American Tacos - Taco Salad

Meat Sauce: brown together
1 lb. hamburger
1 chopped onion
1 chopped green pepper
2 cloves garlic
1 8 oz. can tomato sauce
1 can water
1 tsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp. oregano
1 Tbsp. vinegar
1 Tbsp. brown sugar
Let simmer 20-30 minutes

Layering Ingredients:
tortilla chips
meat sauce
grated cheese
chopped lettuce
tomatoes
salsa
sliced olives
sour cream
ranch

This is one of my favorite dishes. In the meat sauce I also like to double the chili powder, vinegar and brown sugar for a stronger flavor with more kick.

Carne Encebollada - Puerto Rican Beef & Onions

2 pounds steak, thinly sliced
1/2 c. olive oil
2 Tbsp. minced garlic
dash dried oregano leaves
2 large onions sliced in rings
1/2 c. distilled white vinegar
1 tsp. salt

Dump all ingredients into Ziploc bag.
Refrigerate 4 hours.
Boil/simmer on low for 40 minutes (we cook it on med/high for a shorter amount of time), until all the liquid is gone and the beef is done to your liking (I like mine well done).

We make several of these at a time and freeze all but one bag for future use. We generally serve this with a potato or noodle and a vegetable. It is my favorite way to have steak.

Super Easy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

This recipe I stole off my friend, Melanie's, blog a year ago. We love it and make them a lot, especially during fall.

1 15 oz. can pumpkin
1 box cake (carrot and spice work well)
1 package chocolate chips

Mix pumpkin and cake mix. Mix in chocolate chips. Spoon onto cookie sheet and bake at 375 for 15-18 minutes.