Surprise Your Friends and Relatives for the Holidays ~ Give the Gift of Healthy Homemade Flour Tortillas!

December 19, 2011

When all the neighbors have had enough fudge to last a lifetime, they will cheer when you knock on the door with this edible gift: healthy tortillas. Well, at least healthy-er. No lard – canola oil is a much more enlightened fat. Flour tortillas are simple to make, and unless you are lucky enough to [...]

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Roasted Butternut Squash and Apple Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette Recipe

December 16, 2011

It’s time to take a “pit-stop” in the middle of my Holiday Baking Marathon to make my family’s favorite holiday salad. Yes, you heard correctly… I said it… “favorite salad!” This Roasted Butternut Squash and Apple Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette is a holiday season MUST at our house.  I have served this salad as a [...]

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Three Bean Vegetarian Chili Mix for a Savory Gift from Your Kitchen

December 12, 2011

I love getting and giving gifts from my kitchen. It makes me feel so valued when someone takes the time to make something and then give it to me. I especially like savory things that give me a quick meal to throw together – so I can get back to the frantic pace of shopping, [...]

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Pumpkin Pie with Dulce de Leche Recipe

December 7, 2011

They say opposites attract. That is certainly true when it comes to pie. Pumpkin pie is my favorite holiday dessert.   In fact, I wait all year for pumpkin pie and… no… I can’t make it any other month of the year. Anticipation is half of the flavor. For some odd reason, I am never [...]

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Machaca Tacos Three Ways—Dinner in a Flash!

November 28, 2011

Whew!  The Thanksgiving dishes are finally done, the company is gone and I’ve got my “shopping” shoes on.  I’m not one to jump into the crowds for “Black Friday Madness” or battle it out for reindeer sweaters so, I’ve got a lot of catching up to do.  That’s where my mom’s Machaca Taco Recipe comes [...]

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