I haven't posted in a while because money has been very tight lately & I really haven't had the money for food other than frozen, canned, or boxed. But I'm not here to whine. Mel got paid Monday, so we got the ingredients for a few things.
I made the nachos on Tuesday. I got the idea from a TV show I mentioned before called "Best Food Ever." They used BBQ pulled pork, but Mel prefers the taste of beef. I put vegetarian bacon on mine. We preferred shredded cheese to the liquid cheese, so we changed that from the TV version as well. Mel's also had: spicy refried beans, spicy Pico de Gallo, and medium salsa. Mine also had: vegetarian refried beans, no Pico de Gallo because I couldn't find a mild one, and mild salsa Mel loved his, said they were a 10 and wants them often. For some reason the veggie bacon didn't taste as good as usual or even crisp like it normally does (maybe it was old?), therefore I didn't care for mine as well. It was much better the next day w/o the veggie meat. With it, I'd only give it a 7. without it, a 9, but it needed sour cream. You can't usually go wrong with nachos!
Stuffed peppers have always been one of my favorite dishes, but for some weird reason I haven't made them since being married! I made these last night. They were so very yummy! I don't have an actual recipe, I just make them my own way. Mel's had: beef, Santa Fe rice, & jalapeno black beans, and mine had: veggie maple sausage, cheese rice, and plain black beans. We both had sautéed onions in butter w/ diced tomatoes and cheese. I don't like to toot my own horn, but toot toot, these were the best green peppers I've ever had. I think it was the veggie sausage that made it so good. Mel said his were also the best he has ever had and said it was "Flavor heaven." We both gave it a huge 10 and I will be making these a lot now!
