I’ve told you guys the story before. I can’t eat the same thing all the time. I get SO bored with food. I feel like I should be more adventurous. I should be trying more exotic foods. I should be traveling around the world right now eating everything. But then I go to the grocery store and buy the same old thing.
I haven’t found any hole in the wall, authentic, restaurants since I’ve been in South Florida {I’m start to think we do not have any}, and most of my recipes are “safe”. It’s in part because I’m lazy and part because Huck is fine eating the same, normal, food. Tacos are on our list of dinners every week.
I watched No Reservations, on the Travel Channel, for a little while yesterday. Never a good idea, by the way! I spend the whole episode wishing I was Anthony Bourdain. I want to see the world like he does. He doesn’t go to the touristy places. He has dinner with real people in their homes. He helps/watches Grandma make a traditional dinner, that her Grandmother taught her, in her own kitchen. I hate that show!
I have a list a mile long of stuff I want to do: business ideas, blog ideas, recipes to make, places I want to see, food I want to try, but it’s so easy to push them off: I’ll do it next week, I’ll do it next year, I’ll travel when I’m older, I’ll travel when I have more money, I’ll wait until I have more money to start this project.
I’m not saying I’m not happy with my life. I’ve accomplished some of my goals and traveled to some pretty awesome places in my 28 years here. But I have more things I want to do, places I want to see, and food I want to eat.
Life is so short. I don’t want to wake up 20 years from now, still pushing off the stuff I wanted to do when I was 28.
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Over the last couple weeks, I’ve really been thinking about how short life really is. I need to stop being lazy. I need to push myself to accomplish my goals. Even if they suck or I fail, I’ll never now unless I try.
No more excuses! No more being lazy! I only get one life, and it’s up to me to make the best of it, because in the end, the only person I have to blame, is myself.
Now I’m going to share a non-adventurous recipe with you!
I don’t usually plan what my blog post will be about. I know what recipe I’m doing, but not what I’ll talk about. I started typing this post and that’s what I was left with. Again, I’m not complaining about my life. I have a great husband, and I’ve done lots of great things. I just need to stop making excuses for the other stuff in my life I want to do.
And this recipe is really good, even if it’s not authentic and didn’t come from Grandma’s kitchen.
I really liked using the Lettuce instead of tortillas. I didn’t plan to take pictures of this meal as I was making it. I just wanted to test the recipe, and it just so happen to taste great and the sun was still shining. Not bad for last minute :)
Challenge for Next Week
I challenge you to do one thing you’ve wanted to do but keep pushing off. It can be something small or big.
Shrimp Fajitas with Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
- 1lb Shrimp (Peeled and Deveined)
- 2 teaspoons Garlic Powder
- 1 teaspoon Onion Powder
- 1 teaspoon Red Pepper Powder (Optional)
- 1/4-1/2 teaspoon Cumin
- 1/3 cup Wheat Beer (Optional)
- 1 Medium Lime- Juiced
- Cooking Spray
- 1 Small Red Onion (Sliced)
- 1 Large Bell Pepper (Sliced)
- Favorite Taco Toppings (Lettuce, Tomatos, Onion, Salsa, Cheese, Sour Cream/Greek Yogurt, ect.)
Directions
Combined Seasonings and Beer. Add Shrimp and marinate in the refrigerator for 20 minutes. | |
Preheat large skillet over medium heat and spray with Cooking Spray. Add Onions and Peppers and saute until tender. Remove from pan. | |
Increase heat to Medium High. Remove Shrimp from mixture and shake off extra liquid. Add to pan and sear on both sides. Add Pepper and Onions back to pan to reheat. | |
Serve with favorite Taco Toppings. |
Your so creative you don’t have to travel to come up with a new recipe. Your both young and have plenty of time to do all the things you want to do. This recipe looks so good and easy to make. Healthy too!
Thank you. The traveling isn’t to come up with new recipes. That parts for me so I can eat :)