Homemade Chicken Chimichangas
By DW Davis
@DWDavis (25805)
United States
September 23, 2018 8:15pm CST
For dinner this evening my wife made her homemade chicken chimichangas. Those in the picture are prepped and ready to be fried. The pan in the upper right is the Mexican style rice we had as a side dish. I'm not sure how authentically Mexican her chimichangas are, but I am sure they are delicious.
I spent most of the day working on notes for this year National Novel Writing Month challenge. NaNoWriMo begins on November first and is a challenge to write 50,000 original words of a novel in 30 days. I have met the challenge now for seven years in a row and two of my NaNo attempts have become published books.
Later in the day, I began work on the first revision/rewrite of what will become the fifth Buzby Beach Book and my 8th book overall. The manuscript needs a lot of work but I think I can have it out in time for next summer.
How did you spend your day today?
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@irishidid (8687)
• United States
25 Sep 18
Never done the Nano but I know people who have. I have a recipe for beef chimichangas that I haven't tried yet. I learned how to fold burritos from my granddaughter who used to work at Taco Bell. Guess that place is good for something. LOL
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@irishidid (8687)
• United States
26 Sep 18
@DWDavis My granddaughter can roll them like a pro. I still have trouble.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
24 Sep 18
Woke up and made my last trip over to take care of my sister's furry children. She, her ex husband, and her two human children went to the beach for a few days. Sister to the rescue as I received a text only the week before with "Could you please feed the dogs between the 19th and 23?" I had to wring the details I needed out of her. "Twice daily?" "Do I need to go on the morning of the 23rd?" She didn't think to ask whether I had a key to their place until the day they were set to be off. I did have a key, given to me after I spent the week at their house last year.
The trip to feed and let the pooches out only lasted an hour, and so the rest of the day has been mine for the taking. I've mostly been using a few sites I earn off of, doing the laundry (never ending thing here), and talking to family.
I've yet to write out the dream I woke up from this morning. It involved an elevator, a hospital, and a "stick up."
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
24 Sep 18
@DWDavis Ah, well the stick up actually happened in the corridor outside of the elevators. Whatever you might call that.
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@jonnyartist (437)
• Anchorage, Alaska
25 Sep 18
chimichangas are delicious! i like chicken chimichangas but i think i like ground beef chimichangas more.
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
25 Sep 18
Some years ago, my missus decided we were no longer going to eat beef in this house. Chicken, turkey, and pork are all okay, but not beef. Not for any health reasons, mind you, but because she became nostalgic for the calves she used to raise growing up on a dairy farm.
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@jonnyartist (437)
• Anchorage, Alaska
25 Sep 18
@DWDavis ohh. that's understandable.
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@popciclecold (38637)
• United States
26 Sep 18
Those chimichangas look really good, I might have to get me some pretty soon. Soon going to bed.
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@marguicha (222844)
• Chile
24 Sep 18
They look delicious. And I checked what was chimichangas and it is part of the Tex-Mex cuisine. So it is not really authentically Mexican but authentically fusion cuisine.
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@wolfgirl569 (105945)
• Marion, Ohio
24 Sep 18
Decorating more. Still have a little bit more to do.
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
24 Sep 18
My missus has begun her fall decorating with the two 3 foot tall scarecrows she bought at Michael's for 1/2 price. She was going to get 1 until she learned they'd been marked down. Now we have a Mr. and Mrs. Scarecrow. Such a cute couple.
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@wolfgirl569 (105945)
• Marion, Ohio
24 Sep 18
@DWDavis I bet they are. I need to hit the dollar tree this coming week. They have some cute stuff.
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@RasmaSandra (79714)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Sep 18
Good luck on the writing challenge. I always take up the poetry challenge in April. The chimichangas sound really delicious. Today I was catching up on things online and continuing to gather material for my second book of poems.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
24 Sep 18
I wrote several articles for virily and updated Sunshine`s homestead creations page, adding more product options, then I walked for a couple hours.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
24 Sep 18
Those babies are long since devoured!
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@thislittlepennyearns (62185)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
24 Sep 18
I started an outline for my book for the challenge.
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@Spontaneo (14700)
• United States
26 Sep 18
What is all in a chimichanga? Looks yummy, kind-of like a turnover.
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
26 Sep 18
My wife makes hers with shredded chicken that simmers in a Mexican flavored sauce for hours and includes bell peppers, onions, fresh garlic, and spices only she knows for sure. Then, when it's almost done, she adds Mexicorn. This concoction gets wrapped in flour tortilla that is then fried. She plates it on a bed of lettuce and tops it with shredded cheese or salsa con queso and a dollop of sour cream.
@snowy22315 (180452)
• United States
24 Sep 18
Oh yesterday..I watched football and made goulash. The chimichangas look awesome.
@allknowing (136089)
• India
25 Sep 18
That dish with that complicated name inspired me to post a discussion on weird food names. (lol)
