Summer holidays allow me to spend the day cooking and baking ... usually for others. I made a delicious strawberry rhubarb pie last week with rhubarb that I picked up at the farmers' market. It was my first time making pie crust, and I was very happy with how it turned out.
This was enjoyed for dessert after a lovely dinner with friends.
We started the evening with pico de gallo, guacamole, jalapeno yogurt dip and chips.
This was followed by empanadas. I made the meat mixture earlier in the day and then filled some puff pastry and baked them ... mmmmmmmm!
After empanadas we moved on to a black bean chipotle soup. This spicy soup was garnished with a squeeze of lime, cilantro and sour cream.
The main course was poblano pepper crepes filled with pibil pork. The pork marinated for a few hours before I tossed it in the oven to slow cook.
I then made crepes and filled them with the pork and some Gruyere cheese.
Once wrapped, the crepes were topped with a poblano pepper cream sauce and baked until hot. I served a spinach salad on the side. These crepes were even better as leftovers the next day, and definitely the best thing I ate all weekend.
Finally, we had dessert. Red wine chocolate cake, strawberry rhubarb pie, and M&M cookies.
This was just one of many dinners I plan to share with friends over the summer. The wheels are also turning for a wine and cheese party in the near future ... oooooh, I love summer!
How was your weekend? What was the best thing you ate all weekend? Do you plan on hosting anything this summer - dinner? BBQ? Brunch?
