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Mary Chris Forum All-Star
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Posted: June 13 2005 at 8:40am | IP Logged
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We are having make your own taco salad tonight. The new Martha Stewart Kids magazine had a recipe for taco salad that my daughter is drooling over. I have some nice looking strawberries and cheesecake for dessert.
__________________ Blessings, Mary Chris Beardsley
mom to MacKenzie3/95, Carter 12/97 Ronan 3/00 and wife to Jim since 1/92
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Molly Smith Forum All-Star
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Posted: June 13 2005 at 9:57am | IP Logged
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Oooh, I love taco salad. The Cooking Light Black Bean Taco Salad with Lime Vineagrette is so awesome, if you want to try something different.
We're just having burgers tonight. I bought some rosemary-garlic potato wedges at Costco that I'll make also--will have to convince the kiddos that they're fries .
__________________ Molly Smith in VA
Mom to seven beautiful children, ages 1-14
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MEBarrett Forum All-Star
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Posted: June 13 2005 at 10:32am | IP Logged
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I am roasting a chicken on the grill. Keeps the kitchen cooler. I'll serve it at room temp with some salad and bread baking in the bread machine. Very simple and cool.
__________________ Blessings,
Mary Ellen
Mom to seven beautiful kids
Tales from the Bonny Blue House
O Night Divine
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Elizabeth Founder
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Posted: June 13 2005 at 1:42pm | IP Logged
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We are having black bean taco salad tonight! I have a leftover black bean salsa salad from yesterday. We'll start with that and add the rest! It's really, really hot today!
The lime vinaigrette sounds good Molly. If you get a chance, would you post the recipe here?
Dh is home, ever so briefly, and has mentioned brownies three times already today, so if he can find a flight that leaves after dinner, I'm thinking warm brownies and vanilla ice cream...
__________________ Elizabeth Foss is no longer a member of this forum. Discussions now reflect the current management & are not necessarily expressions of her book, *Real Learning*, her current work, or her philosophy. (posted by E. Foss, Jan 2011)
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Molly Smith Forum All-Star
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Posted: June 13 2005 at 3:12pm | IP Logged
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Here it is--so yummy and easy! I like to smash the baked tostitos and mix them right in.
Black Bean-Taco Salad with Lime Vinaigrette
With chicken, cheddar cheese, and black beans, this Southwestern-influenced salad needs nothing on the side except some iced tea. Fresh lime gives it a citrusy counterpunch.
Vinaigrette:
1/4 cup chopped seeded tomato
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1 teaspoon grated lime rind
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 garlic clove, peeled
Salad:
8 cups thinly sliced iceberg lettuce
1 1/2 cups chopped ready-to-eat roasted skinned, boned chicken breast (about 2 breasts)
1 cup chopped tomato
1 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 cup finely diced red onion
1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese
1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
4 cups fat-free baked tortilla chips (about 4 ounces)
To prepare vinaigrette, combine first 11 ingredients in a blender or food processor; process until smooth.
To prepare salad, combine lettuce and remaining ingredients except chips in a large bowl. Add vinaigrette; toss well to coat. Serve with chips.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: about 2 cups salad and 1 cup chips)
CALORIES 402(28% from fat); FAT 12.6g (sat 3.2g,mono 6.5g,poly 1.9g); PROTEIN 24.5g; CHOLESTEROL 35mg; CALCIUM 236mg; SODIUM 861mg; FIBER 8g; IRON 3.6mg; CARBOHYDRATE 51.6g
Cooking Light, JULY 2000
__________________ Molly Smith in VA
Mom to seven beautiful children, ages 1-14
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alicegunther Forum All-Star
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Posted: June 13 2005 at 4:26pm | IP Logged
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I love all these recipes. I have a beef, pork and veal Lasagna in the oven (a joint effort between my daughter Mary and me) and plan to serve it with a spinach salad (fresh spinach, raspberry walnut dressing, sweetened dried cranberries, and a smattering of bleu cheese for mom and dad).
__________________ Love, Alice
mother of seven!
Cottage Blessings
Brew yourself a cup of tea, and come for a visit!
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