enJOY Mexican Food

We love Mexican food. Love it. The mix of spicy and fresh, hot and cold, lots of veggies and flavors. We love it. The other night I taught John to make Masa cakes (his are a little taller than mine- which lets be honest it's fitting) and with him I added squash into the cakes to make them all the more healthy and give them a little crunch.

To go with our masa cakes we bakes some chicken thighs, cooked some rice and made a little sauce. Doesen't it look delicious? I have to say the avacado just makes the food all that much yummier.

Since I already taught you to make masa cakes here is the recipe for my sauce.

Warm Mexican Dressing

1/2 onion chopped
1 chipotle chopped(you'll come to find that I use chipotles a lot)
1 garlic clove chopped
1/4 c of your favorite salsa
1 lime zest and juice
1 c water
1-2 T cornstarch

Saute onions with chipotles and garlic. Add salsa and lime. (I threw the whole lime in after I juiced and zested it to get out any leftover juice) Mix water and cornstarch into a slurry and pour it into the pot. Bring up to a boil while stirring, should slightly thicken. Season with salt, pepper and cumin to your liking.

Serve over chicken, rice, tamales, enchiladas...It's so good it will go with anything.

Quick note: In order to make masa cakes like the ones shown today grate up 2 squash(we used mexican gray squash) and mix with dry ingredients before adding wet. We sauteed one side of them in out cast iron skillet than put it in the oven to finish cooking. They really were great.