Shredded Chicken Tacos

My husband loves tacos. I do not. So for the entire year we have been married I have never made him tacos. But, luckily for him, I have been weirdly craving a chicken quesadilla. So when I asked him what I should make with the whole chicken I bought at QFC, and he said tacos, I conceded. I cooked the chicken in the Crockpot today and tonight I made him tacos, and a quesadilla for myself. He assured me the tacos were amazing, so here's what I did.

I used one of the breasts from the chicken for the tacos and the quesidalla, shredding it from the chicken into a pan. I added chicken taco seasoning and water and sauteed for about five minutes while I fried the taco shells. I always like to fold white corn soft tortillas in half and fry them in a pan of oil for about thirty seconds, turning them over half way in.

I also cut up lettuce, parsley, white onion, and tomato for the toppings. He added cheese and hot sauce.

The picture was definitely an afterthought. As he was about to eat them I said, "No, Wait! I need a picture for my blog!"



I will use the rest of the chicken and the stock for an amazing soup tomorrow. I'll post more about that later!

Grilled Steak-Wrapped Asparagus

Today was a very hectic day. Rob and I, with our dog of course, walked all over Seattle. But we did get to do some farmer's marketing at Pike's Place to get ingredients for dinner! We also got to use the grills on the roof for the first time since we've moved in! So all-in-all a very successful day.

I came up with the idea for this dinner after buying some very thin cut steaks at the QFC. With some asparagus and white onion, paired with a market-fresh salad, it came out perfectly!

Grilled Steak Wrapped Asparagus
 I marinated the steaks this morning in a simple oil/water/seasoning mix. Then tonight I cut the asparagus, and one white onion. Wrapped the asparagus in onion, then both in the steak, and tied with cooking string.

For the side salad I cut Spinach, Butter lettuce, cucumber, tomato, and garnished with parsley. I got most of these vegetables from Pike's today. Tossed in a simple Olive Oil Vinaigrette.

I also reaped the rewards of the cookie dough I prepared yesterday (which should set for 24 hours before baking.) The recipe for those came from one of my absolute favorite pastry blogs, Brave Tart, and can be found here http://bravetart.com/recipes/ChewyChocolateChip.