Gimme That Crunch!

Way back a long time ago, Saturday nights were a ritual. My sisters and I would go to El Novillero every Saturday night for dinner. Same restaurant, same booth, same order week in and week out.

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An Alternative to Crunchy Taco Day

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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Slow-Cooker Shredded Chicken Tostadas

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.

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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.

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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.

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