Little Things - Baked Tortilla Chips

So the other night, I was really craving chicken nachos.  I was getting my ingredients together...chicken - check, avocado - check, cheese - check, beans - check, tortilla chips - nope...How could I make nachos without chips...time to make homemade tortilla chips out of the 5 pounds of white corn tortillas that I have stored in the freezer!  It was beyond easy, here's what I did.


Baked Tortilla Chips:

Corn tortilla - cut into triangles or strips ( I used a pizza cutter and cut them into fourths)
Olive oil
Salt

 Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Cut tortillas and place on baking sheet.  Spray with olive oil (or brush on before cutting) and sprinkle with salt.  Bake for 6-8 minutes, check on them half way through and stir.  That's it, super easy!

Little Things - Lemon Cubes

 I don't know about you, but I find that I am often in need of fresh lemon juice in recipes.  I use lemon juice and lemon zest in sauces, vinaigrettes, and for baking.  I also don't usually have fresh lemons on hand, and with two little ones at home, running to the store in between naps, snacks, dishes, and laundry isn't always an option.  I have the bottled lemon juice in my fridge, but nothing beats fresh lemon juice.

I don't know about you, but I find that I am often in need of fresh lemon juice in recipes.  I use lemon juice and lemon zest in sauces, vinaigrettes, and for baking.  I also don't usually have fresh lemons on hand, and with two little ones at home, running to the store in between naps, snacks, dishes, and laundry isn't always an option.  I have the bottled lemon juice in my fridge, but nothing beats fresh lemon juice.  I like to stock up on lemons, zest the rind, and juice the lemons.  Then I pour the juice and zest (in separate) ice cube trays, and I always have fresh (while frozen-fresh) lemons on hand.  Easy peasy!