Fallen Souffle

I do love holidays like this because it gives me an excuse for a themed dinner! I love Mexican food too, anything with cheese and tequila is going to be good! I plan to make some homemade salsa, fajitas and margaritas for dinner. YUM! I am still searching for a mango margarita as we speak but here are some of my favorites, you must try the salsa, you will NEVER go back to the bottled stuff!

You’ll Never Go Back Salsa

1 can Rotel, drained
1 onion (I used half of a large sweet white onion)
1 large tomato, seeds and juice squeezed out (or a can of diced tomatoes, drained)
1 bunch of cilantro (just add to taste really)
1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper
2 garlic cloves chopped
juice of half a lime

1. In the food processor add garlic, onion, cilantro and fresh tomato. Pulse until there are no longer large chunks of tomato. Add Rotel, salt, pepper, and lime juice. Pulse until desired consistency.

2. Chill for about 30 minutes and then enjoy.

**Jen’s note: I found the salsa to be a bit on the watery side (probably due to the fresh tomato), so I chose to drain a bit of the juice off after I made it.

Fajitas Marinade
Enough for 2 pounds of meat

1/4 cup lime juice
1/3 cup water
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 cloves garlic, crushed
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

1. In a large resealable plastic bag, mix together the lime juice, water, olive oil, garlic, soy sauce, salt, and liquid smoke flavoring. Stir in cayenne and black pepper.

2. Place desired meat in the marinade, and refrigerate at least 2 hours, or overnight. Cook as desired.

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