After I made Nicole’s tacos last week, I had leftover sweet potatoes and guacamole. This is not a bad problem to have, so I decided to figure out how I could best use the leftovers. Also, I thought maybe I would add some protein, and quinoa sounded like a good way to do that. I cobbled together a bowl with mostly the same items from the tacos, though I added some tomatoes because it is tomato season. Putting this into a recipe form is ridiculous, but perhaps it will trigger in my brain next time I want something quick, easy, healthy, and delicious. Ted is the biggest meat eater in…

This is not a beautiful picture, but it’s the picture I have. This is our go-to guacamole recipe nowadays, and when Maya comes home from a long day of work and finds me making this, her eyes light up. Also she always requests it for an appetizer at family parties. It’s lime foreword and delicious. We originally found the recipe buried in a fajita recipe, here, and because of that when I want to find the recipe in my binder, I have to look under beef. Stupid. Guacamole Ingredients Directions In a bowl, smash together the first 5 ingredients, then add salt to taste. The lime does a pretty good…

I was motivated by Birchie’s visit with Nicole to try to duplicate some enchiladas tacos that they had for dinner one night. So I sent Nicole an email and asked her for her recipe, and she kindly got back to me, but by the time I got her email I had already made them. I had also sent Birchie a text, and she got back to me with some tips as well. Turns out my recipe was pretty close to Nicole’s, but she spiced her black beans and I spiced my sweet potatoes. I keep my recipes on my blog mostly for me, but also, you should know how to…