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Spaghetti Squash with Special Sauce!
Squash has been dated as far back as 7,000 B.C. in parts of Mexico andSouth America. According to The Oxford Companion to American Food andDrink, explorers from Europe originally thought squash were melons andwere delighted to find them everywhere they went in the new world. Squash is one of many examples of a modern food…
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Taco Rice Beef Burritos
Taco Rice Beef Burritos I like to have a couple of flavored rice packets in the pantry for a quick bite to eat now and then. If you watch the shelves at the local grocery, you can get these packets on sale for a $1.00 or less. Just a couple weeks ago I purchased 4…
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Culinary Catastrophy: Buffalo Disaster Rolls
Buffalo Disaster Rolls A couple of weeks ago I attended my cousin’s wedding and was treated to the best food I had ever eaten as part of a nuptial celebration. One of the appetizer served was a Crispy Buffalo Chicken Spring Roll with a blue cheese sauce — it was amazing! All week long I…
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Chicken Tortellini Soup with Spinach
Chicken Tortellini Soup with Spinach I bought a 4 lb package of split chicken and decided to have some fun. The breast was 99¢ per pound so I couldn’t resist. First thing I did was to roast it off. A simple salt and pepper was applied and then it was cook at 400° for 45…
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Pulled pork for 160
Pulled pork for 160 The last weekend of September has become my family’s annual “Shindig” at our private campground. It’s the big party that allows all of us to show off our new improvements to our beautiful camp sites, all of which feature custom made porches and landscaping. Over the years we have turned it…
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Chili Cheese Fries
Chili Cheese Fries I made a pot of chili recently and instead of just eating a bowl of it for leftovers, I threw all dietary concerns out the window and smothered a platter of french fries with it, then topped it all with cheddar cheese! Chili cheese fries! This batch of chili was really tasty…
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Crispy Buffalo Chicken Wraps
Easy Buffalo Chicken Wraps I always have a bag of frozen buffalo chicken tenders in the freezer. One bag will make several lunches. They are mandatory in any single man’s kitchen. This isn’t a gourmet recipe for all the foodies to marvel over. This is a simple lunch that is easy to make. And —…
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Easy Grilled Baby Back Ribs
I saw that ribs were on sale shopping at Meijer last Saturday, but to my disappointment, they were spare ribs. I prefer baby back. As I was looking at the cooler full of ribs, I noticed a lone rack of baby backs in the pile. I grabbed them for a closer look and sure enough,…
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Chipotle Beef and Bean Chili
Chipolte beef and bean chili For the first time in a long time I spent my Saturday doing odd jobs around the house and watching college football. It was an unusually cool day for September. Perfect weather for a yummy pot of chili to cook and grub on while watching the action on the grid…
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Sweet Pepper Jambalaya
This dish was intended to be a soup up until the onions and peppers were literally sauteing. It was at that moment I decided to make it a little more substantial. I wanted this to go a little further and stick to my ribs more than a soup would. That’s when I made the executive…