A Little Personal History: What can I say, I love crispy french fries. The kind that crunch in your mouth. Here’s my home made variety. The secret is the batter 😉 Description: Categories: Vegetables Servings: 8 Time: – Preparation:   15 minutes – Cooking:         20 minutes Equipment: Cutting board and knife or “french fry” slicer, measuring
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A Little Personal History: 1st experienced at our local Chili’s, everyone loved them. So I decided to do a little experimenting and here’s what I came up with. Now we save a trip to Chili’s and a little money to boot. Description:   Categories: Appetizer Servings: 4 Time: – Preparation:   40 minutes – Marinade:        4
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A Little Personal History: As many know I love tex-mex. Beans are a staple of most mexican meals and this is my favorite black bean recipe. Description: Category: Vegetables Servings:  4 Time: Preparation: 1 1/2 hours Cooking:      1 1/2 hours Equipment: Large cooking pot, cutting board, knifes, measuring spoons Difficulty: Easy Ingredients: 2
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A Little Personal History: Needed to come up with a light yet flavorful salad for Thanksgiving. Here’s one of my favorites. Description: How shall we describe this dish? Categories: Salad Servings: 6-8 servings Time: – Preparation: 20 minutes Equipment: Prep: 10-inch heavy skillet, large salad bowl Serving: Serving fork and spoon Difficulty: Easy Ingredients: 4
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A Little Personal History: One Thanksgiving we realized we didn”t have enough side dishes. We did have extra sweet potatoes and apples so after a little thought, here”s what a came up with and it turned out really well! Description:   Categories: Vegetables, Holiday Servings: 6-8 servings Time: – Preparation: 1 hour – Cooking: 1
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