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Skinny, Mini Mexican Meatball Tostada AppetizersDelight your guests with these itty, bitty meatballs atop a mini tostada. This is such a yummy and simple appetizer to make that it might just become your go-to recipe! The skinny for each appetizer, 31 calories 1 gram fat and 1 Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS. So cute and so fun to eat! |
5 votes
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Guacamole Tex-MexSuper simple - fast - packs just enough punch. It will be the best you ever tasted. Bring on the cervesas, margaritas - and lots of quality tortilla chips! Just like Chipotle - but homemade! |
4 votes
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Pâté with Bacon & OnionA "pâté" (pah-TAY) is simply a paste of meat and a fat. It can be super fancy, or, as in this recipe, super simple. Guaranteed to impress your guests. Try this next time your are looking for a 'fancy' or special appetizer that requires next to no effort. This is a basic German-style country dish. If you can't obtain a smoked liver… |
3 votes
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Sweet Pickles In 15 Minutes. Just In Time For The 4th!It's been busy here in Sonoma getting ready for our annual 4th of July barbecue. In planning our menu this year, we decided to go for the traditional American organic beef burgers with all the fixings, two kinds of coleslaw, James Beards' sour cream slaw, a tart Indian cabbage dish, an Indian style potato salad, mixed wild greens… |
3 votes
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Mexican Cheese DipA quick, tasty, spicy dip to serve with corn chips or tortillas. |
3 votes
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SalsaThis salsa is truly authentic the real taste of Mexico! |
2 votes
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Homemade Chocolate Milk ShakesA frugal way to make a homemade chocolate milk shake when you don't have any ice cream on hand. You will not believe how delicious these shakes are! |
2 votes
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Basic Barbeque SauceThis sauce is adapted from Cookshack's Spicy Barbeque Sauce. Theirs uses a mix they sell. I have used a basic rub instead as a base which is linked below. This is a good all purpose BBQ sauce. It can be used as a starting point for other added ingredients to key in on various flavors. It is easy and quick to make. This recipe… |
2 votes
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CUCUMBER DIPPING SAUCE:Great with chicken, or beef....... |
2 votes
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Traditional Deviled EggsBetty Crocker Inspired Deviled Eggs - perfect for summer! |
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Maid Rite and Tendermaid Hamburgers At HomeThe secret to a Maid Rite and/or Tendermaid style loose burger Hamburger is that the beef is steamed and not fried, and this does make all the difference. Making them at home can be done although it is slightly more painstaking than the frying pan, but well worth the effort. I use a streiner or colander over a pot of boiling water… |
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Pineapple SliceThis is another one of my grandma’s recipes, and one of my favorites. Oh, fine, they are all my favorites. It’s a given. This is a light, airy, just sweet enough dessert that now has taken top place in my husbands heart over the old one, cherry cha-cha, another family classic. She used to put 2 raw eggs in the middle layer, not… |
1 vote
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Chipotle Black Bean SalsaThis is a very yummy and healthful salsa. It is low in calories, low in fat, and the beans add protein. |
1 vote
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Cheesy Pepperoni FingersLooking for a quick and easy snack or appetizer in the spur of the moment. Take cheese sticks and deli sliced pepperoni from ordinary to extraordinary in a few simple steps. |
1 vote
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Skinny Sliders with Caramelized Onions, Yum!Minimizing is the new super-sizing and these little sliders are terrific. No need to heat up the barbecue because these mini burgers are best made on a George Foreman grill, Panini maker or in a pan. The deep, subtle sweetness of the caramelized onions really add a wonderful flavor to these little gems. To make them skinny, I’m using… |
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