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Tomatillo Ranch Dressing
Printable version Recently I discovered a number of recipes for Tomatillo Ranch Dressing from the Cafe Rio Mexican Grill, a chain restaurant located mostly in the Western United States. The dressing is on a list that includes Michael Jordan, The Empire Strikes Back, Led Zeppelin and cargo shorts. They are what I like to call…
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Cheddar Chipotle Potato Cakes
Printable version For my last post I created Nacho Potato Skins, which left me with 3 cups of cooked potato that I could either throw away or put to good use. Rather than throw it out, this is what I made – Chipotle cheddar potato cakes! They were fun to make and tasty to eat….
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Nacho Potato Skins
Printable version I love potato skins. And, I love nachos. What happens when you combine the two? Nacho skins! This recipe took potato skins, which is usually a side or an appetizer, and turned it into an entrée. The addition of the seasoned ground beef gave this a hardiness that allowed them to be the…
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Cheesy Taco Rice
Printable version Note: The taco seasoning used in this recipe is my own blend, find the recipe here. It seems as though anytime I’m involved in some sort of gathering involving a group of people, I end up volunteering to bring something to eat. I love cooking for a crowd, but it does provide a…
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Basic Pizza Sauce
Printable version To compliment my last post I decided to make my own pizza sauce to go along with my basic pizza dough. The real secret to great pizza is in the sauce. Usually, I pick something other than pizza sauce as the foundation of a gourmet pie and build the flavors from there, but…
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Basic Pizza Dough
Printable version I have been making gourmet pizza here at the blog since I started it and I usually use a pre-made crust. I think most of the creativity in a pizza is in the sauce, toppings and flavor combinations so I let the reader make the crust on their own, which could be from…
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Oven Roasted Salsa
Printable version One of the best ways to make salsa is to oven roast the vegetables. The dry heat draws out the moisture and concentrates the flavors. It also makes the onions and garlic sweeter. Once everything is roasted I like to throw it all in a food processor, add some lime juice and cilantro…
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Grilled Shrimp Cocktail
Printable version The land-locked seafood monster has struck again. The product: Jumbo raw frozen shrimp with tails and shells removed. Location: Kroger, Fort Wayne (Dupont & Coldwater Road) I wanted large shrimp that I could skewer and grill. I decided to splurge and get jumbo shrimp – the bag cost $10.99. The dish started out…
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