Hi All: Thought I'd share these recipes, I've been making huge pots of these meatballs, they're very easy but very flavorful. The rice goes very nicely with them. The meatballs ("Albondigas En Salsa Chipotle" are based on a recipe from Chile Pepper magazine. The rice ("Flagstaff Green Rice") is based on a recipe in Food and Wine. As usual they bear little resemblance to the original recipes.

Put the green onion, olive oil and jalapeno in a bowl, cover and micro-wave full power about 40 seconds. Stir in parsley and cilantro. Set aside until rice is cooked.

Boil water with butter and salt in micro-wave. Add rice, cook 20 minutes at 1/2 power.

Stir rice and add black pepper and chopped herb and jalapeno mixture. Stir to mix thoroughly. Let sit covered until rice is fluffy.

Serve meatballs and sauce with the rice.