Oh The Things I Shall Make....(Taquitos and Salsa, To Start)

Behold, my beloved new food processor!

 Boy have I been wanting one of these for years! I'm so excited! It even comes with a blender and juicer (in which you can apparently just dump an entire apple and it does the work for you...still need to test that out.) And look at all the nifty attachments! I can seriously hardly contain myself ;-)

Obviously, the very first thing I did was whip up a batch of salsa. It took me literally no more than 5 minutes!

To go with my salsa, I fried up some taquitos. So easy and delish!

This was one of those, I'll throw in a little bit of this and that moments, so I don't have exact measurements to write a recipe, but here's what I did. I sauted some finely chopped onion and green bell pepper in olive oil, then added some vegetarian "beef"-like crumbles and chopped tomato. I seasoned the mixture with lime juice, garlic powder, ground coriander, oregano, cumin, smoked paprika and chipotle chili powder (alternatively, you could just use a taco seasoning mix).

Then I heated up a pan of vegetable oil and quickly fried some corn tortillas just enough to soften them. I stuffed them with some of the filling and a blend of grated Cheddar and Gouda cheeses, rolled them tightly and secured with toothpicks. Finally, I fried them until golden brown and dipped them in the fresh salsa! Yum!