Galentine's Taco Tuesday Centerpiece

It is the perfect storm...
Galentine's Day and Taco Tuesday have collided!

To quote the wise trailblazer, Leslie Knope,

“Every February 13, my ladyfriends and I leave our husbands and our boyfriends at home, and we just come and kick it, breakfast-style. Ladies celebrating ladies. It’s like Lilith Fair, minus the angst. Plus frittatas.”

So enjoy your ladyfriends, enjoy your tacos and

Happy Galentine's Day.

New Year Taco Tuesday - Cauliflower Chili Lime Tacos

It is the first Taco Tuesday of the New Year. 

Although I don't do big resolutions, 

I have decided to add more vegetables to my diet whenever I can.

Tonight for dinner I am whipping up simple and colorful 

Cauliflower Chili Lime Tacos or as my son calls them

Cali Cauli Tacos, thus being served on our California tray...

Light, crisp, fresh and ready in a snap.

You just need a few ingredients,

 but boy do they give the cauliflower a bold flavorful punch.

Just toss tiny florets...

zesty lime...

olive oil...

and chili powder. 

Roast, then dig in.

You won't feel one bit guilty for having a state-full!

Cauliflower Chili Lime Street Tacos
makes 8-10 small tacos

2 cups shredded cabbage
2 cups cauliflower, cut into to small florets
2 tablespoons fresh squeezed lime juice, plus wedges for serving
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon chili powder
dash of salt
crumbled cotija cheese or cheese of your choice
small or street taco size tortillas


Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix cauliflower with lime juice, olive oil, chili powder and salt.  Spread onto a foil lined baking sheet.  Roast in oven about 10 minutes until the cauliflower is slightly tender.  Warm tortillas then top with cabbage, cauliflower and cheese.  Serve with lime wedges.

Deck the Halls for Taco Tuesday

The Holidays are here 

and we are about to Deck the Halls for Taco Tuesday!

Simple crunchy tacos are getting a Christmas makeover.

Seasoned ground beef, and all the fixings are stuffed into taco shells,

 then cilantro antlers and sliced tomato noses complete the merry makeover.

All of the other reindeers won't be calling Rudolf names, 

they'll be coming over for dinner.

It's as easy as one...

Two...

Three...

Feliz Navidad.

Tacos a la Playa

Nothing tastes better to me than a summer seaside taco!

There is something about the sun and sand,

 combined with the fresh and slightly spicy crunch of a taco.

Our closest beach doesn't have any restaurants close by so when we want 

tacos ala playa we bring our own.

My favorite way to do it is combine most of the ingredients before hand...

(I love to shred the veggies, chicken and cheese too, 

it's easy and  reminds me of high school when the surfers would talk about shredding the waves!)

then stuff our crunch shells once we are ready to eat.

Enjoy the view...

Tacos ala Playa
makes 8 tacos
1/2 small cabbage shredded
2 cups shredded cooked chicken
2 carrots peeled and shredded
5 radishes sliced or shredded
1 can of black beans drained and rinsed
Toss all above ingredients with:
Juice of 2-3 limes
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tsp. cumin
good pinch of kosher salt

Fill hard taco shells and top with shredded cheese (I like pepper jack), salsa, sliced jalapeños, guacamole and sour cream to your liking.

Taco Tuesday's BFF - Arugula Salad with Cumin Lime Dressing

If you follow me on Instagram, 

you know how we look forward to Taco Tuesday every week.

I thought it was high time I introduced you to the newest companion to our weekly fiesta...

Arugula Salad with Cumin Lime Dressing

Light, bright and when topped with crispy tortilla strips and crumbled Cotija cheese

it's the perfect taco-night sidekick.

Viva Taco Tuesday!

Arugula Salad with Cumin Lime Dressing
5 oz. arugula
1/4 cup crumbled Cotija cheese
crispy fried tortilla strips for topping - I usually use 5 small corn tortillas
(cut tortillas into thin strips and fry in hot vegetable oil until lightly browned)

For dressing:
whisk together 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice, 6 tablespoons olive oil and 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

Toss arugula with dressing then top with cheese and tortilla strips

Taco Valentines

It only happens every six or seven years...

the epic collision of Valentine's Day and Taco Tuesday!

What better way to celebrate, than with 

"I love you more than Tacos" cards?

Make them for a special someone or the whole class and turn the day into a fiesta...

You just need a few simple supplies...

Punch out a circle from yellow paper,

(I used textured for a more authentic corn look)

then bend slightly to make a taco shape...

(I like to use a Sharpie pen to curve it around)

Drizzle clear drying glue

inside your taco shell and add your lettuce 

(green crinkled paper or cut thin strips of paper)...

Then punch out tomatoes from red paper, 

and glue on top of your lettuce...

Lastly, use snips of orange embroidery floss, yarn, ribbon 

or paper to make your cheese...

Adhere to your card with glue or double sided tape...

Taco 'bout a fun, fresh, delicious card!!!

Señorita Straws - Make Taco Tuesday Great Again!

Taco Tuesday has been our weekly dinner ritual for as long as I can remember.

Sometimes we eat in, often we eat out but it's always tacos.

We keep it simple and I always want to keep it fun, 

I never want anyone to siesta!

Taco Tuesday should always be a fiesta.

In an effort to spice things up, 

we have been sipping festive Mexican sodas, along with our tacos,

through what I've been calling Señorita Straws.

Colorful, bright, refreshing and so easy to make.

See my tutorial here for making the mini tissue paper flowers then hot glue onto a straw.

I am on a campaign to Make Taco Tuesday Great Again.

Join me on Instagram for all the fun.

 #makeTacoTuesdayGreatAgain.

Cinco de Mayo Taco Trucks

Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner and 

look what pulled up in the nick of time-

Taco Trucks!

Hot, delicious and fun José Olé Beef & Cheese Mini Tacos in colorful, toy pick-up trucks.

A festive and easy way to feed a hungry fiesta crowd.

These mini tacos are packed with protein, 

authentic Mexican flavor and are ready in minutes.

The tiny size really revs up the party, 

and the crunchy, meaty cheesiness will have you saying Olé all day.

Don't get caught running on empty...
 pick up José Olé and fill up your family.

They are perfecto for Cinco de Mayo or any time you want to turn a meal into a fiesta.

And if you are like me, 

Taco Time is my favorite time.

Print your own taco watch faces here to wear while you enjoy your mini tacos.

and print a coupon for $1 off  José Olé , while supplies last,  here.

Lunch box fiesta

Lunch should be a fiesta!
You are about half way through the day, you've worked hard and you are hungry.
I'm heading south of the border to pack my kids' lunch...

A taco sandwich gets the party started...

chips and salsa, just make everyone happy...

fresh fruit and paper flowers add pizzaz...

and who can resist a churro?

Olé!

Taco Sandwiches are my new favorite amigo.

Place a tortilla on top of kitchen twine and top with lettuce and chicken...

then tomatoes...

and mucho queso...

then tie it up...

The best part is I got everything at Safeway 

and this all took minutes to get ready.

How fácil is that?

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