It’s Taco Tuesday, and it’s time to abandon fast food joints and those grocery store packets of taco seasoning! Come on, you know you want to. If you don’t yet, you’ll change your mind when you see how easy this is! I had two reasons for figuring out my own taco seasoning blend. First, I…
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Chipotle-Orange Chicken With Rice
This incredibly easy, delicious treat of a dinner is my take on a recipe from Once a Month Meals. I resized it for two people, decreased the amount of liquid, cut the sugar and salt way back, and added some True Orange Ginger. The result is even more flavorful, and a bit less runny. As the…
Carrots With Chive Butter
The very best carrots are the ones you pluck from the dirt, rinse with the hose, and eat raw. Since those aren’t always available, sometimes I do buy them from the grocery store. This is by far my favorite way to cook carrots. I don’t remember my mom ever making them any other way, and…
Sesame-Soy Chicken With Rice
I’m in love with Instant Pot Freezer Meals! I started experimenting with them as part of my “survive the kitchen & hip renovations” plan. All of which is progressing nicely. My new cabinets are going up, and the new range hood is on order. The appliance folks assure me this one will move enough air…
Madras Shrimp
Just tell your guests you’ve been at this for hours. They’ll believe you because that’s how good it tastes! Nobody has to know that this is an incredibly simple, fast dish to make. Don’t just save it for company, either. It’s so quick and easy that it makes a great weeknight meal, too. If you…
Chilled Cucumber-Avocado Soup With Mint
It may be September, but since summer seems to have decided to stick around for another week, I think I can get away with one more summery recipe. Chilled soups are best in warm weather, of course. Don’t we always want what we don’t have? Cold soup when it’s hot in the summer, hot soup…
Homemade Hummus
Hummus is one of my favorite foods of all time. I can vividly recall the first time I ever had it. Yes, there was a dark time in the US of A when “international foods” involved a bottle of Kraft salad dressing or a can of Campbell’s soup and a couple of pinches of something…
August Chicken
It’s August, for just a little while longer, which means the garden is full of vegetables just begging to be eaten. I recently made my first batch of Fresh Tomato Sauce; now it’s time to come up with ways to use it. I wanted a one-pot meal because my dishwasher is still broken. I don’t mind…
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