Last Monday, to celebrate my two co-workers receiving Master's degrees (one in library science and one in public administration), the Rhino created a fiesta!! For the main course, I baked up
chicken enchiladas verde replete with homemade tomatillo salsa. This wasn't my first foray with enchiladas verde, but I must admit that homemade salsa makes ALL the difference. I found it really easy to make lots of delicious salsa too. I simply husked lots of tomatillos, cut up some onions, garlic, and jalapenos, roasted them all, and then I blended all of it up with a few more choice ingredients in my food processor. So tasty. I gotta make that salsa more often. I'm sure the blend of organic and garlic-lime rotisserie chicken and freshly grated monterey jack cheese helped those enchiladas too.
I also made some strong
white wine sangria ala Guy Fieri with blackberries and mango (fyi- Trader Joe's frozen mango is AWESOME) which probably needed a bigger pitcher and more soda as well as an overly soaked
tres leches cake....Note to self- read the full recipe first...especially if it requires overnight refridgeration. Along with guests' contributions of delectable guacamole, rice, bean salad, and a much more balanced sangria, the MND became a feast indeed complete with great friends, conversation, and food. Congratulations, Diane and Katie!! I am motivated by both of you to continue towards my own eventual degree.
Last Monday, to celebrate my two co-workers receiving Master's degrees (one in library science and one in public administration), the Rhino created a fiesta!! For the main course, I baked up chicken enchiladas verde replete with homemade tomatillo salsa. This wasn't my first foray with enchiladas verde, but I must admit that homemade salsa makes ALL the difference. I found it really easy to make lots of delicious salsa too. I simply husked lots of tomatillos, cut up some onions, garlic, and jalapenos, roasted them all, and then I blended all of it up with a few more choice ingredients in my food processor. So tasty. I gotta make that salsa more often. I'm sure the blend of organic and garlic-lime rotisserie chicken and freshly grated monterey jack cheese helped those enchiladas too.
I also made some strong white wine sangria ala Guy Fieri with blackberries and mango (fyi- Trader Joe's frozen mango is AWESOME) which probably needed a bigger pitcher and more soda as well as an overly soaked tres leches cake....Note to self- read the full recipe first...especially if it requires overnight refridgeration. Along with guests' contributions of delectable guacamole, rice, bean salad, and a much more balanced sangria, the MND became a feast indeed complete with great friends, conversation, and food. Congratulations, Diane and Katie!! I am motivated by both of you to continue towards my own eventual degree.
YUM!! These all sound awesome! I have yet to venture into the world of Cooking With Tomatillos (instead of pre-made tomatillo sauce), so if you have a good recipe, please send it along! :)
ReplyDeleteI also love your star pan :) :) :)