Our summer salad recipes continue this week. I love this taco salad recipe. You can make it with ground beef or turkey. I love the chips to give it the perfect crunch. I’ll be making this all weekend!!!! Bon Appetit!!!!!
adapted from all recipes
- 1 pound lean ground beef or ground turkey
- 1 packet (1.25 oz) taco seasoning
- 2 Romaine lettuce hearts, rinsed then chopped
- 1 cup black beans, rinsed
- 1 large tomato, seeded then chopped
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup BAKED nacho cheese Doritos, broke into bite size pieces
- 1 cup Catalina dressing
- Brown and crumble ground beef or turkey in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Drain grease. Add taco seasoning and water called for on packet. Stir until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let meat cool slightly.
- In a large salad bowl add chopped lettuce, black beans, tomato and cheese. Add slightly cooled ground beef and gently toss to combine everything. Serve now, or chill in refrigerator until ready to eat.
- When ready to serve, add Doritos chips and dressing to salad. Toss to coat. Serve.
Hurrah!!!! Memorial Day is upon us! FINALLY!!! I am so excited. There is something so incredible about the start of summer and all the thoughts of the long, lazy days ahead. I have been searching for some must haves for you for this weekend and I think I have some incredible options. I hope you like them as much as I do!!!!
These jelly sandals are so cute and come in a rainbow of color combinations. Click HERE to see more!!!!!
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I saw these sandals on Net-a-Porter and cannot stop thinking about them. They are adorable and I can see them with white jeans, dresses or even shorts all summer. For more information, click HERE.
When I saw these Kenneth Jay Lane earrings, I knew I had to have them for summer. They are so incredible. Tassel earrings are still going strong and these are perfect for the upcoming months! And the best part is, they are on sale!!!! For more information click HERE.
So I never had purchased anything at Ann Taylor Loft until a few amazing fashion bloggers set me straight. I recently purchased a beautiful blue blouse that I got a million compliments on!!! They are having a sale now and I could not pass up this incredible blouse!!! It’s so Calypso and looks amazing with blue or white jeans!!! For more information, click HERE
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With High School Graduations upon us and the rising seniors deep into college admission drama, I thought Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania by Frank Bruni would be the perfect Book Club Monday choice for this week. The important message of this book goes like this:
Over the last few decades, Americans have turned college admissions into a terrifying and occasionally devastating process, preceded by test prep, tutors, all sorts of stratagems, all kinds of rankings, and a conviction among too many young people that their futures will be determined and their worth established by which schools say yes and which say no.
That belief is wrong. It’s cruel. And in WHERE YOU GO IS NOT WHO YOU’LL BE, Frank Bruni explains why, giving students and their parents a new perspective on this brutal, deeply flawed competition and a path out of the anxiety that it provokes. – Amazon.com
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There is a new broadway show out by the creators of Grey Gardens (my absolute FAVORITE) called War Paint staring broadway greats Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole. The story is based on the rivalry between Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden, two of the great beauty icons who shaped the cosmetics industry. I am going to organize a night out with our sponsor Show Score in June. Stay Tuned and Bon Weekend!!!!!
The heat today in New York is unreal. At one point during the day it reached 99 degrees!!!! I guess summer is in full swing. I really want to focus on making more salads this summer. Last year we all took turns making different ones and it was so great. I hope to keep that going for sure!!!! This Panzanella salad looks incredible. I am going to try it over the weekend!!! Bon Appetit!!!!
- 12 oz. thick-cut bacon, cut into 1″ pieces
- 2 c. ciabatta bread, torn into small pieces
- kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
- 5 oz. arugula
- 1 lb. very ripe tomatoes, mixed varieties, and sizes cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 c. chopped fresh parsley
- 1/4 c. torn basil leaves
- Heat a large sauté pan over medium heat and add bacon in an even layer. Fry until crisp, about 5 minutes. Transfer bacon using a slotted spoon onto a paper towel-lined plate and set aside. Remove half the bacon fat and reserve.
- Make croutons: Return pan to medium heat and toss bread in bacon fat; season with salt and pepper. Toast until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Transfer croutons to a bowl and set aside.
- Add remaining bacon fat to sauté pan and toss with garlic over medium heat. Sauté until garlic is softened and fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir together with balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper.
- Add arugula, tomatoes, red onion, parsley, and croutons; toss together with dressing. Top with bacon and basil and serve immediately.