Month 12 day 1: A bunch of TexMex

Last month! This month there are 5 issues:

• Cooking Light, January/February 2010
• Cooking Light, April 2011 (this one was hidden somewhere until April was passed)
• Food & Wine, January 2011
• Every Day with Rachael Ray, January/February 2012
• Saveur, January/February 2012

Today I made a lot of things:

Chipotle Bean Burritos with Guacamole, Cooking Light January/February 2010

Three-Bean Vegetarian Chili, Cooking Light January/February 2010

Frito Pie, Saveur January/February 2012 (<-- the reviews on this one are kind of funny)

Upside-Down Fudge Almond Tart, Cooking Light January/February 2010

(burritos aren't that photographic from the outside)

First we had lunch, and one of G's friends came over to chat before he heads to NY for an internship. He's vegetarian, so I made these protein-packed burritos with a mix of black beans and kidney beans. I made the guac that goes along with them too, but we put it in with the burritos along with the chips on the side. We should make guacamole more often-- it's always so good.

Then later for dinner, we had friends over again! It was time to see G off. I made two chilis-- a vegetarian 3-bean chili and a Frito pie. G made cornbread. In this picture, the Frito pie is on the left and the bean chili is on the right. There is a ton left of each, so I'm not going to be cooking again for a while :-/ But it was good! Especially the Frito pie. The vegetarian chili was just meh, nothing too special.

For dessert I made this fudge-almond tart. It's supposed to be served upside down, but it kind of stuck to the springform pan, and so it didn't come out pretty at all. Instead of inverting onto a plate, it had to be just served right-side up, straight from the pan. But it tasted good! You can't see, but there are roasted almonds studding the bottom (supposed to be top) of the tart, and the rest is a fudgy brownie sort. There's a lot of this left over too! I will be eating well :)