June 21, 2007: Leftover Makeover - Smoky chipotle tacos

On Wednesday night, Michael made a lot of soup. Enough to feed us both for dinner, lunch, and a fair bit more besides. On Thursday, for the sake of my fickle palate, I converted the rest of the soup to taco filling by adding 1 cup of TVP rehydrated in 1 cup of hot water. Teamed with taco shells, salad and grated cheese, it was a whole other meal to enjoy.... and a whole other pot of leftovers to munch on during the weekend!

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  1. VictoriaJune 26, 2007 at 6:44 AM

    I'm completely obsessed with vegetables now. And this blogs just keeps making this obsession better. =)

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  2. CindyJune 26, 2007 at 3:55 PM

    Welcome, Victoria! That's a great obsession to be nurturing, in parallel to your cookie/cake fixation. ;-)

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