Where'd you get those Matryoshka dolls?

Oh, I am impressed! I can smell the flavor through the screen! It made me so hungry I had to eat pop tarts cause I needed to save my left over bar taco meet for my lunch tommorow!

Where'd you get those Matryoshka dolls?

WOW!!! everything on that table looks delicious, did you do it all by yourself?

veronikka said:

Yup! I broiled the tomatoe,chilis, garlic, onion early in the afternoon. I always keep a batch of chicken broth (the tortilla soup can be made as a veggie soup using veg. broth) and a batch of stewed beans in the freezer.Supposedly freeezing beans reduces flatulance.
The meal took about 2 hours of actual time. I started at 6 pm and everything was on the table by 8.

Gosh ... well done you! ... it all looks fantastic - looks like there's enough for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday dinner too

Two things I wasn't sure of - cilantro and walley. I thought walley might be fish, but I don't really know what either of them are.

Reincarnate said:

Walley is lake fish,this from Wisconsin.
Cilantro has a distinct flavor, served fresh. Looks like flat parsley. Used, (mandatory), in Mexican cooking.

xplnyrslf said:

Youre good and have patience with cooking I dont

veronikka said:

It's an art. Creative energies. Next time I make chicken mole, I'll post another photo. That's even more delicious. I make a chocolate mole and it's not what you expect! Served with warm flour tortillas...The yummiest.

veronikka said:

It's an art. Creative energies. Next time I make chicken mole, I'll post another photo. That's even more delicious. I make a chocolate mole and it's not what you expect! Served with warm flour tortillas...The yummiest.

xplnyrslf said:

Thanks xplnyrslf. I wondered whether cilantro might be a herb.

(I love Istanbul too btw, although I'm not a cook, so I was more into looking at the clothes and lights in the Grand Bazaar).

Reincarnate said:

Go to the Spice Bazaar. It's not far away. There's a spice mixture for the ground meat kabobs that you grill on skewers or fry. It's a classic combo. "Lady meatballs"is the name of the recipe. Where's Kooleaze? he knows about all this....

xplnyrslf said:

um ... what's mole? I haven't heard of that either .... and I'm assuming it's not the little burrowing animal you're talking about.

Reincarnate said:

Walley is lake fish,this from Wisconsin.
Cilantro has a distinct flavor, served fresh. Looks like flat parsley. Used, (mandatory), in Mexican cooking.

My Mom has that same type of Casserole dish!!!

Yummy for your Tummy!

My son's home from college. So I cooked like a demon:

Fish Tacos: the usual layout.

Tortilla soup with lime wedges, cheese to top off. That's in the middle with a ladle. Extra cilantro.
Condiments:
Salsa x 2.....saucey, and dry onion tomatoe chile from our fav Mexican butcher/deli. Blue corn and white corn tortilla chips.
Mexican boat-style taco sauce: mayo, relish. chile sauce to color. Dark red bestest.
Roasted chiles, 3 types annaheim,poblano, jalapeno; cheese x 2, cheddar, and smoked, to grate, green onion, sour cream, jicoma with lime and cilantro, lettuce, tomatoe, radishes in ice water.
Refried frijoles with garlic, chiles, cheese.

Fried corn tortilla taco shells. Beer batter fried striped bass and walley.
[Edited 6/10/07 22:34pm]

Reincarnate said:

Mole can be made from scratch, which I do, or bought as a paste and reconstitued. It's a sauce simmered with chicken or turkey.
The sauce is made from3 different chiles,coriander seed, peppercorns, cinnamon, clove, fennel seed,all toasted and ground. Along with tomatoe garlic, onion, raisin. Throw in toasted almond, pumpkin seed, and unsweetened chocolate. The blend of flavors is to die for, if you like tasty food.