My son was born on Cinco de Mayo, so until he was of the age where he could actually voice an opinion about a birthday party, I managed to sneak Mexican food and Margaritas into the party menu. (Hey, I wasn’t giving the kids the Margaritas.) Well, he’s old enough to make his own demands now so its slot cars and nerf gun wars for awhile, however I am sure there will come a day in the not so distant future, when he will celebrate his “oh so bueno” birthday once again with Mexican and Margaritas, and I better get an invite.
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This Dish was selected as a Top Ten Finalist in the Rotel Recipe Contest. Please click on the image to vote us the winner by June 30th. http://www.rotelacrossamerica.com/recipes/pot-roast-enchiladas/
»» Sunday Leftovers = Pot Roast Enchiladas
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I had an amazing meal last night at the newly opened Rosa Mexicano Restaurant in Hackensack at the Riverside Square Mall. Rosa Mexicano joins an amazing selection of restaurants there: Cheesecake Factory, Houston’s, McCormick and Schmick’s, Thai Chef, Morton’s Steakhouse, P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, and Maggiano’s Little Italy. It’s the eighth restaurant is this upscale Mexican chain, their first in New Jersey. If you haven’t been to one of their restaurants before, you will be amazed. It’s like no Mexican you’ve had before. The seasonings and flavors are so complex – nothing needs to hide under a cloying enchilada sauce here. »» Rosa Mexicano in Hackensack
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I promised this recipe a while ago when I made it with the Chocolate Chicken Mole. Sorry its taken me this long. Actually, I have tinkered with it since then and ramped up the heat by using Rotel instead of diced tomatoes. If you don’t like it spicey, just use the original recipe. The original recipe came from The Food Network’s Ingrid Hoffman. Here it is pictured with the Citrus Pork Loin I made a few weeks ago.
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This was Sunday night’s supper. Taken straight from an episode of Simply Delisioso on the FoodNetwork. My 10 year old actually took the picture, I think he’s got a future if food photography if he wants it. The Mole is out of this world and very easy to prepare. The recipe also calls for a rotisserie chicken, so simple.
The companion dish is a Red Mexican Rice which I will post tomorrow. I halved the chipotle pepper because I was afraid it would be too spicy. If you want to leave it in, follow the recipe below exactly. I thought the heat level was perfect with a little less chipotle pepper.
»» Chocolate Chicken Mole
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Yesterday was a cold and windy day in New Jersey. Just the type of day for a pot of stew simmering all day on the stove. As usual, I really didn’t have a plan, so I did a random search on Google and came up with zillions of stew recipes. I wasn’t in the mood for the traditional beef with potatoes and carrots, etc., so the idea of a Chili flavored beef stew was intriguing to me. I have to say it was “okay.” I’m going to try tweaking it in the future. Actually, I did some tweaking to the original recipe already. I added one more tablespoon of chili powder, a teaspoon of ground cumin and a can of black beans. I also omitted the corn which the original recipe called for. So here it is. If you have any suggestions for future tweaks, I’d love to hear them. I served the “stew” over rice.
»» Chili Beef Stew
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My friend Melissa made this fabulous appetizer the other night and since it is far better than my recipe, I had to have it. This is great football TV watching fare or easy dinner.
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