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Recipe: Slow Cooker Tacos
Slow cooker tacos – this delicious taco filling only takes about 15 minutes to prep and makes for a healthy and hearty meal. Plus, you can top them any way you like! Okay, let’s get cooking. Ingredients 2 pounds of chicken 5 jalapeños large red onion 2 teaspoons of chili powder 1 teaspoon of garlic powder can of black beans rotel salt to taste small can or corn toppings: sour cream, cheese, cilantro and hot sauce First, slice the jalapeños and take out the seeds…
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Recipe: Jalapeño Popper Enchiladas
Jalapeño popper enchiladas – that’s right, I stuffed these enchiladas with cream cheese, roasted jalapeño, corn and beans, then topped the corn tortillas with a rich red enchilada sauce. They’re cheesy and full of flavour. Okay, let’s get cooking! Oh, what inspired these? These jalapeño quesadillas – so good. Ingredients 12 corn tortillas 5 jalapeños 8 oz of cream cheese, soft 1 can of corn 1/2 a can of black beans 1 teaspoon of garlic salt to taste pack of Frontera red chili enchilada sauce…
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Recipe: Southwest Dressing
This southwest dressing is quick and easy. You probably have the 5 ingredients (plus spices, mind you) in your pantry or fridge. It’s not very often that I feel like southwest dressing so I don’t buy it. Okay, let’s get to it so we can eat up! Ingredients 2 tablespoons of mayo 1 tablespoon of greek yogurt 2 teaspoons of agave 1 teaspoon of water 1/2 teaspoon of white vinegar and lime juice 1/4 teaspoon of onion and garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon of cilantro 1/4…
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Recipe: Street Corn Enchiladas
Street corn enchiladas, this adaptation came from me wanting street corn and Bryce wanting enchiladas a few weeks ago. Well, heck, let’s just combine them and here we are! I took the street corn recipe and mixed everything in a big bowl, then stuffed corn tortillas, added enchilada sauce and cheese and baked up. Okay, let’s get cooking! Ingredients 4 cobs of corn 1 large jalapeño 1/2 cup of cilantro and green onions 10 oz of crumbled cojita cheese (or feta) 3 garlic cloves 2…
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Recipe: Mexican Fried Ice Cream
Mexican fried ice cream – and, it’s gluten free! Total score. When I was a kiddo we used to travel to Petoskey, Michigan and they had a Mexican restaurant called La Señorita – fried ice cream was my favourite dessert. I’m pretty sure the restaurant is now closed, yet there might be one in Traverse City. Either way, let’s get to this quick and easy recipe! Ingredients 2 cups of vanilla bean ice cream 1 cup of gluten free honey chex 1/2 tablespoon of quality…
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Recipe: Sweet Potato and Black Bean Tacos
Tacos! Yes, these sweet potato and black bean tacos are inspired by Border Grill and their segment on The Chef Show which premiered a while ago on Netflix. It’s no secret that Bryce and I love Mexican food. Especially some of that delicious chicken from Akumal last year. So, given the opportunity to make tacos, I’ll say yes every time. After being inspired by the simplicity of these tacos on The Chef Show I decided to share my version of the recipe. Okay, let’s get…
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Recipe: Pico de Gallo
Pico de Gallo – it’s like a fresh chunky salsa. So delicious. We eat it with chips, on chicken or even in tacos to add some freshness. Either way, it’s well worth the time to dice up those tomatoes into tiny pieces. Ingredients 6 roma tomato 1/2 of a white onion 2 tablespoons of cilantro 1 teaspoon of garlic 2 teaspoons of lime juice dash of hot sauce salt to taste Deseed the tomatoes and cut them into equal sizes – about 1/4-1/8 of an…
