Today is National Crunchy Taco Day. Now I love chunchy tacos as much as the next guy. What I love more than the crack of a taco shell is the challange of eating a tostada without getting everying down the front of my blouse.
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Not Your TV Dinner
When the first TV Dinners débuted on the food scene in 1953 it was a way to get rid of surplus turkeys. While convenient in the sense that all the little woman need do is warm it in the oven, these frozen tin trays could take upwards of an hour to cook.
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What is a Tostada? I ask because I really didn’t know. Well, I knew but I didn’t know – does that make sense? It’s like listening to someone speak in your native language – the brain understands without thinking. I could make a Tostada without thinking, but if someone asked me to explain a Tostada, I’m not sure I could.
Continue reading “Slow-Cooker Shredded Chicken Tostadas”Shredded Chuck Roast Tostadas – Yum!
While the unofficial end to summer isn’t until Labor Day and the official end of summer is September 22, for all practical purposes, summer is over. When schools open for a new year, that’s the true end of summer.
Continue reading “Shredded Chuck Roast Tostadas – Yum!”Shredded Beef Tostada Sunday
We’ve shared a number of delicious Sunday Suppers over the years. We’ve talked about the history of Sunday Suppers and the practical reasons behind it. Sunday Suppers were once intended to do two things – take time to prepare and provide leftovers.
Continue reading “Shredded Beef Tostada Sunday”Celebrating Colorado Day
It’s that day again, National Colorado Day. Comes around every year on April 12. This year it just happens to take a back seat to Easter. Still, I did not want to overlook the 38th state of the Union.
Spicy Two Meat-Bean Tostadas
What is a tostada but Nachos on a giant tortilla chip? In our house, Nachos are awesome. We have nachos for game night, or just because we like eating with our fingers. So giant nachos with a pitcher of Margarita were perfect for a Tijuana Tuesday.
Double the Yum with Double Decker Tostadas
What could be better than one tostada? A double-decker, of course! These yummy tostadas are a favorite in our house. I promise, they’ll become a favorite in your house, too. They are as much fun to make as they are to eat. Imagine the crunch of not one but two tostada shells layered with beans, spicy meats, cheese sauce and an endless assortment of beautiful toppings. Yum! As a tostada, it’s a complete meal. Served on small corn chip rounds, these can be transformed into bite size fun perfect for your next Mexican inspired affair.
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Spicy Beef and Chorizo Tostadas on a Crisp Fried Shell
A popular dish when I was growing up were tostadas – simply an open-faced taco with a refried bean base, meat in the middle and melted cheese topping. Dad did not believe in store-bought tostada shells. We used soft corn tortilla taco shells and fried them crisp. For whatever reason, the frying was always assigned to me. If I were to venture to guess, I would say it was because I was the oldest, and Dad was confident in my ability to fry the shells without burning myself or the kitchen. All I know is that I hated the job – it was boring! (Maybe if we had I-Phones or I-Pads with digital music to dance to, it might not have been so boring).
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