Back to Routine ... or Not?

My husband went back to work this morning after three weeks of vacation. I was a bit worried before the vacation how this three weeks would be. We (the girls and I) had a good routine, and I did not want it to get disrupted. After three weeks though, I am happy to report that we enjoyed having him around, and he got to spend a lot of time with the girls, especially Little Peanut. Now that he is back to work, we have to re-establish our routine with just three of us. Today, however, we are still in the vacation mode. The girls are still in bed sleeping at almost 9am, and I let them. Why not?

In the kitchen, I made our regular yet delicious Black Beans Nachos for lunch the other day.

Ingredients:

3~4 cups of cooked black beans (you can use canned black beans, too)
one tomato diced
2 cups of sliced black olives
1/2 cup of chopped peperoncini
1/2 cup cilantro minced
2~3 cups of shredded cheese (I used Monterey Jack)
Salt
Chips

sour cream and salsa of your choice (optional, but recommended)

Direction:

Heat oven at 375 degree

Place chips in one layer in an oven safe dish
Add a half of black beans, sprinkle some salt over it
Add 1 cup of cheese
Repeat the layers of chips and black beans
Add sliced black olives
Add peperoncini
Add diced tomato
Add cilantro
Add the rest of cheese

Bake in the over for 20-25 minutes until cheese is melted and golden brown.

You can add grilled chicken or browned ground beef if you like, but black beans only give good taste and texture.

Serve it with sour cream and salsa of your choice.