smashed cucumbers with lime (zest+juice), powdered chile, and crema
chile/chard/cheese "street tacos"
melon licuado

new potatoes with mojo de ajo
delicata squash tamales with queso fresco & black-bean butter sauce
chicken adobo
tomatillo-chipotle-peanut salsa
beer

(store-bought) mini churros
mocha with ancho, allspice, clove, and whipped cream


Bob

"I have often been called a Nazi, and, although it is unfair, I don't let it
bother me. I don't let it bother me for one simple reason. No one has ever
had a fantasy about being tied to a bed and sexually ravished by someone
dressed as a liberal." - P.J. O'Rourke

On Tue, 20 Oct 2015 02:22:49 -0700, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote:

>smashed cucumbers with lime (zest+juice), powdered chile, and crema
>chile/chard/cheese "street tacos"
>melon licuado
>
>new potatoes with mojo de ajo
>delicata squash tamales with queso fresco & black-bean butter sauce
>chicken adobo
>tomatillo-chipotle-peanut salsa
>beer
>
>(store-bought) mini churros
>mocha with ancho, allspice, clove, and whipped cream
>
>
>Bob
>
>"I have often been called a Nazi, and, although it is unfair, I don't let it
>bother me. I don't let it bother me for one simple reason. No one has ever
>had a fantasy about being tied to a bed and sexually ravished by someone
>dressed as a liberal." - P.J. O'Rourke

that sounds wonderful! Wish I could have tasted some of that Bob.

William

LTNS!

On Tue, 20 Oct 2015 02:22:49 -0700, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote:

> smashed cucumbers with lime (zest+juice), powdered chile, and crema

Tell me more! Are the cucumbers cooked or raw?

> chile/chard/cheese "street tacos"
> melon licuado
>
> new potatoes with mojo de ajo

Had to look up mojo de ajo, looks like a great shortcut for someone
who uses as much garlic and EVOO as I do.
http://www.rickbayless.com/recipe/garlic-mojo/

> delicata squash tamales with queso fresco & black-bean butter sauce

Fabulous!

> chicken adobo
> tomatillo-chipotle-peanut salsa
> beer
>
> (store-bought) mini churros
> mocha with ancho, allspice, clove, and whipped cream
>
Which reminds me, have you ever made Spanish chocolate? I was
disappointed when I tried it... because it tasted like cornstarch,
which was confirmed when I looked up a recipe.

Love that meal, Bob!

--

sf

sf wrote:

>> smashed cucumbers with lime (zest+juice), powdered chile, and crema
>
> Tell me more! Are the cucumbers cooked or raw?

They're raw. Here's an article about the (admittedly-trendy) smashed
cucumber:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/19/di...shed.html?_r=0


> Which reminds me, have you ever made Spanish chocolate? I was
> disappointed when I tried it... because it tasted like cornstarch, which
> was confirmed when I looked up a recipe.

I've posted the recipe for Segovian hot chocolate here several times; it's
from the _Vegetarian Epicure_ series. It's described as an almost-pudding,
and since puddings are made with lots of cornstarch, it stands to reason
that the hot chocolate would be too. I like that hot chocolate very much.
However, in Spain they also make hot chocolate by simply melting chocolate
and adding light cream. I like that version a bit less because of the
much-higher fat content, which I think gets in the way of the chocolate
flavor.

The mocha I made had no dairy in it other than the whipped cream on top; I
was going for an intense chocolate flavor, and dairy mellows it out more
than I wanted.

Bob

On Tue, 20 Oct 2015 12:44:39 -0700, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote:

> sf wrote:
>
> >> smashed cucumbers with lime (zest+juice), powdered chile, and crema
> >
> > Tell me more! Are the cucumbers cooked or raw?
>
> They're raw. Here's an article about the (admittedly-trendy) smashed
> cucumber:
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/19/di...shed.html?_r=0
>
Thanks.
>
> > Which reminds me, have you ever made Spanish chocolate? I was
> > disappointed when I tried it... because it tasted like cornstarch, which
> > was confirmed when I looked up a recipe.
>
> I've posted the recipe for Segovian hot chocolate here several times; it's
> from the _Vegetarian Epicure_ series. It's described as an almost-pudding,
> and since puddings are made with lots of cornstarch, it stands to reason
> that the hot chocolate would be too. I like that hot chocolate very much.
> However, in Spain they also make hot chocolate by simply melting chocolate
> and adding light cream. I like that version a bit less because of the
> much-higher fat content, which I think gets in the way of the chocolate
> flavor.

I wish the hot chocolate I had was made that way, but it tasted like
hot chocolate (cornstarch) pudding and every recipe I've googled calls
for cornstarch too.
>
> The mocha I made had no dairy in it other than the whipped cream on top; I
> was going for an intense chocolate flavor, and dairy mellows it out more
> than I wanted.
>
> Bob


--

sf

In article . com>,
says...
>
> smashed cucumbers with lime (zest+juice), powdered chile, and crema
> chile/chard/cheese "street tacos"
> melon licuado
>
> new potatoes with mojo de ajo
> delicata squash tamales with queso fresco & black-bean butter sauce
> chicken adobo
> tomatillo-chipotle-peanut salsa
> beer
>
> (store-bought) mini churros
> mocha with ancho, allspice, clove, and whipped cream
>
>
> Bob
>
> "I have often been called a Nazi, and, although it is unfair, I don't let it
> bother me. I don't let it bother me for one simple reason. No one has ever
> had a fantasy about being tied to a bed and sexually ravished by someone
> dressed as a liberal." - P.J. O'Rourke

Gag.