Taste of Tuesday: Taco Salad

Taco salad is a weekly staple in our house. When Tyler and I were dating, I made this and he LOVED it! It's the easiest dish to make and so delish! Here's my spin on taco salad!

Ingredients:

- Hamburger meat

- Lettuce

- Rice

- Frito's

- Cheese (grated)

- Ranch style beans

- Onion

- Taco seasoning

- Salsa

Directions:

- Brown hamburger meat with onion until done

- Mix in taco season based on packet instructions

- Cook rice based on box

- Heat the Ranch Style Beans on the stove

- Chop lettuce and shred cheese

- Make your plate 

(place Frito's first - then rice, hamburger meat, beans, cheese, lettuce and salsa)

-ENJOY!

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Exciting News!! I'm.....

So I've been MIA in the blog-o-sphere lately, but I have a really good excuse... I'm officially a business owner! I have been fortunate enough to open my own Pure Barre studio - EEK!!! I told you it was a good excuse. :)

This past weekend, I went with my team to Denver for their training. Here's a little recap of our weekend!

If you want to follow my journey as the studio gets up-and-running, you can follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or on my website! :)

Day 1 of training - It was 12 degrees and snowing! Such a beautiful welcome to Denver!

Pure Barre Frisco on Day 2 of Training!

Day 3, showing some PB love!

Training is officially over! Can you tell we were excited?!

Happy Monday, loves!

Linking up with Sami's Shenanigans, Life of Meg, and Join the Gossip.

Taste of Tuesday: Famous Chili Dip

Are y'all ready for one of the best dips ever? My aunt always fixes this appetizer before her get togethers, especially Thanksgiving and Christmas. It's one of my favorites. I mean how could you not love cheese, chile and cream cheese?! I love it with Ritz crackers or Frito's Scoops - there's something about the combination that makes it even more delish.

Ingredients:

- 16 oz Wolf Brand Hot - no beans chili

- 8 oz Cream Cheese

- 1 small onion, chopped

- 2 Jalapeno, chopped

- 6-8 oz cheddar cheese, grated

Directions:

- Preheat oven to 350

- Chop onion and jalapenos 

- Press room temperature cream cheese in a baking dish (9 inch round or square)

- Top the cream cheese with onion and jalapeno mixture (spread evenly)

- Add 3-4 oz of grated cheese evenly

- Spoon the chili from can and spread out evenly

- Top with the remaining cheese

-Bake at 350, covered, for 30 minutes

- ENJOY!

Hope y'all enjoy! This would be perfect for a little game-day appetizer as well! :)

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Uchi Review!

Calling all {Houston} sushi lovers! This past weekend Tyler and I went to Houston to celebrate one of my favorites, Ashley! Friday night was full of friends and sushi.. my kind of night! So if you live in, or visit, Houston you must do yourself a favor and try Uchi! They have an eclectic menu that will not disappoint! Here's the low-down on what we ordered. And I highly recommend every single one of these! There wasn't a bad one in the bunch!

Brussels Sprouts {Crispy with a sweet chili sauce)

Karaage {Fried marinated chicken with seasonal pickle}

Pitchfork {Wagyu beef, leek crisp, avocado, yuzu kosho}

Shag {Tempura roll, salmon, avocado, sun dried tomato}

Ham & Eggs {Katsu pork belly, yolk custard, espelette}

Peanut Butter Semifreddo {Apple-miso sorbet}

Have you tried Uchi before?! What were some of your favorites??

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90 Seconds to Deliciousness!

Hi, loves! I'm back... with regularly scheduled blog posts {starting today}! With my schedule lately, I haven't cooked much, especially if it takes longer than 90-seconds - and I'm being 100% completely honest here. Ain't nobody go time for that! It's basically get a Rotisserie chicken from the store, steam some broccoli and pop this 90-second pouch in the microwave and call it dinner. Hey, it works and it's de-lish.

Let's talk about this quinoa and rice mixture, shall we? It's not only my new favorite side, but it's healthy too! Win-win. It goes with any and every protein - tilapia, pork chops, steak, chicken - I've had it with all of them and YUM, just yum. Do yourself a favor and go pick up a few packages... your tummy will thank me later.

Via

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