July 2013

- July 27, 2013

Steak Quesadillas

Quesadilla recipe

Hot dog fixin's

Speghetti

Works spaghetti recipe

Time for a meal inspired by our trip to San Antonio...from Maria's Taco Express

Eaton beans

Eaton bean recipe

fixins for devil rice

July 6th

chicken enchilada's inspired by Maria's Taco Express

Maria's Suza de Pollo enchiladas: we did about 12...use whatever amount of filling desired

La Tortilleria brand corn tortillas or other fresh corn tortillas

chicken breast-roasted-shredded

monterrey jack cheese

tomatillo sauce:recipe below

Roasted Tomatillo Chile Salsa: by Tyler Florence

1 pound tomatillos, husked

1 white onion, peeled, sliced, quartered or whole

4 garlic cloves

2 jalapenos

2 teaspoons ground cumin

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup chopped cilantro leaves

1/2 lime, juiced

On a baking tray, roast tomatillos, onion, garlic and jalapenos for 12 to 15 minutes at 400. Transfer the roasted vegetables and any juices on the bottom of the tray to a food processor. Add the cumin, salt, cilantro, and lime juice and pulse mixture until well combined but still chunky.

sour cream

Fill tortillas with chicken and roll, top with cheese, then tomatillo sauce and bake at 375 for about 20 min or until bubbly and top with dollop of sour cream and fresh cilantro

Served with Spanish rice aka Devil Rice

1 TBS bacon fat, 1 TBS butter, 1 TBS canola oil

1 onion, 1/4 c bell pepper, 1/2 small jalepeno, 1 small carrot, all diced fine

3-4 garlic cloves

2 cups white rice

1/2 cup vermicelli noodle pieces

3 cups chicken stock

1 heap TBS tomato paste or 1 cups diced tomato

sauté all vegies in a little of the fat and set aside,

add more fat and brown the vermicelli then add rice and brown just a little

then add tomato paste to cook a little....

add stock and vegies back in...bring to boil and reduce to lowest setting possible, cover and cook 20 min. Let sit 5 min after cooking before opening lid.