Jackpot Daddy: Spicy Southwestern Dinner

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Spicy Southwestern Dinner - Redux

For dinner on Thursday, I did a repeat of the Spicy Southwestern dinner I made back in August. I've been trying not make any dish more than 4 times per year, so I have a put a 3 month waiting period between all repeats. But I have to say, I have been looking forward to a repeat of this meal since August.

Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Cindy Barr

The Southwestern Tabbouleh is a riff on a classic middle eastern dish I grew up eating but with the bold southwestern flavors I have come to love since moving to the west coast.

The recipes for the Southwestern Chicken Soup and Southwestern Tabbouleh both come from Cooking Light and I think the versions I made tonight were my best attempts yet at reproducing these delicious dishes.

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About this Blog

Welcome to my cooking blog! :)

I didn't start this blog because I am a great cook... I am not.

I do "ok" in the kitchen. I can follow recipes. I have a sense of when things seem to be turning out or not. I can make adjustments on the fly sometimes to save a dish from turning into a bad meal. I do derive satisfaction from cooking a meal that turns out well and for me, a meal turns out well when its healthy and we enjoy eating the food and want more of it and it doesn't take me 3 hours to prepare.

I seem to be pretty lucky in picking dishes to make and having them turn out well and in being able to come up with things my 9 year old daughter will eat. That's how I earned the nickname, "Jackpot Daddy."

I started this blog because family dinners are important to me and making sure we have good food to eat and that we all sit down together for dinner at least four times per week is high on my list of priorities. This blog is a way to share that part of my life with people who know me and to help me keep track of what I have prepared for dinners in the past... very helpful when I am trying to think about what to make and when I made enchiladas last.

Family dinners were a part of my childhood. I think the family dinner is an important and valuable tradition. Its a regularly scheduled event in which we can be with each other as a family.

I generally cook 4 meals per week on Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday meals are designed to have leftovers for Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Sometimes we go out to dinner on Friday or Saturday but not often.