Fajita Lettuce Wraps.

In this house we LOVE Mexican food. I mean really LOVE. It is the only thing every one of us could eat everyday, for every meal.  It's a deep love. One of our favorite things to eat are fajitas. Ands beans. And tacos. And burritos. You get the point.

 Fajita Lettuce Wraps

Marinade
1 lb. Chicken or beef
juice of 1 lime
1T olive oil
1 tsp. cumin
1 tsp. coriander
1 clove garlic, mined
1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes (if you like spice)
salt & pepper

Marinate all of the above  ^ for at least 2 hrs.

Vinaigrette

juice of 1 lime
enough red wine vinegar to make lime juice reach 1/4c
1 garlic clove, minced
salt & pepper
1/2 tsp. cumin
3T homemade mayo
2 tsp. cilantro, chopped
enough olive oil to make dressing come to 3/4c

Add all of the dressing ingredients above ^ and whisk until well mixed.

1-2 lg. onions, sliced (we like 2)
2 lg. different colored bell peppers, sliced
3-4T olive or coconut oil
1 pkg. sliced mushrooms (optional)
1 jalapeno, diced (optional- we like spice!)
1 zucchini, sliced (optional)
i head iceberg lettuce or Boston lettuce leaves
2 avocados, sliced
cilantro leaves, for topping

Cook your meat first and then set aside. Sautee' all of the veggies adding the zucchini and mushrooms last. Make sure they don't get mushy (yuck). Fill your lettuce leave with meat, veggies and top with avocado, cilantro and vinaigrette. Serve with a crock pot of spicy black beans...... THAT recipe is to follow. :) Enjoy!

Homemade Caramel Corn!

I am back! It has been a very long busy month but we are here in our new home, remodeling and enjoying the trees and fresh air! We miss our fantastic friends we made in Canada but are so happy to be here with our  Arizona family and friends! I will be doing a post on the remodeling we have done since we have been here (with pics!) and of the hard work my amazing brother did on our home before we got here..... but that is for another day. Today I chose the easy way out.... caramel corn! I adapted this recipe from the Passionate Homemaking website (which I love). My sweet Liberty turned 6 this last week and we celebrated by having a tea party with her very precious friends AND with caramel corn! It turned out great, all of the kids dug it.


Homemade Caramel Corn

10-11c popped organic popcorn
1/4c sucanat or brown sugar
1/4c raw honey
1/3c coconut oil
1/2 tsp. Redmond's real salt
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. baking soda

First you must pop your popcorn, I just use a little grapeseed oil and pop it on the stove top. Then you will want to heat the sugar, honey, coconut oil and salt in a pan, stirring occasionally until bubbly around the edges which should take approx. 2 mins.  Remove from heat and stir in the baking soda , this is my favorite part it fizzes and caramelizes- its way cool. Continue to stir as you pour over your popcorn until well coated. It's scrumptious. Do this at your next family movie night! Enjoy!