Marcela Valladorido's Crispy Chicken Mini-Tacos (Flautas)

I was watching "Mexican Made Easy" on Food Network and saw Marcela making this Crispy Chicken Mini-Tacos (Flautas). I love flautas. When I go to Mexican restaurant, sometimes I order flautas. But I never thought about making it at home since I thought it will be complicated. However, it looked simple enough for me to make when I watch her make them on TV, so I decided to give it a try. (Click here for her recipe on Food Network website)

This is how it came out. Isn't it pretty?

First, I baked bone-in skin-on chicken breast in the oven.

This is before.

And this is after.

I used two of them for my flautas. (I made something else with the other two chicken. I will post it next time) For Flautas, I shredded the chicken with my hands.

Then, roll these shredded chicken with corn tortilla and fry them. It came out pretty like this. (Use toothpick while you fry them so it will keep in shape)

Made salsa with tomato, onion and cilantro.

Pour them over Flautas with some shredded lettuce and sour cream!

I really loved this dish. It looks pretty and taste good and easy to make. I also added some store bought salsa on top to add more flavor. I think I can also add some guacamole or mango salsa or something like that to boost flavors. This is a great dish for snack or meal. I will be making this again for sure!

Trader Joe's Flammkuchen & Our Tomato Bruschetta

A few years ago, I visited a town which was a border of Germany and France. (I forgot the name of the town) and had their famous flammkuchen. I loved it so much. It looks kind of like pizza but it is very thin crust and comes with cream and bacon and caramelized onion. Oh, it was heavenly.

Since then, every time I go to Germany and find flammkuchen at a restaurant or cafe, I have to have it.

The other day, I went to Trader Joe's and found this flammkuchen in their frozen section. I immediately have to buy it. Then, I tried it that night. Since it was a frozen flammkuchen, I didn't have too much expectation, however this flammkuchen was really good!

It was creamy and bit tangy and sweet and salty at the same time. I definitely buy this again when I go to Trader Joe's next time. I love Trader Joe's!!

Well, flammkuchen was bit too small for two people so I also made tomato bruschetta. This is something I make quite often and it is easy but always good.

I just cut some baguette and drizzle olive oil and bake them in the broiler until it is crispy. Then, rub some garlic on it while it is hot. Then top with chopped tomato and mozzarella mixed with some olive oil and vinegar with salt and pepper. Oh, I also add some basil to it.

Easy yet delicious and fun!

It was such an easy dinner but very satisfying and delicious. Oh, I really want to eat that flammkuchen again! Trader Joe's, here I come!

Delicious Pakistani Dinner

On Saturday, my husband and I went to see a musical "Jekylle & Hyde". Before going to the musical, we stop by at IKEA and check out some things and went for a dinner at this small Pakistani restaurant near by. It is a very small place but our friend recommended it so we decided to give it a try.

The restaurant is small but service was very nice and friendly. It is a Kebab place so we should have ordered some kebabs but we both ordered saucy dishes which we love.

First, we ordered vegetable samosa. It has lots of spices in it and was very good.

They brought out these green and white sauce. The green sauce was spicy but very tasty. The white sauce was garlicky and more like salad dressing which was also very tasty.

I ordered "Chicken Makhni" and my husband ordered "Chicken Tikka Masala". Both of them were really good. I love those dishes.

Also, I ordered one vegetable dish which is my favorite. "Bindh Masala". It is a okra dish and I just love this dish. This one was quite spicy but tasted really good!

I am Japanese so I have to have rice when I eat curry.

My husband LOVES Naan so of course he ordered Naan. Naan was very soft and fresh and was really really good.

I was quite surprised how much Naan my husband was able to eat. Normally, he is not a big eater but when it comes to bread, he can eat like there is no tomorrow.

After dinner, we enjoyed wonderful Pakistani tea. This tea was also delicious. It made us feel really happy for some reason.

I would definitely go back to this place again. Maybe, I will try some of the kebabs next time.

Then, we head to the musical and enjoyed the musical. This musical was shown at a university campus and was a small theater. I think we had the best seats in the house. All the seats were same price but when I bought the ticket, there were these two great seats available. We were lucky! A small theater is nice because you can see expression of the actors very well.

We had a another wonderful day!