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Recipes: Chicken Enchiladas
Homemade Chicken Enchiladas – with homemade chicken enchilada sauce. They’re fresh, healthy and oh, so good…you need to try these! Ingredients 1 pack of corn tortillas 9oz can of whole corn 4 cooked and shredded chicken breasts homemade chicken enchilada sauce 1 cup of old shredded cheddar and jalapeño havarti cheese cilantro Roll 6-8 tortillas stuffed with corn and chicken – lay evenly in a 13×9 pan. Pour the chicken enchilada sauce over the tortillas. Smother with both cheeses and bake at 350 (un covered)…
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Recipe: Quick Asian/Mexican Salad
This salad is so quick and so good. Lazy because I use bottled dressing, but I do have a recipe for a delicious Asian sesame dressing – I’ll add it to the site soon. Ingredients 1 bunch of spinach 9oz can of whole corn 14oz can of black beans 1/2 red onion finely chopped 1 bag of coleslaw 1/2 cup of sliced almonds Asian sesame dressing Add all ingredients together – don’t forget to rinse off the beans! I like to add the dressing about…
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Recipe: Kale Chips
Kale Chips – have you ever had Kale? It’s a complete Super Food, for sure. I dislike it raw (far to fibrous) so cooking it like chips is a little treat. Ingredients 1 bunch of kale 2 tablespoons of olive oil 1 teaspoon of salt 1-1.5 tablespoon of seasoning (chile flakes, chipotle, even chicken and ribs seasoning works well!) Wash, rinse and dry the kale. Toss the kale in the olive oil, salt and seasoning. Lay flat on a baking sheet (make sure you only…
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Recipe: Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin Pie – a Thanksgiving staple…it reminds me of fall and home. This is my first time trying out my pumpkin pie recipe. It’s a little on the spicy side, not overly sweet, yet the perfect way to end a fall feast. Ingredients 7 cups of pumpkin puree 2 eggs 1 cup of dark brown sugar 1.5 cup of milk 1 tablespoon of cinnamon (I like a lot of cinnamon!) 1-1.5 teaspoon of nutmeg pie dough – try my 1-2-3 pie dough This recipe makes…
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Recipe: 1-2-3 Dough
1-2-3 dough is super simply, super versatile and super delicious! Here I’m using it to make a pumpkin pie (that recipe to follow very shortly…). Ingredients 3 parts flour (1 cup) 2 parts fat (1/2 cup butter) 1 part water (1/3 cup water) want to make it a bit sweet? add 2 tablespoons of sugar Make sure the butter is room temperature – mix small chunks of the butter in with the flour and then slowly add in the water. Roll into a ball and…
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Recipe: Holy Guacamole
For some reason store bought guacamole tastes bland…and the worst part, I keep eating more hoping the next bite will be better – total disappointment, every time. So, I make my own and we love it! Ingredients 2 large avocados (pealed and pitted) 1/4 cup chopped tomatos, red onions dash of salt 1/4 tablespoon of sriracha 1 clove of chopped garlic 1.5-2 tablespoons of lime juice 2 teaspoons of chopped coriander/cilantro Place all ingredients in a bowl and mash together – chill in the fridge…
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Recipe: Leg of Lamb
This Thanksgiving I wanted to do something a little different – why not lamb!? The traditional turkey still made it to the table, don’t worry. Trying to find a good lamb cut was a little difficult. I called Grassy Lane Custom Meats, which is about 10 minutes from us, and I was offered a whole lamb. Ah, no thank you. I stopped at a few local butchers, but most were lamb roasts and I wanted something with the bone in. Oddly enough, our local grocery…
