Mole it is...February 20th

Mole it is....searching for all the right ingredients in order to start making the mole sauce. Thanks to everyone who responded. I was touched by how many of you are willing to test my recipes.

I will be busy this week making the sauce and finalizing the details for Saturday's dinner. I'm very excited about trying out a new sorbet...Cherry sorbet, a new lime and cilantro rice and maybe a fun sangria. Stay tuned for more up to the date details...

Pictured above are just some of the ingredients that'll be used while putting the mole sauce together.

Coming in March...I will have two dates in March...I always think of green when I think of March, sooooo, I will have one evening with my mother's famous green chicken or vegetarian enchiladas. Another date I will have the pasilla chile rellenos. Stay tuned for those dates in March...

Mole or Not to Mole

OKay, If I had dinner on Saturday, February 20th, who can come, and are you willing to try my Mole Recipe? or Chile Rellenos?.....If you're game for either then let me know that too. I'm still not sure how this whole blogging thing works. I don't think you all get updates every time I post something new, so I think you all have to check in regularly. I see some of you have chosen to follow my blog, which I think is pretty cool. I'm soooo not tech savvy, thank goodness for Steve, my own techie guy....it's a good trade off. He helps me with the computer and I promise to include him in all the dinner parties...LOL!! A match made in heaven wouldn't you agree?...Anyhow, Back to food...
I've been wanting to make my mother's famous chile rellenos. I've been making these for a few year's and every time I make them I put my own twist on them. She always uses Anaheim chile's but I've experimented with Pasilla chiles and I actually like to use these over their slimmer cousin, the Anaheim chile. I've stuffed them with cheese, meat, and vegetables and all the combinations are quite tasty. I love the smokey flavor that works it's magic with all the other items tucked inside these spicy pockets. Pasilla chile's aren't very spicy, however, they are spicy enough to leave a tingle on one's tongue. Hmmmm.
I've given it some thought and here are the menu options. Let me know your thoughts on either.
Menu options:
#1. Mole con Pollo (chicken) served over a mound of Cilantro Lime White Rice with a side of warm garlic spinach salad and fresh homemade flour tortillas. To be followed by pomegranite/cherry sorbet with a sprig of mint.
#2. Pasilla chile rellenos filled with season vegetables, cheese and pork. Drizzled with a light creamy pomegranite sauce, a side of mexican rice and fresh pinto beans, not fried, just fresh and yummy. Followed by dessert which will be a cherry sorbet topped with a homemade caramel sauce.
Okay friends, let me know if you'd like to savor some mole or chile rellenos. If you're interested in coming over on the 20th....

From my casita to yours,
Besos y sabores...

What will the first meal be

Here I am consumed by the idea of actually putting my first meal together and I can't possibly imagine where to begin. Should I have a theme? Should start with the basics? Naw, too easy. Should it be spicy or not spicy....oh heck...who knows, maybe I'll start with something fun and totally different. Afterall I do want to force myself into making some of those recipes I've been meaning to make for years. If you're out there and reading this, give me some feedback. What do you think?

I was thinking along the lines of a fresh mole recipe I've been wanting to make for years. I've read this takes hours, but what gooood Mexican dish, made completely from scratch doesn't. I'm up for the challenge. I know a lot of people aren't crazy about mole. It's a combination of red chili sauce, dark chocolate, sesame seeds and peanut butter and or peanuts and blended into a perfect sauce called mole...this is then mixed with beautiful cuts of chicken and simmered together for a few hours. I've found when you let it sit in the fridge for a few days and then reheat it, the flavors come together so much better.

So there you have it, in light of Valentine's Day this month I think I've convinced myself to give it a try. I have made mole many times, but I've always taken the easy way out. This time I will make it from scratch....ohhh boy....I better start playing with some ingredient combinations to come up with the best concoction....

The date to be determined later.