RANGO was the first movie in a series of movies leading up to our sure-to-be epic Guest Ranch vacation at the end of the month! What can i say about this movie-I LOVED it and watched it once for movie night, once by myself, and twice with the kiddos all before returning it to Netflix. Its the tale of a chameleon who finds himself thrown from his cushy caged life into the dry, hot Mohave desert. He makes his way to the town of Dirt were he finds himself to the be much needed hero the townsfolk there are in need of. The animation is INCREDIBLE. The details in everything from the water to the sand to the various scales and feathers of each varmint made my jaw drop.
To accompany this true western we made Bean's Burrito Bowls and then Dirt Puddin' cups to cool our tongues afterward. Both were mighty tasty vittles.
Movie Rating:
Plot: 4.75 stars
Cinematography: 5 stars
Acting: 4.75 stars
Average: 4.833 stars
Chipotle Yams and Black Bean Burrito Bowls
(makes 4 servings)
Ingredients:
2 cups cilantro lime rice, warm
1 cup seasoned black beans, warm
1 cup chipotle yams, warm
1 cup pico de gallo
1 large avocado, stones, scooped and sliced
1 cup jack or cheddar cheese, shredded
4 tablespoons sour cream
1 handful cilantro, chopped
Directions: Assemble and enjoy!
Adapted from this recipe on closet cooking
Chipotle Yams
(makes 4 servings)
INGREDIENTS:
1 tablespoon oil
1 small onion (sliced)
1 clove garlic (chopped)
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 chipotle in adobo (chopped)
2 teaspoons adobo sauce
2 tablespoons sauce/ketchup
4 cups yams (peeled and chopped)
DIRECTIONS:
Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the onion and saute until tender, about 5-7 minutes. Add the garlic and cumin and saute until fragrant, about a minute. Add the chipotle, adobo sauce, tomato sauce and yams. Toss everything to coat, cover and cook until tender, about 10-15 minutes, stirring every few minutes. (We actually tossed in some water occasionally to better cook the yams and not dry them out).
Jalapeno Spiced Black Beans
(makes 4 servings)
INGREDIENTS:
1 tablespoon oil
1 small onion (chopped)
1 clove garlic (minced)
1 jalapeno (minced)
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 (19 ounce) can black beans (drained and rinsed)
1/2 cup water (optional)
DIRECTIONS:
Heat the oil. Add the onion and sauce until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic, jalapeno and cumin and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the beans and water, bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until most of the liquid has evaporated. Mash some of the beans with a fork if desired.
Cilantro and Lime Rice
(makes 4+ side dish servings)
INGREDIENTS:
1 tablespoon oil
1/2 onion (chopped)
1 clove garlic (chopped)
1 cup long grained rice (white or brown)
2 cups water
1 handful cilantro (chopped)
1 lime (zest and juice)
DIRECTIONS:
Heat the oil in a pan and add the onion. Saute until tender, about 5 to 7 minutes. Add the garlic and saute until fragrant about one minute. Add the rice and toast in the oil for a few minutes. Add the water, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer, covered for about 20 minutes for white or 45 minutes for brown. Remove from the heat and mix in the cilantro, lime juice, and zest.
Pico de Gallo
(makes 2 appetizer sized servings)
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups tomatoes (seeded and chopped)
1/4 cup onion (chopped)
1 jalapeno (seeded and minced)
1 clove garlic (minced)
1 lime (juiced)
1 handful cilantro (chopped)
salt and pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS: Mix everything.
Oreo Sand and Dirt Cups
INGREDIENTS:
1 package (3.4 oz) JELL-O vanilla flavor instant pudding
1 package (3.4 oz) JELL-O chocolate instant pudding
4 cups cold milk
1 cup thawed COOL WHIP Topping
20 OREO cookies, finely crushed
DIRECTIONS:
Prepare the vanilla and chocolate pudding mixes separately with milk as directed on packages. Let stand 5 minutes. Stir 1/2 cup cool whip into each bowl of pudding.
Sprinkle 1 tablespoon cookie crumbs into bottom of each of 8 (6-oz) dessert cups. (OR be piggies like us and divide it between two glasses!) top each layers of 1/4 cup vanilla pudding, 1 tablespoon cookie crumbs and 1/4 cup chocolate pudding. Sprinkle with remaining cookie crumbs. Refrigerate at least 1 hour until ready to serve.
Dinner Rating:
Movie Relevance: 4 stars
Taste: 5 stars
Average: 4.5 stars
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