Showing posts with label Cinco de Mayo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cinco de Mayo. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Cinco de Mayo table decor

Hospitality Chair Sandy Loeffler has done
a wonderful job this year.
Dianne Linthicum, Donna Esposito and Zona
Lorig enjoy the salads and pinata.
Our May meeting table decorations celebrated Cinco de Mayo. Thanks to the hospitality committee for always creating an inviting setting for our luncheons. Kudos to Sandy Loeffler, Julie Moore and Mary McMahon.
Hospitality Committee members
Mary McMahon and Julie Moore
Hospitality committee member
Julie Moore helps set the table
with delicious salads.

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Roasted Corn Guacamole for New Years Party

Nothing like lower calories and lower fat in a yummy guacamole.
Another great dip is Cowboy Caviar, page 180 in Tastes & Treasures cookbook.
Roasted Corn Guacamole

Ingredients For Guacamole:


1 cup frozen sweet yellow corn

One 15-oz. can early/young peas, drained

1/2 cup mashed avocado (about 1 medium-small avocado's worth)

1/4 cup plain fat-free Greek yogurt

4 tsp. lime juice

1/2 tsp. chopped garlic

1/4 tsp. salt, or more to taste

1/8 tsp. black pepper, or more to taste

1/8 tsp. ground cumin

1/8 tsp. chili powder

3/4 cup chopped cherry or grape tomatoes

1/4 cup finely chopped onion

Optional: chopped fresh cilantro, chopped jarred jalapeño slices

For Chips:

Twelve 6-inch corn tortillas

3/4 tsp. salt

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Bring a skillet sprayed with nonstick spray to high heat on the stove. Add corn and cook until thawed and slightly blackened, about 8 minutes. Set aside to cool.
Place peas in a medium bowl and mash thoroughly with a potato masher or fork. (Or puree peas in a small blender or food processor and transfer to a medium bowl.) Add avocado, yogurt, lime juice, garlic, and dry seasonings. Continue to mash until blended.
Stir in corn, tomatoes, and onion. If you like, mix in cilantro and/or jalapeño. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
To make the chips, divide tortillas into two stacks and cut each in half. Cut each stack of halves into three triangles, for a total of 72 pieces.
Spray a large baking sheet with nonstick spray. Evenly lay about one-third of the tortilla triangles flat on the sheet.
Cover triangles with a generous mist of nonstick spray, spraying for about 2 seconds. Evenly sprinkle with 1/8 tsp. salt. Flip triangles over and sprinkle with another 1/8 tsp. salt.
Bake in the oven for 5 minutes. Carefully flip tortilla triangles over on the sheets. Continue to bake in the oven until crispy, about 5 minutes longer.
Repeat baking process until all the chips are baked. (If you have extra baking sheets and a large oven, feel free to do it all at once!)
Once cool enough to handle, transfer chips to a serving bowl. Serve with chilled guacamole.

MAKES 8 SERVINGS
Note: We made it with grilled corn on the cob. It is much more flavorful than the frozen kind.

Thanks to Hungry Girl for recipe and stats.
Serving Size: 1/3 cup guacamole with 9 chips
Calories: 160
Fat: 4g
Sodium: 456mg
Carbs: 27.5g
Fiber: 4.75g
Sugars: 4.5g
Protein: 5g