I like chile relleno stuffed with shrimp. Also, beef fajitas with chimichurri. But when I think of summer, I really go for sweet, grilled corn.

Enjoy!

Yum!

Here's a barBQ chicken recipe that I've developed. Low fat and pretty good:

5 lbs chicken breast (cut into small pieces, easier when semi-frozen)
3 cups BQ sauce (use something good without the high fructose syrup)
Hot chili sauce (the Vietnamese variety)
Hoisin sauce
Worcestershire sauce
Jamaican jerk marinade
Chili powder
Black pepper
meat masala (2 tsp)
3 onions (chopped and sauteed or fried beforehand)
Cook on low heat, in an open frye pan or similar (to allow evaporation) for 5 to 8 hrs, turning over and breaking up large pieces of chicken with a spatula until it looks as if shredded.

Add 1 more cup BQ sauce toward the end of cooking time.
Experiment with spices to individual taste.
Feeds lots of people!

Yes..you should have them there... strange that you don't...they are YUMMY! I get them at our ranch market. I use them in lots of things...omelets, mac and cheese, quesadillas, salads, breakfast burritos....

yum! there are no jalapeno cheese curds here-but there should be-why not?

My favorite summer salad:
torn romaine
sliced cucumbers
fuji apple slices
crumbled or chunked spicey cheese (jalapeno cheese curds are the best)
grape tomatoes
baby carrots
cut up smoked ham
fresh ground pepper
raspberry vinaigrette dressing
and a fork
...and some iced tea

eating it right now!

Anything. Just need summer stuff.

The tomato is a good addition.

Geez

Yummmmmm-o, as Rachel would say!!! -- j
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It is what I would make for cold weather, though, not for summer (as much as we have 'cold' weather here, in Los Angeles. Stop laughing!). Maybe sprinkle a bit of grated cheddar on top after you take it out of the oven...

Jan

I know that it was sure wonderful when he fixed it for us --
a family thing, a couple of years ago. . brother-in-law recipe. -- j
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You need to find a place with good Mexican food. I know they're difficult to come by. :)

Anytime. I have quite a nice cookbook put together. All recipes my mother used to make. They were fast, fed a family of 5 with leftovers, and perfect for poor people since growing up I was dirt, dirt poor.

I used to be a chef for a few years, and also have dozen or so of my recipes.

Agave maybe - will have to research it. I generally use honey (in my coffee) but only a little of it because honey is just 50% fructose + 50% sucrose + lots of trace thingies from the bees...so it engages the same sort of metabolism that cane sugar or corn sugar does.

But I bet it would taste great even without the sugar!

Jan

Watermelon Rind Pickles! Love it. I haven't had those in years. Quite tasty, though.

put in agave sugar? . or honey? -- j
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huh. surprised to see the first one. looks good.

thanks wood. two yummy recipes!

Mine is a drink:
1 part Hendricks Gin
1 part St Germain liquor
Grapefuit juice to taste (depending on how many you want to drink)

Just an awesome refreshing drink!

That sounds yummy. I will take out the sugar, though...

I make a good chili, but a baked version now...hmmm.

Paleo Jan

This is good + easy.
Buy a graham cracker pie crust
Two instant chocolate pudding mix, two cups of milk, half a container of Cool Whip. Mix, pour into pie crust. Let sit until mixture sets. Refrigerate to taste. Top with remaining Cool Whip or whipped cream. Cool, delicious, quick.