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Dad’s Tavern Chili

Dad’s Tavern Chili by Salad Foodie

As an adolescent I was commissioned by my dad to make a huge pot of chili for his tavern weekly, and I earned fifty cents a batch doing so! (This was before the era of food safety regulation and inspection - I just made it in our home kitchen!) Dad had taught me how to make his chili, and everyone agreed it was in a class of its…

4 votes
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Zucchini Boats stuffed w/ Sausage and Cous-Cous

Zucchini Boats stuffed w/ Sausage and Cous-Cous by Denise Sherin

Zucchini Boats are great! You can stuff them any way you like. We have stuffed them so many different ways but this one is a favorite... with this recipe we have also added chopped kalamata olives, diced hot ham, sun-dried tomatoes and feta. It depends what we have in at the time. Add in any combination of your favorites! I…

3 votes
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Taco Pizza

Taco Pizza by Denise Sherin

What to do with leftover Taco meat.... we do lots of stuff with leftovers after Taco Night. We made salads, omelets, breakfast burritos and Taco Pizza. Kids love it and its quick and easy because you have all your left overs on hand.

1 vote
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Rustic Galette with Turkey Sausage, Eggplant, Tomato and Ricotta

Rustic Galette with Turkey Sausage, Eggplant, Tomato and Ricotta by Denise Sherin

A Galette is a flat round freeform pie. They can be savory or sweet. In this one I just added some of our favorite ingredients. You can make a savory galette with any combination you can think of... They are so easy to make. I use premade pie dough…

1 vote
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Stuffed Peppers - BBQ Bacon Cheeseburger Style

Stuffed Peppers - BBQ Bacon Cheeseburger Style by Denise Sherin

I love stuffed peppers. But my son doesn't like rice and wasn't a fan of the plain flavor of the tomato sauce. So I created these peppers knowing the flavors of BBQ bacon cheeseburger would appeal to him. I used orzo in place of rice. Needless to say he ate 2 and a half at dinner and has asked for all the leftovers to be his…

1 vote
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Stuffed Peppers - Mexican Taco Style

Stuffed Peppers - Mexican Taco Style by Denise Sherin

Stuffed Peppers are so easy to change up flavor wise. These are made with a Mexican taco flavor. I used cous-cous instead of rice because my son doesn't really like rice. But you can use rice, cracked wheat or quinoa whatever you like. I also use mild chilies but for a spicier dish you could use jalapenos. For the meat in this…

1 vote
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