Beach House Tacos, Ventura

I've had a subscription to Sunset Magazine ever since I've married thanks to my husband's aunt. She renews it for us every year and throughout the years I've made some delicious recipes and found some new places to visit in the area. Recently, Sunset featured Beach House Tacos in Ventura and since I hadn't been in too long and my hubby had never been, we made a trip for yummy tacos last weekend.

Beach House Tacos is located on the Ventura Pier and all seating it outdoors (although there is a covered patio). I saw lots of people getting to-go orders but I like to sit and enjoy the beach view.

These are what taco cravings are made for. The ground beef crispy tacos are beyond delicious. The ground beef mixture has sweet plump raisins in it which you wouldn't think would taste good but it soooo does. I don't like lettuce on my tacos but they normally come with it. I ordered a side pico de gallo to go with them since I love tomatoes. As you can see, the picture had to wait before I took the first bite. For $3 a taco, you can't beat the price.

Since, I can't have beer even though I desperately wanted one, I had horchata. Sweet, cinnamon rice milky goodness. It's homemade and delicious. I recommend you try it unless of course you're not pregnant like me and beer is calling your name.

I couldn't find an actual website for Beach House Tacos, so here's a link to their yelp page http://www.yelp.com/biz/beach-house-tacos-ventura
Let me know what you think if you visit.

Zucchini Bread- Sunset Magazine

My first blog post in too long. Mostly because I haven't been able to cook or tolerate being in the kitchen for extended periods of time. Morning sickness doesn't just plague me in the "morning" it's an ALL DAY EVENT, but I'm in my 11th week and it seems to be getting a little better. The mood swings are a whole other experience. I've read on other blogs that the crying, nervousness, and worry is normal but I'd really like it to go away now. I'm ready to be happy and excited to be a mom. Any pregnancy advice?

Last night I got a little kick of motivation to use some zucchini we had in the fridge and Sunset magazine had the perfect recipe. If you just got this month's issue, it's on page 90. It turned out really well- not at all dry which I was concerned about since there's only 1/2 cup of oil. I added some walnuts because for me it's not zucchini bread without walnuts. Yum!

Classic Zucchini
Sunset Magazine- August 2012

Serves 8-10

About 2 cups of flour
3/4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. each salt, cinnamon and nutmeg
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
About 1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 cups packed shredded zucchini

1. Preheat over to 350 deg. Oil and flour a 4 x 8 inch loaf pan. Whisk 2 cups flour with other dry ingredients (except sugars) in a bowl.
2.Beat sugars, eggs and 1/2 cup oil until blended. Slowly mix in zucchini. (Add 1 cup of chopped walnuts *optional) Gradually beat in flour mixture until just combined.
3. Scoop batter into pan.  Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.  Cool 10 minutes, then invert onto a rack.  Turn over; let cool completely.