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KITCHEN ADVENTURES: PRODUCT PLACEMENT.<\/strong> Trader Joe\u2019s Cuban Mojito Simmer Sauce<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s\u2026 ooohh. It\u2019s bright and tangy and kicky and all those fun things. So far I\u2019ve used it on my normal spaghetti sauce (= chop up garlic, plum tomatoes, mushrooms, and sweet onions) in place of olive oil, and that was great. Throw in cayenne, though, because this isn\u2019t really spicy.<\/p>\n

But the real fun comes when you get an avocado all up in there. Go and get yourself a black, very slightly yielding avocado\u2013ripe but not squishy. You want an avocado that will kind of mash when you try to cut it. Then coarsely chop some garlic; simmer it in this awesome simmer sauce; chop yourself a tomato, this avocado you\u2019ve found (a really ripe one is incredibly easy to skin and pit\u2013just cut halfway through until you hit the pit, then cut around the pit, then cut around the rind or scoop out the innards), a medium-sized jalapeno, whatever else you want. Cookity cookity. Maybe a bit more simmer sauce. Chop up some asadero cheese: very melty, very yummy.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been having this with pasta, which I realize is unorthodox; for me, it worked out, and I\u2019d suggest a pasta like fusilli or rotelle (not penne\u2013too thin\u2013or spaghetti), but others will prefer this as a spread for thick toast, or some other thing. The pasta dishes reheat brilliantly in the microwave. If you do this as a pasta topping, just cook the pasta; drain it; butter it significantly (don\u2019t skimp! Butter makes it better!); mix in the asadero cubes; then top with this amazing avocado thing you\u2019ve created.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s so<\/em> good. I really want to try mojito-sauce beef chili. (And this<\/a>!) I usually prefer to cook from scratch, but this is just exceptionally awesome and fun.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"