Mexican chili beef salad

Like I said last week, be expecting to see a lot more salads on here! This is kind of a salad, more of a stir fry though. I ate mine over a bed of lettuce, and Dan ate his with rice. Whatever it is, it was really good. OH heck yes it was. Here is what you need to make this for yourself, right now:
-1 lb lean sirloin or top round steak
-2 cloves of garlic, crushed
-1 1/2 tsps chili powder
-1/2 tsp salt
-1 tsp ground coriander
-1 ripe avocado, peeled and chopped into chunks
-2 tbsps olive oil
-one can of red kidney beans, drained
-a container of cherry tomatoes, halved
-handful fresh cilantro, chopped

Step one:
-Slice your steak into strips.
-Place the garlic, salt, chili powder, and ground coriander in a bowl. Mix it up well and then add your steak. Make sure they are all coated nicely. :)

Step two:
-Heat the oil in a large pan and add the beef. Fry it up for about 5 minutes.

Step three:
-Add the kidney beans, tomatoes and avocado. Cook until they are all heated through.

Add in the fresh cilantro and it's all done. SO goooooooooood. I don't lie.

So before I am done blogging for the week I wanted to share about our home! As most of my friends and family know Dan and I live on a military base in Quebec. We have done our best to make the house homey..but it is just still so military looking. Basically everything is white. The walls, the light fixtures, the entire bathroom and kitchen are all WHITE! We know that we will be moving in a little over a year so we kept saying nah we won't paint. In a military house you have to paint everything back to white when you move. Well...I gave in and we decided to paint yesterday! Dan and I had so much fun painting together. It's so crazy...painting our first home together. We ordered pizza, laughed alot and made a great day of it. We painted until 10 last night! So here are a few pics of us painting.

 I hope everyone had a good day back to work today! I'm back to work at the end of the week and french school will start soon too. Back to reality :)
Happy Monday.
Xo

Guindon Guacamole

We make this guacamole all the time. It is a hit whenever we do. It is great to eat whenever...but it is wonderful to serve when you are having guests! I made this for new years eve at my parents place. We had a great night eating delicious food (including baklava, chai lattes, spinach dip, hummus, veggies and homemade pizza) and we played games all night. We also prayed in the new year. I am excited for what God had planned for this year. YAY. Okay back to the food..

-Cut 4 or 5 avocados in half and scoop out the stone. Scoop out and mash the avocado.
-Peel and mince a small onion. Add to the avocado.
-Chop a tomato and add it to the avocado.

STIR in all of these things into the avocado:
-2 tbsps of lemon juice
-1/2 tsp of salt
-2 tbsps mayo
-1/2 to 1 tsp of garlic
-1/2 tsp cumin
-1/2 tsp coriander

SERVE it with nacho chips, veggies and crackers.

xo enjoy.

Tomato Soup with a Mexican Touch

I saw this soup idea on a blog that I follow & I really wanted to try it! I did make some changes, so I will give you my version of the soup! Dan and I both enjoyed it!
You will need:
-One onion, chopped
-4 cloves of garlic
-2 cans of crushed tomatoes
-one can of corn
-1 tsp of salt
-1/2 tsp of pepper
-1 tsp ground cumin
-1/2 - 1 cup of milk, depending on how you like it
-1 cup of chicken broth
-2 1/2 cups of shredded chicken breasts
-1/4 cup of bacon pieces
-1/2 of a green pepper
-1 cup of black beans

First off you must get your black beans cooking. if you add a tsp of baking soda it helps the process.

Now you have to put your onion and garlic in a food processor or blender. If using a blender I recommend putting a bit of water in it.

We used up the rest of our roasted garlic, mmm.

Next step is to put your crushed tomatoes on medium heat and then add your onion, garlic mixture.

Then add your milk and chicken broth. I would recommend adding a bit of water as well. You want a nice soupy consistancy. My soup was a little thick. Add the pepper, salt, cumin, corn, bacon &green pepper.

Once your beans are done rinse them well & add them. Also chop up your chicken then add that.

Now your ready to eat! It was yummy! Not counting the beans, this meal takes all of 15 minutes to put together. Its super quick and a fun change to the traditional tomato soup. Enjoy!
xo