Mexican Food and Steak

My mom is in town to help out with our new baby Lacey, so we have been making the meals together. Last week we made the Rib Eye Steak meal.  We used a different cut of steak that was a little more affordable but probably ended up being a little bit tougher.  Other than that we followed the recipe.  The sauce recipe made quite a bit and could be halved.  On the potatoes, the only change was adding a little more milk to the potato mixture because it was a little thick.  The kale was easy to make and we also didn't make any changes.  Everything was very good and made for a rich meal.  The kale was a good way to add some greens in in a different way.

Last night we made the Mexican meal.  My mom did most of the work and it definitely took some time! I actually made the quesadillas a few weeks ago and we really liked them, so we were happy to try them again.  The salsa makes a lot! You could easily half the recipe and have plenty.  We put everything in the blender but had to do 2 batches.  This was really good!!  The Mexican rice was a big hit.  We browned the onion, garlic and rice in a pan before transferring it into the rice cooker.  It cooked up nicely and we used 2 cups of broth which was perfect. Very tasty. The quesadillas are quite the production but if you have everything lined up ready to go it makes it pretty easy.  The first time I made the quesadilla we did both corn and flour tortillas but we decided corn was better so we just did corn this time.  I heated the tortillas up on each side then added the ingredients to one and topped it with the other.  Flipping them was kind of a disaster so I just did it this way.  These are really good and the flavors all work well together.  Overall this was a delicious meal! Definitely give it a try.