Oh wow -- did this turn out good!
Next time I would add the full amount of cumin and chili powder for the calabacitas. I was a little worried that they might over power the dish, but it could stand a little more heat. I also didn't use the jalapeno in the calabacita because Sam decided to dump the rest of the minced chilis into the pan when I was dealing with the flood in the bathroom. He also burned himself (mildly) with the mole sauce because he didn't believe me that it was hot. The little turkey actually reached around me to stick his hand in. We will see if he learns.
Things I did a little differently:
I used 2 anaheim peppers and 1 bell pepper instead of the poblanos. I have enough stuffing left over that I am going to pick up some more peppers at the store
The mole sauce was a bit chunky because I used an immersion blender instead of a regular one. it was still good and smelled divine, I think I can justify getting a regular blender.
And the most surprising to me was how good the walnut cream sauce tasted. Except, of course, the walnuts went missing (I can only assume stealth Sam strikes again) from the cutting board, so I had to use unsalted sunflower seeds instead. It turned out really, really good and cut the heat of the other dishes.
I loved the texture of the chile stuffing. I put in extra apples with the ground turkey because we had a backlog of apples I have been trying to use up.
Two enthusiastic thumbs up!
