So how did this fire dad live it up on the introduction to 2018? I worked at the police department! My thoughts as I signed up for it were to have a quiet night as most people have heard of a thing called a taxi or a service like Lyft or Uber. For the most part, I was spot on. It was relatively quiet until we got reports of a accident with injuries on Route 59. Thankfully, no one was seriously injured in the three car accident with seven (7) occupants. That pretty much made up my night including going beyond the dropping of the ball in Times Square. Finally got home and went to bed about 0245. It didn’t take long until I was out.
Thankfully, the kids kept the noise down to a low roar until I fully woke up about 0900. For some reason, I thought what a good idea it would be to make some food for the week. Well considering, I seem to only make big batches (thanks fire service), I started with the vegetarian enchiladas found here:
Just full disclosure, I do modify (add/delete) things from recipes but this is the base. Needless to say, the standard recipe will definitely be a great but adding things sure can make it even that much better. For starters, I dice up sweet potato as one of the ingredients that is not listed. I add more spices based upon how it is tasting. One of these days I might just measure it to make a recipe of my own that you might enjoy. After it was said and done, I had three huge trays of enchiladas for the family. It was Milana approved, so you know I got it right this time!
I could have stopped there but I had a helper that wanted to give me an assist in the kitchen. I saw that we have about 7 green peppers that looked like they were a little overripe so I figured that they need to be cooked. Mary had sent me a recipe for vegetarian stuffed peppers that morning so I figured we would give it a go.
Mia helped pouring two cups of quinoa into boiling water. While that was cooking, she started “painting” all the green peppers with sunflower oil. After she was done with that she helped pour the black beans and corn into a bowl and put a cup or two of Costco salsa to the mix. She mixed it all up for me. Might have mushed the black beans a little but it will all be good. After the quinoa was done, Mia helped by mixing all the items together. She wanted to stuff the peppers but it was time for her nap. Needless to say, I wanted to get them cooking as the enchiladas were done. I filled and cooked them while the girls slept. It was probably better that I did as there was a big mess from me “carefully” spooning the stuff into the peppers. We had 12 halves since the girls wanted to eat some green peppers as a treat before bed.
What I was most proud of is that all three girls tried all the food at dinner time. The enchiladas were a hit! I would give them a 10 out of 10 for taste. The girls agreed and ate all of those. The stuff peppers were about a 6 or a 7 out of 10. They seemed kind of bland. I should have known better based upon the ingredients. I will try them again but I will give them the fire dads extra ounce of love next time. The bottom line is that it was a fun experience working with the girls on New Years to make some family food!