Tonight we were invited to Cashmere for an authentic home-made Mexican dinner at the home of our friends Karen & Leo Garcia. The hit dish of the night was "corn smut". Don't ask me to explain it. I just know it looked very bad but was very good! If you want to know any more, you'll need to do the research yourself. That is one informational link, but you can find several others by going to www.Google.com and typing in "corn smut".
There were lots of other things to eat that I had
never heard of and, to this moment, can not explain... but it was ALL really good.Karen is my massage therapist and her husband is the Director of the Hispanic Horticultural Program at Wenatchee Valley College.
Karen started us all off with Margaritas and appetizers of skewered shrimp, avocado and cherry tomatoes... while Leo made all of the real food. It was really really good... with homemade Flan as the dessert. It was kind of a special birthd
ay gathering for Max. Notice the birthday candle on Max's flan?Leo has known Max for many years through the fruit industry, but they have never really gotten together on a social level before. Tucked against a hillside, Karen and Leo have a beautifully remodeled home in Cashmere. It's such a lovely, peaceful setting.
In the pictures (click to enlarge): Top, Max with his birthday flan that Karen made especially for him. Second picture: Leo with the much discussed "corn smut" and surrounded by other dishes. Bottom picture from left to right: Karen Garcia, Leo Garcia, Max, Don Elfving, Dusti Elfving. Sorry this group picture is a little blurry.
Don Elfving works as a scientist at the Washington State University Tree Fruit Rearch center. Max & Don have known each other for many years and Don served as Master of Ceremonies at Max's retirement banquet. Dusti is the owner of Express Personnel and also Dusti's Gift Baskets.
I'm not sure how we'll ever repay Leo & Karen for this special evening, but we'll think of something.
-Carol
2 comments:
Wow...I read up a bit on the Smut (cuitachoche as they called it). I guess I'll trust your word that it is good.....(I'd probably like it since there is hardly a thing I don't care for)........but I must say..that the Flan looks more to my taste!
Oh... the flan was so good. Very smooth. Karen made it from scratch, after choosing it from about 10 recipes she downloaded from the internet.
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