Caribbean Chix Salad with Lime Vinaigrette
Tostones - couldn't find plantains anywhere from here to the bridge...
Jamaican Rice & Beans
Black Bean Soup - did not make (but will this fall/winter)
Melon Sorbet - didn't make
Rum Custard Puding - didn't make
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Mixed feelings on this dinner - We really liked all the components, but together....what I made of it, so maybe I'm not being fair. I could have made a meal of just those wonderful Red Beans and Rice with the chix over that instead of on the salad!! And, I'll certainly have a chance to try it - I have SIX bags of l/o rice & beans in the freezer!!! (I interpreted "1 Cub" to be 1 lb., didn't think far enuf ahead to realize how much I was making! but, love having it in the freezer, so won't complain)
The beans and rice made the whole house smell fantastic!! It even permeated (if you will )to the front porch where a neighbor was over and had him drooling also!!
I couldn't find "jerk seasoning", so made one from my M.C. (from the Nat'l. Pork Assoc.) This stuff is great!!!
Jerk Seasoning
1 tablespoon onion -- minced
1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder
2 teaspoons crushed thyme
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
Mix together dried minced onion, onion powder, crushed thyme, salt, ground allspice, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon, sugar, black pepper, and cayenne. Makes enough to coat one whole pork tenderloin.
Overall, my rating - the salad (forgot to say, liked the dressing) 7+
Red Beans and Rice - with part of the chix thrown on... 8+
Tostones - couldn't find plantains anywhere from here to the bridge...
Jamaican Rice & Beans
Black Bean Soup - did not make (but will this fall/winter)
Melon Sorbet - didn't make
Rum Custard Puding - didn't make
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Mixed feelings on this dinner - We really liked all the components, but together....what I made of it, so maybe I'm not being fair. I could have made a meal of just those wonderful Red Beans and Rice with the chix over that instead of on the salad!! And, I'll certainly have a chance to try it - I have SIX bags of l/o rice & beans in the freezer!!! (I interpreted "1 Cub" to be 1 lb., didn't think far enuf ahead to realize how much I was making! but, love having it in the freezer, so won't complain)
The beans and rice made the whole house smell fantastic!! It even permeated (if you will )to the front porch where a neighbor was over and had him drooling also!!
I couldn't find "jerk seasoning", so made one from my M.C. (from the Nat'l. Pork Assoc.) This stuff is great!!!
Jerk Seasoning
1 tablespoon onion -- minced
1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder
2 teaspoons crushed thyme
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
Mix together dried minced onion, onion powder, crushed thyme, salt, ground allspice, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon, sugar, black pepper, and cayenne. Makes enough to coat one whole pork tenderloin.
Overall, my rating - the salad (forgot to say, liked the dressing) 7+
Red Beans and Rice - with part of the chix thrown on... 8+
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