We had a fun Birthday Party meal for Charlie this Sunday and I thought it turned out really good. We picked all Brazil food, and they all came from
www.ourbestbites.com. (Thanks Marilee and Marilyn for doing this with me, it turned out great!) First Marilee made Quick Brazilian Cheese Rolls:
http://www.ourbestbites.com/2011/02/quick-brazilian-cheese-rolls-pao-de-queijo-2/ and these were really good. Allie kept saying how much she liked the “muffins”, she loved them. Marilyn made the yummy Brazilian Lemonade:
http://www.ourbestbites.com/2008/05/brazilian-lemonade/ that everybody drank up. Gus was sad because it kept plugging up his sippy cup. Then for the main course we had Black Beans and Rice with Chicken and Apple Salsa:
http://www.ourbestbites.com/2012/01/black-beans-rice-with-chicken-and-apple-salsa/ and I think everybody loved that too. The kids had theirs wrapped in tortillas. We just grilled chicken breasts and gave everybody one. The salsa sounded interesting, but it was really good, even with just chips.
(Sorry I don’t have my own picture, we were too busy gobbling it all up.) We doubled the recipe and had tons of leftovers. It smelled so good as we were making everything. And now we know why Brazilians take naps after lunch, that’s when they have their main meal, or dinner. We all could hardly move after that and just wanted to take a nap. We did good surprising Charlie, and he said it was just like being back in Brazil. So if anyone's in the mood for Brazil this was a yummy dinner.
That's such a great idea!! I love theme nights!! I think I saw this recipe a while ago but was puzzled by the apple salsa but now that I have your word for it, I'll have to try it! :)
ReplyDeleteThis was so good, my mouth's watering just thinking about it!
ReplyDeleteI had so much fun making and eating all these new dishes! We should do it more often!
ReplyDeleteThis whole dinner sounds amazing! I wish I had been there for it! :) Now I'll just have to try some of the recipes for myself!
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