Sorry its taken me a while to get back to blogging - had a family to entertain Saturday and Saturday night, so to make up for it, here's a couple of contempo entertain-at-home tips for y'all:
Shop at Costco!
Really good salsa is better to make at home than dump out of a jar.
Seriously, Costco has the best ready-made economical food at a moment's notice, that you can either heat and serve or doctor up at home. I had a host of relatives over for a casual spaghetti dinner Saturday night (14 people). I bought the 3 pack of Ragu sauce and the monster sack of Italian Style meatballs, enough for three spaghetti dinners of 14 people each for about $25. Heat and Serve!!!
You want good fresh restaurant style chips and salsa? Buy those big packages of fresh corn tortillas in the "ethnic" section of the supermarket, cut the discs like pizza to make triangle slices, deep fry at 360 degrees for a minute or two. Then, chop a jalapeno (careful about getting the hot essence on your fingers or in your eyes), dice a yellow onion, mince a clove or two of garlic, combine in a bowl with a can of diced tomatoes (or fresh diced tomatoes if you've got good ripe ones), chopped fresh cilantro (optional) and a squeeze of fresh lime juice. Salt to taste. You can add a little bit of canned chipotle chilis if want a slight smoky taste and a lot hotter spice!
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