Escalating Taco Month

Our desire to return to the basics intertwined with last April's theme, Escalating Pizza, for this series of six continuous weeks of taco escalation.

Week 1: Beef Hardshell

Week 2: Beef Double-Decker

Week 3: "Gorditas"

Week 4: Pan-Fried

Week 5: Taquitos

Week 6: Chimichangas

(weeks 3-6 subject to change)

Calzone Month- The Month That Wasn't

What was originally planned as a month of four different calzones (or more accurately, stuffed sandwiches) broke down in week 2 when it was juts too dman nice outside to not grill.

Week 1: Calzones

Week 2: Grilling!!!

Week 3: Philly Cheese Steaks

Week 4: First week of Escalating Taco Month

Breakfast month

Week 1: Pancakes

Week 2: Skillets

Week 3: CFS

Week 4: Breakfast Burritos

February: breakfast month

Ideas?

Wholegrain pancakes in the NYT:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/16/dining/161mrex.html?ref=dining

January: Casserole

Jan. 30: tri-meat strata/aaron

Jan. 23: Enchiladas/billy

Jan. 15: Chicken Cordon Bleu/robby

Jan. 9: Shepherd's pie/aaron

Jan. 2: Lasagna/billy
1 box lasagna noodles
2 cups slow cooker pizza sauce(recipe below)
3/4 lb hamburger
3/4 lb spicy italian sausage
1 pint cottage cheese
3/4 lb mozzarella

1)boil pasta, brown meats
2)spread thin layer of sauce in 9x13 casserole pan, then layer 3 xs: noodles, sauce, meat, cottage cheese. top with final layer of sauce, then sliced mozzarella
3) back 3o min @ 350F

crock pot pizza sauce
1 15 oz can tomato sauce
1 12 oz can tomato paste
4 cloves garlic, hulled and crushed
3 Tblsp olive oil
1 Tblsp sugar
2 Tblsp dried oregano
1 Tblsp dried basil

mix thoroughly in crock. cook on low 6-10 hours.

Best of 2007- Calzones

Billy's pick for best of 2007- Calzones! I don't know why we haven't considered a calzones month before.

Best of 2007- Carnitas

My pick for best of 2007: pork carnitas enchiladas.