It's All About The Shopping Trip  ... by Weezilou

It's All About The Shopping Trip ...

Because we went back to the states to see the kids, we packed light, and I realized I could do some importing, given all the extra luggage space... (no, we don't pay for baggage...) My friends gave me their shopping lists, and did I have fun! There's just a hint of Mexican-food substitutes in Nova Scotia, so I brought back:
1 Case of super delicious tortilla chips
2 Bags of corn tortillas - 30 each
10 tins of Chipotle Peppers in Adobo sauce
22 tins of Diced Green chilis
8 tins of Guava Paste (delicious with cheeses and crackers)
(and an assortment of spices from the Mexican grocery and a Middle Eastern grocery)

Dinner tonight was Mexican Pizza...
a crisp fried corn tortilla topped with
refried beans
hamburger/sauteed onion/chipotle peppers
diced tomatoes
olives
shredded cheese
(run under the broiler to melt the cheese)
and top with green onion & serve with a dallop of guacamole (made fresh)

Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES should you forget to pair this with a Margarita!

Sobroso! (I taught 2 y-o Bodhi that word because he loves guacamole so much! He'll say slowly, "So-BRO-so" followed by, "Broso-broso-broso!!)
I want to live near you. This looks delicious! I am not a cook so I really appreciate your culinary skills! The margarita's are a must!
September 25th, 2014  
@seattle You know where to find us! It's a bit lacking for "gritty street photography", but it excels in every other way! Did you see we just had our 5th round of 365ers come by? Haven't met a one I didn't like!
September 25th, 2014  
Looks delicious! My sister used to live in Japan and we went to visit. Our suit case was full of cheese and Canadian cereals.
September 25th, 2014  
@Weezilou I know what you mean, I have been to London and Paris and everyone I have met has been amazing from 365. Someday I may make it up in the summer! Ha!
September 25th, 2014  
Yummy
September 25th, 2014  
Louise, this looks yummy. Hey, as far as I'm concerned, you say "Mexican food", you say, "Margaritas"!! (And Mexican food is my favorite.)
September 25th, 2014  
This looks delicious!
September 25th, 2014  
Super food shot.
September 25th, 2014  
Yummo!
September 25th, 2014  
Well Louise it looks delicious
September 25th, 2014  
That does looks delicious!
September 25th, 2014  
Can I come to dinner next time? It looks and sounds truly scrumptious. Fav
September 25th, 2014  
You brought all that in your suitcase? Lovely dinner!
September 25th, 2014  
@ceilidh You'd always be welcome, Margaret! It was a taste treat to be sure, for those of us deprived of Mexican food up here!

@danette haha! As a matter of fact, I did! I packed nearly all my purchases tightly into one box, taped it up, and put the box in a suitcase. We put our jacket and sweater around it, and that was our allotted 50#! (Used to be we could bring 3/75# suitcases on the plane...which was awesome when we were first moving here...I drug up a ton of stuff! Now it's 2/50# bags, but what fun it was to take things to the grand kids and import food goods on the way back!)
September 25th, 2014  
@danette The case of chips (8 bags) were left in their delivery box as I bought them that way from the store...I think the man who got them for me from the back didn't get requests like that very often! I shipped that box "as is" and it went from Chicago to California and then back to Nova Scotia...and came through great!
September 25th, 2014  
@aglennc That's certainly understood in Southern California! See my notes above...
September 25th, 2014  
Sounds and looks all delicious to me. ( I`m not allowed in the kitchen from Ina only for cleaning the fresh fish , I`m not familiar with you list. I think I like it .)
September 26th, 2014  
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