Mexican Fiesta & Brunch

How was your weekend? Mine turned out to be very nice. I taught Attack Friday night and then did dinner with Josh. Saturday morning, I taught Step & Pump, worked around the house, and then we had friends over for a Mexican dinner. I laid out all the fixings: jalapenos, sour cream, Mexican cheese:



...Pinto beans that I made up in the slow cooker (put dried beans in slow cooker, cover with water + ~1", add in chopped onion and desired spices (chili powder, cumin, etc), cook on high 2 hours, low for an additional 4-6 hours). Excuse the dark picture:

Onions & peppers, prior to cooking:

And after:

Corn & shredded lettuce:

White & whole wheat tortillas:

And for the meat eaters, grilled chicken:

and flank steak:

I just seasoned the meat, Josh was the grill master!! Our friends brought over some beer & chips and salsa. It was a fun night :)

Sunday morning, I slept in a bit and then headed to brunch at Charleston's Cafe. I was supposed to meet up with another local blogger, Christina, but she and a friend got locked out of their car and couldn't meet up with us :(. Fortunately, we still had delicious eats! We brought our friend Jeremy along and he tried one of the Southern breakfast items, Dewees Island Potato Casserole (bed of chippers, onions, peppers & mushrooms, eggs, turkey, bacon & cheddar cheese topped with a spicy tomato cream sauce, served with a biscuit).

Josh had his usual three grain pancakes:

And I had my usual Granny Apple Parfait

The rest of my day was spent weeding the yard, running some errands, and relaxing with Josh & Frank :).

Is it Monday already?? What are you looking forward to this week?