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Baked Beans on the Grill

Baked Beans on the Grill

These are super yummy … View the We Aren’t Chefs BBQ Sauce! After thickened and bubbly, remove and let sit 10-15 minutes. Mix together and yummy! This is perfectly fine to store for leftovers … tastes just as good reheated.

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Western Bacon Burgers

Bacon Burger Patties Sautéed onions and jalapeños Onion rings BBQ sauce Pepper jack cheese Grill bacon burgers in a cast iron pan or on the grill. Sautée onions and jalapeños; if you’re doing the burgers on the grill, put them into a piece of tinfoil, sprinkle some virgin olive oil over the top, and close…

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The Real Bacon Burger

Bacon burger

Happy Fourth of July! This is a quick, simple way to spice up burgers and make something a little different. 1 lb. ground beef 6 slices of bacon ground up (See Meat Grinder post) Mix together, I use my hands to make sure the ground bacon is thoroughly in the meat without any large clumps….

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Many Uses of the Kitchen Aid Mixer: M... Kitchen Aid Mixer

Kitchen Aid with meat grinder attachment

Today I’d like to talk about the meat grinder attachment that one can use on their Kitchen Aid mixer. It’s a little bit more expensive than I would have thought (and wanted) and I still bought it because I was determined to make Real Bacon Burgers (recipe to be posted next week). I bought it…

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Off to New York!

No, not NYC, the Buffalo area. I’m dropping my kids off at my parents house for six weeks. They will get to have such a nice summer surrounded in green, whereas in Tucson it’s 100+. My postings during this time will be few and far between as I’ll be enjoying the kid-free time with my…

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Salsa!

This recipes makes A LOT of salsa, I mean a lot. So use this as a base and cut it down for what you need, or heck double it and jar up the salsa. 14 large jalapenos 8 tomatoes 3 large garlic cloves 1 bunch of cilantro 1 large onion Salt & Pepper Crushed red…

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Fudge

3 c. semi sweet chocolate chips 1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk Dash of salt 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla 1 c. chopped nuts (optional) In saucepan over low heat melt chips, milk and salt. Remove from heat and stir in nuts and vanilla. Spread evenly throughout pan. Chill for two hours.

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Curry Chicken

5.5 oz can coconut milk 1 tbsp. curry paste 1 boneless chicken breast 1 tbsp. fish oil 1 tbsp. brown sugar 1/4 c. bamboo shoot 1/4 c. peas 1/4 c. chicken stock Curry sauce or red pepper sauce for spice Cook coconut milk and curry paste over medium heat for five minutes. Add chicken, fish…

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