Since Kyle started his first day of his new position at work on his birthday, we didn't really get to celebrate like we normally would. Instead, we had to run all over town trying to find him proper footware for working in a plant. When we finally got home, Laela was so tired, when she handed her Daddy his birthday pictures that she'd drawn and covered in Mickey Mouse stickers, her mumbling "Happy Buhday Dada" was quickly followed by her passing out.
So what does a wife do in such a situation? Improvise baby.
The next day, we made Dada brownies and double baked chicken with homemade mac-n-cheese. Veggies? Just corn- which personally, I like to call a grain- very much NOT a veggie. Oh, and yes, I definitely topped it off with a gigantic bottle of scotch. Dada was a very happy guy.
For day three of the Dada celebration, I made some homemade guacamole, some homemade salsa, and some tasty tacos.
For the tacos:
I used 4 TB Penzey's Spices bold taco blend and 4TB water with a pound of ground turkey meat.
For the guacamole:
Use a fork to blend 1 avocado with the juice of 1/2 a lime. Salt and pepper to taste.
For the salsa:
You'll need:
- 5 tomatoes
- 4 green onions
- 1/4 vidalia onion
- 1 jalapeno pepper
- The juice of 1/2 a lemon
- 1/2 bunch of cilantro
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Chop the tomatoes, onion, green onions, jalapeno, and cilantro (including stems).
- Toss together in a bowl.
- Add the juice of the lemon.
- Mix in the salt and pepper. Taste. Add more as needed.
This was a delicious, simple, relatively healthy meal. We enjoyed our salsa with some Whole Foods Sunflower and Flax Seed Torilla Chips.
Do birthdays always turn out the way that we want them to? No. But sometimes, life is a lot like food. You've got to work with what you've got, put as much love and effort into it as you can, and hope for the best.
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