Food and Recipes while under Coronavirus quarantine #8

[IceIce9]

This Weight Watcher post popped up on my Facebook page. So I decided I’d try to make it today.

I used 2 packages of chicken breast because it’s all I had on hand.

I used a 1/2 pack of taco mix. I don’t know the difference between chicken taco seasoning and regular taco seasoning. I don’t like a strong flavor. I figured what I had was enough.

I had a can of diced tomatoes with green chilis. Big mistake! They are too spicy.

So I mixed it, warmed it and had to have sour cream on each bite to tolerate it.

Later, it occurred to me, that I could add a can of no salt diced tomatoes to dilute the flavor.

I’m hoping the flavors will meld overnight and tomorrow, I’ll be able to tolerate the spice.

Looks delicious!

I have found that diced tomatoes with green chilis vary in spiciness from one brand to another. I usually buy Red Gold diced tomatoes with green chilis, which are very mild. But when I have used other brands some are quite spicy.

Red Gold is a local Indiana brand, and I always use their “Fresh Squeezed” tomato juice. It is not from concentrate and tastes much better (IMO) than other brands which are almost all reconstituted.

 

[PayrollNerd]

Looks delicious!

I have found that diced tomatoes with green chilis vary in spiciness from one brand to another. I usually buy Red Gold diced tomatoes with green chilis, which are very mild. But when I have used other brands some are quite spicy.

Red Gold is a local Indiana brand, and I always use their “Fresh Squeezed” tomato juice. It is not from concentrate and tastes much better (IMO) than other brands which are almost all reconstituted.

I would not buy tomatoes with green chilis but these were in the food pickup. I thought since the dish had taco seasoning it would be a reasonable addition. It probably is for most people, it’s just too much for me.

I drained the second can of tomatoes so it wouldn’t make the dish too soupy. It probably would be good stuffed inside soft tacos or maybe with nacho chips.

 

[PayrollNerd]

My kids have always raved about Rita’s an ice cream kinda shop. Their Dad took them in TN. But I had never been to one until tonight.

Well, let me preface this with a fact: I did not get the ice cream gene. I’ll eat it but rarely and usually coffee flavored. They had coffee custard so that’s what I got. I do not like custard either. But I ate it because my friend treated me to dinner & dessert for watching Neeko. (The furbaby in my profile photo)

I will likely not go back but I’m certain it’s just my genetic make up. I didn’t like anything there. My kids think I’m weird because I did not get the French fry gene either.

 

[acutename]

My kids have always raved about Rita’s an ice cream kinda shop. Their Dad took them in TN. But I had never been to one until tonight.

Well, let me preface this with a fact: I did not get the ice cream gene. I’ll eat it but rarely and usually coffee flavored. They had coffee custard so that’s what I got. I do not like custard either. But I ate it because my friend treated me to dinner & dessert for watching Neeko. (The furbaby in my profile photo)

I will likely not go back but I’m certain it’s just my genetic make up. I didn’t like anything there. My kids think I’m weird because I did not get the French fry gene either.

Rita's custard is pretty tasty to me, but not the most nutritious thing of course (fat, sugar).
If you liked creamsicles as a child, you can get orange and vanilla and relive that.