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Project Peasant Food: Cuban Rice

Friday, February 10th, 2012 in recipes
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My husband is on a mission! For years and years he has been suggesting asking pleading nagging that we eat rice and beans for dinner. “We should eat like peasants! Our food bills would be nothing! It tastes better than anything else anyway!” The thought of eating rice and beans a few nights a week
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  • Let’s Talk Croquetas

    Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 in cooking, recipes
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    Yes! Let’s talk croquetas/croquettes. Yes, they are easy and you can pull them off — be brave and try something new! Croquettes are a Spanish appetizer (tapas) and my husband orders them at restaurants whenever we see them. You can make seafood croquettes, potato croquettes, vegetable based, cheese based, turkey based. I mean, it’s basically
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  • Week of Pinterest Meals

    Monday, January 16th, 2012 in cooking, recipes
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    Boy oh boy. Pinterest is fun! When I try to explain it to people (which is kinda hard), I always tell them I love it for two reasons: #1 Using it as a Search Engine: Lots of times I will just use it as a search engine for things like fun kids activities, recipes, crafts
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  • The Gathering of Friends Cookbooks

    Thursday, December 22nd, 2011 in recipes
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    Michelle Huxtable, the author of The Gathering of Friends cookbooks, invited me (plus a guest — I had my mom come with me) to go to Thanksgiving Point to learn all about herself, her cookbooks, her passion and to check out her newest cookbook. I own one of her cookbooks, and have given them away
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  • This Is The Way We Make the Hot Chocolate

    Wednesday, December 21st, 2011 in recipes
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    Note: Hot *CHOCOLATE* not Cocoa…which is definitely how it should be made during the holidays. Ingredients 2 1/2 cups whole milk & 2 cups half-and-half OR 3 cups of milk & 1 1/2 cups of cream (sometimes I will use skim if I don’t want it as rich) 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped 4 ounces milk chocolate,
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  • We Are Back! And Some Recipes I Am Loving Right Now

    Thursday, December 15th, 2011 in Our Travels Worldwide, recipes

    We got back from Costa Rica and are just trying to adjust back to real life. I want to run away again. Who wants to be a grown up?! Not me. Our last night in Costa Rica was MAGICAL. We went into Jaco to a little Italian restaurant and ate outside. There was some sort
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  • Christmas Lasagna

    Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 in recipes
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    Christmas day dinner has never been something I look forward to because of the…the…gah…HAM! Oh, I hate it. May I suggest this lasagna for a wonderful Christmas meal? This lasagna is RICH. This lasagna costs a bit to make because of the specialty cheese, but it tastes quite divine. It is a lasagna you make
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  • Dulce de Leche Pie

    Wednesday, November 9th, 2011 in cooking, recipes
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    My middle child (ahh! I can say middle child; I feel old) and I like to sit together and watch cooking shows. Then we talk about the recipes and decide which ones we should try out. When she saw the Dulce de Leche Pie on Marcela Valladolid‘s cooking show, she begged me to make it. Also,
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  • Corn Avocado Relish

    Wednesday, September 28th, 2011 in cooking, Raising Kids on Read Food, recipes
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    Here is the recipe for the Corn Avocado Relish I have mentioned a few times on the blog: Corn Avocado Relish Ingredients: 4 ears of corn 2 poblano peppers 5-6 avocados 2 limes 1/3 of a large white onion, chopped 1/3 of a large red onion, chopped 1/2 bunch of cilantro 2T. Olive Oil 2
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  • TGIF=Yummy After School Snack

    Monday, September 19th, 2011 in recipes
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    Fridays are the day when you walk home extra fast from school because…didn’t you know? Friday is SPECIAL TREAT DAY for an after school snack. Then you play with friends and get ready for TGIF! Which shows do you wish would come back for a fun Friday night line up? Me? Full House, Family Matters,
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