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Chickpeas with chorizo


I did not feel like going to the market today so I had to get creative with what we had in the house, after a long weekend away, it was not much! I was inspired by BF’s Portuguese background as well as my Basque background – both his mother and my grandmother use to use a lot of chickpeas in their houses and we have come to love them! Decided to throw in some secret seasons as well as some of the Portuguese Chorizo we won at the auction a couple weeks ago & why not some spinach I had picked up during the day – this is what we got! Enjoyed it with a wonderful glass of 2005 Blackwing Shiraz – super delicious!!!

Dessert was left over frozen yogurt from last week as well as some strawberries I picked up. Enjoy!

New to Blogging and a Margarita





We started the evening with Blood Orange Margaritas and Organic Corn Tortillas with Eggplant Salsa – we are crazy for Eggplant right now! Next we moved to a Vegetarian Enchilada with a roasted tomatillochiptole sauce. I have to say the veggies were cooked just enough with alittle crunch & the sauce had a nice bite of spice with an under tone of smokiness . Went nicely with the Margaritas! Dessert was Zest of Blood Orange madelines dipped in a semi-sweet Scharfenberg Chocolate. Time to hit the couch with a bit of Port and a good movie … Now, what restaurant offers that type of service!


Blood Orange Margaritas
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Recipe type: Cocktails
Author: Chez Us
*  Courtesy of Food and Wine Magazine
Ingredients
  • 1/4 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger
  • 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon fresh blood-orange juice
  • 3 tablespoons tequila
  • 1 tablespoon Cointreau
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • Lime slice, for garnish
Instructions
  1. Put the grated ginger in a small sieve set over a small bowl and press to extract the juice.
  2. Combine the ginger juice with the orange juice, tequila, Cointreau and lime juice in a cocktail shaker filled with cracked ice and shake vigorously for 10 seconds.
  3. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass, garnish with the lime slice and serve.