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This is a super-easy weekday meal that you can start before you head off to work, using frozen chicken and prepared BBQ sauce, or on a busy weekend when you don’t have time too cook. It takes about 5 minutes to toss all of the ingredients into the pot and when you come home (don’t [...]
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I can never have enough coleslaw and I am always looking for variations on standard versions. I developed this recipe as a side to go with Mexican and Tex-Mex recipes, using lime juice and cilantro to give it a southwestern flavor and bell peppers for crunch and color. Add a fresh jalepeno pepper for heat…or [...]
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This is a standard meal in our house - quick, delicious and flexible.
Flexible: Everything but the beef, seasoning and water is optional, and you can substitute steak, chicken, pork or beans for the beef. Quick: While the ground beef is browning, I prepare toppings and place on the table for everyone to add their own. [...]
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This easy to make seasoning mix tastes better and costs less than commercially-prepared seasoning mixes. Use it with water or any liquid to make a sauce or a marinade. It’s flavorful but not hot or too spicy. You can, of course, adjust any of the spices to suit your taste.
Make a quick single batch for [...]
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Like really good jazz, this is one of those improvisational dishes, where you have a basic rhythm/ingredients — beans and corn and a simple vinaigrette — and creatively add ingredients for color, texture and taste, and availability if you don’t have time to go shopping.
I had a lot of leftover corn on the cob and [...]
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Kebabs are great for grilling get-togethers because you can do most of the preparation beforehand. They cook quickly and look so beautiful when they come off the grill.
Tex-Mex kebabs are marinated and brushed in sauce made of beer, cilantro and a bit of cumin and peppers to give the meat and vegetables a fresh and [...]
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I’ve been experimenting with marinades and came up with this easy and flavorful marinade to use on beef, chicken, pork and veggies. Because it contains beer and lime juice, it will tenderize beef, and the flavor of the cilantro and onions really comes through. I add hot pepper flakes and the heat is perfect for [...]
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Black beans have a distinctive but mild flavor that I love. In this simple but tasty dish, black beans are slow-cooked in a simple tomato-based sauce, complimented by cilantro. This simple recipe makes a great side, served with grilled chicken or quesadillas, or it can be served as a main vegetarian dish - goes well [...]
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There are many different interpretations of what a quesadilla is; to me, a quesadilla is simply cheese melted in a tortilla, with all kinds of variations depending on what’s on hand, and how ambitious I am.
According to Wikipedia, “the word comes from Spanish, and literally means “little cheesy thing” or “cheesy” (from queso, or “cheese”, [...]
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I’ve been making this rice for my children for many years as a main dish, and pair it with quesadillas or grilled cheese sandwiches. It is more Tex-Mex than Spanish, I think, but someone somewhere many years ago dubbed this classic American dish “Spanish” and everyone knows what it means. It is a variation of [...]
