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Kitchenette Meals on Vacation- Gluten Free and Dairy Free

By on July 29, 2009

Eating out every night while on vacation can be expensive and often difficult with my crew.  We each have our own dietary restrictions.  Gluten free and dairy free for 2 of us, gluten free for one and a soy free vegetarian rounds out our clan.  I feel sorry for anyone who waits on us.  So […]

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Chicken Pot Pie Cheesy Sopes Style – Dairy Free & Gluten Free

By on July 14, 2009

Have you ever eaten Sopes?  Sopes are a cousin to tortillas, but can be more versatile for fillings that have more liquid.  They are thicker than tortillas and have sides so they can hold fillings.  They don’t encase the fillings like a burrito or pupusas.  Usually you cook sopes by frying them on both sides […]

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Gluten Free Apple Pupusas

By on May 19, 2009

I had so much fun making the Salvadoran Pupusas the other day that were filled with pork, that I have been thinking about what else to use for filling. We had friends over for dinner and I made my Mini Tomatillo Chicken Burgers and Mini Black Bean Cakes with Creamy Tomatillo Salsa and served Strawberry […]

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Pupusas- Salvadoran Stuffed Tortillas with Spicy Slaw

By on May 14, 2009

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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Chicken Enchiladas –Gluten Free, Dairy Free

By on April 20, 2009

After seeing the results of my cooking time poll, most folks had 30 minutes or less to cook dinner.  I’ve been hearing this over and over so I’m going to categorize which meals take 30 minutes or less to pull together.  This recipe is tagged Minute Meals as I hope to help you create a […]

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Vegetarian Huevos Rancheros- Gluten Free and Dairy Free

By on April 1, 2009

Another quick fix meal for breakfast, lunch, dinner or snack time that is gluten free and dairy free.  The key is to have already made the corn tortillas, refried beans and salsa.  You could of course use some purchased from the store. The only other ingredient used was 2 scrambled eggs, 1 per tortilla.  Warm […]

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Turkey Fajitas and Beans with Homemade Tortillas

By on January 20, 2009

Today I spent the day watching the festivities just down the road from Washington, D.C. What a grand day for our country to watch the peaceful transfer of power and to its first African American President.  There is a strong feeling of hope in our country again.  I can’t wait to see what is born […]

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Pork Tamale Casserole

By on January 9, 2009

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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Mexican Casserole

By on December 6, 2008

3 corn tortillas 1 can refried beans (pinto or black)  or 2 cups homemade 7 oz green salsa 6 oz cooked turkey (sub peppers if vegetarian, can always use pork, beef or chorizo) ½ tsp Expote ½ tsp Chipotle Powder (use less if you don’t like spicy hot foods) ½ tsp Aleppo chili powder (can […]

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