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  • Balsamic Chicken with Avocado and Radish Salad

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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…

  • Easy Sweet and Sour Chicken

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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…

  • French Onion Salisbury Steak with Cheese Bread

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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…

  • Lemon Dimples Cookies

    Surprise mom with these cute Lemon Dimple cookies. They are lemony and oh so scrumptious. Source: Woman’s Day 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar, plus extra for dusting 1/4 cup fine sugar or granulated sugar 1 large egg 1 tsp grated lemon zest 1 Tbsp lemon juice 1 tsp…

  • Fiesta Taco Salad

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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…

  • Stacked Mexican Pie

    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…

  • Mexican Pozole and Hominy Soup

    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,…

  • Ruth’s Wedding Cookies

    My Aunt Ruth usually had these delicious bites around many times when we stopped by for a visit. Ruth’s version of Mexican wedding cookies are also known as Russian Tea Cakes or Italian Butter Cookies. They are a very delicate shortbread like cookie. Her original recipe had an hour baking time at 250 degrees. To…

  • Ham Egg and Cheese English Muffins

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    Breakfast is one of my favorite meals of the day. I just love breakfast food. My mom used to make these for us all the time even on camping trips. I love my egg with a slightly runny center. It must be a Southern thing like grits. English muffins Butter Cheddar cheese slices Scrambled, poached…

  • Cranberry Apricot Granola Bars

    I love hiking. Stephen and I used to go all the time before we had kids. Before Mason was born I scored a brand new unused Kelty backpack for $10 at a garage sale. We used it until we moved to the valley, where hiking trails are not as convenient, and we had another baby.…