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Pupusas- Salvadoran Stuffed Tortillas with Spicy Slaw

These little gems are as much fun to make as they are to eat.  Wait, that sounds like an old commercial.  But, if you are looking for a low cost meal you hit the jackpot.  I first saw pupusas at the DC United Soccer game.  There was a little stand in the stadium that sold […]

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California Cobb Salad Burger!

Yep, a burger!   Why not?  I love everything that goes into the salad, why not turn it into a burger.  For some folks, especially the ones at my house, burgers are more fun to eat than a salad.  So take all of the ingredients and turn it into a burger.  Wrap the burger in a […]

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Pizza Soup -Gluten and Dairy Free

I’ve been making this for many, many years however this time it’s gluten free and dairy free.  The idea of pizza soup started with me trying to get my boys to eat tomato soup.  Well it worked for one, my college guy who is a great cook and loves food.  I’m still working on 9th […]

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Gluten Free Pork Noodle Soup for Pennies

One of my favorite things to do is take leftovers from meals during the week and make a soup on the weekend.  This week when I cooked those delicious Jerk Pork Ribs and Chicken it created a wonderful stock in the pot.   I strained it and poured it into a leftover pasta sauce glass jar […]

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Jerk Chicken and Pork

You know the great thing about writing down your plans, they get changed.  This is the fun of living in the moment.  So instead of my seafood stir-fry yesterday I decided to drive myself insane.  While Scott was out delivering our company’s Next Level Leadership™ Group Coaching program (shameless plug) I was working in my […]

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Refrigerator Frittata –Gluten Free, Casein Free

My husband says I have a gift of opening the refrigerator and creating a meal from random ingredients.  I call it make it up as I go cooking at the last minute because I didn’t finish the plan. Shhh, don’t tell him.  I don’t want to ruin his image of me. My plan was to […]

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Pro Bowl Feast with Kalua Pork

Aloha!  Well this is a sad day around our house.  It’s the last football game of the season with the Pro Bowl in Hawaii.  No more football until August 6th.  Yes, I know the date of the Hall of Fame game next year.  Last year Scott and I were fortunate enough to attend the Pro […]

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Mom’s Chili Recipe

My mom is a great cook. I learned so much from her. She can open a refrigerator and where most people would see a bunch of different food items she sees meals. This is a gift I am happy to say she passed along to me. I just can’t understand when my family opens the […]

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Pork and Lentils

This dish can be made in 15 minutes from start to finish.  If you cook your own lentils a little longer.  When cooking your own lentils maintain some of the stock when you combine it with the rest of this dish. Ingredients: 2 organic carrots shredded 1 organic onion 1 pound ground pork 1 can […]

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Pork Tamale Casserole

I tried a new recipe tonight.  The verdict from my husband: “tastes good but it’s like Mexican spam.” I’ve never made tamales before but I thought I would give a tamale casserole a try.  It wasn’t too hard to mix up and I filled mine with cooked ground pork.  The recipe is from Eating Well […]

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