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Great recipe! I was just looking for something to experiment with for Cinco de Mayo and this sounds like just the thing. I've never roasted tomatillos before. And I've never added bacon to black beans.

(And yes, I agree about cooking with the bacon grease, it really does make many dishes taste so much better.)

I have really enjoyed participating in The Cure project this month. You wouldn't believe the amount of clutter I've cleared away. It is so nice to walk into my home and see the things I've completed. The motivation factor to keep working on the projects is worth all the time and effort.
The biggest thing that is changing for me is that I'm saying "I'd like to paint that room" and actually doing it! Some of the project/challenges have helped me get things done that I've been saying I'd do for over seven years. Yes. Seven. I don't know why I slipped into the pattern but I have to say that working to get out of the pattern has made me feel great.
It has even motivated in other areas: I'm taking a course on literature.
Thanks for all the work you've put into this project.

Totally enjoyed the new recipe idea! I'm always collecting the recipes that I'd like to try or that look looks so good I'd like to lick the page, so actually DOING it, making the recipe was fun. We made stuffed manicotti for the first time and loved it! (And we got a two-fer in that we have a pan of them frozen for later this week) Mushrooms and spinach and ricotta stuffed pasta with a batch of fresh tomato sauce.. what could be better on a cold winter day snuggled in to watch football? Definitely thinking that a once a month new recipe try would be a good add on to my new found organizational skills. Plus my pile (literally a PILE) of recipes to try might begin to shrink.

I am having a really hard time choosing so I am going to do the one that I really need done and that is the bedroom closet. The before pictures will be crazy as there are stacks of shoes, clothes, suitcases... just an all out space of yuck. I really need to stop thinking that if I can shut the door it's "okay". So the closet it will be.. I hope January is a long month because once I start this clean out, my outbox will be full.. and I mean FULL.

This outbox idea worked pretty well. So far I've placed shoes, a pre-lit christmas tree and the poles to a rolling storage bin I was going to repair (for three years). The most difficult part of the task was just finding a location where it could stay for a week. Clutter is overrunning my apartment right now.

Love this kitchen! Removing that original sink section totally opened up the space and made the kitchen seem longer.It looks like a real window now, not an afterthought. The window's reflection in the mirrored backsplash (really like the way they used this) had me doing a double take, thinking that they had put in a pass through. The cabinets make the kitchen (all that storage would be greatly appreciated), especially the glass front cabinets at eye level.
Well done!

I am utterly in love with this little house! One of the best parts of making your living space yours, is to put the things you love in every nook and cranny. What better way to spend the day then looking up and seeing something that makes you smile.
You can tell that they have put themselves into making this a home, where you can live and dream. Well done!