Well, I'd certainly stay with the Mexican/Latin theme - How about a chicken tortilla soup?
CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP
1 cup onion chopped
½ cup celery, chopped
2T garlic, minced
2 jalapeno peppers, minced
2T canola oil
2cups diced tomato
3 cups chicken broth
1T ground cumin
1tsp. ground cloves
1T chile powder
1T salt
1 bunch cilantro, chopped
1cup jack cheese grated
1 diced avocado
1 stale corn tortilla
2 corn tortillas,julienned and deep fried
1 ½ pounds chicken breasts, cooked and cubed
Saute onion, celery,garlic,and jalapeno for 3 minutes in oil in a large pot. Add tortillas, tomatoes, stock, and spices, and bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer for 30-45 minutes; remove from heat and add cilantro. Blend in batches.
Put soup in a clean pot and keep warm til ready to serve. To serve, put chicken pieces in a bowl, ladle soup over chicken; top with avocado, cheese, and tortilla strips.
And for PSIGuy, Tres Leche ('Three Milk ) Cake is a scrumptious Mexican cake -
Tres Leche Cake
Tres Leche Cake (THREE MILKS CAKE)
1 1/2 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup plus 1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
5 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
11/3 cups of milk
1 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 cup evaporated milk
1 tablespoon light rum
1 cup heavy cream.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift together the cake flour and baking powder. In a large mixing bowl, cream the 1 cup sugar and the butter with an electric mixer until well blended. Add the eggs and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, and beat until foamy. With a rubber spatula, gently fold in the flour mixture in increments, alternating with 1/3 cup milk, until the batter is smooth.
Pour cake batter into a lightly greased cake pan or baking dish, 7 by 11 by 2 inches, and bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and the top springs back when pressed. Allow cake to cool in the pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes, then invert onto a serving platter. Pierce the cake with a fork in many places, and allow it to cool completely.
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the condensed milk, evaporated milk, 1 cup milk and rum until well blended. Pour syrup evenly over the cake a little at a time, until it is saturated; you may not need the entire amount. Refrigerate, covered in plastic wrap, for at least 3 hours.
In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer, whisk the heavy cream until it begins to thicken. Add 1 teaspoon sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, and continue whisking until stiff peaks form. Using a spatula, spread the cream over the top and sides of the cake. Serve, cut into squares.