Welcome to the Party

Come in, come in, let me take your coat.

Oh, thank you, you shouldn’t have, I’ll put this right in the kitchen.

I know, can you believe it? One day its 75 degrees and the next its nearly snowing! And they say its going to be an icy one this year.

You’re right, I don’t usually entertain. Stephanie, over at Dispensing Happiness suggested a holiday party and I thought it sounded like great fun.

Hell, yes. Here, let me get you a cocktail…



Yep, its just fizzy Poland Spring and Pom juice. I guess you could add some vodka too, but I’m more of a wine gal myself, so I just made it for the non-drinkers in the crowd, like all you pregnant ladies.

Harriet? What do you mean Harriet? She’s not marri – oooh.

No way - the guy at the gym? That one who’s always lifting and who walks like a crab? I had no idea they were even dating.

You’re kidding! If I were going to pick someone to be my, ahem, “donor” I think perhaps I’d check around the library rather than the gym. By the way, have you met Charles?

Talk amongst yourselves, I’m off to get the snacks…

Here, would you like an empanada?



Chicken, queso fresco, and tomatillo salsa.

Uh, huh. Even the salsa. It wasn’t too hard. My best friend Tyler gave me the recipe.

For the salsa, you just boil water and add tomatillos, jalapenos, onion, and garlic and simmer for a while.



Then you drain and dump those guys into the blender along with some cilantro and lime juice and the salsa is done.

I know, the blender! I was totally like “Tyler, you have to be kidding me, the blender? Not the cuisinart?” and he was like “I said blender, be-yatch.”

Yes, he really does talk like that. Anyway, when you have your salsa made, you cook up some chicken and shred it, and mix it up with the queso fresco and the salsa to make the filling.

Nah, the dough isn’t too bad. I actually made it the day before and stuck it in the fridge, and the salsa too, but the dough takes a while to thaw.



If you’re feeling lazy you can just use puff pastry from the grocery store instead.

Careful, the inside is still hot!



Thanks for coming over, bundle up and get home safely!