Friday!!!

Yay it is Friday. I hope everyone had a great week. I'm really looking forward to this weekend. We don't have too much planned but George invited Irelyn and I to go on a dinner date tomorrow night- she is so excited! She loves when things have a special title- "dinner date" is so much better than "mom doesn't want to cook" LOL Her favorite place is Souplantation so I think that is where we are going. Irelyn doesn't see George before she goes to sleep on Tuesdays and Thursdays so all day today she has been telling everyone that Tuesdays and Thursdays are "really hard days." Daddy's little girl :)



Taco salad yum! Everyone seems to have their own recipe, so here is mine :)

Taco Salad (this recipe makes a large bowl, probably 8 servings depending on how much lettuce you use)

iceberg and romaine lettuce
1 can red kidney beans, drained
1 lb. turkey or ground beef
green onions
1 bottle Thousand Island dressing
1 jar Ortega salsa (or any kind you choose)
sliced avocado
shredded cheese
1 can black olives, drained
1 bag tortilla chips

Brown meat, add kidney beans and cook for 2-3 minutes, drain meat mixture. Place meat in fridge to cool. Combine lettuce and green onions in a large bowl. When meat in cool, add to lettuce. Mix half a jar of salsa with half a bottle of thousand island. Keep everything in the fridge, put last 4 ingredients into individual serving bowls so that people can customize their salad. Enjoy this delicious, cool salad. Yummy served with cornbread too. This is so easy and delicious.