Citrus Chipolte Chicken Tacos

Ah cranberries, how we love thee so. If strawberries, as picky as they are to grow, can be found year round I demand cranberries to be available year around, too. This way fresh warm saucy cranberries can used instead of dry cranberries when making Cranberry Chipotle Chicken Tacos.

Modifications Made:

Whole extra small chicken was boiled with onion, garlic, salt and pepper in just enough water to cover pieces. With chicken removed, stock was boiled down by half to create rich broth for dinner. To broth, shredded chicken, two tablespoons of orange juice concentrate, zest and juice of one lime, one chipolte pepper in adobo sauce was added. Mixture was allowed to simmer on low for 30 minutes checking for seasoning and broth level every 10 minutes.

Chicken was served over corn/flour mix tortilla along with red cabbage, feta, cilantro, and an extra hint of lime juice.

Scaled for Likability: Great

Amazing! My picture does very little to the visual senses as compared to the original site but I can tell you from experience, my results were hundreds of times better than the picture. I am baker, not photographer. Making just enough for dinner, I was saddened there would not be enough for leftover for breakfast tomorrow. The next time this is made, a large chicken will be used and leftovers will be served on potato buns and nachos and maybe even over hominy. Yummy yummy.

Papas a La Mexicana (Ranchera)

It is a crying shame that there are six hens and not a egg in sight. What am I supposed to do with homemade ranchero sauce? Thankfully with a few quick searches of the internet a recipe from my hometown newspaper was discovered: Papas Ranchera . Not once in the thirty years I lived in my hometown did I ever eat at a local food joint serving papas rancheras. No time like the present to remedy this cultural dish. Because this recipe is hidden behind a paywall (grrr...) I have included it here for you: Servings: 4-6 Ingredients: 1 pound potatoes, diced 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1/2 large onion 1 1/2 medium tomatoes 3 jalapenos 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup juice from canned tomatoes Instructions: Fry potatoes in vegetable oil until lightly browned (about 4-6 minutes). Saute onions, tomatoes, jalapenos until soft. Add garlic powder and salt. Add tomato juice until vegetables are covered (may need to add water). Bring to a boil and then add po...

Better Than Campbell's Old Fashion Vegetable Soup

Went to the store with the hopes of gathering fresh produce for soup. With more than 45 people in line for two packages of any meat product and the produce section containing only avocado, orange, and most randomly, strawberries, I settled upon canned soup. Well not canned soup since that section was still void of food, too. Instead soup made from canned goods as the canned vegetable section had been mostly restocked. Soups like this 15 Minute Vegetable Soup are ideal in dire food situations such as current times. Modifications Made: Plain petite diced tomatoes omitted, frozen carrots instead of canned, green beans and corn undrained, peas omitted (gross, nasty little pods), one cup celery, three cups diced potatoes, one can tomato sauce, two beef and two pollo de tomate bouillon cubes, six cups water. Once onions were softened, carrots/celery/potatoes/juice of green beans and corn, sauce, bouillon cubes, water were added and allowed to simmer until carrots almos...

Cold Corn Bean Salsa

Nothing says junk food like chips and salsa, chips and cheese dip, chips and guacamole. Over the years I have perfected my salsa. It's good on tacos, on nachos, on enchiladas, and of course on chips. Just because I have the best salsa doesn't mean I don't like to try new salsa's like this Best Black Bean and Corn Salsa. Modifications Made: Shoepeg corn was replaced with one can of standard yellow corn with no salt added. Petite diced tomatoes were reduced by half. Italian dressing was swapped for half teaspoon comino, half teaspoon of chili powder, and two tablespoon of fresh lime juice. Salsa was made and let rest for two hours before eating. Scaled for Likability: Good Salsa this was not. Good it was however. It was too much for chips by themselves but was great served over a soft beef taco.

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