The return of Mexican

I finally did it.  I got over the “ick” of Mexican food that the stomach bug I caught in Cabo and morning sickness did to me.

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Kyle’s very happy about this since he’s been in taco withdrawal.

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Taco Night!!

The prep for each ingredient was minimal.

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  • home-made baked taco shells (new method!)
  • vegetarian refried beans
  • lettuce
  • Sabra guacamole
  • Sabra salsa
  • mexi-rice

First up, the taco shells.  I can’t remember where I heard about this trick, but it stuck with me and I knew I had to give it a shot.

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Pre heat oven to 375 degrees.  Brush corn tortillas with canola oil and place them over the rungs of the oven rack.  Bake for 10-15 minutes (watch them and once they start to brown, remove them).  I only put them over one rung, but I might try them over two next time since they ended up forming a really acute angle.

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See what I mean?  They still worked though, and didn’t crack or split down the bottom like shells normally do.  I’m considering it a success for my first attempt.

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I was lazy when it came to the beans and heated them in the microwave as opposed to over the stove.  I’m blaming my pregnancy hormones and not wanting to trigger my hot flashes.

Obviously the lettuce was just chopped.  I used little gems, but anything would do.  I like crispy romaine too.

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Both the salsa and the guacamole were sent to me by Sabra.  I am kinda a guacamole snob (living in California will do that to you), so I didn’t know what to expect.

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But as soon as I dug into it and saw actual avocado chunks I was happy.  Both the salsa and guac had a little bit of kick to them that I really really liked.  I could have eaten the salsa plain with a spoon.  Ok, I could have done the same with the guac, too.

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For the rice, I just made brown rice in the cooker and then added some salsa to it.  If you tasted it, you’d never know I put so little effort into it.  So good!  This could be a dish on it’s own.

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The only difference between his and mine was cheddar cheese.

That and the fact that I made mine a salad instead.  Kyle ate all five taco shells (so I think it’s safe to say he liked them).

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The best part was the easy clean up.  We simply grabbed tupperware and made ourselves Mexi-meals for the next day.

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The rest of my packed up work stuff included home-made banana pancakes, Glutino pretzels, banana, candied ginger, roasted almonds, and a cookie.

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I made a huge batch of pancakes earlier in the day so that I wouldn’t be lured to the cafeteria for the French toast.

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I had two bananas on life support and I decided to pull the plug and whip them into the pancake batter.

The next morning I got a pleasant surprise.  The break relief shift was available…if I wanted it.  Yes please!!  I didn’t care that the call came in at 4:30 am, it was still music to my ears.  So I go to sleep in an extra hour and eat breakfast with Kyle.

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He looks like he’s mid-sneeze or something…not sure what that’s about.

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As you can see my breakfast was four pancakes with maple syrup.  I finished it all which turned out to be a bad call.  I was wayyyy stuffed afterwards – totally uncomfortable.  I used to eat 6 pancakes no problem, but my appetite is so funky nowadays it’s taking some time to get used to.  Small and frequent mini meals.  That’s my strategy.  Even if it means hourly trips to the break room while at the hospital.

FYI Kyle’s breakfast was another quiche I made the night before with leftover brown rice.

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It also had tomato (ours!), egg, parmesan, and Italian seasonings.

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Comments (14)

  1. Jessie

    YAY!! I’m so excited for you. I don’t know what Ill do if when I get pregnant if my belly can’t tolerate mexican!! Your little fiesta looks delicious 🙂

  2. Caralyn @ glutenfreehappytummy

    yay pancakes and yay mexican! both favorites! 🙂

  3. theresa @ aspoonfulofsunshine

    Taco Bars make the best leftovers! I love that little trick with the taco shells, I saw it on Pinterest the other day and it blew my mind. I had no idea Sabra made salsa or guacamole but the fact that their were avocado chunks in there is a win in my book.

  4. wendy

    love the corn tortilla-taco shell idea!

  5. Lisa

    Oh, mexican sounds like a very good idea right about now! I love that cuisine. And those pancakes look so fluffy, yum.

  6. Lou

    That taco-making-on-rack idea is AWESOME…. going to try!

  7. Courtney

    If you are a guac snob, I am a salsa snob, lol. I didn’t know Sabra made salsa! Thank you for the review–I will have to look for it. I love salsa! You know what was missing from your tacos? Nutritional yeast!!

    Courtney

  8. Emily

    YAY! So happy that you were reunited with mexican food. I can’t imagine ever being turned off by it, but I guess pregnancy can do some pretty crazy things…
    Definitely stealing that taco shell idea!

  9. Elise (Post author)

    of course! why didnt i think of that!!!

  10. Elise (Post author)

    recommendation: dont go to mexico while in your first trimester. it will ruin everything.

  11. Courtney

    I swear I put it on EVERYTHING…

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  14. lane rain

    It would ruin everything because if you went to Mexico, you’d never eat Sabra Salsa or Guacamole, especially being it doesn’t taste anything like salsa. It’s so overpowered with salt and the flavor of oregano, that it tastes more like a bad Italian mix. Authentic Salsa doesn’t use oregano, just cumin as the spice, scallions, cilantro, lime, jalapeno (none of these ingredients are in it). It also tastes extremely processed with preservatives. Sabra makes good tasting humus, but that’s about it. And it your pregnant that I definitely wouldn’t recommend this for your baby to be. Sorry Elise, cute website, but make it fresh, it’s the real deal and so much better tasting for someone on the clean health tip 🙂

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