Flour Tortillas

I got an early Christmas present from Prosecco—a tub of Pork Lard! In return I promised to post everything I make with this delicious gift.

First up, Rick Bayless' Flour Tortialls. I saw him make this recently on Mexico - One Plate at a Time. It looked so simple and delicious I had to try it.

Topped with Mexican Black Beans, Chimichurri sauce, scrambled eggs, avocado, cilantro and a squeeze of fresh lime. Awesome!

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Messy Mexican Salad

In the wake of Fajita Friday I had some choice leftovers to play with. I opted for a salad to make use of the mixed greens, chicken, black beans, tomatoes, mozzarella and avocado.

I made a quick dressing with olive oil, lime juice and red wine vinegar. Then I tossed everything together – violà, messy Mexican salad. I could have made a layered salad for a more attractive presentation, but without guests to encourage that kind of behavior, messy was perfect.

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They think I'm Mexican

Things not to do on a Sunday : Getting up at 4am, booking a 7am flight out of anywhere, fly to the USA from Pearson, stay in SunnyVale, CA instead of San Francisco.

Things that are starting to rebalance the day : Having an authentic
Mexican lunch at Cabritos (very delicious Poblano enchillada), an enchillada on the menu called "Suisa" ... as in "Sweden"....., drinking an authentic lunch Marguarita, and an authentic lovely American-poured vodka and a side of o/j. . All this value before 1pm PST.

Key learnings : In the USA, when seeking your best alcoholic value, ask for a side of vodka on the rocks and a side of o/j, somehow Americans are trained to fill up the glass. For more good times ask for no ice.

All in all, so far, a nice little Sunday.

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