Tag: simplefood

My Version of Walking Tacos

Hello, there! Welcome to my blog! Glad you are here! 🙂

Today we’re going to look at a fun way to eat tacos! There are so many ways to eat tacos and so many great ingredients you can use! Have you ever had walking tacos? They are really very simple and a great way to add a new twist to tacos. The main idea is having all the taco ingredients on hand that your family loves and then opening a small bag of Fritos corn chips and putting the toppings right in the bag! Sound fun? Let me show you what we did:

Is your mouth watering now? Mine is! 🙂 For walking tacos you will need taco ingredients like hamburger, taco spices, black beans, whole kernel corn, sour cream, lettuce, grated cheese, taco sauce and whatever else you like on your tacos!

Begin by cooking the hamburger until all the pink is gone. Drain the fat off if there is an excess of it.

Add the taco spices and the amount of water the spice package calls for.

Stir together and simmer for a few minutes.

Add a can of black beans. You can add them straight from the can or drain and rinse them if you prefer. Add a can of whole kernel corn, drained.

Stir together and simmer for 10-15 minutes until everything is heated through. Add a little water as needed to keep the mixture from becoming too dry.

Gather all your other foods that you like to add to your tacos. We used sour cream, grated cheese, lettuce and taco sauce. You might also like chopped onions or garlic, salsa, green peppers or hot peppers, refried beans, olives, etc. Cut open a small bag of Fritos as shown in the picture. Or if you really want to be able to walk while you eat your taco, open the bag from the top.

Spoon some of the meat, bean and corn mixture on top of the corn chips.

Add your favorite toppings and enjoy!! Soooo yummy!

This would be a great meal to have if you are camping or having a potluck! 🙂

Egg in a Basket or Whatever You Call It!

There is a fun way to cook an egg and a piece of toast at the same time in the same skillet. But there are MANY names for it. 🙂 This is what it looks like…

I found all these names that seem to refer to the same food. ..Egg in a Basket, Egg in a Hole, Egg in a Nest, Toad in a Hole, Bullseye Toast, One-Eyed Gypsy Bandit and Spit in the Eye. Wow! I am very curious to know what you call it at your house! But let’s talk about how to make it, in case you’ve never seen this idea before. 🙂

All you need is a slice of bread, some butter and an egg plus a skillet to cook it in.

Cut a hole out of the center of the slice of bread. I used raisin bread but you can use your favorite bread.

Save the circle of bread and fix it in your favorite way. Maybe add a bit of butter or jelly or toast it and add some cinnamon and sugar.

Melt some butter in the skillet. When the skillet has warmed up, lay the bread in the skillet.

Crack open the egg and pour it into the hole in the bread.

Cook over a medium heat until the egg reaches the stage of doneness that you like. I flipped my Egg in a Basket over and cooked it some on both sides.

Once your egg is cooked, serve it up with a smile! 🙂 Don’t forget to add the circle of bread to your plate! I’m thinking this would be very tasty with a little maple syrup drizzled on top.

This dish is yummy and easy any time of the day! 🙂 Enjoy! And let me know what your family calls it! 😉