Spicy moles?

I tend not to experiment with new recipes when I have friends coming to dinner; before making something for guests, I like to have tried the recipe at least once, so that I know it'll turn out okay. In a recent email, I told a friend that I was thinking of making spicy mole with chicken for our meal next week, but I was going to try it out this weekend first.

I was a little puzzled when I got her reply - something about never having eaten rodents before - until I realised that seeing the word "mole" in writing is quite different from hearing it spoken. It's pronounced "molay" and it's a spicy Mexican sauce made with chocolate and chillies. I'm going to be serving it over chicken enchiladas.