Best of the Month September 2014

A recap of my most popular posts from September 2014

I had another good month September.  I'm really happy to have others interested in what I'm making.  I don't expect to be famous but I think I've made some friends and people are actually interested in my blog.  It's so much more fun when people are actually paying attention.  Another cool thing is that my blog is getting closer to 100,000 page views.  That might not seem like much but I never expected anyone but my family to even see my blog when I started so I'm pleased.

Here are my Best of September 2014:

Cucumber Bites

Crisp, fresh, cucumber slices on baguette spread with cheese.  358 views and 47 +1s.

Tequila Lime Chicken Taco Salad

Left over rotisserie chicken,  shredded,  marinated in tequila and lime juice topping green lettuce and tortilla chips. 334 views and 24 +1s.

Black Bean and Corn Salsa

Delicious salsa packed with healthy black beans and corn.  Great as a gameday snack, with tacos, or anytime. 313 views and 25 +1s.

Bacon Jam

Bacon, onions, and maple syrup cooked into a jam.  A great football snack, party snack, or just a snack on your own. 299 views and 45 +1s.

Sausage and Bean Sweet and Sour

Pineapple sausage and beans in a spicy sweet and sour sauce served over rice.  287 views and 34 +1s.

Check out my Best of the Month September 2013

Enjoy.

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Tequila Lime Chicken Taco Salad

Left over rotisserie chicken,  shredded,  marinated in tequila and lime juice topping green lettuce and tortilla chips.

Rotisserie chickens are wonderful.  They taste great and are usually cheaper than whole chickens (at least here) that still need to be cooked. We try to pick up a rotisserie chicken once a month, or more, and this is one meal from the chicken.   Two meals (for 2) were just chicken and  sides. Then we had 2 meals (also for 2) of salads topped with chicken. Finally we were left with mostly carcass which I was able to pick off about 1 cup of meat.  This is what I used for our final meal (for 2) of tequila lime chicken taco salad.  I love that we can get 6 meals from a 6 dollar chicken.

If you follow this blog you know that I love taco salad. I think I could turn just about anything into taco salad. I also had avocados (from my 3 for $1 purchase that I mashed with lime and froze) that I planned to turn into guacamole so that sealed my decision.  Then I saw a bottle of tequila and some limes and my plain chicken taco salad morphed into tequila lime chicken taco salad.

Tequila Lime Chicken Taco Salad

Ingredients:

1/4 cup lime juice
1/8 cup tequila
Grated zest of 1 lime (optional)
1 Tbsp minced gatlic
1 Tbsp minced shallot(s)
Habanero flakes to taste (or cayenne, or hot sauce)
1 cup cooked, shredded chicken

Mix together all ingredients and place in a zipper bag and marinate for at least 1 hour.

Heat the chicken and marinade, in a frying pan over medium heat, until excess liquid evaporates (just a few minutes) and the garlic and shallots are cooked and fragrant

Serve chicken atop lettuce and tortilla chips with your favorite toppings. I used cilantro, green onions, tomatoes, jalapeños (for my husband), and guacamole.

Serves 2.  Finish with a shot of tequila or a Margarita :)

Enjoy.

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