A childhood favorite of mine was the Tastada! It has been years since
making so haven't worked out exact quantities. It was made in one of
those large oval roasting pans.

Ground beef (1-2 LB)cooked with (as much as you want) onion, add (1-2
can) pinto beans, add (enough to cover all) tomato sauce, add 1 small
can chopped/drained jalapeno, season with salt, black pepper, onion
powder and garlic powder.

Fry in oil each corn tortilla until golden brown,

Add a base of thin sliced lettuce, chopped fresh tomato, grated cheddar
cheese, Tastada sauce, then top with more cheese.

The taste of cold, crunchy lettuce, the Velveta melting around my
tongue, the sweat of my forehead from the heat of the jalapeno! WOW!

(We used Velveta but that is probably what contributed to my quad bypass
along with the spam! lol)
--
regards, mike
piedmont, The Practical BBQ'r
http://sites.google.com/site/thepracticalbbqr/
(mawil55)

In article >,
piedmont > wrote:

> A childhood favorite of mine was the Tastada! It has been years since
> making so haven't worked out exact quantities. It was made in one of
> those large oval roasting pans.
>
> Ground beef (1-2 LB)cooked with (as much as you want) onion, add (1-2
> can) pinto beans, add (enough to cover all) tomato sauce, add 1 small
> can chopped/drained jalapeno, season with salt, black pepper, onion
> powder and garlic powder.
>
> Fry in oil each corn tortilla until golden brown,
>
> Add a base of thin sliced lettuce, chopped fresh tomato, grated cheddar
> cheese, Tastada sauce, then top with more cheese.
>
> The taste of cold, crunchy lettuce, the Velveta melting around my
> tongue, the sweat of my forehead from the heat of the jalapeno! WOW!
>
> (We used Velveta but that is probably what contributed to my quad bypass
> along with the spam! lol)

We spelled it a bit differently, "Tostada" and imho grated cheddar or
monterey jack cheese are better on them than Velveeta. :-)

This is a tasty dish and can actually be made low fat...

It's a glorified salad.

Don't forget the sour cream and guacamole.
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On Feb 26, 6:00 am, piedmont > wrote:
> A childhood favorite of mine was the Tastada!

That's tostada, and if you are interested in moving beyond nostalgia
you could start with this description:
http://patismexicantable.com/2009/05...t-tostada.html

This is the page of the chef at the Mexican cultural institute in
Washington, D.C., who has a nice perspective. You can still enjoy
your childhood favorite but add the real thing to your
repertoire..... -aem

On 2/26/2010 12:50 PM, aem wrote:
> On Feb 26, 6:00 am, > wrote:
>> A childhood favorite of mine was the Tastada!
>
> That's tostada, and if you are interested in moving beyond nostalgia
> you could start with this description:
> http://patismexicantable.com/2009/05...t-tostada.html
>
> This is the page of the chef at the Mexican cultural institute in
> Washington, D.C., who has a nice perspective. You can still enjoy
> your childhood favorite but add the real thing to your
> repertoire..... -aem
>
>
Looked appealing, I could go for new recipes but on a cold and
depressing day I gotta go with family comfort food! : )

Yeah, Know correct spelling but it was TAstada for us northerners!

--
regards, mike
piedmont, The Practical BBQ'r
http://sites.google.com/site/thepracticalbbqr/
(mawil55)

On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:30:39 -0500, piedmont > wrote:

> Yeah, Know correct spelling but it was TAstada for us northerners!

I bet you say "ahmond" too.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Feb 26, 2:54*pm, sf > wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:30:39 -0500, piedmont > wrote:
> > Yeah, Know correct spelling but it was TAstada for us northerners!
>
> I bet you say "ahmond" too. *
>
> --
> I love cooking with wine.
> Sometimes I even put it in the food.

and "warsh"

mike wrote:

> Looked appealing, I could go for new recipes but on a cold and depressing
> day I gotta go with family comfort food! : )

Huh.... I think of tostadas as *summer* food. In fact, I think switching
from tacos to tostadas is one of the harbingers of summer. Chili, now,
THAT's comfort food on a cold day!

Bob

On 2/26/2010 5:54 PM, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:30:39 -0500, > wrote:
>
>> Yeah, Know correct spelling but it was TAstada for us northerners!
>
> I bet you say "ahmond" too.
>
I'm not saying,

--
regards, mike
piedmont, The Practical BBQ'r
http://sites.google.com/site/thepracticalbbqr/
(mawil55)

On Feb 26, 11:06*am, Omelet > wrote:
> In article >,
>
>
>
>
>
> *piedmont > wrote:
> > A childhood favorite of mine was the Tastada! It has been years since
> > making so haven't worked out exact quantities. It was made in one of
> > those large oval roasting pans.
>
> > Ground beef (1-2 LB)cooked with (as much as you want) onion, add (1-2
> > can) pinto beans, add (enough to cover all) tomato sauce, add 1 small
> > can chopped/drained jalapeno, season with salt, black pepper, onion
> > powder and garlic powder.
>
> > Fry in oil each corn tortilla until golden brown,
>
> > Add a base of thin sliced lettuce, chopped fresh tomato, grated cheddar
> > cheese, Tastada sauce, then top with more cheese.
>
> > The taste of cold, crunchy lettuce, the Velveta melting around my
> > tongue, the sweat of my forehead from the heat of the jalapeno! WOW!
>
> > (We used Velveta but that is probably what contributed to my quad bypass
> > along with the spam! lol)
>
> We spelled it a bit differently, "Tostada" and imho grated cheddar or
> monterey jack cheese are better on them than Velveeta. :-)

Everyone spells it "tostada" except the OP, and perhaps the Velveeta
serving mother.
Canned beans, (I assume canned) tomato sauce, canned, pickled
jalapenos, Velveeta, boy I bet that was one gassy mobile home in the
morning. These days you can buy fresh chilies at the Wal Mart
supercenter
>
> This is a tasty dish and can actually be made low fat...
>
> It's a glorified salad.
>
> Don't forget the sour cream and guacamole.

Careful, considering the OP's ingredient standards, "guacamole" might
mean stuff that comes in a tub similar to the sour cream, and found in
the refrigerated section.

> --
> Peace! Om

--Bryan