mexican fiesta – TV Dinner — healthy recipes for RA by Jamie Stelter

fish tacos with simple slaw + avocado cream (dinner party, part 5)

jamiestelter — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 17:23:17 +0000

I’ve wanted to make a fish taco dinner party since we moved into the LoveNest in September. I’ve scoured for recipes, marinades, toppings, and finally found this one on Love & Lemons which sounded absolutely divine. Sure, there seemed to be a long grocery list and a lot of prep time — but it seemed worth it.

The payoff? B not only told me this was his favorite dinner party meal yet, but he also confessed this: “I realized this was going to be my first time ever having tacos without cheese — and I was nervous — but they really didn’t need it. The slaw and avocado cream were more than enough flavor.”

So it passes the true litmus test: my meat and dairy eating boyfriend loved the no meat, no dairy meal.

And don’t worry about the prep time — the best part of this meal was that I could make everything well in advance — the fish marinade, simple slaw and avocado cream. (And I even think it got tastier while in the fridge for a few hours.)

Next time I’m going to make the tortillas a little crispier and have more toppings on the table — maybe some peppers? — let me know in the comments what you put on your fish tacos.

mango, cucumber, jicama salad (dinner party, part 3)

jamiestelter — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:41:45 +0000

As soon as the snow started falling last Friday night I was dreaming about the beach. Fine, the food at the beach — Rockaway Taco to be exact — and their famous salad served in a ziploc bag. It is so simple and divine — long spears of cucumber, mango and jicama swimming in a citrus chile dressing. I thought I could recreate it in the same vein and serve it in individual mason jars — I’m working on my dinner party presentation here — but what seemed cute and creative just didn’t seem practical. So I chopped the veggies smaller, added pomegranate seeds, and plated it with the main course.

O.G.: original guac (dinner party, part 2)

jamiestelter — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 21:40:44 +0000

I love guacamole — any time of day, with any kind of meal, or as a meal in itself — I just love it with all my heart. I’ve made it smoky (by roasting the peppers or adding a smoky hot sauce), I’ve made it fruity (by adding chopped mango or pineapple), but for this dinner party I decided to keep it O.G.: original guac.

There were plenty of other exciting flavors in the meal — starting with the chile-lime cashews — and followed by the delicious mango, cucumber, jicama salad, which I’m going to post tomorrow. Stay tuned for that recipe — and others! — there are still 3 more parts to this Mexican fiesta dinner party extravaganza.

PS: another reason to make your own guac at home — Grub Street says you’re shelling out big $$$ for it at your fave Mexican joint.