Fried Mexican guinea pigs

Linh came over for dinner tonight. I made her a Mexican feast. I've never tried to make most of these dishes before. I should probably be more conservative and not foist my new culinary experiments upon unsuspecting visitors, but it turned out delicious anyway. Everything was extra flavorful.



Crimini mushroom, serrano, and asadero cheese quesadillas. Quite authentic, I'll have to whip up a lime-y salsa to top the quesadillas next time. It needed a bit of citrus tang to cut the richness.



Tortilla soup. Topped with queso fresco, sprinkled with crunchy toasted ancho and pasilla pepper bits. Diced avocado hidden at the bottom of the bowl. I fried the tortilla strips myself. This is my first attempt at frying anything. I nailed it.



Cornflake encrusted red snapper, fried to golden perfection. With tomatillo chile sauce and roasted corn. Frying makes everything taste good, and much easier and not as messy as I expected. Though, my judgement may have been severly impaired at the time. That was my third margarita in the photo. One of my super strong margaritas made with fresh picked limes from the margarita tree.



The old standby key lime pie. I can make these in less than 20 minutes now. Consistently good.