For my birthday I wanted to have people over for lunch. One of the easiest things to make in the January issue for a large group of people was Hot Dog with Poblanos, Pepper Jack, and Tomatillo. To go on the side we made Extra-Green Green Goddess Dip, Grill-Roasted Garlic and Olive Relish with Toasts and Goat Cheese, and Spanish Trail Mix. Shaun always makes me a special dessert and this year I picked out the S'Mores Cupcakes.
Hot Dog with Poblanos, Pepper Jack, and Tomatillo
What an easy lunch. Saute up some onions and poblanos. Cook the hot dogs and toast the buns. Heat up tomatillo sauce (we already had some we made a while ago frozen). Top the dogs with the onions, poblanos, tomatillo sauce, and feta. Not the classiest birthday meal, but boy was it good!
Extra-Green Green Goddess Dip
I love green goddess dip. Usually it is made with avocado, one of my favorite foods. This one didn't live up to the name. No avocado. Instead, the green was from watercress, basil, chives, and tarragon. The creaminess came from mayo (yuck!) and sour cream. The part that I really messed up was that there were supposed to be two anchovy fillets and I accidentally used sardine fillets. I had them saved in the freezer and didn't think about the difference. It made the lackluster dip taste quite fishy.
Yumminess: 5 out of 10
Grill-Roasted Garlic and Olive Relish with Toasts and Goat Cheese
This is a recipe that combines three things I love - olives, garlic, and goat cheese. Roast a whole garlic head with a mixture of olives. Press out the garlic cloves and mush into the olives. Top toasted brad with goat cheese and the olive mixture. My mouth is watering just thinking about this appetizer!
Yumminess: 10 out of 10
Spanish Trail Mix
Another case of making too much of something good. I've discovered that Bon Appetit seems to have larger portion sizes than we usually eat. With the hot dogs and other appetizers, we really didn't need a ton of the Spanish Trail Mix. Toasted almonds with paprika and orange peel, dried apricot, dried dates, chorizo, and manchego cheese. The combination is delicious and would be a good side with beer or wine.
Yumminess: 8 out of 10
S'Mores Cupcakes
These may be my new favorite cupcake. The cake part is flavored with graham cracker. You cut out the center and pipe in chocolate ganache. Top with marshmallow fluff and broil or flambe with the kitchen torch. 
Yumminess: 10 out of 10
Yumminess: 10 out of 10
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