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Mexican Style Roast Chicken
We were in the mood for a roasted chicken but I wanted to change the routine. Since we love to use the roasted chicken meat in Mexican dishes I decided to translate the simple ingredients from my...
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Mexican Caprese Salad
This fusion of Mexican and Italian cuisines was inspired by the Italian Caprese salad. Tomatoes are still the base of this stacked salad but I have traded out the other ingredients {mozzarella...
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Chicken Quinoa Quesadilla
The day after I made the chicken quinoa taco salad I made quesadillas with the leftovers. Considering that the taco salad was acutally a leftover meal, that means that I got three completely...
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Quinoa Taco Salad {Stuffed Peppers}
Inspired by one of my family’s favorite appetizers {Stuffed Jalapenos}, a recipe which I will share with you soon, I decided to stuff some mini sweet peppers that were leftover from a Cinco de Mayo...
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Eggplant-Salsa Fresca Bruschetta
Spicy salsa fresca on top of lightly-fried eggplant slices is a fusion dish at its finest and makes a unique bruschetta-inspired appetizer. To-date it is my favorite way to eat eggplant. The...
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Southwest Corn Chowder with Chicken Chorizo
I don’t know about you, but with the soggy, windy weather this week we spent the last weekend holed up in the house. I admit that at moments we went a little stir crazy but deep down I think we...
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Crockpot Tortilla Soup-Stuffed Bell Peppers
Bell peppers would make a colorful and flavorful bowl for any type of soup, however, I thought they found the perfect match with tortilla soup. This crockpot version of my tortilla soup {with or...
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Horchata
It was surprising to me that until a year ago I had never had horchata. Going to college in southern California and all that was involved with getting a degree in French and Spanish provided me with...
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Churro Cookies Con Chocolate
Cinco de Mayo is tomorrow and if you can’t find churros, these buttery, cinnamon-sugar cookies with or without chocolate are a festive way to celebrate. For my son’s recent birthday party {more to...
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Tres Leches Cake
This is the first time I have made tres leches cake and the first time I’ve tried a recipe from The Pioneer Woman Cooks. Ree Drummond’s recipe is a keeper. This sponge cake covered in a mixture of...
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