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Ground Beef and Bean Burritos
Tonight’s dinner was a total throw-together based on a request for “something Mexican” and what I had in my freezer and refrigerator. I thought of past burrito recipes and modified several. You could easily turn this into a Mexican burrito casserole kinda dish if you wanted to cook up the beef, bean and salsa mix,…
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Swiss Patty Melts with Sliced Seasoned Tomatoes
Dinner tonight was just two of us so I made my youngest’s favorite: Swiss patty melts. You can make these with Jack cheese too but we like them best with Swiss cheese. From the garden, I had fresh sliced tomatoes and cucumbers. I drizzled them with a bit of olive oil, then sprinkled with an…
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Ultimate Taco Salad Recipe
I never make taco meat just to have a taco salad but it sure is a great way to use up the leftovers a day or so after having tacos. I like to use a little Catalina salad dressing on mine for a Catalina Taco Salad. It just adds a nice sweet touch. My kids…
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Guest Post over on Kitchen Scoop
One of my all-time favorite cookbooks is Desperation Dinners by Beverly Mills and Alicia Ross. They asked me to write a guest post on their blog, The Kitchen Scoop. Having just thrown my daughter a fun backyard high school graduation party, I wrote up my experiences on that, Summer Entertaining on a Budget. Go check…
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Yogurt Lassi
I’ve stopped drinking coffee for a bit. It’s too hot and it was bothering my stomach. But I still want something to sip in the morning before I sit down for breakfast. On cooler mornings a cup of tea does the trick, but lately it’s been too hot to want anything warm to drink. I’ve…