Waco Wednesday

Snow day!!! Even though it throws a wrench into many things in the classroom, I am trying to embrace the fact that we are in the middle of the most snow Idaho has seen in quite some time. I don't even think we got this many snow days as a kid in Michigan. 6 days and counting...

This winter has been a ton of fun, especially hanging out and laughing non-stop with this guy!

I haven't been doing as much skiing as I would like this winter (well any at this point), but there is always next winter. ☺ Mainly I've been enjoying laying by a hot fire, eating, and watching these two clowns play non-stop.

Unfortunately, I had to stop volunteering at Simply Cats for a little while for medical reasons, but I look forward to hanging out with some cool cats very soon!

Finally, I got to spend Friday the 13th with these awesome ladies touring the State Penitentiary. SUPER cold but also very fun...and somewhat creepy.

And now for a recipe! My brain has only been functioning at about 60% capacity these days, which makes things very interesting, haha. Of the things I struggle with, days are one of them. I told RC that I was so excited for Taco Tuesday, but it was actually a Wednesday...so Waco Wednesday it is!

These tacos are so so good. I love Spanish rice and the "meat" is also really flavorful. I found the recipe for rice here. I found the "meat" recipe here.

Spanish Rice

This is going to take the most time to make out of everything so I would start making the rice first. Also, I doubled the original recipe because I have a slight rice obsession.

2 c. brown rice
1 small 8 oz. can tomato sauce
1 tsp. ground cumin
2 tsp. garlic salt
1 tsp. ground oregano
4 1/4 cups water
1/4 c. chopped onion

I put it in my rice cooker, and it was perfect!

Taco "Meat"

Ingredients:

2 cups raw walnuts
2 tbsps. soy sauce
2 tsps. garlic powder
2 tsps. cumin
2 tsps. paprika

Directions:

1. Add all ingredients to a food processor.
2. Pulse until course and crumbly.

Guacamole

Ingredients:

Peach or mango salsa (about 1/4-1/2 cup)
As many avocados as you want
lime juice
salt and pepper to taste

I like to go rogue with this recipe, so I don't really have a set amount. Use whatever amounts you want. It's almost impossible to mess this up.

Lastly, I heated up some frozen veggies with a little cumin spice to go along with the tacos.

Put all these ingredients in a tortilla and you have...Waco Wednesday!