Why I went to all the trouble, time, expense and stress of moving 2,421 miles

The fabulous tomatillo

I have seen these little gems so many times at the grocery store and never knew what they were or what to do with them. Then I found out that tomatillos are the main ingredient in salsa verde which is my favorite salsa. When I get fish tacos with rice and beans at Rubios I smother the whole plate in salsa verde and lime juice and it is heavenly. I haven't tried making my own salsa verde yet but I did try tomatillos in an omelet and it was delicious. Basically I diced tomatillos (after removing the outer husk and stem), red onion, garlic, jalapeno, and some cilantro and sauteed everything in a pan coated with nonstick cooking spray for about 7 minutes. While that was cooking, I poured a half cup of egg beaters into an 8 inch pan also coated with nonstick cooking spray and let the egg cook all the way through. You know it's done when it bubbles and you tilt the pan and no raw egg rolls around. Otherwise, keep tilting and cooking! Fold the tomatillo mixture into the omelette and ta-da! Tomatillos have a very bright, almost limey flavor that plays well with the hot jalapenos and the onion. In fact it's kind of like the love child of cilantro and tomato.