Me-hi-co??

Hey girls, Katie and I were talking the other day about taking a girl's trip together. And then the wonderful idea came up of spending a week in Mexico next summer. My parent's friends have a house in Rocky Point that we could rent for the week and we could just drive 4 hours from Phoenix and be there, sitting on the beach, sipping (virgin) margaritas, eating authentic Mexican food and catching up.

Who's in??

To all those who didn't think that I would contribute to this incredible blog....

Mmm, I like eating.

I especially like eating this. It is our new favorite recipe. Natalie already tried it out, so you can get her vote too. We have seriously eaten it almost once a week for the last 5 weeks. We are already craving it again. Any time we have people come over for food, we make this and every friend takes the recipe and then makes it once a week for themselves. My sis, Kim, gave me the recipe from this website. Let me know what you think.

PS HAPPY B-Day Kelly!!!

Sweet Pork Roast Tacos

1 pork roast
2 cups salsa
2 cups brown sugar

Combine above ingredients in crock pot; cook for 8-10 hours on low or 6-8 hours on high.

GREEN SAUCE:

1 1/3 cup sour cream
¾ cup mayonnaise
1 small bunch fresh cilantro
1 pkg. dry ranch dressing
1-2 cloves fresh garlic, crushed [note, sometimes I leave this out]
1-2 dashes tobasco
4 Tbsp salsa verde
1 lime, juiced

Combine all ingredients in blender & blend.

ADDITIONAL FILLINGS:

Rice, prepared any way you choose
Tortillas, soft
Cheddar cheese, grated
Black beans
Tomatoes, diced
Lettuce, chopped

An hour before serving, take roast out and shred with fork and knife. Put it back and heat until serving time. Wrap rice, pork and other ingredients in tortilla. Put green sauce on last and roll up tortilla.

Kite Runner

I'm just going to dive right in here and start posting. Natalie, this is a great idea! You're so smart!

So, about the Kite Runner, just so you know, I really disliked the book, and I'm not quite sure why, but the writing just bugged me. So I was in no big hurry to see the movie. I'm so glad that Jim rented it, because I watched it this weekend and just loved it, so much more than the book. It cut out some of the over-the-top stuff from the book and really just brought across a great message about friendship. It was also very realistic in it's portrayal of the events leading up to the Taliban taking over in Afghanistan, and the devastating effect that had on the country. I would highly recommend it, I learned so much that I didn't know about the middle east. And the actors who play the young boys do an amazing job. Apparently they all had to be relocated to Dubai, but that's a whole other story, you can read about it here.