Road Jes Traveled

You're probably thinking, why is she posting a recipe for nachos?! , which is exactly why I was hesitant to do so. Seems so easy right? But you would not believe how many people ask how to make them. And to be honest, there's so many different ways to do it and we just recently perfected ours. It's like a sandwich.. everyone has their own way of making sandwiches. We all know you just slap whatever you want on some bread and you're done. But everyone's "perfect sandwich" is different. I feel like I just sounded like I know what I'm doing in the kitchen. I DON'T. This is just a quick and easy meal for those nights that Jared is too tired to cook and actually trusts me to make something and not screw it up. So here's how we make ours --- INGREDIENTS: + tortilla chips (we use Tostitos restaurant style chips) + beans (we use canned Goya pinto beans) + chicken (or beef, shrimp, whatever. I like to use leftovers from this...

So you already know that I don't cook. Not only because I suck at it but also because I just don't like it ( thank God for this guy ). But eating- now that's something I love. So when I find something that's super easy to make and tastes super yummy too, I'm all over it. Enter: crockpot. I thought this thing would be my savior. Everyone told me how easy it is to use and that there's no way that you can screw up a crock pot recipe. Well ladies and gentleman, there is a way. I've tried out a few different recipes with it but this is the only one that we actually love! RECIPE: Ingredients -- + 3 tablespoons taco seasoning (I've used several different brands) + 1 cup chicken broth + 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1 lb.) Directions -- + Dissolve taco seasoning into chicken broth + Place chicken breasts in crock pot and pour chicken broth mixture over them + Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours. I like to shred the ...

Dear Tex-Mex, It's hard for me to write this without missing you more than I already do. As I think of you from time to time (pretty much everyday), my stomach grumbles and my heart longs for you.  I miss your taste in my mouth. I miss the feeling of you in my belly. I'm lost without you. Since I moved to Hawaii in 2010, I've barely seen you at all. Even in 2009 when I lived in NYC, I missed you. But at least I could hang with your cousins from South America. They were nice too...but they weren't you. No one can replace you. I've met several impostors here in Hawaii. They all claim to be you or a relative of you. Some people fall for it, but I know better. I hate that you can't leave Texas...but that's also your best quality. Only people who have been blessed enough to step foot in the greatest country on earth know the real you. Until we can be together again, I'll continue to dream of you and I'll attempt to recreate yo...