KERF, Dinner, Cinco De Mayo (early)

Hey Everyone! Hope your weekend went well. My Sunday was very nice. I headed out to the beach and laid out for a few hours with a friend. Afterwards, I met up briefly with Kath, who is in the area for a friends wedding. Kath and Matt are even sweeter in person than I thought they would be. Kath and I posed for a quick pic:



After our brief meet up, I ran some errands and went home to make up some dinner and relax! I made a big steak and brussels for Josh:

And a random salad mix for me (brussels, jicama, broccoli slaw, apple topped with a little olive oil and red wine vinegar):

Josh and I also had some yummy desserts of berries and nut butter!

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I wanted to post this very cinco de mayo appropriate recipe today (in case anyone is looking for ideas). For some reason I forgot to pull the pic off my camera so I will post it later.

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Homemade "Refried" beans from Eating Well/Food Network:

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Ingredients:

1 teaspoon oil

1 small onion, chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, chopped
2 15-ounce cans white beans, rinsed
3/4 cup canned diced tomatoes with green chiles or tomato salsa (I used a combination or taco and tomato sauce because Josh doesn't look tomato chunks)
1/4 cup shredded Monterey Jack or Cheddar cheese (optional)

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Directions:
Place a pan over medium heat. Add oil, onion and jalapeno and cook until beginning to soften, 1 to 2 minutes. Add beans and tomatoes (or salsa/tomato sauce/taco sauce); cook, stirring often, until heated through, about 3 minutes. Transfer the bean mixture to a medium bowl and mash with a potato masher (or back of a spoon/fork) until creamy but still slightly chunky. Stir in cheese.

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This was really yummy! It makes a TON of beans, so be prepared to have leftovers :). Picture to come later! Enjoy your Monday!!