Cheeseburger Casserole (Tex Mex style)

Tonight we had several avocados that needed to get used. I had a package of ground yak meat as well, so I literally typed "hamburger and avocados" in Pinterest and this is what I chose mostly because the picture looked like what I wanted. I made a lot of changes though to fit what I was in the mood for:
1. The "green" in the picture became avocados instead of pickle; diced the avocado and tomatoes and soaked them in lemon and lime juice before adding them to the pot.
2. Added fajita seasoning to the yak and cooked a yellow onion (from our garden) with it
3. No tomato paste
4. No dijon mustard
5. Used Rigatoni instead of rotini

It turned out awesome! Very fresh tasting. We both gobbled it up. :)

http://togetherasfamily.com/2016/05/cheeseburger-casserole/

Crockpot Taco Chili with ground Yak meat

A couple of weeks ago I hosted a get-together with a baked potato bar. I'm a big fan of chili on things--baked potato, hot dogs, fritos and even cinnamon rolls. :) Our neighbors at Deja Moo Farms raise and sell yak which is a deliciously lean alternative to beef. I decided to make taco chili which turned out to be a super duper idea. This was definitely a recipe that needed a slow, all day simmer in the crockpot to get all the flavors to meld together. I could make it every week, it was so yummy.

http://www.skinnytaste.com/crock-pot-chicken-taco-chili-4-pts/#_a5y_p=1174605