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Recipe: Avocado Corn Salsa
Avocado corn salsa time. This recipe is quite similar to my corn salsa. It’s fresh and easy. Ingredients 1 1/2 cups of corn, about 1 can 2 avocados 1 red onion – about 1/3 cup 3 tablespoons of lime juice 1 teaspoon of sriracha sauce 2 tablespoons of cilantro One tip I think is great, dice the onions and then top with the lime juice and sriracha, this loosens up the onions and cuts the bitterness raw red onion can bring. Do this especially if…
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Recipe: Street Corn Salad
It’s time for a salad – well, a side dish that acts like a salad. The street corn salad is here and it’s smokey, full of flavour with a dash of heat. This one just might alarm your smoke detector. Okay, let’s get cooking! Ingredients 4 cans or 6 cobs of corn 2 jalapeño 1/2 cup of cilantro 3 garlic cloves 2 tablespoons of lime juice 1/2 cup of mayo dash of chili powder 1 teaspoon of paprika 16 oz of feta 1/2 cup of…
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Recipe: Gluten Free Corn Fritters
Gordon Ramsay inspiration number two – corn fritters. This recipe, however, is deliciously gluten free. If you read my last post, you know my dad got me this kick-butt pan for Christmas and Gordon Ramsay was to deliver it with 3 meals. Well, here’s meal number two! Time for lunch. Ingredients 90g gluten free flour 1 1/2 tablespoons of baking powder 1/2 teaspoon of salt 3 eggs 500 grams of corn 6 green onions 20g of cilantro 10g of diced green chili butter to fry…
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Recipe: Huevos Rancheros
Huevos rancheros is the perfect hearty breakfast. The name huevos rancheros comes from the hearty breakfast eaten on rural Mexican farms and we had it on Tuesday morning for breakfast as part of our 3 day 5 year anniversary menu plan – so good. This dish takes a bit of prep work, but it’s worth it. Let’s get started. Ingredeints 4 corn tortillas 1/2 cup of shredded cheese 1 cup of refried black beans 2 tablespoons of olive oil 4 large eggs 1/4 cup of…
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Recipe: Corn Dip
Corn dip on this fine sunny Saturday. I made this recipe for a potluck a few weeks ago and one of the girls, Lauren, has been patiently waiting for the recipe. Here you go Lauren – this is for you! This corn dip is creamy and flat out good. Eat by the pool or at a summer picnic in the park. Heck, you could even eat it on movie night. Ingredients 3 cups of corn 1/4 cup of diced red pepper 10oz jar of picked…
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Recipe: BBQ Chicken Salad
BBQ chicken salad time…the 3rd salad in our seven sensational spring salad celebration. This one is AWESOME. Time to fire up the BBQ…or like me, just use your cast iron pan! Either way, it’ll taste great. Adapted from damndelicous (well, all I saw was the picture on Pinterest – then I was totally inspired!). So…here we go. Ingredients 5 chicken breasts bottle of BBQ sauce (you’ll use about 1/2) small head of iceberg lettuce large head of romaine lettuce 15 oz of corn (about 1…
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Recipe: Mexican One Dish Casserole
In a rush? Need to just throw something in the oven? I felt like my Mexican Lasagna yet I didn’t have time to make it…this recipe has the same flavours without all the work. Time for Mexican one dish casserole. The prep for this recipe took me 6 minutes – then the oven did the rest of the work. Try it next time you’re in a time crunch. Ingredients 5 chicken breasts a cup of raw quinoa 1 cup of vegetable broth 2 cans of…
