Mexican Meal for 3 Amigos = $2.33

We had such a wonderful Monday!

We had a friend from New Mexico come into town. She is actually one of Sue’s friends from Church. She is currently staying in a small town about 1 ½ hours away from us and taking care of her Mother-in-law. To make a long story short, the last time she flew out of Houston, it cost her almost $90.00 to park her car! If you’re thinking, “ACK!” Yeah, me too!

So, I was talking about the hunger challenge in yesterday’s post. The extra person helped and we beat the challenge with 67 cents to spare! (Falls short of recouping the 68 cents form the pizza!) I think we’re going to have Mary Jane’s Family over so we can: a.) share a meal with a fabulous family, b.) beat the challenge fair and square or c.) All of the above with a tasty spread to boot! What’dya say MJ? You up for the challenge? LOL.

Boscoe was a very good boy while Miriam was visiting. We chatted and got to know each other. I am so sad to have taken her to the airport today! The great thing is that she does a lot of Temple work and we live about 15 minutes away so we have decided that she will come here to stay when she comes to the Houston Temple. It will be so much fun to have her here! She is also a massage therapist; a dang good one at that! She offered her services while she was here and good gracious! I can barely keep my eyes open now! That was over 12 hours ago. (I told you she was good!) Carl made fun of me because I told her I was so happy that she was here because I had so much fun. Carl interrupted with, “You don’t have to suck up, she already agreed to give you a massage!” That hubby… He loves to embarrass me! LOL.

Any who… We had Carne Adovada Tacos with Sautéed Onions. Homemade Corn Tortillas, Beans and Spanish Rice for dinner. It was mighty filling and very scrumptious! We are having a few friends over tomorrow night and I am seriously contemplating re-living the experience because…well. Making tortillas is fun! I’ll let you know what I decide. Recipes as follows if you care to try them out!

Carne Adovada Meat Filling
2 Chile Pods ($0.08)
½ pound shredded pork ($0.50)
½ tsp garlic powder ($0.03)
1/ tsp salt ($0.0020 We’ll round up to a penny)
2 Cups water

Boil Chile Pods in water. Let cool to room temperature. Put liquid and Chiles into blender and blend until smooth. Keep 1 Tbsp for Onions if you like. Add Chile Sauce and all other ingredients together and cover. Cook on Medium heat while preparing rest of food. I usually check this often to see if more water needs to be added to prevent burning. You want the meat to be tender but not swimming in broth.

Sautéed Onions
1 Medium Onion Sliced ($0.25)
1 Tbsp Butter or Margarine ($0.09)

Sautee Butter and Onions in pan with Chile sauce if you reserved some. Cool on Medium-Low to simmer down until the onions are translucent.

Kidney Beans
1 Can Kidney Beans ($0.50)
¼ tsp Mexican Chili Powder ($0.01)

Warm beans and powder on stove or in microwave.

Rice and Tomatoes
1 Cup Rice ($0.27)
½ can tomatoes with diced Chiles ($0.25)
¼ tsp Salt ($0.01)

Make rice according to package directions. Stir in Tomatoes and salt.

I make the tortillas last because they are best when served warm.

Corn Tortillas
½ cup Corn Meal $0.04
1 Cup Flour $0.09
1 egg $0.14
¼ tsp Salt ($0.01)
1 ½ cups water
1 Tbsp cooking Oil ($0.05)

Mix all ingredients together. Spread Oil on griddle just to coat. Pour ½ ladle of mixture onto a hot griddle like a pancake. When Tortilla is ready to be flipped, the edges will pull away from griddle on their own. Flip to other side and put on plate. Cover with a dish towel to keep them warm until all 12 tortillas are done.

Bless the food and enjoy your fiesta!