Shrimp Tacos w Green Chille Sauce

A girlfriend of mine at work requested that I post healthier food on here :) Just as a note from what I have learned in my previous nutrition class, being on a diet does not mean starving. It is understanding your bodies diet. Everyone's body is dessigned differently the same diet may not have the same results on everyone. To start a healthy diet you must gradually start to change your diet. You can not go from eating fatty food to the next day eating just chicken for lunch and not having dinner. Your body will be quicker to respond to your change if you gradually introduce the diet. Snacking can also be healthy. I suggest munching on fruits and veggies, this must also be kept in portion control. Drinking lots of water will also help with the transition of the diet and keep you from dehydration Staying healthy means eating 3 meals a day but having portion control. You have to learn point values, vitamins, and in meals incorporate 3 of the 5 ingridients from the food group. Being on a healthy diet is also not about eating just chicken and fish. There are so many ways to eat healthy while still eating our favorite foods. Here is a recipe that is healthy and very delicious.

The recipe calls for corn tortillas. But you can make them with wheat tortillas. You may also use iceberg lettuce leaves! If use tortillas I suggest using shredded green cabbage, red onions and bite sized cucumbers as toppings!

Roasted tomatillo green chille:

please see my recipe in a previous post.

What you will need:

1/2 Hass avocado, peeled, seeded, and cut into chunks
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon chipotle or blended chili powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 pound medium shrimp (about 20), peeled and deveined
8 corn tortillas
8 sprigs cilantro for garnish
2 limes, cut into wedges

Heat a stovetop or outdoor grill to medium-high. Mix the olive oil, chipotle or chili powder, and salt in a large bowl. Add the shrimp and toss to coat. Grill the shrimp until translucent, about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes on each side.

Grill tortillas, until slightly charred and pliable, about 20 seconds per side. Add 2-3 shrimp. Spoon desired avocados and green salsa. I like to also add spring of cilantro and sprinkle some lime over it.

Bon appetit :)

I am taking some cooking Lessons and Recipe Request

Hello Everyone,

I have so many of my recipes that I can post on here but that would take me forever and a day to post :) So please let me know if you have any mexican recipes that you would like posted. If I really like you I may go to your house and teach you how to make it :) I do this with a couple of the ladies from church :) I will even teach you how to make Tamales :) or anything that you may be craving :)

Date night with the Hubby :0

Yes, after my emotional meltdown I will be going on a romantic overdue date with my hubby :) I am so excited!!!!! He will be taking me to Barrio Cafe! They have the best mexican food, it is not the typical mexican food that you would find at macayos... This place is a cusinie mexican place where everything is authentic. Usually there is a 1 to 2 hour wait but VERY much worth it!! Ahh I have butterflys in my stomach :) I love him so much!!!!! I just had to share the happy news :)

pss I suggest that you google this place and if you are every looking for some fine mexican dinning Barrio Cafe is the place to go :0 makes my mouth water just thinking about their food!!

I am so emotional today

I think it is because I will soon be off my monthly visit... from mother nature. I do not like being emotional the smallest things make me cry. I want to cry right now :( I started to cry on our way to lunch because we had to stop for traffic due to a funeral. It made me sad at the thought that someone had lost a loved one. I know I do not even know the person but it made me really sad. I am sad because I want this day to be over so I can spend sometime alone with Brandon. We have been so busy..oh dear here come the tears. We have not had time to just hang out by our selves, we were going to take a trip to Mexico in May but we will not be able to because it will be the end of our review periods. Being absent for a week really puts a dent to my performance!!! We have a date planned this weekend and I am looking forward to it will all my heart. He was sick this weekend and I was sick the weekend before that. I am also very sad because one our Elder's got resigned to another location :( Elder Craig is the best and I loved having him over and cooking delicious meals and hearing his stories :) It is so good to have the Elder's over because you can always feel the spirit, and it is the best feeling in the world. I could be having a really bad day but I would look forward to having the Elder's over :) He is coming down to visit this Saturday and I will be making Tamales for him... :) I know almost summer time and I am feeding him tamales... LOL. Ok, I think I will get back to work again before I start to cry again

Aww Brandon when he was little :)

I came across some of Brandon's baby pictures :) He had the blondest hair with bright hazel eyes and smile that was contagious :0 I hope my babies look like his daddy :)

4 days and counting

Since my last post I wish I could say I was starting to feel better. My head is not conjested but my nose is :( I surely thought that I would be feeling better by Sunday, yuck not even close. My chest is now conjested and I have a horrid cough that came through the night. I think I slept in intervals that equalled to 4 hrs, best four hours! I stayed home today to get better but I miss my hubby. He has been great the past few days. He has been my little nurse, taking my temperature, making sure I take my medication and making me chicken soup :) He is the best!!!

The worst part about being sick is not being able to enjoy easter with our loved one's. Brandon and I were going to Sierra Vista Friday to spend the night at Jenna and Luis's house. Brandon and I were looking forward to spending some time with two of our favorite people and looking forward to spoiling our niece and nephew. We missed out on the Saturday festivities with the family, I was prepared to delight them with a new dish and practice my photography skills with my camera.

I just took my theraflu and I think it is starting to kick in because I am getting really sleepy. Lets hope I can sleep consistantly rather then intervals.

Until next time :)

It is 12:56am what am I doing up this late....!!!!ahhh

Yes, that is correct it is now 12:57 am to be exact and I can not fall asleep all thanks to what ever it is I am coming down with. I think it may be a sinus infection :( I have had one before and it stinks!!!! I will have to thank my wonderful boss and cube buddy for coming into work sick and contaminating me. I guess wipping down my desk with clorox dissenfectent wipes, using hand sanitizer and spraying lysol diffenfectant spray was not enough. It is now 12:59 am... an I do not have any signs of dozzing off any time soon!!! Wow, it took me 3 minutes to write 2 sentences.. I must be sick or just a slow typer. I took NyQuil and some allergie medicine that seems to have a reverse affect on me. I should be sound asleep right now but instead I have been up for the three hours.. trying to find ways to go to sleep. Counting sheep did not work, reading a boring book did not help so what is a girl to do? blog about it ofcourse! I have vomitted twice now, sorry do not mean to over share, my head is throbing, nose is stuffy and my face feels like it has swollen up like a ballon :( I tried waking Brandon up but I think his medication worked.

I really hope I feel better by tomorrow!!!! That is for sure!!! I have a half fay at work today.... yay me...but I will not be able to enjoy it because I will more then likely be restless and cranky, just like I am right now :( So for now little Daisy and Michi are keeping me company, I love my dogs :) They are so cute, they follow me everywhere and I will let you in on a little secret, well not really a secret but a fact, I am their favorite... Brandon says Michi likes him more but I tend to disagree she like me more because I scratch her belly :) and when she is stinky and needs a bath I still love to hold her like a baby :)

Hmmm what to? do what to do??!!!! I am trying really hard not to introduce my face to the toilet again... :( my throat is burning thanks to that and I did I mention I have a 101 fever, not cool!!!

I think I will write my manager and tell him that next time he should not be so selfish and come into work and get the rest of us sick... He sits behind me while my collegue sits in front of me has been trying to recover from a cold for the past 2 weeks. I guess I should have seen it coming.. that was a recipe for disaster. I even took as much in take of vitamin C... My eyes are burning now, not sure if it is because of the bright computer screen or my fever.

I guess I have to look at the bright side, my body is just trying to get rid of the virus, and I have to stop being a big baby and deal with it.

Hmm what else to write about... Oh yes my oh so beloved washer broke... Lucky for me I have two closets full of clothes so I am ok.. while on the other hand, I have been going to my mom's to use my mom's washer and wash Brandon's clothes. My hubby needs more clothes... LOL My mother in law :) found a great deal for me on a washer and I will be meeting her this weekend :0 As much as I loved going to my moms house... it will be nice to do laundy in the comfort of my own home!

Ok well it is now 1:16 am and that funny little sick feeling is coming up again so I will stop venting now...

Till next post... have a wonderful Easter!!!

I know... I will make my self some home made chicken soup since I can not sleep... :(

Strawberry and Spinach Salad with almonds

Ohh summer is just right around the corner :) If there is one thing I enjoy about the summer it is all the delicious food I get to eat. This year my hubby and I have decided to go on a diet!! So here is a salad recipe that is delicious :)

Dressing:

1 lemon

2 tablespoons of white wine vinegar

1 tablespoon vegtable oil

1 tea spoon poppy seeds

Combine all the dressing ingridients and mix well. Put in the fridge for about an hour for the ingridients mix well :)

Salad:

1/4 cup sliced natural almonds, toastes

8 counces (1 1/2 cups) straberries, hulled and quarted

1/2 medium cucumber, sliced and cut in half

1 package ( 6 ounces) baby spinach

Toss the salad and pour a desired amount of the poppy seed dressing

Bon appetitie :)