All things round and flat…

Today we sat down together for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And, coincidentally, all three meals were made up of round, flat foods!

After staying up till 2:00 a.m. last night working on a thesis and job applications, we slept in (till 9:20) this morning and then made some fluffy Yockel Pancakes. For a late lunch, we put together some easy & delicious Black Bean Tostadas:

• 1 package tostadas
• 1 can refried black beans
• 1 can chipotle salsa (we use San Marcos brand from our local produce store)
• 2 cups shredded head lettuce
• 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
• 1/2 tomato, diced
• 1/4 cup red onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 lime, juiced
• splash of olive oil
• dash of cumin
• 1 avacado, sliced

Add one can of black beans to a medium sauce pan and mix in 2-3 tablespoons of chipotle sauce (depending on your preferred spice level), salt, pepper, and cumin. Continue heating on low until ready to serve. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, mix the shredded lettuce, cilantro, red onion, and tomato. Then, drizzle olive oil and lime iuice over mixture and toss. To prepare, spread a couple spoonfuls of warm beans over the crisp tostadas, then top with sliced avacado and lettuce mixture. Quick and easy lunch in served! But, we didn’t take pics – sorry!

For dinner, we headed across Clark Street to our favorite local bar, In Fine Spirits, for their weekly Wednesday night special – $3 cans of craft beer & cask ale and $5 flatbreads. We shared three different 6-inch flatbreads – chicken, short rib, and a house flatbread with truffle oil. We also tried their Surly Furious IPA cask ale and two canned beers from Ska Brewery in Durango, Colorado.

All in all, it was a great day full of all things round and flat…

~ Lauren & Scott

Ska Brewery's IPA at In Fine Spirits

Flatbread at In Fine Spirits