Summer Partying

Zesty Tacos

I love tacos. So when it was time to have tacos for dinner, I flipped through the book to see what there was, and this is what I found. Tacos with zesty italian dressing drizzled over top. Sound strange? It is, but it tasted just fine. If you aren’t a fan of italian dressing, you probably wouldn’t like these. But it’s a fun change to the tacos… but then again why change tacos? I’m glad that I tried it this way, but will most likely stick to good ole fashion tacos in the future. Thumbs up still.

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Cherry Chocolate Cake

This was my first attempt to make a cake recipe into cupcakes… it didn’t go so well. First of all, I put way too much batter in the liners. They overflowed and totally look horrible. Then, I tried to inject the filling in the middle. I should have known that putting the pecans in there would just stop up the hole… that was a fiasco. Other than the looks and me wasting money on cream cheese, cherries, and pecans, the cupcakes tasted fine. The was hardly anything in the middle as I had hoped would go in there. I sprinkle the pecans on top for some extra taste. I probably will still be trying this again, since cupcakes are easier to bring to work when there are leftovers. I hate throwing away an entire cake. Thumbs to the side.

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Nacho Mac N Cheese

This was delicious. What’s better than Mac N Cheese? Nacho style. The recipe includes ground beef and taco seasoning packet and cheese, I forgot to put red peppers on my grocery list so this dish is without those. I bought the tortilla strips from the salad topping shelf, and I think they worked perfectly. This recipe is probably my favorite for this post. I’d definitely recommend it. Thumbs up.

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Spiedis

Perfect for barbecuing, I chose the spiedis, which is essentially a meat skewer. The marinade for these was amazing. I chose both chicken and steak for the meat, and use white wine vinegar and red wine vinegar respectively. The grocery stores by my house didn’t sell marjoram, so I put oregano in there as an alternative. Overall, these tasted phenomenal and will be definitely making them again in the future. Thumbs up.

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Persimmon Salad with Honey Lemon Dressing

Along with the skewers and the Mac N Cheese, I thought it’d be smart to throw in a salad recipe too. Although I’m not a fan of salads that have fruit, dried fruit, or nuts, I chose this one just because it seemed simple. The dressing was simple to make, as I didn’t have to chill it ahead of time or anything. I was in such a hurry that I forgot to put the persimmons in the salad… doh! But I did make the salad again a couple days later and it was delicious. I’ll still stick to the traditional salad with ranch or balsamic as my dressing. Thumbs to the side.

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