Christmas started off with a bang…we had a Christmas party on Sunday the 23rd with over 20 people. This was a chance for them to taste a bit of an US-American flavors.
So here is to starting a blog on cooking "Whole Foods in Mexico".
On the menu:
Feta-Dill Shrimp Stew
Herb & Veggie Scones with Jalapeños.
Everyone loved the food and I felt good about providing some new flavors and using the new stove. YUMMY. I can’t wait to master some of these recipes by cooking them more often. They were both pretty simple, but the Stew was a bit expensive (dill is rare here in Merida, I finally found it at Walmart *?($#& in small packs).
For Christmas day we made some stuffing that rocked the house.
We followed this recipe pretty closely, except for reducing the amount of broth to a few cups, replacing currants with dried cranberries (thanks Costco) and losing the "Turki-ness" It became a vegetarian (hell even vegan if we hadn’t used butter) delight that Chema’s family was amazed didn’t contain any meat.
Any my new favorite vegetarian website (101cookbooks.com) gave us a fairly dull but different mashed potatoes…
Kale and Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes
