Episode 3: A Night of Jalapeno's

We had a pretty busy weekend with a visit to American Museum of Natural History, walking around on upper west side and eating at Land West.  So it made sense to cook something quick (yet yummy) to end a good, slightly cool NYC weekend.

Aliya made remaining Jalapeno Poppers and I made some impromptu sauce.  We both needed some serious spices so I recommended to blend fresh unseeded Jalapeno peppers with Thousand Island dressing.  Aliya modified the recipe by replacing Thousand Island with Garlic Ranch.  That motivated me to make few sloppy joes (burgers that melt in your mouth).  I heated minced beef with cheese, lightly toasted Italian rolls in oil on a frying pan (secret ingredient to get the melt in your mouth texture), added mint chutney, onion and ketchup. 

Aliya commented that the burgers simply "melted" and she could eat a dozen.  I liked the creamy jalapeno garlic dressing, it provided a hot kick to the poppers and all in all we ended a really nice weekend with an amazing meal. 

Ratings:
Jalapeno Poppers = 2 - Close to Perfection
Azhar's Sloppy Joes = 3 - Love It