Recipe Sharing!

I've thought and thought about what I could blog about, I've read so many awesome blogs and even the ones where people just blog about their day seem so much more interesting than I can imagine mine would be. So I was talking to a friend of mine, a fellow SAHM and her and I are always talking about recipes, I mean some people may think cooking is boring but when u have kids and are a stay at home mom there is only so much cleaning a girl can do ya know. So she said Lisa u know so many good recipes that is what u could blog about. At first I thought people might not be interested in that because they're aren't original recipes and it's stuff that is so easy to make, but then I thought about it for a while. I'm gonna do it cause ya know the beauty about food is that everyone can add their little twists and sometimes it can turn into a whole new thing. I just know that I am always thinking of new things to make for my hubby and since I kids running around I don't have a lot of time for it to be complicated. So please let me know if u have any good recipes to share also.

So the first one I'll add is what I am making tonight.... PATACOS

Okay I made the name up but it's a good name I think.
So Javier's mom makes something like this and my sister put her twist on it and after I tried hers I thought of a few new things I could add to it to make it my own, so here's my version.



You'll need

mashed potatoes
lettuce
cilantro
onion
chicken breasts shredded
corn tortillas
mayo or ranch
queso fresco

and some salsa
I also happen to make a good salsa too

a large can of whole peeled tomatoes
3 cloves of garlic or about two tsp of crushed garlic
2 jalepenos or more if u like it spicy
half a large onion
a handful of cilantro
2 limes for juice
and salt

just add all to a blender


So back to the patacos

chop the lettuce cilantro and onion
I mix mine altogether
cook and shred the chicken the way u like it
I've done it with fried, bbq, or pan fried

then u heat the tortillas in the micro so they're soft and wont break when u fold them
then put a small spooful of mashed potatoes in the tortilla and fold it in half making sure they don't spill out
then u fry them in oil till golden brown
then after they've cooled a little enough to handle
add in the chicken and lettuce mixture (in my opinion cilantro and onion are a must!)
this part might sound crazy but trust me it's good!

make a mixture of mayo watered down to where it looks like milk
or u could also use ranch but mayo is the best!
add it into the taco and then add salsa or tapatio sauce
and there u have it PATACOS

u'll love these tacos I promise!

Let me know what u think. :)