Mexican Week!

Jason and I continue with our theme week trend with Mexican Week. This is our dinner time in review.

Black bean soup topped with onion, cilantro and queso fresco.

Chicken mole on rice.

Mahi-mahi fish tacos topped with cabbage, cilantro, tomato, mango and chipotle-lime dressing. Refried beans and lime slices on the side

Chile rellenos and Mexican rice.

Mexican corn on the cob.

Bite size strawberry empanadas.

Fried plantains

Shrimp enchiladas verdes with pineapple salsa.

Chipotle-lime sauce and guacamole dip.

Quesadilla with queso fresco, cotija, green onions, black olives, green chilies,
tomato and sprinkled with more cotija.

Horchata.

Chilaquiles with chipotle.

Praising the Potato: Day 6

Day 6 and the grand finale of potato week arrives on Easter. The meal required about five hours of cooking but it was worth it. In a first for Easter or anytime, Indian food. Spicy potato samosas and homemade naan. For dessert I prepared a sweet potato pie - another new experience. I don't know where to begin about this meal. I became giddy making the naan. I blended, toasted and ground the spices to make the 

garam masala myself. In the end I took a bite and realized, I positively love this food.The flavor is so

 different from the typical American palate. 

Sweet potato pie - it's better than candy.

Praising the Potato: Day 5

In my research to find different potato recipes, I came across the potato knish. It's a Jewish dish where the potato mixture is wrapped in a pastry and baked. While it might have been nice to have a little more seasoning, overall I was very please with the results. They were also adorably cute when finished.

Praising the Potato: Day 4

These potatoes were referred to in-house as Voldemort potatoes and the potatoes that shall not be named or cheesy potatoes. You may know them as au gratin or scalloped potatoes. The name change was for the benefit of someone with a particular bias against the word "scalloped" being combined with potatoes. These particular potatoes were also made with a hint of chipotle pepper, which provided a nice spice. We also had meatloaf and cornbread topped with Kerrygold Irish butter.

Praising the Potato: Day 3

You're not confused, that is a pizza. More correctly, it is a deep dish pizza which has potato in the crust! This is a dish in which the potato acts as a secret agent and helps achieve the height we want. Topping the pizza is: fresh pineapple, Canadian bacon, mushrooms, onions, green pepper and tomato slices designating a "meat free" zone. This pizza was a surprise last minute addition to potato week and I'm glad it got included.

Praising the Potato: Day 2

Tonight we visit a classic upon request and have fried chicken, cornbread and mashed potatoes with gravy. In an attempt to go with antibiotic free chicken I ended up with boneless chicken thighs which were good. I would have preferred bone-in, but they weren't available in our local store.

For dessert, we have a flourless chocolate cake. No potatoes.

Praising the Potato: Potato Week Day 1

Potato week is going to be slightly abbreviated due to all the pancakes in the previous week. This should not by any means reflect poorly on potatoes. First up we have a twice baked bleu cheese and thyme baked potato and coleslaw prepared by Jason. I'm not normally a fan of bleu cheese and most twice baked potatoes taste the same. But, if you put the bleu cheese in the potato then, why then, you have something a little unanticipated and you may just find yourself eating two of them.