5 Affordable Cinco De Mayo Recipes From Tip Hero
Famed queen of reality one-liners Bethenny Frankel (of Real Housewives of New York fame) recently released a book, Naturally Thin. I scoped it out at Borders Books at Lovers and Greenville the other night. Let me tell you, friends... I love Bethenny as much as the next girl, but the concept really wasn't revolutionary. She believes you should control your portions, eat healthy, fresh foods, and if you want something bad for you - only eat a few bites because that's all you really need. Are you dying from shock? Nah, didn't think so. When your favorite watering hole on Calle Uruguay gets a little too smoky and full, take a breather. Get your hand stamped and visit the band of brothers that bring happiness to so many, while asking for so little in return. I recommend the slow cooker taco chicken. And if you are feeling really daring, try getting it with the thin, fried plantain shell. It's a little more messy, but oh so good! The negative side is that most bars and clubs won't let you enter with the food, but most items can be downed quickly enough that that shouldn't be a problem. Afterwards, you have an excuse to go back for another bottle to wash it all down. Mrs. W. ordered a pork tamale and a carne asada taco, and I had a pork tamale and a taco chicken. With drinks, lunch for two came to a grand total of $11.50. The bulk of the recipes I planned to use were ones that would incorporate the use of my slow cooker chicken taco, used natural ingredients, and where the initial recipe would make one meal today and morph into an entirely different recipe tomorrow. I planned a month's worth of meals and then shopped for a week's worth of ingredients at a time. The meals were made up of vegetables, meats, poultry, and common pantry items. Try the Cubano sandwich with ham, pork, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard or the roast pork dinner for a filling meal. The mango shake is chicken taco not to be missed.