Monday, March 26, 2012

weekend review: glazed


Figure 2. Saturday night's dinner: black bean and cheese enchiladas with ranchero sauce with a dollop of plain Greek yogurt served with spicy chile and garlic broccoli. This dish wasn't bad, but just like when I make my own Indian or Thai food, I feel like when I make Mexican food it just doesn't measure up to what you can get out at a restaurant. Does anyone else have this same problem? Any tips?

Figure 3. Sunday night's dinner: Madison's maple glazed grilled chicken, caramelized onion mashed potatoes, and oven-roasted green beans. This glaze is so good you could put it on your foot and it would be delicious. Go make it now.

16 comments:

  1. When a meat has a sweet glaze.... well it holds a special place in my heart haha
    That chicken looks phenomenal, absolutely perfect, and will be giving this a go! Have a great Monday lady :)

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    1. i completely agree about sweet glazes on meat. something so great about it! i hope you make this!

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  2. I'm with you on recreating mexi, thai, and indian food! There's a taco place by me that makes a mean veggie taco and, even though it is really quite simple, I can't seem to recreate the wonderful flavors!

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    1. yeah, i guess maybe it is partly me trying to make the dishes lighter - some foods just need the extra flavor i suppose!

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  3. yummm! Those enchiladas look great.

    I know exactly what you mean, I've tried recreating my favorite Indian and Thai dishes at home and it's not the same :(

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    1. thanks, megan! that is why my boyfriend and i often choose indian/thai/mexican on our one night out to dinner (usualy) a week. because it is that much better!

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  4. I'm such an enchilada fan - these look awesome! Lovin' the addition of Greek yogurt, of course :)

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  5. Not exactly a suggestion for making better mexican food, but try these: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/chicken-enchiladas-50400000118610/

    They're sooo good. Like, plate-licking good.

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    1. thanks for the recipe! next time i'll make these!

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  6. Yum! I gotta try that chicken & mashed potato dish. I'm obsessed with caramelized onions and absolutely love mashed potatoes! I don't remember every going to an authentic mexican restaurant, although I know I have. I love making my own fajitas though, they're amazing and really hard to mess up haha :)

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    1. these are my go to mashed potatoes. i actually debated making another kind - but just couldn't resist the caramelized onion goodness!

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  7. I feel like my mexican food NEVER measures up either. I don't understand why. There's just something about restaurant mexican food that is 10X better.
    And caramelized mashed potatoes sound sensational! I need to make them asap.

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    1. haha maybe it is the extra butter i leave out and they put in. :)

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  8. Mmm...these are all making me very hungry!

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