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Pasta Salad: good on the side or perfect for a light meal. There are so many different types of pasta salad, how do you choose just one!? This Mexican Pasta Salad is delicious enough to count as a light summertime meal while still being healthy …
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The Summer Heat drives many of us out of the kitchen and onto the deck to grill. Although I love grilled food (especially because that means Mr. Chef is doing a lot of the work), sometimes I just don’t want to eat Grilled Goodies everyday! So, …
This Casserole is Delicious!
In the past I have made a side dish of Black Beans with Cilantro Rice but the other night I wanted a more substantial (and super easy to throw together) dish to serve my parents. We had this with some Mexican Marinated Grilled Steak, Guacamole, Salsa from last summer that I had in the freezer, and the Super Delicious Black Bean Hummus. Now if we were serving this just for the two of us we could have this for dinner, but Daddy Dearest insists that “Dinner must have Protein” (and the beans don’t count as enough of a protein for him). Continue reading Black Bean Casserole
Just the other day I was wishing that I had some Tomatillos because I was craving a green salsa! That day just happened to be a Friday and I was getting ready to go over to our CSA. Lo & Behold we got a pound …
“Like so many things: it is not what is outside but what is inside that counts” …classic song quote from Aladdin helps explain these Mexican Sushi Rolls.
These are like a wolf in sheep’s clothing OR a blessing in disguise… long story short: these look like sushi but taste like Mexican food! Go ahead and make these using some squared off tortilla shells, sushi rice & your favorite mexican (dry works better) fillings. Some of these looked a lot like Mexican Roll-Ups (yes – Rich’s looked a lot better than mine… thanks darling for saving my ok-is looking rolls into some awesome faux-sushi AND for taking some great photos) but throw one some sauce and you have a great fake-out dinner. Feel free to give these a try with nori as well!
Happy April Fools, or any fun day!
