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roni_smith

Dec 13, 2009, 1:11 PM

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Hi everyone

I am an enthusiastic amateur cooker of food. My interests tend to be widespread, and I like to start with a good recipe, try it once and go from there.

We stay stateside for the holidays every other year for now, and this is one of those years. I tried a Rick Bayless red mole recipe yesterday, a test batch. It passed the test. I'll be making it for guests on Boxing day. I think I will make it un poco mas picante by adding something, maybe some chipotle en adobo. We'll see.

I wrote a little about it here. I invited a young chef friend, the youngest exec chef at a Portland fine dining restaurant to try it out and give me some advice. He did that.

I think puerco pibil will be my next effort - and will probably try that before Christmas

http://web.me.com/...13_Chicken_Mole.html

and a photo of a finished plate

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(This post was edited by Rolly on Dec 13, 2009, 1:31 PM)

Rolly

Dec 13, 2009, 1:16 PM

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Hi Roni,

I couldn't get your link to open.

Rolly Pirate

Rolly

Dec 13, 2009, 1:32 PM

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Never mind. I fixed it. Works OK now.

Rolly Pirate

gpkgto

Dec 13, 2009, 2:32 PM

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Looks delicious, but where's the obligatory rice?

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roni_smith

Dec 13, 2009, 2:54 PM

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I am a diabetic and rice is high carb.

Not eating more than 3 or 4 bites of rice is pretty much obligatory for me.
But I still eat well
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roni_smith

Dec 15, 2009, 5:39 AM

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Okay,

We have decided to serve the obligatory rice with the mole on December 26.

I took some of the sauce to the office yesterday. Veronica, who as a young child was taught to make mole by her grandmother, proclaimed it excellent. So did Narcedeila and a variety of other folks.

The recipe is a winner. I was just the combiner of ingredients and follower of directions.

I am going to make the next batch un poco mas picante.
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