Zoom rehearsal

There is no such thing as a zoom rehearsal.

But there is such a thing as a zoom "let's catch up and swap recipes"....so we did.

I miss these guys.

But mostly I miss our 90 minute gab sessions followed by 30 minutes of actual rehearsal...where will ever find that again?

Big stuff....BIG

What's happening at the Hufford House, you ask?

Well.

Let me tell ya.

More eggs....

and more grass...

Whew!! How do we handle the pressure??

Getting something started

Through a strange series of events, I have been appointed the neighborhood social media coordinator.  At any other time, that would mean that I post reminders about neighborhood socials and moderate comments. 

Since everything has gone to heck in a hand basket...I find myself issuing chalk art challenges that go largely ignored. 

No worries...we Huffords will create Easter egg art at the park all by our lonesome....and it will be EPIC....just you wait.

It's starting to look like we will be needing facemasks to go shopping...so I thought I'd try to make a few.

I suppose it will do.

But I fell SO STUPID.

That's okay...at least my grass is growing.

Like a champ!

I finally understand how happy people must feel when they say "It's about as fun as watching grass grow"....SO HAPPY!

General conference weekend

General conference is different this year. There isn't anyone at the conference center...the TabCats aren't singing. The speakers are in a room with just a few others....sitting 6 feet apart. 

But we're still at home...making our treats and watching in our basement. We snagged a few of our favorites on our last grocery run. I have no doubt that lil' smokies and pop tarts would be considered essentials.

We used our time in between sessions to paint our eggs. This year we used watercolors!

Sunday morning we had just popped these beauties out of the oven when President Nelson announced a worldwide fast.....

I'm sure sighs of relief were uttered all around the world when he clarified that it wouldn't be today..... our cinnamon rolls and breakfast casseroles are safe. Grab the forks.

In other news...the grass has sprouted!

And Ethan's beard is officially braidable.

What a weekend.

Stuff we eat: Sweet potato and black bean tacos

Just look into my eyes....and KNOW.

This is very delicious food.

These are veggie tacos, people. VEGGIE....as in, vegetables. And Mark loves them.

They look like a lot of work, but they are absolutely worth it, because they last in the fridge for over a week and a single serving can be whipped up in about 4 minutes.

Recipe first!

One slight change....I have replaced the oaxaca cheese with shredded monterey jack. It's melty and perfect for these tacos. The cotija cheese is like a salty, dry mexican cheese you can buy at walmart in a bag...it's SOO good and it gives it the salty element that works so well in these tacos.

So...the salsa....it's fairly self explanatory. The only tricky thing is roasting the corn and poblanos.

If you have a gas range, just pop them in the flame for a few minutes, rotating them to get a good char.

The corn comes off when it looks good to you, the poblanos need to be pretty black, but not so much that they turn to ash. Once they have a good char, you put them straight into a ziploc baggie and let them sweat for few minutes. Then you can take them out and peel the black off with a pairing knife...its super easy...just lay it on the cutting board and scrape the side...they slide right off! Then cut off the top and scoop out the seeds.

Chop the corn kernels off the cob and dice up the roasted peppers....add to the rest of your salsa ingredients.

Dice the sweet potato and coat in olive oil, salt and pepper...roast in the oven for about 30 min....it took longer than I thought when I wrote the recipe.

Open a can of black beans and rinse.

Combine your cheeses.

So you'll have 4 different containers with these different elements. Just keep them in the fridge and you can throw together a yummy lunch.

Now...this is important...you need to do this...I promise you it will make these tacos your very favorite thing.

1. Heat up a pan...non-stick, cast iron, whatever....just make sure it's a pan you trust. Spray down some canola.  Sprinkle a little pile of cheese right on the pan....two if you're hungry.

Then put corn tortillas right on top. In a minute...lift up the edge and look at the cheese.

When it gets all crunchy and golden, flip it over!

When the other side is nicely toasted, just pop those beauties onto your plate and add sweet potato, black beans and a spoonful of the corn salsa...I like a couple slices of avocado too....

RIGHT????

Ridiculous good.

Better late than never

I have always wanted to grow our own Easter grass for the baskets. I hate hate hate the plastic fluffy strips that get everywhere. But it takes 10 days to grow and I usually remember to do it about 4 hours before it's time to put out the baskets on Saturday night.

This is my year.

We have loads of time on our hands...and we also have inherited buckets and buckets of wheat from the Wilkes when they moved.

It's destiny.

Here we go!

Just....no.

I won't name names.

But someone has taken a perfectly innocent bag of chocolate chips and turned them into this.....

monstrosity.

Anybody want a bite of the oozing pooman?

No? No takers?

But he's so appetizing!!