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Salsa Picante
Ever thought about making your own Salsa Picante? Well, here’s a simple recipe that more then rivals any store bought you have tasted. Plus it’s not full of preservatives. Let’s give it a try…
4 small tomatoes - peeled
1 onion - coarsely chopped
1 garlic clove
4 jalapeño chilies - peeled and seeded
2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
½ teaspoon [...]
Ham & Green Chili Enchilada Bake
Happy Easter all. Since Ham seems to be a favorite dinner choice for Easter, I thought a southwestern recipe that makes use of leftover ham might be a good call for today…
2 cups of cooked ham - chopped fine
½ cup of finely chopped onion
½ cup of chopped green chilies (canned or fresh)
8 flour tortillas (I [...]
Sausage Alfresco
Here’s something a little different. I can’t call this southwestern, (well maybe southwest Italy or France I don’t know). But wherever it’s from its good grits. So, here we go…
1-1½ lbs of kielbasa - sliced (you can use Johnsonville Brats if you like).
½ lb of fettuccine
¼ cup of butter
¼ cup of onion - chopped
1½ cups of [...]
Heather’s Country Chili
Here’s a slightly different take on chili. This one’s called Heather’s Country Chili.
Heather has been a welcomed part of our rather large family for 4-5 years now and we all think she’s great. Let’s try her chili shall we…
1½ cups of Pinto Beans
2 lbs of ground beef
3 15oz cans of stewed or diced tomatoes
½ of [...]
Poor Boys Pecan Pie
Hey guys, do you believe that you can turn a bean into a delicious pie that your family will love. Well try this on for size. I love Pinto Beans but this is one for the books…
2 cups of sugar
4 eggs
½ cup butter - melted
2 teaspoons of vanilla
1 cup of pinto beans - drained and [...]