Chorizo Breakfast Tacos

Breakfast is simply my favorite meal to cook - and sharing my kitchen with others is pretty much the best way to spend a Saturday morning.  Son One came to cook breakfast this past week.  After all - it was Texas/OU weekend - there aren't many things better than Texas/OU weekend and especially when Texas has the most points at the end of the game!

Chorizo Breakfast Tacos

1 package of chorizo (if you dare - use the store bought kind - but if you are a bit like me you will be making your own next time*)
6 eggs & milk
Grated cheese
Tortillas

Brown/cook the chorizo in a skillet using a wooden spoon.  Drain the grease.  Drain the grease.  Drain the grease.  (Seriously - he drained the chorizo on a paper towel several times to get the excess grease out of the meat)

Mix the eggs with milk and scramble.  Cook slightly then add the chorizo.  For this dish - the pieces of chorizo and egg are the same size.  (The egg pieces are very small)

Add cheese.  Heat the tortillas.  Serve!

Cook the chorizo with a wooden spoon.

Scramble the eggs with milk.

Chorizo & Egg --- potato would make a great addition

Guest chef for Texas/OU weekend.  Hook 'Em!!!!

It was the first time that I have eaten chorizo and I have to admit - it was really good.  However I want to make my own - that way I know exactly what kind of pork meat is in the chorizo - after all - it is the spice part that makes it so good!!!

This is the recipe I am going to try.

*Here's a homemade chorizo recipe - Homemade Chorizo from Daring Gourmet

Hooked 'Em!!!!

Getting ready for the Gatorade Bath!!!

Rejoice in the Lord always.  I will say it again:  Rejoice!  Let your gentleness be evident to all.  The Lord is near.

~Philippians 4:4-5

Migas ...

I love to watch my former students grow up.  It is so inspiring to see all the things that they do.  Seeing them on TV - seeing their work in social media - and most of all learning from them - is just amazing!

Here's one example....

So that is what I did this past Saturday - before soccer.

I made Migas.  For a while and in a couple of text messages - I pronounced it wrong - I added letters. But Migas is the dish - and it is quite easy and really quite good.  I used Autumn's recipe.

Autumn's Migas

6 eggs

chopped onion (about 1/2 of a small onion)

6 corn tortillas torn into bite sized pieces

chopped green chilies (about 1/2 to a full small can)

grated cheese of your choice 

butter (about 3-4 T)

Using a cast iron skillet (or whatever kind you have) - melt half of the butter and saute the onion until it is tender.  Add a bit more butter and the torn tortillas and stir until the tortillas are soft and golden.  Then add the green chilies and stir all together.

Scramble the eggs in a large bowl or measuring cup.  Season with salt and whatever else you may like.  Add any butter you might have left over.

Add to the cooked tortilla mixture and scramble.  Don't stir hard - you want the items all in large chunks - not tiny pieces.  Let the eggs cook - add cheese - and serve!

My dish of Migas - I actually made it twice on Saturday.  I wasn't sure about the green chilies so I did not add so much in the first batch.  The second batch was better - the green chilies help season the dish!

Really good.  Great served with bacon - that is if you don't turn the bacon into jerky....

For more recipes - visit Autumn's website:   Mama Challenge

“The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’There is no commandment greater than these.” ~ Mark 12:29-31