard taco shells in oven for about 5 minutes to crisp up. (Soft taco tortilla shells, heat in microwave)
Set-up all fixin's in a row like an assembly line on the counter-top so everyone can build their tacos before communing at the dinner table to eat!


Tip: Left over taco meat? Freeze it for use on Enchilada Night!

Well it looks like therapy is just about done, and @SouthShoreMan has just messaged me, letting me know that I need to stop by the market to pick up shredded cheese. Time to end this post and head for home now!

Enjoy dinner, Y'all!



 

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