Cilantro lime chicken with queso fresco and jalapeno, kicked up succotash, and mashed yucky.
My husband has gotten into the habit of cooking basically on the fly. No recipes, just creating these amazing wonderful dishes. Me? I’ve always needed a recipe so I am totally jealous of this ability. The other night I got to thinking about chicken. It started out that I was going to cook the chicken with chiles in the oil, then add a slice of pepper jack cheese. Mike pushed me a little bit to think about it more. I remembered a salad dressing/marinade recipe on the box that came with our Good Seasonings salad dressing kit. Cilantro lime. Hmmm. I suggested using the cilantro lime marinade, then topping with the cheese and maybe some strips of chiles. My husband suggested queso fresco. Yes. Definitely. But what to have with it? I love succotash. Maybe add some red pepper. But it needs something more….Chorizo! Yes! My husband suggested a little onion as well, just for flavor. But what else? We need a starch. Why not mash up some yucca root? Use our standard mashed potato recipe but substitute yucca for the potatoes. Boom. A dinner plan without a recipe.
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This is so simple and so delicious!
Ingredients:
- Pork tenderloins, 2, about 1.5 pounds total weight
- Olive oil, 2 tablespoons
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- Ancho chili powder
- Fresh or thawed frozen corn kernels, 1 cup (save some time, buy a cheap bag of frozen)
- Ground cumin, 3/4 teaspoon
- Yellow onion, 1 small, chopped
- Tomato, 1 large, seeded and chopped (pain in the ass but worth the trouble)
- Lime juice, from 1 lime
- Fresh cilantro (fresh coriander), 3 tablespoons chopped
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My wonderful husband surprised me with this dish tonight for dinner. Fan-freaking-tastic. Serves 4, you can do this with a broiler or on the grill. If sodium is a concern, I’d probably not try this one.
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Okay, not food related. But fun.
1. Thou shalt not ride the Metro reeking of body odor and death breath.
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One of the things I love about living in Frederick, MD is the adorable downtown with the fabulous eateries. One of my favorite places is Cacique Restaurant. Their Web site boasts “A celebration of Mexican and Spanish cuisine is what you will find at Cacique. We offer a fine dining experience in a comfortable, cozy atmosphere with great food, reasonable cost and exceptional service.” And it is mostly true. Having been to Mexico, I can tell you that the Mexican dishes totally take me back to Cancun. I have not tried the Spanish menu, but it does look incredible.
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If you have a bucket list, you need to add eating at Volt Restaurant in downtown Frederick, MD to the top of it. If you don’t have a bucket list, start one. Now. And add eating at Volt to the top of it. I’ll give you a couple of minutes to finish that up.
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Crock Pot Chili con Carne
1-1.5 pounds of ground beef (the more the merrier, I like a good beefy chili)
1 cup chopped sweet onion
1 cup chopped green pepper
2 whole jalapenos minced, with the seeds
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 14.5-ounce can of diced tomatoes, undrained
1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
1 15-ounce can of dark kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 packet McCormick chili seasoning (mild or hot, your choice)
1 teaspoon dried basil
Fresh ground pepper to taste
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Date night was a wash this week…kind of literally. Biblical downpours and all that. So here’s a yummy recipe.
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Okay. So we love Red Robin. We go there at least once a week. Fun, fast, good…Friendly environment and not wildly expensive. Not to mention the never-ending steak fries. Ah, the steak fries. Yum, indeed.
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Won’t be going back there for a while. Started feeling nauseated not even halfway through the meal. Oh, but do try the mac and cheese. That was tasty. They use four types of cheese and add a little bit of corn and jalapeno. Very creamy and the corn adds a little bit of sweetness and the jalapeno gave it a nice kick. Avoid the green beans. They were gross. The Saint Louis ribs were a tad dry and it was difficult to get the meat off the bone (that’s what she said). The sauce was good, though. The brisket was, as always, beautiful.
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