Lime Chicken Empanadas with Ranchero Ranch Dressing

Sometimes, when I’m trying to figure out what to say about a particular recipe or topic, I realize that someone else has already said it perfectly.

Since Joanne from Eats Well With Others often has thoughts that are often as wacky as similar to mine, it came as no surprise that her prompt for the Brazil edition of Regional Recipes resonated so well with me:

I could use a vacation.

And from what I hear, it’s summer in Brazil right now.  That whole south of the equator thing.  It works out well sometimes.  Let’s go.

Amen, sister!

As soon as I read this, I went straight to Orbitz, found the next one way ticket to Rio de Janeiro, and booked it on the spot!

….

I wish.

If I didn’t have a job… or school… or any other responsibilities… and was independently wealthy, I totally would have.  But since I’m not Paris Hilton, I was forced to find another way to add a little Brazilian sunshine to my life.

These Lime Chicken Empanadas with Ranchero Ranch Dressing were just the thing!  Seriously, how could the delicious combo of lime, caramelized onion, goat cheese, and the kick of spicy ranch dressing not make you feel like you’re in a tropical locale?

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