I had no idea that raising a black man to the highest office in the world would bring such a massive backlash from privileged white men and women. It became plainly obvious to me when Hillary Clinton, the most qualified person to have EVER run for President, lost to a reality TV star that was blatantly honest about his misogyny and racist views.
Check out the latest How Was Your Week, Honey? Episode #207: January Blahs. This week we are feeling uninspired during the mid-winter period of grey skies and cool weather. Topics include: Quebec, keeping occupied, Rowyn educates, Kari tales, Winnipeg words, Joey Moss/Dancin’ Gabe, meat shoulder, S.O.W., R.I.P. Mark Keds and Sylvain Sylvain. Check it out HERE!
I still have turkey in my freezer from Christmas! Actually, I HAD turkey leftover in my freezer 😆 until I made this fast, easy and delicious dinner a few weeks back. As you know, we love Tex-Mex foods! This one was so good that HBear took leftovers to school for lunch!!!! That rarely happens as both Girls have a thing for eating the same thing 2 days in a row. It is an ongoing argument in the house lol. I love recipes that call for ingredients I already have in my pantry and freezer, it is a super big money saver! Ninja just went through our freezer and made a list for me, this is a good thing to do every couple months so that nothing goes bad and so you don’t buy items that you already have! I will be making this again! Oh 1 more note, this recipe isn’t super spicy as my kids aren’t huge spice fans.
Adapted from Chew Out Loud
2 tablespoons oil
1 onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 can crushed tomatoes
3 cups, cooked turkey or chicken, meat shredded
1 cup turkey or chicken broth
For Serving: chopped cilantro or green onions, shredded cheese, tortilla chips, and sour cream.
In a large Dutch oven, heat oil until hot. Add onions and garlic.
Stir on medium-high heat 3 minutes or until tender. Add bell pepper, black beans, salt, chili powder, sugar, cumin, and paprika; stir 2 minutes on medium-high heat.
Serve with toppings.
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 brown bananas
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup oil
3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons cinnamon/sugar
Heat your oven to 350°F. Grease a loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
In a large bowl, mash the ripe bananas with a fork. Add the melted butter and oil and stir until combined. Stir in the brown sugar, egg, and vanilla extract. Stir until smooth.
Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, don’t over mix. Don’t over mix or the bread will flatten and end up heavy. (like ours this time LOL)
Pour batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle generously with cinnamon/sugar.
Let the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Run a knife around the edges of the bread and carefully remove from the pan. Let the bread cool on the wire cooling rack until slightly warm.
This week was slow. I worked and we didn’t do much. SBean bought a new LEGO set with a GC she got for Christmas. We had Friday family movie night and ordered one of our favourites, Flambe Catering. We drove to Kelowna to go shopping at the Dance store for new shoes, ribbons, and bodysuits. We stopped for a little treat on the way home. I have been doing Yoga with Adriene, her 30 day Breath series. It has been amazeballs. I had a PAC meeting looked through a few of my old essays from University 😆, ate some easy peasy dinners and started the next week with a smile.
