Layered Taco Casserole

I totally stole this idea from my sister in law…thanks, Katie!! What makes this meal great is you can use basically whatever ingredients you have around if you have potatoes. I used several ingredients because I had some leftover grilled peppers and some black beans in the refrigerator. This would be delicious with just taco…

Black Beans and Ham

This is kinda a take-off of Brazilian black beans, I had them at a restaurant once and was blown away from the taste. This is a great recipe, especially now with the lockdown situation, it costs very little and can easily be a complete meal with some rice.  I use what they call a “ham…

South West Egg Rolls

I am a big fan of traditional cabbage egg rolls, then my sister in law introduced me to the world of southwest egg rolls and my brain exploded! Hers are soooo good I had to try it for myself, the only difference between hers and mine are I add chicken and I’m sure the spices…

Cuban Breaded Steaks

This post is going to be a little different than my others because it’s not really going to be a recipe in the traditional since…that’s because I have no clue what measurements to tell you because I do this one completely by smell.   So with that said I am going to tell you how I…

Shredded Chicken and Black Bean Skillet

My husband is Cuban so we eat a lot of black beans and rice, he grew up on it and now our kids are too. Not to long ago I didn’t have a clue what I was going to make for dinner one night, it was one of those nights that I just stood in…