This Past Week I Made Tostadas

I start to think about more things to cook as I go along in this journey and so the other day I thought

why haven't I made tostada's ??? 

because I miss them .

Instead of the usual soft tacos (ezekiel) I put a couple of tablespoons of light olive oil in a small frying pan and heated it up and pan fried the shells flat till they looked crispy .

Then I put all the fixins on it that I would if it were regular tacos with exception of the refried black beans (black beans already mashed in can).

my grocery list for this is:

Ezekiel Soft Small Tortillas

Black Refried Beans

mozzarella cheese

chopped red onion, cilantro, tomatoes(not A's), jalapenos(not A's), shredded or chopped carrots, romaine lettuce or spinach

I also made Spanish Style Rice to go with this

It varies what I do here but normally I put garlic smoked paprika and some chopped cilantro 

you could put cumin too if you wanted or even a dash of chili powder if your blood type allowed.

And then a small dab of butter added at the end before serving.

I use the frozen already ready organic brown rice from Trader Joe's Its just the right amount for my husband and I and maybe a little left over for the next days lunch.

Brown Rice Tortillas made into Chips -

recipe to this is on the right hand side of my blog -just scroll down a bit

Salsa- I use Trader Joe's Organic salsa if I don't make my own w organic stewed tom w cilantro and jalapenos

(blood type A can not have any kind of peppers or tomatoes)

Taco Meat

you don't even have to have meat you could skip this of you wanted

Beef (b t O)

Turkey or Chicken (b t A and O)

chili powder garlic powder sea salt paprika you could use cumin and smoked paprika instead of the chili powder for b t A's

You could even make hard taco shells by holding the sides in the frying pan folded into a taco shape and then set the other side . Its time consuming but its a treat to have every so often.

Mind you I almost NEVER fry anything however to have something in true moderation allows us to be real and feel normal .

If you are wanting to not add too many calories than skip the frying part and just enjoy soft ezekiel taco shells .

Alternate Salsa for A's ...

black beans (drained and rinsed)

corn

chopped red onion

cilantro

celery and even cucumber finely chopped

dash of cumin

sea salt