Taco Cornbread Pie

About a month or so ago, I rediscovered my love of cornbread. And tacos are a fairly common dinner occurrence around here, so when I saw this recipe, I knew I should give it a try. I ad libbed this recipe quite a bit from the original. I used ground turkey simply because it's cheaper and really I can't tell the difference.

 Here's my seasoned and drained meat. This was my first time using my cast iron skillet, and for the most part it was awesome!! Love love. However, trying to tilt it one handed to drain the fat is really difficult. Cast iron is heavy! But I made it work. We had a tiny bit, like maybe 1/8 of a cup, of corn salsa hanging out in the fridge, so I dumped that in and mixed it into the meat. Then I dumped some salsa on top of the meat, I just eyeballed it.

Hooray for the Guy Fieri salsa! Still my favorite. Next I put some grated cheese on top, again, no measuring. I probably could have grated a little bit more, but meh.

And my hand looks really weird from this angle. Alien hand....Husband mixed up the cornbread for me, and I attempted to spread it on top. This was a little tricky, but ultimately it spread out a bit and covered everything.

After realizing I forgot to move the top oven rack back to it's normal spot from when I last used the broiler, I put the whole thing in the oven. After it was done, I got this:

Okay, so it's not a very photogenic dinner. But oh man was it tasty! Husband decided to try it with tortilla chips and that was also a good idea. It was a good way to eat some of the extra taco meat. We both definitely give this 4 stars. Next time I may add in a small can of corn, since we liked the little bit of corn from the leftover salsa. I'd say this recipe is definitely open to interpretation so do what sounds good and it'll be awesome!!

Brownie S'mores Trifle

I've kind of fallen off the wagon of trying a new recipe once a week. I really don't have a good reason for this, but I plan to start up again this week! In the meantime, this is the dessert I'm taking to a Father's Day BBQ with my in-laws later this afternoon. It's super super easy and delicious!! You should definitely give it a try.

Pillsbury Mango Cookie Mix

Today I tried Pillsbury's mango cookie mix. It was on sale at the grocery store a little while ago, so I figured why not. I didn't buy the frosting that goes with though, because I wasn't sure if the cookies would be any good and canned frosting usually isn't that great. At least to me.

Of course, it was super easy. Add a stick of butter and an egg to the cookie mix, mix, and bake. And not too surprisingly, they didn't come out looking exactly like the picture. Mine were super flat. The box also says you get three dozen cookies out of it, but I only got two. Either way though, they're not bad for a quick and different treat.