Immersion Family Band with a Side of Street Tacos.

Some of our dearest friends here in Nashville are our Immersion Family Band (as we call ourselves).  They are those type of friends that you feel you have known your entire life.  You can tell them anything, say anything, sing anything, create anything, play anything, and it is just a safe and fun environment.  We laugh, cry, dream, write music, record music, share our hearts, talk very honestly, and then laugh a lot more altogether!

The band and the music was created by our great friend Anthony Skinner.  Anthony is one of the most talented songwriters I have ever met, and then to just tip it off, he sings, and has one of the most intriguing, unique, and phenomenal voices I have ever heard.

  
We meet on a regular basis, share a meal altogether, and spend the evening circled up, playing, singing, and worshipping together.  It is an amazing night of community and music and I leave with a full heart every single time.  

With the band, there are no practices, no rehearsals, they just come together and the music is perfect.  It is a very unique situation.  Each member of the band is a full-time professional musician here in Nashville, so of course, the quality that each player brings is top notch.  However, when these guys get together, magic just seems to happen and those around who are able to be at Immersion that evening,  get to reap the blessings of the music.  We have truly become like family.  They are some of our very closest friends here in Music City.  We spend holidays together, cookouts, breakfasts, birthdays, and much more.  These are those people that have us over for dinner just as much as we have them over!  Our homes are continuously open to one another.  It is a beautiful relationship and we love them all!
Make sure you check out the videos below.  All the songs are downloadable on iTunes under Anthony Skinner.

Immersion sometimes will occur twice a month on a Tuesday or a Friday night.  It usually turns into a very busy day for our family.  Most of time we share a meal together with the band, but on the nights we do not, I have to plan ahead, because there is no time for preparing dinner for my family that evening.   If it falls on a Tuesday,  that day becomes a non stop, extremely busy day for us.  The morning starts with a weekly meeting that my husband has with our church (he is the band leader).  It goes from 9-12pm, he then comes home, and I leave to go teach piano lessons for the afternoon.  I walk  back through the door, and he loads his guitars and leaves for Immersion about 30 minutes after I get home.  I eat a quick dinner with our sweet kids, and then leave for Immersion as well.  

It is a crazy day and there is no time for cooking.  So, I pull out one of my crock pot meals for days just like this one!!

Street Tacos

This recipe was given to me by my sister, Jessica.  It is probably one of the most simple things I cook, and yet, it is one of the tastiest.  Don't you just love recipes like that?!?  Even better, it is healthy!   It is also one of my go-to's when Luke leaves town, because it will feed me and the kids for a couple of days.  It is difficult to cook when Luke is gone because I generally will have my 4 year old riding around our kitchen island on his fire truck with his fire hat  and fire coat on making very loud siren noises, while my 1 1/2 yr. old baby girl stands up and hangs on my legs and says, "hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me."  Can any mom relate?  Total chaos.  Not fun, not fun at all.  These are not the beautiful nights of cooking that I describe with a quiet, clean kitchen, glass of wine, and French music.  That is why I plan ahead. 

So, the Street Tacos are perfect for a busy day when you don't have time to cook that evening.  I serve the chicken tacos with corn tortillas, fresh cilantro, salsa, a dab of sour cream and a squeeze of fresh lime.  They are amazing!  If you are a busy mom and you don't have a lot of time for cooking, this is the recipe for you.  It is a game changer.

I have posted some Immersion Family Band videos as well as the Street Tacos recipe below.  I have no doubt that you will enjoy the food an the music!!!!!

Street Tacos:

3 Skinless Boneless Chicken Breasts  (add more or less depending on how many you are cooking for)

1 package of taco seasoning

1 can of Rotel 

1 can of black beans-drained and rinsed  

1 package of Corn tortillas

1 lime cut into wedges

1 bunch of cilantro diced up
1 avocado, sliced

sour cream and hot sauce  (any other fixins you like on your tacos)

Turn the crockpot on Hi  (if you want it to cook slower and longer, than turn it on Low)

place chicken, taco seasoning,  and the can of Rotel with all the juices, in the crockpot. 

Cook for about 3 hours.  When the chicken is cooked through and falls apart, it is done. 

When the chicken is fully cooked, remove it from the crock pot and tear it apart-it literally will just shred into pieces.

So Easy!  Place it back into the crock pot mixture and stir in the can of black beans (don't forget to drain the beans first!).

Use 1-2  warm corn tortillas  for each taco.  I like to double them, because that is how I have always been served authentic street tacos. (I usually heat mine in the microwave or oven to get them soft).  Fill each tortillas with chicken mixture.   Garnish with sour cream, cilantro, avocado and salsa and then for the finishing touch, squeeze the wedge of lime on top!   It is divine!  Thanks Jess!

Enjoy!