Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire - William Yeats

Day: March 15, 2025

Taco Rice Stuffed Peppers!

So this week I have decided to delve into the food I am going to venture around with. I ordered a cookbook from Amazon, but unfortunately, I have not received it  So I improvised and decided to try taco rice, put some pizazz on it, and stuff it into some red and yellow peppers.  I love anything stuffed into peppers, so I was excited to see how they would turn out!

To start I got all my ingredients out. 1 pound of ground beef (was going to use ground turkey, but our store did not have any left)  beef broth, onion, garlic, taco seasoning, salsa, taco sauce, peppers, cheddar cheese, etc.  I began by cooking the ground beef in a large skillet, and following that, I put in the garlic and onion, and let that cook

Taco Rice ingredients

with the beef.  I then added the broth and taco seasoning, mixing it all. I let that all simmer together for about 3-4 minutes.  My next step was to add the long grain rice, and once I mixed that in along with 1/2 cup of salsa and taco sauce I measured with my heart. I covered it and allowed it to simmer while I moved on to my next step.

My next step was to prep the peppers to be stuffed. I washed them and cut them in half, placing them on a baking sheet lined with tinfoil. While I had some time to spare, I grated a cup of cheddar cheese which will be sprinkled on top once the peppers were ready to be placed in the oven.  I preheated the oven to 350 degree’s and cleaned up some of the dishes in the meantime, so I was not so overwhelmed at the end.  The taco rice concoction was ready to be stuffed into the peppers. So I stuffed the peppers and sprinkled the cheese on top. Taco Rice Peppers with cheese on top

The cheese looked a little overwhelming at first as I though maybe I had added too much, but I decided I couldn’t go back so we were going to roll with it.

The Final Product! 

The final product was absolutely delicious. The cheese was not too overwhelming.  It was just right once it melted. I will willingly admit I ate 3/4 peppers I had made, and my daughter ate only the taco rice mix out of the 4th, as she does not like cooked veggies, which I am aware of, I just wanted to introduce it and see how she felt. She did try it a little but did not like it, which I was not surprised to hear.   I will most definitely make this meal again, and I have plenty leftover, which I can eat with some corn chips, or just on its own heated up.  It did not take much time to prep, and the clean up was not too terrible, even though I will always hate that part no matter what! Ha!

Finished product of taco rice stuffed peppers

Who are the Belliveau’s on the internet!?

Reflecting on the class discussions about who we are on the Internet. I wanted to reflect on what the internet shows me in this spotlight.  When I search my name, it gives my blog, Instagram, and Facebook profiles, and my award granted from the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan.   Honestly, I became very aware of how “disconnected” I am from other people.  I was interested in what showed up about me, so (with permission) I decided to search up my dad, and my mom.  I was surprised about my dad because if I think I am disconnected.  I’m surprised he still doesn’t own a flip phone, the guy could care less to evolve with the rest of the world.  (insert sarcasm) but honestly, he is way behind haha

My dad’s search (Jeremy Belliveau) came up as his Facebook profile, and his work contact information, and scrollOld classic analog mobile phoneing down I found out there are also many other people with that name. It brought me to a wedding website, for a couple, and some other things regarding people with the same name.

My mother on the other hand (Brenda Belliveau), I was completely shocked to see that nothing had come up about her until I clicked to the next two pages.  I did not realize how common her name is. I think I was more shocked at the fact, my mom is often on the internet, doing advertising for our Metis local here and she scrolls Facebook mindlessly for hours on end (she will admit to this).   It scrambled my brain a little bit as to why I had to search a little more in detail to find her, but my dad, who I mentioned before is not with the technological times, was so easy to search up and find information about.

The digital footprint we leave on the internet, can be such a complex thing.  I do know technology has its way of helping people find out information so quick, and often times can be very unforgiving. But I think it is important to understand what you essentially are allowing the world to have access to.  It does not need to be projected as a scary notion, it just need to be a conscious and self -awareness concept.  Even as adults we are needing to be aware what we are projecting out to the world, as it can potentially affect our jobs, reputations, future plans, etc.  The internet is a forever place, and like mentioned can be very unforgiving, and unforgiving people have access to things we think may be private.  Educating and understanding what out digital footprints can do both good and bad, is essential in a forever changing and technologically growing world.

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