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Sometime ago a friend of mine and I were discussing the cons of eating healthy. We both agreed that every now and then after eating perfect portions of lean proteins, limited carbs and a staple of fresh fruits and veggies we craved a hefty steak with a baked potato to fill us up. Something to…
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When I was 16 turning 17 my best friend’s family invited me to join them on a cross country trip. Equipped with R.E.M’s “Out of Time” album and C&C Music Factory’s “Gonna Make You Sweat”, we made our way to Texas to visit Beverly’s Friends the Robinson’s, New Mexico to visit her Aunt, a site…
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French Onion Salisbury Steak is another one of our favorite family recipes. French onion is probably a deceptive word to use because the sauce is nothing like French onion soup. This dish reminds me “Ratatouille” the movie from Pixar. Each part is essential to the whole. The flavors from the sauce meld with the meat…
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May is national bike month. The League of American Bicyclists is promoting Bike-to-Work Week from May 11-15 and Bike-to-Work Day on Friday, May 15. If it is not possible to bike to work or school there are other alternatives to promote staying active. – This past February Lance Armstrong and a team of cyclist came…
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Years ago Stephen and I joined my brother and his wife Emily’s family in Oregon for a week in the mountains for Christmas. One of Emily’s sisters made a Stromboli for dinner. I had originally planned to make a BBQ pork pizza but at last minute I started thinking about Chinese BBQ pork buns and…
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A couple of years ago, all the older kids wanted for dinner was pizza, hot dogs or mac and cheese. Just having baby number three, I complied for a little while until I could get back on my feet. I began asking friends what they usually made for dinner. A couple ideas I liked were…
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I made a pot of Pozole yesterday. Knowing I would have leftover shredded pork, I decided to use some of the meat to make a Mexican pie. It is sort of like lasagna meets enchilada. Here, I used a pie plate making only three layers, because I wanted to use the extra filling for taco…
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Every Grandmother has their own recipe for Pozole (or sometimes spelled Posole). My favorite recipe comes from a friend of mine, Mary Rodriques, from Freemont, Texas. She also gave me the recipe for Baked Summer Veggies. The experience of eating Pozole comes from adding your own combination of ingredients that suits your palate. Of course,…