A Cozy Dinner Meeting with BFFs Hyacinth and Mallory

My BFF hyacinth and her soon-to-be daughter-in-law Mallory are on their way to the ranch for a meeting, but it's really just an excuse for us to get together, eat shrimp tacos, and drink a little wine. I always love it when they come over to the ranch to go over the top of the shrimp tacos. Today, I'm gonna throw together a really simple slaw using regular cabbage and purple cabbage, with a dressing that's equally simple – starting with half a cup of mayonnaise and some milk as my creamy base.

I like to add a little sweetness to the dressing by adding sugar vinegar and cayenne pepper. Hyacinth and Mallory have been going to market for me, scouting out what's available at the Mercantil opening – I was a bit busy, so they stepped in and were super helpful. They separate the wheat from the chaff and show me everything they found, and we make our selections together. The dressing goes over the cabbage perfectly, with just the right amount of dressing. Now, I just need to add a little salt and pepper.

For my slaw, I'll also use half a fresh jalapeno and a ton of cilantro – then I just need to toss it up to make sure all the cabbage is coated. Next, I'll move on to the shrimp. I've got a skillet heating some vegetable oil in, and now I'll cook them straight away. Shrimp take almost no time to cook, even when they're big pieces of chicken can take 15-20 minutes to cook all the way through – we're just talking about a couple of minutes for these small size shrimp.

The great thing about cooking with 16-minute meals is that it makes meal prep easy and quick. I wonder what other delicious dishes we'll have this time. I know the Pioneer Woman always keeps me guessing by not telling me what's next, but I think she likes to surprise us that way – it's an adventure! My shrimp are cooking away, so it's a good time to sprinkle on some cumin and add a little red enchilada sauce for extra flavor.

I've also got some Mexican red sauce in a can that's particularly tasty. Now, this skillet is so hot the sauce is going to start bubbling up – I just want to drop in a little pad of butter to add more richness, loveliness, and awesomeness to my dish. So, I'll turn down the heat to simmer, keeping everything warm for our guests. While we wait, let's get some tortillas warmed up by wrapping them in a paper towel for about 40 seconds – now, are you hungry? I know I am!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enmy BFF hyacinth and her soon-to-be daughter-in-law Mallory are on their way to the ranch for a meeting but it's really just an excuse for us to get together eat shrimp tacos and drink a little wine I always love it when they come over to the ranch to go over the top of the shrimp tacos I'm gonna throw together a really simple slaw I've got some regular cabbage and some purple cabbage and now I'll make the dressing which is equally simple I'm gonna start with about half a cup of mayonnaise and some milk I always start with that creamy base no matter what dressing I'm making and then just sugar vinegar and cayenne I like to add a little sweetness to the dressing hyacinth and Mallory have been going to market for me they went in the months leading up to the mercantil opening I was a little busy and couldn't go and they have been so helpful to me I'm gonna add a little salt and pepper they go to market kind of scout out what's there separate the wheat from the chaff and then we get together they show me everything they found and we make our selections okay now the dressing goes over the cabbage that really was the perfect amount of dressing it's a good sign I just have a couple of more things to add to the slaw I'm just gonna use half to a fresh jalapeno then I have a ton of cilantro now I just gotta toss it up make sure all of the cabbage is coated in the slaw it's time to move on to the shrimp I've got a skillet that I've been heating some vegetable oil in and I'm just gonna go straight into the skillet with them the great thing about shrimp with 16-minute meals is they take almost no time at all to cook even some big pieces of chicken can take a good 15 20 minutes to cook all the way through shrimp we're just talking about a couple minutes especially when they're this nice small size all right getting another fabulous a Pioneer Woman meal I wonder what we're gonna have this time I know she always sort of taunts me by not telling me she keeps that sort of under wrap it's an adventure that way yeah I think she likes to spring surprises the shrimp are cooking away so it's a good time to sprinkle on a little bit of cumin I've got some red enchilada sauce if you can find Mexican red sauce in a can it is particularly tasty okay now this skillet is so hot the sauce is really gonna start bubbling up and just because I can I'm gonna drop in a little pad of butter just to add some extra richness and loveliness and awesomeness and I could go on and on so I'm gonna turn the heat down to simmer just so they keep warm hey I just wrapped tortillas in a paper towel I'm just gonna warm them up for about 40 seconds all right I'm hungry are you me too hey so it's nice to have dinner meetings with us 11 hello hey get on in here girls oh yeah oh my god smells so good I am cooking you shrimp tacos and I am so glad you showed up for our meeting you know I love learning things this meeting to begin so I've got the shrimp simmering away oh I've got my glasses forced to say no more I'm like me so well she knows when I'm dropping subtle hints I'm digging in over here girl don't mind me so yeah just dive in your mouth get some shrimp oh yeah ha yes and even my gosh this looks so good spicy okay shall we say okay it might put it on the side for now so now what is wrong with this picture wedding diets it's been 20 years but I've been there we're beyond that I'm ready to give you a point where you just don't worry about it that much your pico de gallo is mine oh yeah I'm actually gonna grab somebody everybody needs a glass of wine got it say no more guys ready to go eat absolutely Cheers youmy BFF hyacinth and her soon-to-be daughter-in-law Mallory are on their way to the ranch for a meeting but it's really just an excuse for us to get together eat shrimp tacos and drink a little wine I always love it when they come over to the ranch to go over the top of the shrimp tacos I'm gonna throw together a really simple slaw I've got some regular cabbage and some purple cabbage and now I'll make the dressing which is equally simple I'm gonna start with about half a cup of mayonnaise and some milk I always start with that creamy base no matter what dressing I'm making and then just sugar vinegar and cayenne I like to add a little sweetness to the dressing hyacinth and Mallory have been going to market for me they went in the months leading up to the mercantil opening I was a little busy and couldn't go and they have been so helpful to me I'm gonna add a little salt and pepper they go to market kind of scout out what's there separate the wheat from the chaff and then we get together they show me everything they found and we make our selections okay now the dressing goes over the cabbage that really was the perfect amount of dressing it's a good sign I just have a couple of more things to add to the slaw I'm just gonna use half to a fresh jalapeno then I have a ton of cilantro now I just gotta toss it up make sure all of the cabbage is coated in the slaw it's time to move on to the shrimp I've got a skillet that I've been heating some vegetable oil in and I'm just gonna go straight into the skillet with them the great thing about shrimp with 16-minute meals is they take almost no time at all to cook even some big pieces of chicken can take a good 15 20 minutes to cook all the way through shrimp we're just talking about a couple minutes especially when they're this nice small size all right getting another fabulous a Pioneer Woman meal I wonder what we're gonna have this time I know she always sort of taunts me by not telling me she keeps that sort of under wrap it's an adventure that way yeah I think she likes to spring surprises the shrimp are cooking away so it's a good time to sprinkle on a little bit of cumin I've got some red enchilada sauce if you can find Mexican red sauce in a can it is particularly tasty okay now this skillet is so hot the sauce is really gonna start bubbling up and just because I can I'm gonna drop in a little pad of butter just to add some extra richness and loveliness and awesomeness and I could go on and on so I'm gonna turn the heat down to simmer just so they keep warm hey I just wrapped tortillas in a paper towel I'm just gonna warm them up for about 40 seconds all right I'm hungry are you me too hey so it's nice to have dinner meetings with us 11 hello hey get on in here girls oh yeah oh my god smells so good I am cooking you shrimp tacos and I am so glad you showed up for our meeting you know I love learning things this meeting to begin so I've got the shrimp simmering away oh I've got my glasses forced to say no more I'm like me so well she knows when I'm dropping subtle hints I'm digging in over here girl don't mind me so yeah just dive in your mouth get some shrimp oh yeah ha yes and even my gosh this looks so good spicy okay shall we say okay it might put it on the side for now so now what is wrong with this picture wedding diets it's been 20 years but I've been there we're beyond that I'm ready to give you a point where you just don't worry about it that much your pico de gallo is mine oh yeah I'm actually gonna grab somebody everybody needs a glass of wine got it say no more guys ready to go eat absolutely Cheers you\n"