Now for the dinner. Tonight I made Mexican Lasagna. The changes I made were I used ground turkey and I used fire roasted tomatoes instead of salsa. I preferred the idea of chunks of tomatoes instead of a salsa. The other thing that I would have liked to know before making this dish was how large a casserole dish I should use. I started out with a 3 Qt. Pyrex® dish but quickly realized I didn't have enough to fill it so I decided on the 2 Qt.. My husband and I both loved this dish but he did suggested maybe a bit more heat would be nice. I'm quite wimpy when it comes to heat but I think he might be right.
To go with the dinner I made fresh guacamole and served it with chips. This turned out great in spite of the issues I was having. I make guacamole a few times a month because it is easy, fresh, and I love that my husband loves my recipe. This day as I began to make it I had a few problems. First I cut the tip of my finger off! Of course I had to be chopping the jalapeno while doing this so it made the pain a little worse I think. Then after recovering from that I discovered the avocados I planned on using were both rotting on the inside. We made a quick trip to the store and picked up some fresh avocados.
Since my recipe for guacamole is my own I will post it here:
3 Haas avocados
2 cloves of garlic
2 plum tomatoes (less seeds and more meat)
1/2 small yellow onion
2 tbsp cilantro (fresh from our garden)
2 tbsp lime juice (lemon will do in a pinch)
1/4 to 1/2 jalapeno
Mix well but allow the avocado to stay a little chunky. I prefer to use my OXO bread hand mixer to mix my guacamole with.
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Overall, tonight's dinner was quite a success. Thanks Rachel Ray, for your recipe.
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