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Tasty Tacos…

August 6, 2009 by DanicasDaily 3 Comments

We somehow seem to have a ton of tomatoes to use up.  I have two favorite ways I LOVE to use fresh tomatoes from the market.  The first is in homemade pasta sauce ~ think tomato, basil, garlic, olive oil ~ YUM!  The second is in salsa.  Tonight I whipped up a batch of Salsa Mexicana using 2 heirloom tomatoes, 2 orange tomatoes and a few cherry tomatoes.  The results were pretty fantastic.  I am definitely seeing salsa eggs in my future!

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Ok, that was about the only fancy part of tonight’s dinner 🙂  I whipped up some tacos for a quick and tasty dinner.  The Husband actually was shocked and way too happy that I used Trader Joe’s 96% lean beef versus ground turkey.  It’s what we had in the freezer so in keeping with using it up, I had to 😀 LOL….

I started off with a little Salsa Mexicana topped with Avocado.

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I really think that whenever you make tacos that you need to make a cheesy quesadilla too.  I took two corn tortillas and topped them with pepperjack cheese ~ The Husband got 1/2 and I got 1/2 – cheesy good!

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I had TWO soft corn tacos.

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96% lean ground beef seasoned with my FAVORITE homemade taco seasoning & cooked with orange bell pepper and onion

Salsa Mexicana and AVOCADO!

A sprinkle of Tillamook PepperJack Cheese

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All together it was a fun dinner to eat ~ I LOVE it when my plate is full and I get to work my way around to eat it all.  Maybe I have outgrown beef because it didn’t taste as good to me as ground turkey, chickpeas or black beans….surprising!

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For dessert I had a Peppermint Patty.

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Now it’s time for Shark After Dark!  Yup, I am STILL hooked on Shark Week! LOL.  I think I may attempt to crack open my Amazing Adventures of Diet Girl book too!

Nite all ~ so glad tomorrow is Friday & it’s a 1/2 day for me ~ Yahoo!

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  1. 1

    janetha says

    August 6, 2009 at 10:03 pm

    hooray for half days! and taco thursdays!

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  2. 2

    Lainie says

    August 7, 2009 at 12:32 am

    Hi Danica! I’m new to blogging and just found your site. Your tacos look so good; I love fresh salsa! YUM.

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  3. 3

    Becci says

    August 7, 2009 at 6:41 am

    The salsa+tacos+quesadillas look great! I love Mexican food!!

    I wish I could find pretty colored tomatoes around here….All I seem to find are the pale red, greenhouse raised, flavorless ones! Yuck!

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Whether she’s enjoying a dish at a local restaurant or whipping up a crowd-pleasing, nutritious meal at home, Danica has a passion for all things food. She believes in and follows the Weight Watchers principle of “all things in moderation” and chronicles her culinary adventures here. Besides sharing her daily eats and tasty, nutritious recipes, Danica connects others seeking a healthier lifestyle on her site and shares her travel adventures around the world.

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