Mexican Hash
I’ve heard of star athletes dislocating their knees. Never a cat.
We came home from lunch one day and found our little kitty, Tattoo with her leg held up and she was trembling.
I rushed her to the vet and they took xrays. She had dislocated her knee laterally, so that means it was sticking out on the outside of her leg. Uber painful. We have no idea how she did it. We just found her struggling to walk on 3 legs.
This happened two days after Christmas.
We had to wait until January 4 to get her into the specialist who could do surgery. That meant our New Year’s Eve was very quiet. I spent the time with a kitty on heavy pain meds sleeping in my lap while I watched a movie. No matter. I had planned a quiet holiday this year anyway.
January 4, it was confirmed that she needed a rather complicated surgery and that her recovery time would be long. We love our little furry babies and treat them like family, so this would be our priority.
Tattoo is a 14 year old kitty, so we worried about her pulling through surgery. Thing is the vets considered her the most spry 14 year old cat they’d ever seen. Tattoo pulled through with flying colors.
The recovery is the tough part...
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Mexican Hash
This is a ZReboot 3.5 recipe. The dish is QUICK. EASY. Brunch for dinner maybe? It can be a fun breakfast or lunch, too.
Servings: Serves 4
Ingredients:
1 lb of ground beef, 85/15 is fine
½ cup of chopped onion or shallot
½ cup of diced veggies of choice. I used red bell pepper, mushrooms and zucchini. Choose your favorites, or use whatever veggies you have in the fridge.
1/3 tsp of ground cumin
A dusting of cayenne (to taste)
15 ounces of canned pinto beans. Bush’s brand are a favorite. They have a new one called Cocina Latina. Very authentic for a Mexican dish. Really great flavor. If you use a different brand of beans add 1 tsp of chili powder to give your beans extra zip.
Optional Garnishes: chopped green chilies or jalapenos, grated cheddar or Mexican cheese blend, sour cream, guacamole
Sunny side up or fried egg
Instructions:
Spray your pan with olive oil spray. Brown the meat until it’s half cooked, breaking it into bite-sized pieces. Add the onion and the other veggies you chose. Continue cooking on medium until it’s browned and no pink remains in the meat. Add the beans along with the juice from the can. Stir. Add the spices and stir again. Heat through and you’re ready to serve. If you are going to top it with a cooked egg, it’s time to make that. Hubby asked for fried. Most folks in restaurants do sunny side up but it’s your choice.
Serve your hash in a big bowl or on a plate and top with the egg. I splurged and topped it with two tortilla chips, too.
Enjoy!
Cheers,
Zola
