Cilantro Lime Rice

Ingredients:

• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 2 c basmati rice
• 3 c chicken broth
• 3 cloves garlic (could use more if desired)
• 1/3 c lime juice (we used a combination of fresh-squeezed and bottled)
• zest from one lime
• 1 c. cilantro, FINELY chopped ( ours wasn't super finely chopped and the kids complained about the leaves...)
• 1 tsp salt

Directions:
Add the oil to a saucepan and heat on low.  Add the garlic and the rice to the oil and saute for 2 minutes on medium heat, stirring frequently.

Add in the chicken broth, lime juice and salt and bring to a boil.  Cover and cook on low for 15 minutes.

When the rice is finished cooking, add lime zest and finely chopped cilantro.  Stir to mix in items.  Serve immediately.

Today we traveled to Mexico

well via our kitchen anyway.  It was the very first day of our Cooking Club, we had 9 children here, representing a total of 4 families.

It was really fun.  The kids seemed to really enjoy themselves, and were willing to try the different items we prepared.


Our next cooking trip will be to France.  It looks like a lot of French desserts are in our future.

Yummy Cinnamon Tortilla Treats

These will fly off the plate, you might want to make a double -- or triple -- batch.

Ingredients:

• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 2 Tbs sugar
• butter
• small flour tortillas 8 in or smaller would work, too

In a small bowl, or small shaker, mix cinnamon and sugar together.  Melt butter (we used the microwave) and brush the melted butter on each tortilla.  Sprinkle with sugar mixture over the buttered area and roll the tortilla up.  As you roll it up, spread some butter on the other side.  Once rolled up, sprinkle with a little more cinnamon/sugar mixture.  (We missed this step - so note, they were still delicious without the cinnamon sugar on the outside - although now I can imagine how tasty it would have been!!!)

Place rolled up tortillas on a cookie sheet.

Cook in a preheated oven at 375 degrees for about 5 minutes, or until golden brown and crispy.

Enjoy.

Seasoned Ground Beef for Tacos

Ingredients:

• 3 - 4 cloves of garlic
• 2 lb. ground beef
• 2 tsp salt
• 3 tsp chili powder

Directions:

Place a frying pan on stove over medium heat.  Press or mince the garlic into the pan.  Add the beef, salt and chili powder to the pan.  Cook and stir until the meat is brown.  Make sure there is no pink left in the meat.  Drain any liquid from the meat.  Serve with taco shells and fixings (cheese, lettuce, salsa, etc).

Enjoy!

We're heading to Mexico

So, we aren't really going to Mexico, but for our first cooking club meeting (next week - so excited), we are virtually traveling to Mexico.

On the menu, we have the following items:


Appetizer:  Tortilla Chips & Salsa
Main Dish:  Taco Bar - seasoned ground beef, seasoned black beans (do we have any vegetarians coming?) + taco extras (cheese, lettuce, etc)
Side Dish:  Rice and Cilantro Lime Rice
Dessert:  Cinnamon Tortilla Treat Roll-ups

Interested in the recipes?  I'll post them later this week. 

The kids will decide where we will travel to next - stay tuned for our yummy adventures.