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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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  • Carnitas and Chipotle Salsa

    Carnitas with Chipotle salsa I had never made carnitas. Now, I’ll make them all the time! Cooking pork in a citrus liquid made for sensational grub. While the carnitas were cooking I kept sticking my nose over the pot and letting my sense of smell drink in the flavors. It…

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