Enchilada with White Cream Sauce

471.  Enchilada's for dinner is a resourceful meal you can prepare ahead, freeze or take as a great dish.  And, everyone loves them.  Filled with any type of delicious filling whether it be beef ground or shredded, chicken, vegetarian, pork or fruit for a dessert option.  This recipe is simple to follow, just have all your ingredients ready before you begin.  You will make a roux as the base for the cream sauce.  You can find more detail here:  Roux

You will love this recipe and it tastes great the next days reheated or, pop them in the freezer and bake when you need a quick meal.

"Enchiladas are the perfect combination of meat and cheese wrapped in a tortilla. Enchiladas are so good that every time you make them, you feel a little bit better about life."  ~Anonymous

Mango Salsa

430.  Cool, fresh, satisfying; these words describe fresh-made mango salsa.  When a break is needed from the standard tomato based salsa, fruited salsa is perfect.  Fruits that work well would include mango, peaches, plums, or pears.  When the fruit is softer or more ripe, the sugars develop in the fruit making the sweet/savory balance so much better.

"Salsa is something I never get tired of.  How could I, when there are so many different flavor combinations to try?"

~ Megan Myers

Sushi Bowl

412.  My daughter shared a wonderful twist on sushi.  She took a variety of the components, that can be endless, and created a "Sushi Bowl".  Yes! And the experience was all there, crunchy, spicy, soft, pickled, brain-freezing, delightful, fishy, salty, peanuty.  If you devour sushi, you know all the feels and flavors. 

 Sometimes, when I am at a sushi bar, the special rolls can be so large, I cannot fit them in my mouth in one bite.  It can be a very embarrassing moment when the item you are placing in your mouth is considerably larger than your actual mouth as you carefully hold this delicacy with two thin pieces of bamboo.  And to deconstruct a roll is so wrong!  You must taste the whole piece to experience the flavor bomb the sushi chef has constructed.   So, having all the flavors I love piled high to take smaller bites of enjoyment.  It was a delight!

Take a brief moment and search "Sushi Bowl" image in your browser and you will be surprised how many

 exist.  Here is my recipe:

This meal was so spectacular and gave me all the feels of sushi.  If you are adventurous and want to take a shot at creating your own sushi bowl, I think you will be pleasantly surprised.

I also had made my own pickled ginger.  It was either sold out or not available in the markets visited.

Here is my recipe for pickled ginger: Pickled Ginger Recipe

I am excited for you to try this recipe.  It will make you happy, I promise!

"Sushi is something very exclusive.  It is not like a McDonald's, a hot dog or a french fry,  It is very high-class cooking in Japan."

~ Nobu Matsuhisa

Elote Mexican Street Corn

371.  The other day we grilled ribs and rather than have plain buttered corn we made Elote or Mexican Street Corn.  If you've seen Nacho Libré, Elote corn shows up throughout the movie.  If you've seen the movie, you would remember Nacho's friend Esqueleto who loves Street Corn.  This is a funny scene from the movie:

I mean...corn is simple tasting and always benefits from butter and salt.  But this version brings corn on the cob to a new flavor level.  Lip smacking, juicy, pleasing, buttery, cheesy...yeah, you're going to love it.  We found an original recipe here Elote.
Some chefs like to roast the corn in the husk.  I like the char on the kernels so we roast the shucked corn.  You could place a wooden stick in one end of the cob for easy handling.

Roast the corn for 15 - 20 minutes.  Straight from the grill, rub with butter and Mexican Crema if you have it available or use Mayonnaise.

Next, roll in grated Parmesan Cheese, crumbled Oaxaca Cheese or crumbled Cotija Cheese, a dry Mexican cheese if available. And sprinkle lightly with sea salt, smoked paprika or smoked chili powder and chopped cilantro and squeeze lime over.

Get ready to hear the ooohhh's and ahhhh's at the table.  This corn is a crowd pleaser.  And did I say doable?  Add this recipe to your summer cookout menu.
Here is my recipe:

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"Surprise!  Get that corn outta my face!"  ~ Nacho, Nacho Libré

~ Funny Memes

Chicken Thighs in Lime Cilantro Black Bean Rice

363. Ok...let me just say, there are times I get agitated with the pop-up ads or never ending recipe ads that accost you while scrolling on your social media.  But yesterday...I stopped...I watched...I made note...and I saved this recipe!!!  It was a buzzfeedtasty post on Instagram.  I not only saved it...I made it!!!
You can find the original recipe here.

 I followed the recipe but added a few ingredients to my taste.     I was a bit disappointed with my chicken skins that stuck to the bottom of the dutch oven.  Remember to blot your chicken and make sure the skin is dry before adding to the pot.  I also used Basmati Rice which adds so much flavor and fluffs up beautifully!

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The chicken skins were so crispy and flavorful and this rice, can I say we didn't want to stop eating it!

Fantastic recipe and thank you Buzz Feed Tasty...this was a perfect recipe!

"Be sure to taste your words before you spit them out!"  ~Anon

"I like rice.  Rice is great if you're hungry and want 2000 of something."  ~Mich Ehrenborg

Fish Tacos

319.  Today was a "craving day" for Fish Tacos.  I just had to have them!!!
Bobby Flay had a great recipe he shared on his Boy Meets Grill episode of Fish taco.  You can see the episode here:  http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-flay/fish-tacos-recipe.html

Here is my process and I must say, this recipe was flavorful, memorable and one to come back to time after time.

I also made sides of refried beans and Spanish rice to accompany the tacos.

 Condiments were chopped cabbage and radishes,  my homemade salsa, scallion, red onion and limes and sour cream.  Delicious!!

"Take risks and you'll get the payoffs.  Learn from your mistakes until you succeed."

-Bobby Flay