Tamales
Traditional, rustic and unique, the tamale is corn based,
steamed self-contained meal wrapped in a cornhusk or banana leaf.
Served as an appetizer, a side dish or a main dish with or without
a sauce, tamales are always memorable. - Fresh Corn Tamales with Green Chile and Cheese
- Traditional Pork, Beef or Chicken
- Oaxacan Chicken Mole in Banana Leaf
Empanadas
Sometimes baked sometimes fried, these corn or wheat flour turnover
pastries are found all over Mexico, Central and South America and are a great
hand-held appetizer item. - Picadillo, a festive preparation with either, pork or beef combined with Ancho
chile, almonds and raisins.
- Veracruz-style Chicken, Combined with Spanish olives, green chile, roasted
tomatoes and saffron
- Spinach and Black Bean with Feta Cheese
- Potato, Green Chile and Cheese
Quesadillas
Utilizing our own handmade wheat or corn tortillas,
Quesadillas are the “grilled cheese sandwiches” of
Mexico and just about anything goes. Here are a few filling ideas. - Green Chile and Goat Cheese
- Brie and Mango
- Huitlacoche, Poblano Chile and Manchego Cheese
Miscellaneous Appetizers
- Bacon Wrapped Shrimp
- Breaded and Fried Fontina Cheese Stuffed Squash Blossoms
- Beer-Battered Shrimp with Chipotle Honey Dipping Sauce
- Fresh Tortilla Chips and Queso Fundido (hot cheese dip) with or without Crab
Meat
- Crudite (raw vegetable) Platter with Jalapeno Ranch or Caesar Dip
- Bacon Wrapped Dates with Blue Cheese
- Cheese Stuffed, Breaded and Fried Jalapeno Chiles
- Assorted Fruit and Cheese Platter with Crackers or Bread
- Corn Cakes with Grilled Shrimp and Chipotle Butter
- Beef or Chicken Flautas with Guacamole
Salads
- Field Green Salad with Jicama, Carrots, Red Bells, Lime Cilantro Dressing
and Feta Cheese
- Traditional Caesar Salad with Ancho Chile and Parmesan Croutons
- Black Bean and Corn Salad with red, gold and green bells, red onions, garlic,
cumin and lime
- Quinoa Salad, High protein Andean grain with confetti of vegetables with light
vinaigrette over organic greens
SEAFOOD
Seafood Ceviches
Traditional fish preparation “cooked” in limejuice,
onion and salt then seasoned with chile, garlic and cilantro. Variations include
cucumbers, tomatoes, olives, orange and saffron
Chile Cured Salmon
We cure a whole side of salmon in brown sugar, onion, garlic,
cilantro, jalapeno and lime zest for twenty-four hours, remove cure, slice on
the diagonal, then sauté rare and serve with compound butter made with
above ingredients.
Pescado
or Camerones Mexicana
Lime and garlic seasoned fish grilled
or pan-fried,
to order and served with an Avocado or Mango Pico de Gallo.
Pescado Ajillo
Citrus marinated and sautéed Colorado Trout or Alaskan
Halibut Served with a Garlic and Guajillo Chile Butter Sauce.
CHICKEN We use Rocky Junior Free-Range Chicken, local Indian Ridge Farms also available.
Chicken Mole
The classic recipe blending old and new world ingredients
resulting in the complex and rich Mole sauce served over pan-fried chicken. We
use an Oaxacan
Black variety that is sublime. Flavors/ingredients include chilies, chocolate,
almonds and raisins, cinnamon and cloves and more
Pollo a las Brasas
Orange Juice, fresh thyme, garlic and chipotle marinated
chicken pieces, cooked on the grill. Simple but elegant.
Pollo Ranchero
Grilled or pan-fried chicken pieces with a tomato, tomatillo
or green chile based sauce.
MEATS Our main source of pork and beef are Homestead Beef (Paonia) and Maverick Ranch
(eastern Colorado).
Rib Eye or Beef Filet
Ancho Chile Rubbed and grilled beef served
with wild
mushroom and red wine reduction
Carne Asada con Rajas
Lime marinated and grilled skirt steak with caramelized
onions and roasted green chile strips.
Carne Adovada
Lamb or Pork slow cooked in a New Mexican red chile sauce till
tender
Pit Barbecued Whole Lamb, Goat or Pig
Dry-rubbed with Achiote and garlic,
wrapped in banana leaves, layered between hot coals and stones, then buried for
8 to 12 hours. This “blind” cooking method is not only very dramatic
it produces very complex and beautiful flavors. Advance notice and unhindered
piece of terrain required.
Side
Dishes
- Festive Spanish rice, White Basmati rice with confetti of red,
green and yellow bells
- Decadent Refried Beans with Cheese, Chiles and Cream
- Sweet Corn and Summer Squash Gratin
- Green Chile Corn Casserole
- Sautéed Locally Grown Swiss chard with Grilled Onions
- Quinoa Casserole, Flavorful, high protein Andean grain baked with onions, chiles,
garlic, chiles and cheese
- Chipotle Chile, Garlic and Rosemary Roasted Potatoes
- Rajas Con Crema, Caramelized Onions and Roasted Green Chile Strips baked in
cream
- Traditional Scalloped Potatoes
CATERING PACKAGES
Prices are per person and do not include service, sales tax or gratuity.
Simple Appetizer Party - 100 /$12per person, 50 /$14 per person, 20 /$16 per
person
Chips Guacamole and Salsa
Bacon Wrapped Shrimp
Chicken Flautas
Green Chile Cheese Quesadillas
Vegetable Crudite Platter
Heavy Appetizer Party - 100 /$25per person, 50 /$30 per person,
20 /$35 per person
Chips Guacamole and Salsa
Fresh Corn Tamales
Picadillo Empanadas
Brie and Green Chile Quesadillas
Beer Battered Shrimp with Chipotle Honey Dipping Sauce
Assorted Fruit and Cheese Platter with Crackers or Bread
Beef Flautas
Vegetable Crudite Platter
Economy Enchilada Dinner - 100 /$14 per person,
50 /$16 per person, 20 /$18 per person
Chips, Guacamole and Salsa
Cheese Quesadillas
Field Green Salad with Lime Cilantro Dressing
Mixed Enchiladas, Beef, Chicken, Cheese or Vegan, Red or Green
Sauce
Refried Beans
Green Spanish rice
Appetizer/Dinner Combination #1 - 100 /$23per
person, 50 /$25 per person, 20 /$28 per person
Chips, Guacamole and Salsas
Beer Battered Shrimp with Chipotle Honey Dipping Sauce
Brie and Green Chile Quesadillas
Carne Asada with Rajas
Fresh Corn Tamales
Refried Beans
Field Green Salad with Lime Cilantro Dressing
Fresh Flour Tortillas
Appetizer/Dinner Combination #2 - 100 /$23per
person, 50 /$25 per person, 20 /$28 per person
Chips, Guacamole and Salsas
Bacon Wrapped Shrimp
Brie Mango Quesadillas
Pollo a las Brasas
Corn Casserole
Decadent Refried Beans
Caesar Salad
Fresh Flour Tortillas
Appetizer/Dinner Combination #3 - 100 /$40per
person, 50 /$45 per person, 20 /$50 per person
Chips, Guacamole and Salsas
Fontina Cheese Stuffed Squash Blossoms
Bacon Wrapped Dates with Blue Cheese
Huitlacoche Quesadillas with Poblano Chile and Manchego Cheese
Beef Filet with Wild Mushroom and Red Wine Reduction
Pescado Ajillo with Alaskan Halibut or Colorado Trout
Scalloped Potatoes
Braised Swiss chard with grilled onions
Field Green Salad with Lime Cilantro Dressing
Fresh Flour Tortillas