Grubarazzi

Sometimes, I just want to fry something. I want the delicate crunch only obtained by high heat and a ridiculous amount of oil. I want spring rolls. Hell, I want avocado spring rolls with tomatillos, black beans a hint of red onion. I want it all! Deep breath. Let’s count to ten and calm down. We can pan fry to get the same effect. A little less oil is absorbed and there is less worry of the spring rolls exploding, spilling lava-like green goo in to the giant vat of oil. Yes, let’s do that. Let’s have the best of both worlds. Avocado, Tomatillo and Black Bean Spring Rolls  Time in kitchen: 1 hour Servings: 25 Nutrition information per spring roll: 128 calories, 9 grams fat, 3 grams fiber, 3 grams protein, 10 carbohydrates Ingredients: 3 avocados 5 tomatillos, husked, washed, and coarsely chopped 3 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped 1 jalapeno, coarsely chopped ¼ cup fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped ½ tsp sea salt 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained ½ red o

Imagine my surprise when my giant heirloom tomato seeds grew and grew, but did not produce anything that even resembled a tomato. Then, little green balloon-like pods started sprouting where the tomatoes were supposed to grow. It turns out my tomato seeds were actually tomatillos, and now my garden is filled with ripe bundles of joy just like this:  Surprise! I guess the seed gods knew it was Grubarazzi's first birthday today so they sent me natures closest interpretation of a balloon bouquet.This strange little Mexican fruit is delicious straight from the plant, blended in to salsas, cooked in to chili, or fried like a green tomato.So many options so little time. I also despise following the rules so instead of making a cake to celebrate one year of blogging I made spicy Chicken Chili Verde instead. Happy birthday, Grubarazzi! You keep me feeling inspired and creative. A big thank you to everyone who has visited and commented over the last year. Without you