After an extra long holiday weekend for me, I’m back and ready for blogging (and email checking- ug). Does anyone else get bombarded with emails during the weekend? I love getting email but checking them is not my forte.
So, I hate being left out of the loop. And since it seemed like everyone was/is doing a Build-Your-Own-Dinner, I decided to take the opportunity to jump into the “in” crowd.
Upon careful consideration of what my DIY meal would be, I took a South of the border approach and went with carne asada flare. Or should I say the boyfriend did, since he pretty much made the meal. But either way, I was there with the camera…
Let the chopping begin.
(Hopefully) obviously not my hands...
Jalapeno Love.
Homemade Quick-N-Easy Salsa
- 1 large can diced or crushed tomatoes (28 oz can)
- 1/2 cup cilantro, roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup green onions, chopped
- 3 cloves of garlic, crushed
- jalapenos, chopped, any amount
- salt and pepper to taste
- Spice to your liking: Sriracha sauce, red pepper flakes, cayenne pepper, etc.
Mix all together. Taste, adjust, and eat.
We gathered ingredients for the meat marinade.
Carne Asada Marinade
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup white wine vinegar
- 1/3 cup lime or lemon juice
- 1/3 cup orange juice
- 1 cup water
- 2 tbsp fresh garlic
- 1 tbsp white pepper
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 1 tbsp oregano
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp chopped cilantro
Mix all ingredients together and marinate meat of choice for at least 1 hour. This recipe makes a lot, so we did cut the measurements in half. Time to cook.
Carne Asada done.
Sizzle… then starts the DIY assembly!
Avo, I love you.
Mixed greens, salsa, tomatoes, mushrooms, goat cheese, cheddar cheese, cilantro, and some hot sauces.
My masterpiece of a salad. Don't worry, I've got all the ingredients in there, they're just hidden by the massive amounts of salsa. 🙂
Boyfriend's Build-A-Taco
Mmmmmm. Mmmmmm. Good.
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Carne asada…that’s what we needed. And I totally put raw mushrooms on my build your own burrito salad, while everyone mocked me and/or made funny faces and told me that they don’t belong. Silly midwesterners just didn’t get it.
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Yum, yum, and more yum! Okay, I’m not dealing with bay area traffic, but I’ll let you come up this weekend and cook this for us 🙂
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that looks super good! i would eat it and pretend i was somewhere warm. sigh.
we did a baked sweet potato bar not too long ago that was fun. bacon was one of the toppers so how could it not be good 😉
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i’m not even a big meat eater, but that is a damn good recipe. nice job!
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hot damn delta gam that looks GOOD!
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Now we all just need to make dinner together : )
I hate checking emails too. I hope to better with them this year…here is to hoping.
Great photography and sounds like such a fun way to share a meal. Our friends around here like to do build-your-own pizza (which you did once, I seem to recall) — not much for me in there though. My favorite would probably have to be a build your own smoothie!
love
Ela
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my hubby makes THE best salsa ever. he’s such a good cook……i’m the baker, he’s the cook.
fave build a meal=big old baked potatoes. toppings=salsa, bacon bits, broccoli, avocado, black beans, etc.
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yummy! I love build-your-own taco salads. Tonight I had a pretty basic dinner that could have been done in many different ways. I had cooked broc. slaw and spiralized zuke mixed with marinara, seasonings, and sliced grilled chicken. I also topped it with some freshly ground cheddar. Yum-o!
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Awesome photos!!! Your new camera takes beautiful pics!! What are you shooting with? What settings? Oh, the salsa looks amazing too 😉
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Whoa yeah! With the goat cheese and errything! You rock!
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Holy yum. That looks so dang good. I have yet to go to The Counter but have heard some great things about it! I had a build a meal for lunch and it was a tostada! Homemade wheat tortilla, black beans/kidney beans, corn, bell peppers, spinach, cilantro, avocado and salsa!
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Oh Man! When I ate meat, I would DOMINATE me some carne asada! Today’s Build-A-Meal was tacos!!! Tequila sauteed veg, taco meat for the boy, avocado, spinach, veg refried beans… YUM!
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