Subj : Tex-Mex was: Traffic
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Wed Jun 19 2024 19:45:49

Hi Dave,


 DD> As I get older I get more laid back/lazy. And I get inventive since
 DD> I'm cooking basically for one.

 RH> I understand that. Tonight's supper is grilled chicken, cold potato
 RH> salad (left over from the other day) and somethine else TBD. Steve is
 RH> grilling the chicken so I've very little to do.

 DD> Were I doing something like that I'd use a "steam-in-bag" veg from the
 DD> freezer. California medley or stir-fry would be nice. Or chopped
 DD> broccoli/ caulifloer.

I had some fresh broccoli on hand so cut some up and steamed it in the
microwave. I'm buying more fresh veggies now than I did years ago, used
to buy a lot of frozen. Having a Wegman's nearby and access to a local
farmer's market has made a big difference.


 DD> I was at GFS picking up soup bases and a 3# package of bacon when I
 DD> noticed that they had a special offer on Dos Rios Taco Meat. U$1.79
 DD> for a 1 pound chub. Three of those went home and into the freezer.

 RH> Sounds like a good deal to me. Taco meat can be used for much more than
 RH> tacos.

 DD> Not my favourite taco filling - but one of the chubs and a 31 oz can
 DD> of Old El Paso Refried Beans w/green chilies in the baby crockpot with
 DD> a bag of Doritos and some shredded cheese made a decent supper for
 DD> both me and Dennis. Leftovers cleaned up and pre-wash done by Jasper,
 DD> Eva, and Izzy (Dennis' grand-dogs).

 RH> I'd have possibly made a taco salad. Went to Wegman's the other day and
 RH> they were out of the black bean tortilla chips we usually buy for
 RH> Steve. Hopefully they will be restocked later this week; we're not out
 RH> yet but running quite low.

 DD> I'm bot big on taco salad at home. And there are usually much better
 DD> picks at the Mexican places I visit. One thing I do like is called a
 DD> "chalupa" . made my local fake Mex chain, Taco Gringo. It's like a
 DD> taco salad laid flat on a 10" flour tortilla, spread with taco mean,
 DD> refried beans, diced toatoes, cheese, shredded lettuce, pickled
 DD> jalapenos (opt) and guacamole/salsa. It cmes as a Chalupa or as a Jr.

Sounds like something I'd try. We've got Taco Bell plus several Mexican
restaurants in/around WF. One of the latter, that had been around since
before we moved here, closed last year, don't know why but it was one of
our favorites.

 DD> Chalups. One of DD> the Juniors is a filling meal for one. One
 evening I was feeling DD> "sporty" and ordered the full Chalupa - only
 to discover that it was DD> exactly the same as the Junior version. For
 U$3 more.

Now you know. (G)


 DD> This is a sorta/kinda copycat of that dish ...


 DD>       Title: Loaded Beef Chalupas
 DD>  Categories: Beef, Breads, Vegetables, Greens, Chilies
 DD>       Yield: 4 servings

Looks good--and very filling.


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Ruth
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