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Salads – The Basics according to Dianne
NOTE: You should eat these salads the same day they are made. The fruit adds a lot of liquid and it does not refrigerate well. You can create great salads by using this guide. Salads should contain 5 basic elements (or more if you are feeling creative): Greens You can use one of the following…
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Pressure Cookers
I Totally Messed Up a Pressure Cooker Recipe Today Pressure Cookers and Instant Pots need steam to seal and to work. If you don’t have enough liquid (meaning your mixture is too thick) it cannot create enough steam to seal the cooker. I messed this up today. In addition, a pressure cooker will burn on…
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Cauliflower Leek Soup
YIELDS: 4 SERVINGS PREP TIME: 0 HOURS 10 MINS TOTAL TIME: 40 MINS INGREDIENTS: 3 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil 2 leeks, cleaned and white and light green parts thinly sliced 5 cloves garlic, minced 1 russet potato, peeled and chopped 1 large head cauliflower, cut into florets Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 2 c. Swanson Chicken Broth Chopped chives, for garnish Crumbled bacon, for garnish DIRECTIONS:…
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Queso Fresco – Jalapeno
This is an easy cheese to make but it is pretty bland. It also does not melt but it makes a nice cheese to eat on top of crackers. I decided to add diced jalpenos and salt to add flavor. INGREDIENTS: INSTRUCTIONS:
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Queso – Taco Villa Topeka Copycat
I have been trying to make something like the queso sauce they serve at Taco Villa in Topeka since about 1986 when I lived near there. I have had countless fails. I was there again yesterday and decided to try one last time. I think I nailed it. Makes 4 cups INGREDIENTS: 28 oz. can…
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Chicken Chili – Randy’s
I sketched this out because it sounded like it might work. The result was a gasless, creamy, tasty chili flavored chicken stew that was very easy to make. The hominy replaces the beans and has a firmer bite than a typical chili bean. It also adds a corn flavor to the chili that works well…
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Chili Powder – Randy’s
A double batch should fill a large spice container. I was close to running out of store-bought chili powder so I made the mild version of this using dried peppers I got from the Mexican Grocery. We taste tested the homemade vs the storebought and the homemade was far superior. The storebought chili powder left…
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Salted Caramel Oatmeal Cookies
INGREDIENTS: 2 sticks of salted butter (1 cup), softened 1 cup brown sugar 3/4 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 1 1/2 cups flour 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda 3 cups raw oats/Quick cooking oats 1 1/2 cups of salted caramel chips (10 oz bag) extra salt for topping (optional-I didn’t use…
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Ortega Style Taco Sauce – JRP
NOTES: I like this recipe better and it can be made for 20% of the cost of the store-bought sauce. Recipe makes about 1 quart. Ingredients: Ingredients (2 gallon recipe): Note: This actually makes 290 ounces or 2.25 gallons. You need to use a 12 quart stockpot for this. INSTRUCTIONS: nutrition facts: Serving size: 2 Tablespoon…