All,

I'm having a casual New Year's Day dinner for 6, and as several of the
guests are from the southwest I was planning tamales as one of the
dishes. Now I'm stumped for the rest of the meal, because half the
people at the table will be on a low-carb diet and that means no beans,
rice, tortillas, etc. that traditionally accompany mexican fare. Even
the tamales are pushing it, but hey, it is the New Year.

I'm thinking of adding spanish style roasted cornish hens to the menu
(baked with tomato, olives, ham) but after that I'm stumped.

Has anyone got ideas for vegetables that fit the spanish-mexican theme,
or other side dishes that aren't starchy?



Dawn