Nachos Averted! Compromise reached!

I have a bad habit of waiting too long to eat lunch.  And that makes it even more dificult to find a good meal late in the day.  So today after sending an email to Marcia at Tablehopper.com asking for help on this matter I decided to go to gold standard El Burrito Express on Taraval in the Sunset. 

I wanted nachos!  I have a jar of pickled jalapenos in my fridge that have me craving nachos.  And it was the Super Bowl last weekend and not a nacho in sight.  Not even a wing, but that is another story.  So nachos is what I wanted but not what I really need to be eating. 

I ordered the Chile Verde Bronco Burrito plus compromise the addition of sour cream. It was delicious.  They know how to make a great Chile Verde.  They start by toasting the tortilla on the griddled, add a little Monterey Jack queso and slices of ripe fresh avocado, salsa, pintos, sour cream and chile verde.  Perfection.  They make great rice, but the burrito doesn't need it or want it.  I even nibbled on a few chips, so I guess I have made nachos in my stomach. 

Nachos averted and satiated.

Goat Chops!

Ok it is here!  Yeah!  My protein CSA from Marin Sun Farms so far so good.  I have 2 lovely little goat chops and I marinated them curry, yoghurt, homegrown Napa lemon juice, homemade apple cider vinegar, and a bit of salt.  So yummy!  I served the chops on a salad with a little goat cheese and crouton.  It was raining that night so I used my cast iron grill on the stove.  I was feeling the theme and made a corresponding salad dressing to the marinade, minus the yoghurt add olive oil.

It was nice to make a lovely salad dinner.  I have gotten so accustomed to rice or potatoes or someother starch it is a nice change to the greens. 

I can't wait to make lamburgers!  I think I will make a chimmichurri like sauce for the burger.