Chicken Mole

"That sounds disgusting"... Is usually the response I get when I try and describe this recipe. Chicken with Peanut Butter and Chocolate?? But I promise you it's quite delicious and very authentic. This is a 3 generation old recipe that comes right from my family in Mexico. :-) 

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Ingredients
3 chicken breast 
1 Hershey chocolate bar
1 clove of garlic
3/4 jar of "Mole" stuff
1/4 cup chopped onions
1 piece of bread
2 tablespoons smooth peanut butter
1 tablespoon EVOO


Directions
Place your chicken breast in a pot of water. Boil approx 30 minutes until chicken is completely cooked. Then shred your chicken. SAVE YOUR WATER WHEN YOU'RE DONE! 


In a large saucepan add your EVOO. Once hot add your garlic and onions. Cook approx 2 minutes. Transfer the mix to a blender. Put the bread in your saucepan to soak up the oil, approx 30 seconds. 


In a blender add 1/2 jar of your "mole" stuff, the garlic onion mix, chocolate, peanut butter and a your bread. Take 1 3/4 cup of water from your chicken and add to the blender. Blend until you get a sauce (Picture below)


Add your shredded chicken to the saucepan and your mole sauce. Mix well, heat and serve! 


My husband eats his like a taco. I prefer mine just plopped on a plate with a little sour cream and cheese. :-) 

Black Beans

This is a great recipe to use as a side dish, in a Mexican dish or eaten all by itself. I never knew a can of black beans could taste to good! 

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Ingredients
1 (16 ounce) can of black beans (do not drain)
1/2 a serrano chile diced (you can also use a jalapeno)
1/2 red onion diced 
1 glove of garlic chopped
1 tablespoon of fresh chopped cilantro


Directions
In a medium saucepan combine beans, onion and garlic and bring to a boil 
Reduce heat to medium low. Add cilantro and serrano and simmer for 5 minutes. Serve

Guacamole

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Ingredients

2 Avocados peeled

1/2 Jalapeno pepper, chopped

1/2 cup chopped cilantro

1/4 red onion, finely chopped

1 tablespoon fresh lime- juice

1/2 lemon- juice

pinch of salt

Directions

Using a fork mash avocados in a bowl

Add cilantro, jalapeno, onion, lime juice, lemon juice and salt. 

Stir to combine. Cover and place in fridge for 30 minutes.

Pumpkin Spice Cookies

I think pumpkin is good all year round. Not just around the holidays! :-)

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Ingredients

2 1/2 Cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon of baking soda

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon of ground nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice

1/2 cup of butter softened

1 1/2 cups white sugar

1 can canned pumpkin puree

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Frosting

2 cups of confectioners sugar

3 tablespoons of milk

1 tablespoon of melted butter

1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin pie spice and set aside.

In a medium bowl, cream together 1/2 cup of butter and white sugar. Add pumpkin, egg and 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Beat until creamy. Then mix in your dry ingredients.

Drop on cookie sheet by tablespoonfuls, slightly flatten them.

Bake for 15- 20 minutes. Cool cookies then drizzle your frosting over the top. 

To make the frosting: Combine all ingredients together. mix until you achieve a drizzle consistency.