Farewell Michelle!

The Menu: "Powerhouse" Vegetable-Lentil-Barley Soup and Lemon-Lime-Orange Punch

This is how we test punch:

 

Well miss you, Michelle!

The Recipes:
Punch. Mix approximately equal parts of Sprite and Orange juice; serve over ice.
Vegetable-Lentil-Barley Soup. See post from January 23.

Enchiladas & Cuban Black Beans (Hispanic Food Night)

The Menu: Enchiladas & Cuban Black Beans

Frying tortillas

Covering with sauce and filing

and sprinkling with cheese

 Thanks to Dr. Green for helping with baking soda chemistry magic to get the stains out of the counter.

The Recipes:
Cuban Black Beans. Saute cubed onion and sweet pepper in olive oil for a few minutes with plenty of minced garlic. Add tomato sauce and oregano and cook for 5-10 minutes. (This part is the soffrito.) Add black beans, more garlic powder, oregano, and a few bay leaves to taste, and cook for as long as possible (45 minutes will do but if you can put everything in the crock pot for a couple hours it'll be even better!) Optimally, serve over brown rice.

The beans were SO good we couldn't wait to make them again a few days later. If anyone would like to learn how, don't hesitate to let me know!