Team Meals

For those of you who may not know I work in the industry running a restaurant and kitchen. I find it to be very rewarding. Building and developing a team that backs you and is passionate about what they do. Part of being a good leader is making sure that you invest in your team. While financially this is true, you must also invest in them on a personal level. Taking the time to get to know your team, making sure that you genuinely care about them is important. Building a bond between you and your team is crucial to good morale. Building the bond between the members of your team helps build trust and team work.

As the leader of my team I find that the best way to achieve this is through what I and some of the people in the industry refer to as Family Meal. The team comes together before we open for their break and we sit around a table and eat together like a family. The one topic not discussed is work. We all talk about the things we have going on outside the restaurant. Thinks like children, parents, significant others etc.. One of the important things is that this meal not be made by the team members but by whom ever is in charge. One of my go to favorites to prepare for breakfast for my team is Chilaquiles. I would like to share this recipe with you all.

Sauce:
Roma Tomatoes            4ea
Onion (red or white)     1/2 ea.
Cilantro                         1 bunch (stems removed)
Garlic                            4 cloves
Fresh Serrano peppers    3 each
Red Chili Flakes           1 tsp
Lemon Juice                  1 oz
Lime Juice                     1 oz
Chipotle Pure                 1oz
Salt and Pepper               to taste

Combine ingredients in a pot add water to cover bring to boil, allow to cook for 15 minutes. Place ingredients in a blender and pure.

Main Dish: Yeild: 1 portion
Corn chips (freshly deep fried preferred)      3 oz
Sauce                                                              As much as you like depending on preferred sauciness
Eggs (scrambled or fried)                              3 ea.
Cheddar/Jack Cheese Mix (Shredded)          2 oz
Chopped Onions                                            1 Tbsp
Chopped Cliantro                                           2 tsp
Chopped Avocado                                          1/4 each
Sour Cream                                                     1 oz


Place chips in oven safe dish, top with desired amount of  sauce (while hot). top with eggs and cheese. Bake at 350 degrees only long enough to melt the cheese. Top with onions, cilantro, avocado and sour cream. Enjoy.

Eating Around

Over the past four years since my last post, as many of you, I have done a lot of eating. Some great meals some not so good ones. But none the less, I feel very lucky to have had meals in 4 countries outside the U.S. all of them amazing. In addition to those great meals abroad I have had great meals here at home. Some at very high end restaurants and some meals at dives. I have cooked may great meals and had many cooked for me. While I may not have posted in a while my love for food has not diminished. My next post will contain a recipe for my readers. I have many new recipes that I have developed and hope that  you will enjoy them as much as I have.

If there is anything specific you would like to see or any questions any of you might have about cooking or a recipe let me know by leaving a comment.