Men's Dinner - Mexican

As I've mentioned, our church has a monthly men's dinner where we feature a country.  We share food, a cultural talk and then pray specifically for that countries needs as expressed by it's expats.  It's such a great experience because we get a chance to really fellowship in a truly cross cultural setting.  Anyway, we have one couple from Mexico in our church who thankfully stepped up.  I told them I we love Tex-Mex (I know, I know) so we'd love to help.

Well, I now know what a labor of love Mexican food is.  EVERYTHING was made from scratch:  tortillas, refried beans, salsas, chicked legs and thighs deboned, etc.  A group of three people made tortillas for 5 hours Saturday!  Anyway, it was a great weekend of cooking and hanging out and the food was outstanding!

A Brazillian manning the grill is always going to be good.  We deboned 140 chicken legs and thighs, marinating them in a concoction of spices and lemon juice.  The tupperware box in the picture was full when we started.  Mmmmmm.

Finally got to use a massive wok (for tortilla reheating).  This is going on my list for the outdoor kitchen!  Those tortillas are burrito sized (10 to 12 inches in diameter).

Two gallons of salsa.  There was also similar amounts of a mild version and pico de gallo.

Pastel de Flan, seven of them made in total.  Chocolate cake on the bottom, Flan on top.  Yes, it's as good as it sounds.