Recipes the grackles are named after

Thanks to Zara for the great idea to make a bunch of the dessert recipes on our staycation! It then turned into a post for all of the recipes the grackles are named after. It will take a long time to make all of them, so this is a work in progress.

DRINKS (Santa Barbara, CA grackles) - no blog entries yet :)

DESSERTS (Sacramento, CA grackles)

• Xangos - a Mexican dessert consisting of deep fried tortillas filled with cream cheese (and other things) and topped with ice cream, cocoa sugar, strawberries, and more. They also seem to be called Chimichangas, but the dessert version. Maybe Xango is short for Chimichangas? 2 varieties: plain cheesecake filling or strawberry cheesecake filling
• Churros - deep fried dough sticks dipped in cinnamon and sugar
• Polvorones - similar to butter cookies / shortbread and with toppings (sweet and salty toppings are a nice complement)
• Carlota (lemon) - lemon cream poured around biscuits and refrigerated to harden

APPETIZERS & MAINS (Tempe, AZ grackles)

• Tortilla (chips) - make your own from scratch!
• Nachos - tortilla chips topped with beans, olives, pepperoncinis, and cheese
• Tostadas - a modified version based on nachos with pico de gallo and guacamole and lettuce piled on top
• Pico (de gallo) - a topping made of tomatoes, onions, coriander, lime, and salt
• Guacamole - a topping made of avocados, lime, and salt
• Fajita (salad) - it's all about the seasoning!
• Quesadillas - beans and cheese in a tortilla and baked until gooey :-)